Video Game History Foundation Offers Retro Magazine Subscriptions (the-video-game-history-foundation.myshopify.com)

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VGHF offers a magazine subscription where they'll send out a random vintage issue each month to offload their collection of dupes. Thought it was a cool way to relive the past while supporting video game archival work.

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[-] calliope@retrolemmy.com 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I have been subscribing to this for ~~three~~ five months now and I love it! I elected the vintage magazine subscription (I think there are a couple options)

The magazines come bagged, boarded, and sealed with a certificate inside.

I’ve gotten three issues from the mid-to-late 1990s and one Electronic Games, October 1982! My fifth magazine will be in the mail soon.

Here’s what I’ve gotten, if anyone is curious:
Ultra Game Players, January 1997
Ultra Game Players, holiday 1997
GamePro, October 1995
Electronic Games, October 1982

[-] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Bagged, boarded, and sealed with a certificate? Won't that just encourage speculation purchasers calling themselves "collectors" to try to resell them at absurd prices in a few years?

[-] MisterMoo@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago

Are you subbed to the 80s-90s option or to the “surprise me” option?

[-] calliope@retrolemmy.com 1 points 1 week ago

The 80s-90s one!

[-] QuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 week ago

Do you get any demo disks with them?

[-] calliope@retrolemmy.com 0 points 1 week ago

No, they are just magazines!

[-] QuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 week ago

Booo (presuming they came with one)

[-] calliope@retrolemmy.com 0 points 1 week ago

I would opt out if it were available. I like magazines, but I don’t find old optical media useful at all.

[-] QuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 week ago

I still have working consoles so for me they could be fun

[-] calliope@retrolemmy.com 1 points 1 week ago

I could potentially see them doing this if they get a lot of those, but they might not. People kept magazines, but a lot of people didn’t keep the discs with them.

The foundation also has a few dozen demo discs cataloged, with mirrors at archive.org if you want to burn some!