MaximumRD Posted April 28, 2018 Report Share Posted April 28, 2018 Read a LOT of this magazine in the early 80's. Enjoy or download a nice archive of them over on Digital Press. http://www.digitpress.com/library/magazines/electronic_games/electronic_games.htm Sample cover : Quote I am Rob aka MaximumRD aka OldSchoolRetroGamer and THIS is my world http://about.me/maximumrd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted April 28, 2018 Report Share Posted April 28, 2018 Thanks to RickR I have been using for my video research. I just I knew howI missed those back then? I had a 5200 since Christmas of 1982. It was my first console, and it wasn't like Mom and I didn't go shopping. Every time we went to a store with electronics we would look for new games. It was the only way we knew when new games came out. MaximumRD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted April 28, 2018 Report Share Posted April 28, 2018 (edited) I had a subscription for most of the run. I found the first issue at K-Mart while looking at Atari VCS games and was immediately hooked. I sold my complete set of Electronic Games a few years ago. Issue #1 alone brought in close to $100. A lot of people ask me how I could sell something like that? Well, they took up a lot of room. And I didn't have the means to store them properly for long-term preservation. They were just sitting in a crate in my garage. I felt like every time I pulled out out to read, I was diminishing the value. When you get that fear of even touching your stuff -- when you are no longer really enjoying it -- I find for me personally -- that's the time to sell it. I don't ever want to have stuff I fear to touch and can't use. Furthermore, my set was very well used. I read them cover to cover multiple times. For the money I got, given the condition, I felt like the value would never be higher. I did keep a book called "Confessions of the Game Doctor" by Bill Kunkel, one of the founders of the magazine. It's a fascinating read and has a ton of stories specific to that era of videogaming. If you ever find a copy of that book, I highly recommend it. I'm asking myself right now -- any regrets for selling? My brain says "Nope". So there you go. Having the PDF versions is good enough for me. Edited April 28, 2018 by RickR MaximumRD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted April 28, 2018 Report Share Posted April 28, 2018 Here's some pics of my collection that I made during the sale. MaximumRD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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