Video gaming magzines

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Once upon a time, when the Internet wasn't used by every common man and woman, video gamers had to rely on specific video game magazines to get in touch with the latest news, or try to learn what was worth buying and not. As a subscriber for the Swedish Nintendomagasinet and later Super Power (from March 1996 called Super Play), every time they arrived in the letter box felt almost like Christmas. Coming home from school to read, and talking about them with some friends at the schoolyard the upcoming day was amazing. During the breaks between the lessons at school, we would often walk next to the soccer field and share our reading experiences.

Thanks to these magazines, my interest for video games wasn't just about playing, but also learning more about how the branch worked, the companies, who Shigeru Miyamoto was, the console wars, and some history lessons (like the improving technology, and knowing how Atari and Commodore were popular in the 1970's and early 80's, before Nintendo and Sega became successful).

What video game magazines did you read? Do you have any great memories of them? I have saved most of them, and to me those memories are almost as great as the video games themselves.