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  1. Atari Systems

    1. Atari General

      A general discussion for Atari-related topics that aren't covered by a specific Atari console or computer forum.

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    2. Atari 2600

      The Atari 2600 is the system that started it all for Atari, and is by far the most popular classic gaming console. This forum covers all 2600 systems produced by Atari, as well as 2600-compatible consoles produced by third-parties.

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    3. Atari 5200

      The Atari 5200 was Atari's second cartridge-based game console. Based on the Atari 8-bit computer line and labeled the "SuperSystem", the 5200 was Atari's answer to growing competition in a market they were losing control over.

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    4. Atari 7800

      The Atari 7800 ProSystem is a contemporary of the Nintendo Entertainment System and the Sega Master System. Based on extensive feedback from Atari customers, the 7800 features a streamlined design, backward compatibility with the 2600, a powerful graphics processor, and simplified controllers.

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    5. Atari Lynx

      Lynx was Atari's first portable game system, and world's first color handheld. It was designed by Epyx and the engineers who created the Amiga. Ahead of its time, the Lynx sported a backlit color screen, stereo sound (in model 2) and an impressive range of games. Check out our rarity guide or explore many games listed on Atari Gamer.

       

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    6. Atari Jaguar

      Atari's last game console, the Atari Jaguar represented a huge leap in technology from previous offerings. Featuring a 64-bit architecture, the Jaguar had great potential, but its power was difficult to tap. Even then, many great games were released and the Jaguar has an avid fan base today.

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    7. Atari VCS

      Discussion forum for the new Atari VCS console.

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    8. Dedicated Systems

      Before Atari produced the famous 2600, they created many standalone consoles such as Pong, Speedway, and Stunt Cycle. Recently, Atari has been creating new dedicated consoles, such as the Atari Flashback.

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    9. Atari 8-Bit Computers

      Atari's original 8-bit computer line, featuring the Atari 400, 800, XL, and XE series of computers. Powerful and well-engineered, the Atari 8-bit computers are still popular with fans today!

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    10. Atari ST/TT/Falcon Computers

      Atari's next generation computer line, the Atari ST computers were based on the Motorola 68000 series chips, the same as the Macintosh at the time. The ST would also be followed by the TT and Falcon.

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    11. Atari Portfolio

      The Atari Portfolio is a palmtop, IBM PC-compatible portable computer released by Atari in 1989, the world's first palmtop computer!

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  2. Classic Consoles

    1. Classic Console Discussion

      Discussion of classic gaming consoles outside the Atari realm.

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    2. ColecoVision / Adam

      Coleco launched the ColecoVision in 1982, with the console quickly becoming popular due to its library of arcade ports. The ColecoVision has a large homebrew following today.

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    3. Intellivision / Aquarius

      This forum is for discussion of the Mattel Intellivision, Atari's primary competitor against the 2600, as well as the Mattel Aquarius computer. Intellivision systems include the original Intellivision, Intellivision II, INTV III, and the Sears Super Video Arcade.

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    4. Bally Arcade/Astrocade

      Discussion forum for the Bally Arcade/Astrocade console.

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    5. Odyssey 2 / Videopac

      Discussion revolving around the Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000/G7400

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    6. Vectrex

      Discuss the world's only vector-based video game console here!

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    7. Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) / Famicom

      Discuss Nintendo's first cartridge-based system, the NES, here!

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    8. Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) / Super Famicom

      Discuss Nintendo's second cartridge based system here!

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    9. Sega Genesis

      Sega's popular fourth-generation 16-bit system, would ultimately compete head-to-head with the Super Nintendo.

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    10. 3DO Interactive Multiplayer

      Discussion forum for the 3DO console and the unreleased Panasonic M2

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    11. Dreamcast

      Discussion for the SEGA Dreamcast console.

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    12. SMS High Score Club

      Join the Sega Master System High Score Club today!

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    13. TG-16/PC Engine High Score Club

      Compete for high scores on the TurboGrafx-16 and PC Engine!

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  3. Classic Computing

    1. Classic Computing Discussion

      Use this forum to discuss the plethora of classic computers outside of Atari 8-bit offerings. These include the Apple II, Commodore 64/128, Amiga, TI 99/4a, MSX, TRS-80 and others.

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    2. Apple II Computers

      Discussion for Apple's 8-bit computer line.

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    3. TI-99/4A Computers

      Discussion for TI-99/4A Computers

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    4. Commodore 8-bit Computers

      Discussion for Commodore PET, Vic-20, Commodore 64, Commodore 128, and other 8-bit Commodore systems.

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    5. Commodore Amiga

      Discussion for Amiga Computers, CDTV, and CD32

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    6. Tandy Computers

      Discussion for Tandy computers, including the TRS-80 Models I, II, III, and 4, Color Computers, and Model 100.

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  4. Modern Consoles

    1. Modern Gaming Discussion

      This forum is for discussion of all modern game systems, including gaming on consoles and computers.

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    2. Sony Playstation 5

      Discuss Sony's Playstation 5 console here!

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    3. Xbox Series S/X

      Discuss Microsoft's latest Xbox Series S and X consoles here!

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    4. Atari VCS (Redirect)   (8,583 visits to this link)

      Discussion forum for the new Atari VCS console.

    5. Nintendo Switch

      Discussion about Nintendo's latest game console and games.

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    6. Microsoft Xbox One

      Discussion forum for the Xbox One.

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    7. Sony PlayStation 4

      Talk about the Sony Playstation 4 here.

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    8. Microsoft Xbox 360

      Discussion about the Microsoft Xbox 360 (not including the original Xbox).

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    9. Sony Playstation 3

      Please discuss the Sony Playstation 3 and games here.

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    10. Nintendo Wii / Wii U

      Discussion forum for the Nintendo Wii and Wii U consoles and games.

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  5. Gaming General

    1. Gaming General Discussion

      Gaming discussion not covered by other specific gaming forums.

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    2. Arcade and Pinball

      Many of us grew up pumping quarters into arcade games, and here's where you can discuss all your favorites. From Pong to Pinball to the latest arcade games, if it has a coin slot, then you're at the right place!

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    3. Emulation

      Emulators allow you to experience classic games on modern PCs (and other devices!) Discuss the latest emulator developments and ask questions about emulation here!

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    4. Hardware

      This forum is for discussion of hardware at a more technical level than you'll find in the other forums. If you have a hardware question you'd like to ask or have some interesting knowledge you'd like to share with others, post it here!

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    5. Prototypes

      Ever wondered about all those games that were announced but never released? Or games that have been discovered over the years that no one even knew existed? Or have you discovered a new prototype that no one's seen yet? Here's the place to talk about prototype games, led by Tempest of AtariProtos.com.

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    6. Gaming Publications and Websites

      This forum is for discussion of gaming related magazines, books, websites, and other publications.

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    7. International

      Internacional - Internazionale - Internationaal - Internasjonal - This forum is for discussion of classic and modern gaming in languages other than English.

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  6. Marketplace

    1. Buy, Sell, and Trade

      Please use this forum as a tool to buy, sell, and trade games and hardware.

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    2. Auction Central

      Use this forum to discuss auctions on eBay. Have something up for auction you'd like to share? Post it here! You can also highlight amusing, off-the-wall, or interesting auctions that others may want to hear about!

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    3. Wanted

      Use this forum to post a list of the gaming hardware and software you're looking for!

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    4. Free Games and More

      Spreading the Love with Free Games and other items.

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    5. User Feedback Forum

      Please use this forum to leave feedback about other users on AtariAge that you've had good and/or bad experiences with. Please read the sticky at the top of this forum before posting!

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  7. Community

    1. Events

      Use this forum to discuss gaming events of all types, including expos revolving around classic gaming, events catering to modern systems, arcade expos, and local gatherings of collectors getting together or a day of gaming.

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    2. Show Us Your Collection!

      If you're a repeat visitor to AtariAge, it's likely you also collect classic games and systems. Here's your chance to show off to the rest of the community your collection!

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    3. Member Blogs

      As members update their Blogs, messages will be posted in this forum so you can more easily keep tabs on who's writing what!

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    4. High Score Clubs

      Participate in high score contests for your favorite systems!

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    5. Poll Forum

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    6. Contests

      These forums are for discussing and participating in contests started by AtariAge, contests run by forum members, and of course, the weekly High Score Contests!

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    7. User Groups

      This forum and its subforums are for classic gaming and computing user groups. Find people in your area who share your love of this hobby!

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    8. AtariAge News Discussion

      Discuss news posted on the front page of AtariAge!

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    9. User Submitted News

      Please submit classic gaming news here!

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  8. Game Programming

    1. Homebrew Discussion

      Here you can talk about homebrew games that don't have their own forums allocated (which will be most of them). Have an idea for a game that you'd like to see someone program? Are you programming a game and want some feedback? Discuss it here!

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    2. Programming

      The programming forums are technical discussions of programming various classic gaming consoles. The more popular consoles have their own dedicated programing forums, so please only use this forum for topics that fall outside of those forums.

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    3. Hacks

      A hack is an existing game that has somehow been modifed in terms of graphics, colors, sounds, and/or gameplay. If you've modified a game and would like to share it with others, or have an idea for a modification you'd like to see done to an existing game, you can discuss it here.

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  9. Site

    1. Announcements

      Important site or forum-related announcements will be posted here. If you see a new announcement, please stop by to read it!

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    2. Forum Questions and Answers

      Have a question about how to use the forum?  Ask here and others can answer (including admins and mods!)  

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    3. AtariAge Store Discussion

      We'll post announcements about the AtariAge Store here, and you can also post your questions and comments about the store in this forum as well.

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    4. Site and Forum Feedback

      Do you have suggestions for how AtariAge can be improved? Please post them here, as well as criticisms, and kudos about the web site!

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    5. Rarity Guide

      The AtariAge Rarity Guide is a living, breathing document! If you have feedback regarding rarity guide values and the database in general, please discuss it here!

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    6. Archived Forums

      Resting place for forums that have have run their course and are archived here for reference.

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  • Recent Status Updates

    • SabertoothRetro

      SabertoothRetro

      Here's gameplay only of a game I thought would be perfect on the VCS: 80s Overdrive. Throwback arcade racing on a stock 8GB VCS in ChimeraOS.
       
       
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    • Charlie Cat

      Charlie Cat

      Great Garfield srtip with Arlene. I use to belly laugh to this one. 
       

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    • Torq

      Torq

      AEMT coding done (fixes/feature adds excepted).  Finally got my extra CXSTICKs ... so now onto building a "proper", custom, CX40-themed, "arcade" controller for THE400 Mini that'll be recognized AS a CXSTICK (since it'll be using the board from one).  Thinking transparent orange-illuminated button surrounds and black concave (HAPP or IL) buttons ... not sure on the stick part itself yet ...
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    • SlidellMan

      SlidellMan

      The New Woody Woodpecker Show.
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    • ClassicGMR

      ClassicGMR

      I've decided I just need to go for it. Started putting maximum effort into my PC repair business this weekend. If I don't force this to work I'll be stuck at Walmart the rest of my life. 🙄
      1. r_chase

        r_chase

        I wish you nothing but good luck. ❤️
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      2. bent_pin

        bent_pin

        Do you have an A+ certification or your MCSE? While you don't need either, it helps to have a certification or two as a distinguishing factor between you and your competition.
         
        In-home repairs bring in more money, but have higher cost in time and gas, so set a charge to show up based on a base cost + mileage. Offer a diagnosis included in that cost. Then work on an hourly basis from there.
         
        Never do any work for free, but that doesn't mean that you can't discount things.
         
        Learn to do screen repairs and battery swaps by buying broken phones cheap on ebay and watching youtube videos.
         
        Set up an LLC and a website that can be verified by potential clients. If you own any real property, get insurance as well. 
         
        Get magnet placards for both sides of your vehicle. People like to see professional printing on a vehicle and it's free advertising as you drive down the road. Put them on and take them off each day as they can leave a suntan otherwise.
         
        Get a 2nd phone number app for your phone. Do not give clients your personal number or they will call you all the time and have others call you as well.
         
        Add TV hangs and home theater sales, service, and installations to the list of services that you provide.
         
        You will need marketing. Start by hanging business cards in any business that have boards for it When you finish a job and the client is extra happy, write their name on the back of 3 business cards and ask them to hand them out to friends. Tell them that you will give a 5% referral discount to them and their friend on future work.
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      3. GoldLeader

        GoldLeader

        A guy around here works out of his home, advertises in classifieds, and yeah,  his name comes up in internet searches...I've had him fix hard drive issues, memory leaks, re-install Windows, put in new CD Drives, etc.  He is always cheap, always professional, and always busy as hell!  If you know your stuff,  it could be a really good gig for you.
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      4. GoldLeader

        GoldLeader

        Best of luck on it!   Nothing like following your dream!
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  • Recent Posts

    • sramirez2008
      Experimental 2600+ Firmware

      By sramirez2008 · Posted

      It’s so easy…    
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      Pokeymax v4 bring up thread

      By foft · Posted

      Think I forgot to commit those lvds ip 
    • newtmonkey
      Are there any cheap-ish USB arcade sticks you'd recommend for playing 80s/90s arcade games?

      By newtmonkey · Posted

      @TampaBay I get what you're saying 100%!  However, even though he's just casually playing arcade games, I think he's run into the limit of sub-$100 sticks.  I was in the same exact boat, myself.  It's certainly possible that the 8bitdo stick you use is better than his DC stick; I can't say for sure myself as I've only used the DC stick, and I have no reason to doubt your experience of course.  He could also just try some sticks and return them to Amazon, but I just don't think he's going to get anything better than what he has without spending a decent chunk of change.   It does feel "right" to play arcade games with a real joystick, of course... but I'd argue that, especially at the casual level, he's better off just going with a good gamepad.  I think you'd have to spend a LOT to get a stick more accurate than, for example, the 8bitdo M30.
    • OLD CS1
      Off-Topic / Dumping Thread

      By OLD CS1 · Posted

      For fun, in similar positions I look sternly at the salesdroid, and with a face of stone I tell them that I am court-ordered not to possess anything which can access the Internet.  Or, whatever bullshit they try to push on me.  "By court order, I cannot have a keyboard with a numeric keypad," or some such nonsense.  It shuts them up, either because now they know I am an annoying git or because they are just not sure about what is happening.  Mentioning it flippantly when they start their spiel also works, like, "Oh, yeah, that's nice, but I'm on probation so I can't do that. *chuckle*"   PS: I just remembered once when I was looking for a small tablet for a customer, like an eight-inch screen back when they were easier to find.  They guy wanted to show me an 10-inch model which was like $120 more, and I told him that anything larger than around nine inches triggers my vertigo.  I left with four $50 eight-inch tablets.
    • Prizrak
      PlusCart (an inexpensive DIY WiFi multicart)

      By Prizrak · Posted

      For some reason I can access roms past a certain point, just downloaded the new firmware it notified me of. I was looking for tutankham, I also looked at games by alphabet and it's cut off at like 5 company names.
    • 82-T/A
      Atari has revived Infogrames !

      By 82-T/A · Posted

      I'm happy to hear this. I appreciate what Wade Rosen is doing. I do hope he has deep pockets, because he's rebuilding an empire, but I hope he's not doing it too quickly. But, it's not expensive to buy-back licensing and rights. Either way, glad to see it!
    • larryvgs
      Jzintv ImGui

      By larryvgs · Posted

      You can create your own (which I did) based on what event_diag.rom tells you the input is showing up as. For already made kbd files, do a search for "Mapping a Controller for Intellivision" and go to that link. Near the top they have the event_diag.rom file to download, and all the way at the bottom they have a link to "Pre-Built Customized Keyboard Hack and Configuration Files" for various Intellivision games. As I recall, most of these files were made for an XBox controller, but you should always double check the input you are getting in event_diag.rom is the same.   Attached is an overall one I created for jzIntv for XBox controllers and keyboard for most games in Windows 10/11.  Change the extension from .txt to .cfg before using.  (The comments after ; in the file should explain everything.) BTW, I recommend downloading and using jzIntvImGui (which has jzIntv built-in) which is much easier than running jzIntv on it's own.  I just tested Burgertime with the file and my XBox Series X/S controller and it seems to work fine. XBox_Win_SDL1_JS0.txt
    • leonk
      Troubleshooting an Atari 800XL - on again/off again problem

      By leonk · Posted

      I ended ordering this adapter PCB .. this will allow me to use a 2764 in place of the dead BIOS ROM: https://github.com/SukkoPera/Open2327RomAdapter?tab=readme-ov-file
    • TampaBay
      Atari has revived Infogrames !

      By TampaBay · Posted

      No one can accuse them of not putting the effort in!
    • newtmonkey
      Your favorite video game magazines, memories of them, and have they aged well?

      By newtmonkey · Posted

      I finished all the 1994 issues of the magazines I'm reading.  Instead of giving my thoughts on each mag, I'll list the winners and losers of '94 (all in my opinion of course):   Winners: EGM 1994 was probably peak EGM.  Massive issues, a wonderful layout, and combined with EGM2 you were sometimes getting nearly 800 pages a month of content (with a lot of ads, but still...).  I still love flicking through this mag, even if there's actually not much worth reading besides the reviews, gossip, and the "good/bad/ugly" sidebars. GameFan This is the year the mag catapulted from what was basically a self-published fanzine of unbelievably high quality, to a legit competitor to EGM with national distribution.  It's a great looking mag that looked better with each issue, and the passion for games was infectious.  Their reviews, however, were pretty ridiculous, with some real garbage getting 80-90%+ reviews across the board. PC Gamer A new mag launched late in '94, this was actually my beloved PC Entertainment under a different name.  It's still got the much of the same staff, the same focus on well-written previews and reviews, but a major upgrade in the layout!  I recall this magazine getting very ridiculous later on (Coconut Monkey???), but in '94 it was a serious mag written for adults by editors who really knew their stuff.  It blows the overrated Computer Gaming World out of the water.   Losers: Electronic Games This was the follow-up to VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, and it suffers from the same faults as that mag.  Most if not all of the editors are completely incapable of telling a good game apart from a bad one, regardless of having years of experience writing about games.  Reviews of platformers, for example, seem to come down to how cute or funny they found the animations to be.  A disaster like Ultima VIII (even in its original, frustrating incarnation) gets a sterling review.  The wretched Way of the Warrior gets a higher review than the miracle port of Mortal Kombat II (SNES).  It just goes on and on.  The editors are also completely in love with "interactive" Hollywood games, and spend page after page going on and on about how cool it will be when all games become choose your own adventures movies.  In fact, once the magazine folded in 1995, the follow-up was Fusion, a magazine devoted to this kind of garbage. Computer Gaming World This mag is highly praised, but I've been very disappointed with it.  The reviews are 2-3 pages long, but only because 1/4th to 1/3rd of each review is just a plot summary... and then everything but that last paragraph is often a summary of the screen or the instruction manual.  You get the actual review in the final paragraph.  The exception is Charles Ardai, who instead spends all three pages complaining about how the plot and characters are not as good as in movies, or going into spoiler-level detail nitpicking puzzles.  This guy completely savaged Under a Killing Moon (the PC Gamer critic loved it, for the record) because he seemed offended that that the story was not 100% serious, somewhat cruelly criticizing lead designer Chris Jones' portrayal as Tex Murphy (completely beloved by fans of the series and everyone other than Ardai).  This guy doesn't review games as games, but as Hollywood scripts, so every single one of his reviews is completely worthless.

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