Remember when it would actually be images of actual gameplay and you would learn about the devs and things they’d do while working on the cars like drive the cars, work with the military on shooters like socom, cod, brothers in arms actually work with real ex vets And experts Some would even have demos of games. Boy were games different back then.. like they were made with more passion and love, less politics and shortcuts but I dunno I’m just some guy on Reddit.
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I remember going to Walmart and buying these magazines. I loved reading the reviews for bad video games lol
Game informer, bay-beeeeee!
I bugged my dad for months to buy the Game Informer magazine subscription when I was a kid. I was so happy when he finally shut me up by getting it, lol
We would drive to Big Bear every month or so, parents had a time share. My favorite part of the drive up the mountain was knowing they were gonna let me get an EGM or Nintendo Power to read on the way up.
I’d read em page to page multiple times, circle the games I wanted and give the issues to my grandma so she could have them for Christmas gift ideas for me lol.
I’ll never forget my grandma saying “I got you a subscription to that Gamepro magazine because I’m so damn tired of having to pick one up every trip to the grocery.” And I got one monthly for like 5 years. I miss the excitement of opening them up! We didn’t know how good we had it!
Game informer was awesome
i memba!
I had stacks of mags starting with Nintendo Power. Those were the best days with no real adult stuff to do, just school, game, fun
Hell yeah! This and X play!
I miss the demo discs you could get with them that had tons of different demos to play
Reading the same article over and over for a year waiting for a game to finally release.
Mine was Harvest Moon 64.
I miss those days…
God I remember getting demo discs in magazines I played the hell out of 1 that had god of war 1 and ratchet and clank 1
[Joystik](https://www.rotheblog.com/images/arcade/magazines/joystik_covers.jpg) for me. Am I old enough?
I just pulled out like hundreds from my parents house that I had growing up. I’ll try to post a haul sometimes! Love this it made my nostalgia receptors tingly
Considering I saw ALL of the 90s, I will say I am old enough.
I’m 30, yep. my PC & internet was totally suck ass till 2013. those magazine is how i keep up with videogames news during 2003-2012 mostly about PS2, and other consoles games, and its industry.
Grand theft auto 3 on magazines is old? Ok kiddo….
Bro I used to have to call a phone number when I got lost in Ganon’s dungeon.
I had a subscription to PC Gamer magazine – I wish I read more of the articles, but the truth is I was in it for the demo discs
The demo disk each month were gold!
Do you want to renew your EGM subscription? Yes. I need to see Seanbaby’s hilarious videogame reviews.
I had a subscription to Nintendo Power as a child, starting with issue #1.
Back when print media was everything.
Loved the demo disc that used to come with this magazine.
I got a free 2-3 month of FFXI online! Loved the demos!