Which gaming magazines did you read?

[Spyrone]

EGM, PC Gamer, Game Informer, OXM, Tips & Tricks, GamePro and Nintendo Power. EGM had the best reviews, IMO, plus Seanbaby's column in the back was funny AF. PC Gamer had PC gaming stuff, and pretty solid reviews too. Game Informer had the best previews and Game Infarcer was pretty funny. OXM had demo discs. Tips & Tricks had cheat codes and strategy guides when I didn't have an internet connection faster than dial-up. To a lesser extent, so did Nintendo Power and GamePro, plus I really liked the layout of those magazines anyway. The first five I had subscriptions to, even if OXM cheated me out of all but two of the twenty-four issues I had ordered. Bastards...

 

[ThatOneLum]

For the longest time, I used to get the official Pokémon magazine, but that was less gaming-specific and was more about the whole franchise.

The first gaming mag I got religiously was ONM (Official Nintendo Magazine), and I had every issue for a while there during the Wii era. Beyond that, I mostly got random magazines every so often, more than sticking to a specific one.

I actually have some older gaming mags in my magazine rack atm. A handful of the Orig XBOX ones and a couple of early UK-based Sega magazines. I still get them out and flick through them every so often. It's still fun to look back at reviews of some of the games of the era.

 

[Deleted member 623180]

I was an Electronic Gaming Monthly kid for the most part. It covered the most ground and at that age, I was more into Playstation and Sports games than anything else so it made the most sense.

 

[DEH]

I used to read this magazine but I think that has now been discontinued.

 

[_Lorenzo_]

In the early 2000s I lived in France and subscribed to two well-known magazines, Consoles+ and Joypad. The first one I mentioned was rather sloppily edited, rudimentary screenshots of reviews engulfed the pages, and the reviews themselves were very emphatic. Joypad, on the other hand, was a video game magazine that I considered "more intellectual." The editors were very polished people, and they did not hesitate to point out even serious flaws in titles that other titles considered absolute masterpieces. The articles were very comprehensive and written in perfect French, sometimes even ironic in style. Then there were several very interesting columns that touched on the world of anime and manga, but also much more...

 

[Fray Guillermo]

Mainly these two here in Spain.

Also got some single PS1/2 Magazine issues that my mum got me only for the demo discs back in the day

 

[Jimbo_McDumbo]

My middle school had a ton of old Game Informer mags. Probably 2006-2012 is what they had, and I couldn't get enough. But all I had was a Wii at the time and everything I wanted was on PS3 or Xbox 360

 

[DEH]

This booklet isn't bad either I still read today

 

[DrunkGecko]

Game informer and Nintendo power

 

[ookamij64]

Always been a Nintendo Power reader up until my subscription ended and then the magazine not too long afterwards I thought. I remember the numerous contests for the newer at the time consoles and how I dreamed of getting one myself. I think the most coveted item for me was a Nintendo DS with the Pokémon casing and Pokémon Diamond/Pearl. Almost did order a replacement shell for my current DS since its in need of a bit of care, but opted for a sea/emerald opaque green one.

Returning to the topic though, I enjoyed the cool artwork for some of the covers. One that I still remember was for the issue that covered Sonic Chronicles - heard the game was notoriously bad but the artwork said otherwise. Family member had a few GamePro mags as well that have since fallen apart due to age.