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Video Game History Foundation Offers Retro Magazine Subscriptions (the-video-game-history-foundation.myshopify.com)
submitted 1 year ago* by to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
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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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[–] 22 points 1 year ago* (10 children)

I have been subscribing to this for three five months now and I love it!

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

I’ve gotten two issues from the 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

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Do you get any demo disks with them?

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    No, they are just magazines!

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Booo (presuming they came with one)

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (1 child)

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

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year 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!

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    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?

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    • [–] 15 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    Would be nice, but $46 international shipping in 2025...wow

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    • [–] 14 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    That's awesome! Sometimes I regret throwing out my milk crates full of old Nintendo Powers from the 90s. I miss flipping through those.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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    • [–] 9 points 1 year ago

    I love this idea, what a great way to raise money

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    [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Me throwing out 5 yrs of completed GamePro magazines from back in the day.

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    [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    This is a really cool idea. I love it.

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    [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Awesome! Thanks for sharing!

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