Alright people,

I know this topic won’t really “cater” to the younger crowd (y’know, the one that grew up on tablets, youtube, streaming services, and commercials before movies.) but I thought “Hey, what the hell.”

Did any of you out there subscribe to any of the old gaming magazines back in the day? If so which ones?

Going back into the Ol’ memory banks (who says that?) I vividly remember having an actual subscription to Electronic Gaming Monthly (or as they were commonly called EGM.) that I would receive right in my mailbox every month.

That’s right younger gamers, an actual physical book comprised of various articles of a thing called “paper” in an actual physical mailbox outside your house… not your email inbox (Wait'a patronize younger gamers, Ninja. You dolt!).

I actually looked forward to it every month as back then it was my only window into what was on the horizon in the video-gaming world. Bear in mind this was before the internet/during its infancy so the printed published magazines were your most up to date source for info.

I’m pretty sure EGM was the only mag I had an actual subscription for but I know I bought almost every other gaming mag my eyes came in contact with at the grocery store or other various “book-type” stores as well.

Off the top of my head I can recall getting almost every issue of…

PSM

Official Playstation magazine (C’mon, everyone bought the “officials” so that they could get the free demo discs. That’s right young gamers, that was our “demos.” You had to pay to get a magazine that had around 5 to 10 demos on a disc.)

Official Dreamcast magazine

Official Xbox magazine

Tips and Tricks (Had to get those cheat codes lol.)

Nintendo Power

GameFan (I lloooovveeedd gamefan.)

Gamers Republique (Incredible mag as well.)

Next Generation (a few of them here and there.)

Gamepro (Although I was starting to lose favor with them near the end.)

I’m sure there were some others but those were the ones I vividly remember the most.

So gamers, do any of you like me still have piles and piles of old gaming magazines stashed away somewhere in your houses?

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@eliminatorpaige:

LOL!

Of course not. The man is at the top of his field. He is a legit celebrity. The "Real" in my main question was not referring to Cena's status as a celebrity but rather to some other names that might pop up that most out there might not consider "A list." EX: some actor/actress (technically a celebrity.) who plays a secondary character on a random TV show.

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The "John Cena likes the Switch" article got me thinking (Oh no, no more thinking Ninja.)...

Is there any “real” celebrity out there that would sway your opinion in favor of a certain game or console?

Are there any “big name” stars (I’m talking at the A list level.) that are big gamers and actually know what they are talking about?

It seems like these big companies hire whoever they can who has a big fan-base or following and "pimp" them out to say or do things they wouldn't otherwise normally do (I'm not insinuating that Cena doesn't play games but he hardly comes off as an authority on gaming.).

Being a "hardcore" gamer isn't a necessity to being able to relate to or say what you do or don't like when it comes to gaming but I think it is definitely a positive (in addition to what they say having more "weight.").

-CELEBRITY GAMERS NINJA APPROVED-

Seems to be the trend as we get older, lol.

Whether it's due to having more responsibilities and thus less time as we get older, having "endless" energy in our youth, or possibly a combination of both one thing seems to be common among a lot of these responses. As we get older the thought of "parking" ourselves in front of the T.v/monitor for extended periods of time (12 hours plus.) seems harder than it used to be.

-GETTING OLD NINJA APPROVED-

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/world-of-tanks-twitch-streamer-dies-during-charity/1100-6448086/

Just sad.

-RIP NINJA APPROVED-

I find this to be the case with myself as well. Once I'm "done" with a game (usually meaning I have not only beat it but more than likely got all the trophies/achievements I am planning on getting for it.) I usually find it hard to revisit it months or in some cases years down the road.

Ideally NO DLC would be great like in the "old days" but considering the gaming landscape right now with season passes and DLC advertised before games are even launched it almost seems like the best thing is to have the DLC ready within the first month of a new release.

I'm not advocating that this is a great idea or anything, rather it seems like it is the best of a "lose-lose" scenario ("lose" being the whole DLC/Season pass issue.).

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How often are you likely to purchase DLC for a game? Is the sooner the better after a games launch or is there a certain window of time before you won’t even entertain the thought of revisiting a game?

Or is it primarily to do with the subject matter, the game itself? (DAMN IT NINJA! Why so many questions??!!!)

Personally, it becomes exceedingly difficult for me to get back into the world I left behind when a game/franchise releases DLC many months down the road. Even games I am passionate about I find this to be the case (Maybe it’s because I have the attention span of a goat lol.).

I want to say that this is due to what you “left behind” (and yes, I just realized as I wrote it that that was the name of The Last of Us’ DLC, it was not intentional I swear!).

I’m sure we’ve all been there. You load up an old game you haven’t touched in months, possibly even years, and dive straight into the newly released DLC only to have forgotten the controls (Damn it! no more tutorial reminders.), what does what, where you left off and what you’re doing.

What’s worse in some instances is that you know how well versed you were with the virtual playground you left behind, in some cases your former abilities bordering on what you would now consider god-like.

Certain niche gaming categories this effect can be more pronounced such as in the case of fighting games or online FPS’s where one can quickly get a reality check if they’re not careful. In that sense it’s like putting on an old pair of jeans… despite the glaring fact you’re 20 pounds heavier in all the wrong places.

I know lately the big thing is remasters and/collections and usually these have the common courtesy of including all additional content which I think is great. But what about those “new release” games?

Is DLC only something you splurge on when it’s convenient or strictly when it’s a continuation to a gaming experience you wish would never end?

-TO DLC OR NOT TO DLC NINJA APPROVED-

@i_p_daily said:

@videogameninja: This is what i think about Youtube, it's "personalities" and their reviews.

Followed by

This GIF actually made me go out and watch George of the jungle. I'm not making this up at all, I swear.

There's just something about the way the guy laughs that absolutely cracks me up.

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@kvally said:

@charizard1605 said:

Oh, sorry, I did not realize that.

Fixing it now.

LMAO!!!

-VIDEOGAME NINJA APPROVED-

@i_p_daily said:

@videogameninja: This is what i think about Youtube, it's "personalities" and their reviews.

Followed by

LMFAO!!!

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