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Pong-Type Systems
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Coleco Telstar Marksman (missing rifle butt)
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Hand-Helds
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I got into hand-helds before I got into regular systems, since they were
cheaper for my parents to buy. I think I have instructions for all of them,
and boxes for a few. My favorites ever were Donkey Kong (small and tan,
folding) and Burgertime. Too bad Donkey Kong has been destroyed for over a
decade and Burgertime has pretty much been retired. :(
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Space Invaders by Entex 1981 (kinda broken)
Two Pac-Mans (one complete in box) 1981 by Coleco
Burgertime by Mattel Electronics 1982 (almost completely broken)
Dungeons & Dragons by Mattel Electronics 1981
Masters of the Universe by Mattel Electronics 1982 (nearly the same as D&D)
Cat Dodger by Tomy (year unknown) (non-electronic)
Space Laser Fight by Bambino (year unknown) complete (if I can find the box)
Dracula by Epoch 1982 complete in box
Airwolf by Acclaim (year from late 80's) (did it come in plastic or a box?)
X-Men Project X (1988 on back and 1992 on front) by Tiger (not really mine:)
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Video Game Magazines
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I din't get into video game magazines until December 1987, when I first got
an issue of Nintendo Fun Club News in the mail. About the same time I got
Sega Challenge as well, and was happy with both (Nintendo Fun Club News was
reborn into a larger, less-fun pay magazine called Nintendo Power) all
through 1988. Then came the period from 1989 until 1992. I bought four
different gaming mags each month with no exceptions! Electronic Gaming
Monthly was my favorite, as my name was in there with the #1 score for
Monster Lair (Turbo Grafx 16 CD). My name also was in Electronic Games (the
second generation) as my newsletter (Zap!) was given a review. In the early
90's, I started collecting classic mags. In the mid-to late 90's, I rarely
bought any new video game mags, but as of 1998, I once again buy Electronic
Gaming Monthly every month.
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Electronic Games (First Generation)
March 1983, April 1983, May 1983, June 1983, July 1983, August 1983,
November 1983, December 1983, January 1984, October 1984, December 1984,
February 1985, April 1985 (last issue)
1983 Software Encyclopedia, 1984 Software Encyclopedia
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Nintendo Fun Club News
Fall 1987 (third issue), Winter 1987, Feb/March 1988, April/May 1988,
June/July 1988 (last issue )
Note: It is rumored that the first two (or at least the first) issues are
simply a newsletter of just a few pages.
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Nintendo Power
July/August 1988 (premiere issue) to January/February 1990, July/August
1990, Volume 13 (years and months have vanished), Volume 15 to 24
Note: Since Nintendo Power is a continuation of Nintendo Fun Club News,
shouldn't the first issue be dated August/September 1988 instead of
July/August 1988?
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Sega Challenge
Winter 1988 (premiere issue), Spring 1988, Summer 1988, Fall 1988, January
1989, April 1989, December 1989
Note: On the first issue cover, premiere is misspelled "Premier." Also, each
issue is numbered. I have #1 to #7, and I'm 99% positive no issue was made
after #7.
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Sega Visions
June/July 1990 (premiere issue), October/November 1990, Winter 1990/1991,
April/May 1991, Summer 1991, Fall 1991, Winter 1991/1992, May/June 1992,
August/September 1992, November/December 1992, February/March 1993,
April/May 1993, June/July 1993, August/September 1993, October/November
1993, December/January 1994, February/March 1994, April/May 1994, September
1995
Note: I have no idea if my collection is complete up until the April/May
1994 issue. Sega seemed to have missed a lot of months. I also liked Sega
Challenge way better than this. Like Nintendo Power, more pages isn't
everything.
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Electronic Game Player
September/October 1988 (Volume 1, #4)
Note: When this mag went monthly it became known as Electronic Gaming
Monthly.
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Electronic Gaming Monthly
#1 (May, 1989) (premiere issue) -#32, #34-#43, #45, #49-#53, #57, #71,
#74-#75, #77-#79, #81-#83, #85, #87, #90-#93, #95, #102, #104, #107-#121
EGM Video Game Buyer's Guide 1990 (also issue #5), 1991 (also issue #15),
1992, 1994, 1997, 1999
Top Score (from the editors of EGM) All it says is "Display until August 31,
1989"
Note: This was my favorite gaming mag back in the day, and, because it's the
only one I still buy, I guess it's still my favorite, although that's not
saying very much. While today it's still a decent mag, it went totally
downhill since Steve Harris and Ed Semrad left. They would never have allowed
the garbage that's spewed in every issue, along with their young and
oh-so-trendy 90's polygon-loving, sprite-hating, anti-old school gaming,
"Playstation is God" staff, led by some Englishman named John Davison. Sadly,
today it's only a mere shadow of its former self.
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Electronic Gaming Monthly 2
#50
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Mega Play
Premiere Issue (month and year not listed), February 1991, March/April 1991
Note: This is "The Ultimate All-Sega Magazine" from the editors of EGM.
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Super Gaming
Summer 1991 (premiere issue), Fall 1991 (error: Says Fall 1990, but it's
crossed out with a sticker over it that says Fall 1991)
Note: This is "The Ultimate International Video Game Resource" from the
editors of EGM.
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Video Games & Computer Entertainment
April 1989 (third issue) to November 1992, January 1993
Note: If you are an older, mature gamer, then this is (err, was) the gaming
mag for you. An outstanding and highly intelligent mag (you won't find many
exclamation points in here), I didn't totally appreciate it back in the day,
because back then, I wasn't an older gamer, nor was I all that mature or
intelligent. :)
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Game Player's
April/May 1989 (premiere issue) all the way up until October, 1991. I
believe this is the complete collection, as I could not find any issue dated
after that one.
Game Player's Guide to the Nintendo Volume 1, #1 (says "Display until
January 17, 1989")
Game Player's Nintendo Buyer's Guide Volume 1, #1 (from 1988?)
Game Player's Nintendo Strategy Guide Volume 1, #2, and Volume 1, #3
Note: This may be a continuation from the Buyer's Guide listed above. Also,
Volume 1, #2 says "Display until May 16, 1989" while Volume 1, #3 says
"Display until March 14, 1989." This is very strange indeed.
Game Player's Strategy Guide to Nintendo Games August/September 1989,
October/November 1989, June/July 1990, December 1990, January 1991,
February 1991, March 1991, April 1991, May 1991, June 1991
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Game Pro
Premiere issue, second issue (first two issues don't say the month or year,
so I'm assuming they are September 1989, and October 1989), November 1989
until August 1991, Volume 3, #10 (it doesn't say the month, just that it's
from 1991! Grr!), November 1991-April 1992, June 1992-August 1992
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Electronic Games (Second Generation)
October 1992 (premiere issue), February 1993, March 1993
Note: Would you believe that I don't even have the issue (April 1993 I
think) that my old newsletter (Zap!) was reviewed in? :(
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Ultra Game Players
April 1997 (issue #96)
Note: Since issue #96 came out in April of 1997, this mag must have been
around since 1989 or 1990! How come I never heard of it until this year? Was
it subscription only?
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Colecovision Experience
Fall 1983
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Atarian
May/June 1989 (true premiere issue), August 1989 (premiere issue again),
October 1989
Note: The first two issues both say "Premier Issue" (and both are misspelled
too!). This is due to the fact that the second issue was the "first sold on
newsstands throughout the U.S. and Canada." Only three different issues were
made.
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Turbo Force
June 1992 (Volume 1), September 1992 (Volume 2), January 1993 (Volume 3)
(two copies)
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Game Informer Magazine
Fall 1991 (premiere issue), November/December 1991, Spring 1992, Summer
1992, September/October 1992, January/February 1993, May/June 1993
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Beyond Gaming
Issue #3 (June 1990), issue #4
Note: This is The Ultimate Game Club's official video game magazine
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Computer Magazines
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Antic
December 1985 (Volume 4, #8), January 1986 (Volume 4, #9), August 1987
(Volume 6, #4), December 1987 (Volume 6, #8), February/March 1990 (Volume 8,
#8), June/July 1990 (Volume 9, #2)
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Atari Explorer
May/June 1989, September/October 1989, January/February 1990, Spring 1990,
March/April 1991, Summer 1991, September 1991, February 1992, March/April
1992
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STart
February 1990 (Volume 4, #7), December 1990 (Volume 5, #4), January 1991
(Volume 5, #5)
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Amiga World
As soon as I find them, I'll list them. :)
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Commodore Computing International
January 1989
Note: This is an English magazine
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The Games Machine
May 1989
Note: This is an English magazine
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PC Games
Spring 1989
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PC Gamer
September 1994 (Volume 1, #4), October 1994 (Volume 1, #5)
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InterAction
Fall 1996, Spring 1997
Note: This is a magazine from Sierra.
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CD-ROM Today
November 1995, December 1995, January 1996
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Misc. Gaming-Related Magazines
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Orbit Video September 1989, October 1989, November 1989
Note: This isn't a video game magazine, but had a page or two on video
games. Apparently four video game mags a month in late 1989 wasn't enough
for me, as I had to get this one too! :)
Atari Adventure
Note: Not really a magazine, but a 1991 Lynx catalog in a magazine format.
Turbo Edge Spring 1991, Fall 1991, Spring 1992
Note: This is really a newsletter, but it's officially from NEC
Technologies, Inc.
Club Turbo Volume 1, Volume 2 (two copies)
Note: This isn't a mag either, but since it has a volume # on it...:)
Neo-Geo Bigger-Badder-Better (three different un-numbered issues)
Note: These issues are advertisement supplements, and were also sent out by
SNK direct to my house. They are only about 16 pages each, but it has all
the features of any normal magazine.
Acclaim Masters of the Game from 1992
Note: This is another catalog in magazine format, but it has a price of
$3.50 on it!
Sierra Buyer's Guide Fall 1996
Note: This too has a price on it ($2.00).
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Video Gaming/Computing Books
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The Official Nintendo Player's Guide
Note: This fantastic black 162 page book came with Nintendo around 1989 and
was sold for $11.95 in Nintendo Fun Club News.
Ultima Exodus Hint Book
Note: From 1989, $8.00, and made from FCI for the NES version.
Phantasy Star II Hint Book (included with Phantasy Star II)
Die Hard Game Fan Catalog Issue #3 (in book format)
Compute!'s First Book of Atari Graphics
Compute!'s Second Book of Atari Graphics
Games for the Atari
Commodore Vic 20 Programmer's Reference Guide
QBasic Programming For Dummies
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Newsletters
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Coming soon! I just spent the last 5 hours working on this text file and I
need a break! :)
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Video Gaming Videos
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Sega Games Preview
Turbo Grafx Game System and Software/Turbo Duo System and CD Software
Turbo Duo Power
Donkey Kong Country Exposed
Saturn preview (name unknown until I find it)
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Truly Misc. Video Gaming Things
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Kung-Fu Master arcade game by Irem 1984 (needs work)
Q*Bert for the Commodore Vic 20
Commodore 1702 color monitor
A couple of third party joysticks
Tamagotchi Virtual Pet (white)
Super Mario toy display, Link toy display
Pac-Man mug
Pac-Man hat (missing white ball on top)
Pac-Man t-shirt (the maze, brand new, as the 80's are making a huge comeback)
TV Pixxx t-shirt (old video game show I was on in 1979)
Spy Hunter t-shirt
Resident Evil 2 t-shirt
Large stuffed Pac-Man
Nintendo White Knuckle Scorin' (a music CD from 1991 with 10 songs on it)
Mario Kart 64 Greatest Hits Soundtrack CD (dated 1997)
Star Fox 64 soundtrack CD (dated 1997)
A dozen or so stickers/cards from the early 80's
Several episodes of Game Pro on tape
The Seinfeld "Frogger" episode :)
The complete set of Dragon Warrior episodes on tape
Verbot the robot by Tomy in box (missing remote and instructions)
Telegames USA pen
Two Namco coins (probably tokens, both dated 1991, with Pac-Man on front)
An AC/RA coin (probably a token, with "Just fun is more fun" on back)
Several arcade tickets (collect enough and you win stuff)
Several posters
Atari patch
Nintendo folder with Mario and the NES Advantage on it
Missile Command and Super Cobra pins
A TON of catalogs that I will NEVER list! :)
A TON of PD/Shareware games that I'll also NEVER list! :)
Dozens of pages of codes and hints that I wrote down over the years
Dozens of letters from video gaming pals across the country and world
Some stuff I forgot to list. As it comes to me, I'll add it ASAP. :)
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