I think I might start collecting old games magazines. I used to absolutely love reading games mags back in the day, and I have missed those days for many, many years. I've thought about doing this for quite a long time now, but the main thing that has put me off is the fact that you inevitably end up having to do things "piecemeal", and it can end up being a bit expensive.
But then two things got me thinking. Firstly, I found a job lot of 37 Page 6, Atari User and Monitor magazines on eBay, which I've placed a bid on. Secondly, collecting things piecemeal is actually rather desirable, because then you're more likely to enjoy each individual thing in its own right, rather than just acquiring bundles of stuff for the sake of having it.
Looking on eBay, the magazines I'm most interested in collecting — Page 6, Atari User, ACE, Zero, The One, PC Zone and PC Player — are mostly around the same price as buying a brand new magazine these days. Therefore you can look at the acquisition of these old publications as just being the same as going down the newsagents to get the latest month's issue back in the day. Look at it that way and it doesn't seem quite as daft a prospect.
The other thing is that having some magazines on hand provides the scope for some interesting videos. Classic Gaming Quarterly, one of the people who inspired me to start making videos in the first place, has often done "readalong" videos where he looks back over old magazines, and that's something I think would be fun to explore.
Anyway. If you happen to have any old games mags and you want to send them my way, do let me know. The ones mentioned above are my priorities, but I'm interested in pretty much anything from the '80s/'90s era in particular.
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