Electronic Gaming Monthly, March 1990 - TurboGrafx-16 vs. Genesis

Gentlegamer · 07/07/2015, 09:50 AM

The famous EGM issue 8 from March 1990 doesn't seem to have been scanned in high quality high resolution (it's one of the few missing at Retro Mags), but I have come across some readable scans. I thought you all might enjoy going back in time to revisit the forgotten console war.

esteban · 07/07/2015, 11:59 AM

That was fun to read...it actually was written better than most drivel found in video game magazines.

(1) If George Mack exists, we have to find him.
(2) The main point of the article was valid: the TeleGenesis.
(3) I'm sure this article was already part of our earlier thread on "establishing the launch titles vs. first few waves of releases in 1989/early-1990...but if not, it is always fun to add another.

Otaking · 07/07/2015, 12:08 PM

EGM are responable for the single worst peace of journalism in video game history which is this console comparison, the scores are an absolute travesty.

Quote from: Gentlegamer;2010467Speaking of EGM bias, I had forgotten how anti-Nintendo the editors were.

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BigusSchmuck · 07/07/2015, 01:04 PM

Quote from: Gentlegamer on 07/07/2015, 09:50 AMThe famous EGM issue 8 from March 1990 doesn't seem to have been scanned in high quality high resolution (it's one of the few missing at Retro Mags), but I have come across some readable scans. I thought you all might enjoy going back in time to revisit the forgotten console war.

You know, I might have a better copy of that issue at my dad's house, I'll have to look for it next time I'm up there if we need to get better scans.

CrackTiger · 07/07/2015, 01:25 PM

The SNES descriptions with the opposite scores are hilarious.

"This system just launched and has very few games and barely runs at all. Terribly hampered by slowdown and flcker! 8/10"

seieienbu · 07/07/2015, 01:37 PM

Yeah, we need more games like Sherlock. That's what would have saved the Turbo in 1992.

jelloslug · 07/07/2015, 02:13 PM

I have that issue if you need a better scan.

Gentlegamer · 07/07/2015, 05:39 PM

Anyone with a copy of that issue ought to scan it and upload it to www.retromags.com

esteban · 07/07/2015, 05:46 PM

Quote from: guest on 07/07/2015, 02:13 PMI have that issue if you need a better scan.

EGM #8?

Hell yes, scan that and I will clean it up nice.

BUT...include the cover, TOC (table of contents) and any TG-16 related advertisement/article/reference (like, a letter to the editor, or a blurb from the news section).

thank you

brought to you tg-16.com + duophilia.crom

Gentlegamer · 07/07/2015, 08:00 PM

Because the whole magazine should be scanned, not just the OBEY pages.

turboswimbz · 07/07/2015, 08:04 PM

Quote from: Gentlegamer on 07/07/2015, 08:00 PMBecause the whole magazine should be scanned, not just the OBEY pages.

What are these non Obey pages? Ad's of some sort?

o.pwuaioc · 07/08/2015, 08:39 AM

Summerize? Dilima?

Flare65 · 07/08/2015, 01:59 PM

That issue was the very first EGM I saw. I think its still up in the attic at my parents house but its missing the cover.

Does anyone know what happened to the editor Steve Harris? Didn't he sell his interest int he magazine at some point?

CrackTiger · 07/08/2015, 03:12 PM

Quote from: Flare65 on 07/08/2015, 01:59 PMThat issue was the very first EGM I saw. I think its still up in the attic at my parents house but its missing the cover.

Does anyone know what happened to the editor Steve Harris? Didn't he sell his interest int he magazine at some point?

Yes, but so did everyone at this point.

I think he and Ed Semrad, among others, are associated with the latest "retro" magazine that used kickstarter.

SuperGrafx · 07/08/2015, 11:48 PM

Quote from: Flare65 on 07/08/2015, 01:59 PMDoes anyone know what happened to the editor Steve Harris? Didn't he sell his interest int he magazine at some point?

Yes, he sold out to Ziff-Davis sometime in the mid to late 1990's.

Sadly enough, Steve Harris re-launched EGM again a few years back. It's still published, but the format is a bit different (more long reviews and introspectives). The staff is predictably enough, comprised of modern day hipsters (complete with the prerequisite thick glasses) who seem to love the indie gaming scene. Not my cup of tea.

http://www.egmnow.com/egmimag/

Gentlegamer · 07/09/2015, 01:22 AM

Quote from: guest on 07/08/2015, 03:12 PM
Quote from: Flare65 on 07/08/2015, 01:59 PMThat issue was the very first EGM I saw. I think its still up in the attic at my parents house but its missing the cover.

Does anyone know what happened to the editor Steve Harris? Didn't he sell his interest int he magazine at some point?
Yes, but so did everyone at this point.

I think he and Ed Semrad, among others, are associated with the latest "retro" magazine that used kickstarter.

You're thinking of Mike Kennedy. Steve Harris actually bought the EGM name back and is publishing it again, but from what I've seen, it's not even as good as the last Ziff Davis years. The quality and personality of writers is really bad.

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Electronic Gaming Monthly, March 1990 - TurboGrafx-16 vs. Genesis