Heaven/TQA Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Oh.... I wasn't aware of that mag... let me see if I can raise the fund.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesmond Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Just adding to the voices saying thanks for all the work on Issues 1-3 - colourful and exciting, like the disk magazine was all those years ago. Enjoy the break, and I'll be looking out for #4 whenever it comes next year! All the best, W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaPa Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 What poor sales mean and what would be good sales for you? I'm just curious how many was sold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwilove Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 I always think that a good spread to do in any magazine - is an update for an introduction - or rather reintroduction to the Atari 8-bit computers. I'm still waiting for my issues to arrive - as I'm guessing it may take up to a month? perhaps for them to do so? So, I haven't browsed through a hardcopy issue yet. It is pretty straight forward to recount the homebrew scene from the mid 90s till 2016 - the best of - for each game type. Just to point out what people have missed - who have not revisited this old hardware again? But also a summary of the popular hardware mods that people have done. I'm not familiar with these - with what each mod represents. But I'm one for sticking with the standard hardware and not keen on working on project(s) for a smaller subset of Atari 8-bit still. I think it's rather nice to show off what an Atari 400 16K machine can still do. Maybe something about what to be careful with - in trying out a forgotten Atari computer - in bringing it back into use again? With a quick summary of common faults to avoid or spot. Harvey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haightc Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 It took about a month for mine to arrive in the states, so I would imagine it might take a bit longer to NZ. Being away from Atari for awhile I feel pretty lost in these forums. I have bought the first two issue electronically first. Definitely enjoy the paper copy though as it's easier to enjoy the actual content. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snicklin Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 I'm still waiting for my issues to arrive - as I'm guessing it may take up to a month? You'll notice a post mark on your magazines saying that they're coming from Australia. I got them yesterday and sent them out this morning along with another person's order. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwilove Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 You'll notice a post mark on your magazines saying that they're coming from Australia. I got them yesterday and sent them out this morning along with another person's order. Thanks for that info - now I know they are due soon than later on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ripdubski Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 Received 1 through 3 last week. Excellent quality! Great content! Good job! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+tf_hh Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Got my three Excel magazines last saturday. Superb quality, nice graphics, good text - a pleasure to read. Also my wife - not a real Atari nerd - likes to read them. Thumps up! Hope, issue #4 will come one day 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultrasteve Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Received my three issues with thanks! Not had a chance to read them yet because of work (boooooo!) but hope to this weekend. They look great though, really well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gargoyle Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 What poor sales mean and what would be good sales for you? I'm just curious how many was sold. I guess not enough to keep doing it :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwilove Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 You'll notice a post mark on your magazines saying that they're coming from Australia. I got them yesterday and sent them out this morning along with another person's order. Finally received the magazines intact - although the envelope was a bit battered. The recent earthquakes north of Christchurch (early Monday morning) probably added some delay to it's arrival. Bob has done some excellent work. Things cannot get back to what it was - even back to the 1990s' - so we have to truly appreciate the work done - by anyone since that time - in keeping the interest and spirit of this old hardware - alive and kicking. What I'd done in re-using other games graphics - in AtariBlast! - actually was done in Hawkquest - but I got the feeling that not many would have noticed this? Because it's more apparent in the secondary game graphics within Hawkquest. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snicklin Posted November 20, 2016 Share Posted November 20, 2016 Finally received the magazines intact - although the envelope was a bit battered. Sorry to hear that. As far as I remember it was OK when it left me as I originally got it as part of a larger pack. Glad to hear that you're enjoying it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerduck Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 (edited) Just through all the 3 magazines, really great work. I do not agree with some of the rankings of the games, because it seems to me you are to enthusiastic on some games. But hey, that's only my opinion! Good reviews with a lot of background information. I hope you will release some more magazines, even it's not on a regular base. Best regards Tigerduck Edited November 27, 2016 by Tigerduck 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w1k Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 where to buy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 where to buy? http://excel-retro-mag.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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