Published inForgotten WorldsRichard ‘Rich’ Leadbetter talks about video game magazines in the 90s.Richard ‘Rich’ Leadbetter was a staff writer for C+VG and Mean Machines magazine. He spoke to him about publishing & video games in the…Aug 23, 2021Aug 23, 2021
Published inForgotten WorldsHow C+VG magazine changed the video game industryComputer and Video Games magazine (C+VG) ran for four decades. But we’re focusing on its heyday in the early 90s.Aug 18, 2021Aug 18, 2021
Published inSUPERJUMPThe Death of Hyper MagazineFormer editor David Hollingworth talks us through the final, grisly details…Jul 5, 20211Jul 5, 20211
Published inSUPERJUMPWhat Happened to Hyper Magazine?After 25 years of publishing the magazine disappeared without a traceJun 6, 20211Jun 6, 20211
Published inForgotten WorldsThe death of Hyper magazine. Part 2.Former editor David Hollingworth talks us through the grisly details…Apr 11, 2021Apr 11, 2021
Published inForgotten WorldsCompute! magazine. Part 2.Interview with former editor Peter CoscoMar 13, 2021Mar 13, 2021
Published inForgotten WorldsWhat happened to Hyper magazine?How 25 years of gaming history disappeared overnightDec 10, 2020Dec 10, 2020
Published inForgotten WorldsThe worst reviewed game in Mean Machines historyThat 9% Road Fighter review for the NESNov 1, 2020Nov 1, 2020
Published inForgotten Worlds(DieHard) GameFan magazine vs VG&CEForgotten 16bit console wars from the 90s…Oct 23, 2020Oct 23, 2020
Published inForgotten WorldsMean Machines magazine.The blueprint for video game magazines in the 90sSep 19, 2020Sep 19, 2020
Published inForgotten WorldsVideogames and computer entertainment magazine (VG&CE)Or how I stopped worrying and leanred to love Dr Mario…Aug 19, 2020Aug 19, 2020
Published inForgotten WorldsCompute! magazine…and the uneasy transition from home computers to Nintendo.Jul 26, 2020Jul 26, 2020
Published inForgotten WorldsThe history of videogame magazinesFrom C&VG to Mean Machines, Edge, EGM and Superplay we look at the history of videogame magazines.May 19, 20201May 19, 20201
Bad craziness in Skara BraeThe first time I played an RPG I had no idea what I was doing. I’m guessing it was 1989, and I was playing Bards Tale 3.May 3, 2020May 3, 2020
Published inForgotten WorldsVideogame Fanzines… or how to start your own publishing empire with the office photocopierVideogame zines were at their peak in the early 90s, and that has a lot to do with a guy called Arnie Katz…Sep 8, 2019Sep 8, 2019
Published inForgotten WorldsA Guide to Video Game Review clichésHigh production values: A bunch of dudes are going to lose their job when this one doesn’t sell.Sep 8, 2019Sep 8, 2019
Published inForgotten WorldsAkihabara in a day…You’re a Gaijin Otaku in Akihabara. And if there’s one place in world where you can let your geeky tendencies shine this is it.Sep 8, 2019Sep 8, 2019
Published inForgotten Worlds101 rejected videogame articlesStanding outside an arcade smoking cigarettes, a photo journal…Sep 8, 2019Sep 8, 2019
Published inForgotten WorldsSteredenn — a modular shoot-em-upShoot em’ ups can be divided into two broad categories. Bullet hell titles like DoDonPachi, and their older, more strategic cousins like…Jan 13, 2019Jan 13, 2019
Published inForgotten WorldsGraceful Explosion Machine — Nintendo Switch.The Nintendo Switch saw a flood of indie titles in 2018, but that wasn’t always the case. Graceful Explosion Machine was launched during…Jan 13, 2019Jan 13, 2019
