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I don't know how many of you read Computer Gaming World but, if you don't know this, Stephane Racle had scanned issues 1-100 into PDFs - fantastic work!

Many asked for issues 101+ to also be available. Stephane needed to get both the issues that could be destroyed in the scanning process plus a faster scanner as some of the issues are monsters apparently. Stephane spent the last year raising money for both the issues and the scanner. The amount needed was raised as of a few weeks ago and issue 101 (December 1992) was posted yesterday.

I'm "thumbing" through issue 101 and the reviews include Darklands; the previews include Dune II; and ads include Lure of the Temptress.

For those interested, issues 1-101 can be downloaded from the gallery at cgw.vintagegaming.org (I still can't figure out how to do links elegantly). Also consider donating to the effort. Stephane's done a marvelous job at preserving issues of CGW. CGW and GOG complement each other well.

(I should note I have NO connection to the site other than being a supporter of the work being done.)
Excellent news! This was THE computer games magazine back then.
Awesome! Thanks for the link.
I love old game and computer magazines and not just because of nostalgia. Simply but, old mags were more fun and the best magazines got pretty damn good illustration to boot. Nowdays, that game grpahics are better, the illustrations are mosty same old boring screenshots and professialism has taken over the fun factor because of the much bigger money that is revolving around gaming.
wow. I love this old magazines. never read CGW of course but it reminds me of SGK, Gambler...

funny (sad) thing:


Issue February 1992

page 62-64 contains list of games to buy

prices:
Wizardy 7 39 bucks
Civilization 39 bucks
Populus 21 bucks
populus 2 38 bucks
Sim ant 37 bucks

etc etc.


19 years. yet the prices barely budged.

heh.
based on info here
http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/inflation/historical-inflation-rates/

I calculated the average inflation to be 2.5

therefore
If game prices followed that trend then a civilization game should cost us

37*(1+0.025)^19

59 bucks


http://www.gamestracker.com/buy-civilization-5-compare-prices-pc.htm
prices here are below that.

and people complain that gaming got expensive.


....
it always was.