On Computer Games [free retro magazine]

https://archive.org/details/OCGM-1-Nov-2000

On Computer Games Monthly #1

https://archive.org/details/OCGM-1-Nov-2000

I have been working on a passion project for the last two months; a retro games magazine, and it's finally completed! This #zine is a digital celebration of nostalgia; a collective of writers from the federated internet that strives to capture the subjective quality of gaming with stories about life-and-stuff told through the lens of video games. Issue#1 covers November2000 and features: Breath of Fire IV, Counter Strike, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, love letters to the Dreamcast and PlayStation consoles, and much more.

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kadu@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I really miss magazines. I know print media is pretty much not viable anymore... But is there somebody making digital gaming magazines still? I don't mean having a website and calling your homepage a magazine, but those nice full page artworks, people paid to write content without the pressure of SEO, etc.

I'd pay for that.

buru5@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y

that's what this is -- except it's free! hope you like it.

mesamunefire@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y

Archive.org is such a good service.

Thanks for all the hard work so the rest of us can enjoy.

xnx@slrpnk.net · 5 pts · 2y (2 replies)

This is so great thank you for making this. Is there somewhere i can subscribe to get updates if you make more?

buru5@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y (1 reply)

not sure. didn't expect anyone would want to subscribe. i do plan on making more, but it will be awhile. you can always follow me on mastodon @buru5@mstdn.games or follow the blog which i post some of the magazine articles in: oncomputer.games

xnx@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 2y

https://oncomputer.games (so i can click it)

Btw you can add activitypub to the wordpress site so people can follow it

bobotron@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 2y (1 reply)

This is amazing, reminds me of reading PC Gamer back in the day (free demo CDs!). I love that you hosted it on the Internet Archive, great touch. How long did this issue take to put together?

buru5@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y

took about two months. i have a full-time job and two kids as well, so would have taken less time if i didn't have Grown Up Stuff to do.

Syltti@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

Breath of Fire was good shit. Always was, always will be.

njm1314@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

I'll stand behind anything that highlights Breath of Fire IV.