What issue of EGM is this?

CrackTiger · 01/12/2006, 09:05 PM

Does anyone know which issue Of Electronic Gaming Monthly had that 2 page spread of Street Fighter II CE for PC Engine?

I think that it was the one with the Mortal Kombat comic drawings on the cover, but I may be be confused because the background(orange/sunset) reminds me of Guile's stage and the background of the actual article.

M1Savage · 01/13/2006, 10:47 AM

You are correct sir. It is the June 1993 EGM. The only reason I know that is that I'm currently cleaning out the garage and came across hundreds of old game magazines and that happens to be one of them.

Since we're on the subject, I need to get rid of all these magazines. I can't imagine anyone wanting to pay the freight it would take to ship them to someone. Is there any market/interest in these things? I've always kept them because it's fun to pull them out once in a while for game research or just to look at the old ads but now it's time for them to go.

MotherGunner · 01/13/2006, 11:56 PM

Im interested Pm me

CrackTiger · 01/14/2006, 05:53 PM

Quote from: "m1savage"You are correct sir. It is the June 1993 EGM. The only reason I know that is that I'm currently cleaning out the garage and came across hundreds of old game magazines and that happens to be one of them.

Since we're on the subject, I need to get rid of all these magazines. I can't imagine anyone wanting to pay the freight it would take to ship them to someone. Is there any market/interest in these things? I've always kept them because it's fun to pull them out once in a while for game research or just to look at the old ads but now it's time for them to go.

Thanks a lot for the confirmation.

There is a market for old game mags, but most go for only a few dollars or less because of the cost to ship them.

TJ · 01/14/2006, 10:04 PM

Hey, the November 1991 issue of EGM (TMNT cover, yellow spine) has one of my letters printed in it.

A question about S-video cables for the SNES.

They edited it and the grammar ended up worse than my original letter.

GUTS · 01/15/2006, 12:52 AM

Savage if you don't find any takers I'd be interested in the old EGMs and any other console game mags you have (especially if you have VG&CE, I loved that mag). Let me know a price and I'll most likely take them off your hands.

esteban · 01/15/2006, 02:35 AM

m1SAVAGE, I'll buy all the old mags, especially the Turbo years, that I don't already own. PM sent.

Ninja Spirit · 01/15/2006, 01:45 PM

M1Savage · 01/15/2006, 03:07 PM

Ok, it seem there's more interest in old magazines then I thought.

As it stands now, the magazines are going to a certain someone here who I feel will put them to good use. (I hear they work great for lining birdcages!) But first, I'm going to check out TJ's letter before sending them.

NightWolve · 01/15/2006, 03:19 PM

Hm, I have a bunch of EGM, EGM2, Gamepro, GameFan, etc. magazines from the '90s myself, but I wonder if I'd ever be willing to part with them. They're fun sometimes to take a look at as m1savage said, but in truth, all they do is sit and collect dust in my attic for the most part. Bah, who am I kidding; I couldn't part with them right now... I'm an old foggy and am too attached because of the boyhood significance they have. I even used to have the first issue of Nintendo Power once, but I brought it over at a tenants apt. and forgot about it I guess. It was later sent off to somebody else. =\

Anyway, it does make me a bit sad to see someone be able to make the final decision and say, "but now it's time for them to go."

akamichi · 01/16/2006, 12:47 AM

Sometimes I wish I hadn't thrown my old EGMs out. It was a tough choice because I moved into a small apartment and couldn't take all my stuff from home with me. I remember my friend showing me issue 2 (or 4) and I started from issue 6. Fond memories for sure.

IIRC, wasn't there a huge SF2' spread in GameFan(?) around the same time? I just remember a 2 page spread of just screenshots. No text, comments or anything. I think the page before had the preview on it.

ParanoiaDragon · 01/18/2006, 09:42 PM

I have that issue. Also of note, I'm in 2 issues, in 1 I have the 2nd highest score for Parasol Stars(wish I'd known about the extra levels at the time, then I could've won dammit), & the other one, is when I sent in a code for the last level of Impossamole........& they never sent me my free game!

pixeljunkie · 01/19/2006, 02:27 PM

I also have that issue....only about 5 or 6 survived the years. I even have one from 89 or 90 i think....Hudson Hawk is on the cover and its saddle stitched.