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Last August we released the “Fanzine Edition”
of Classic Gamer Magazine and asked for your
comments, complaints, and general ramblings.
(It would appear we were somewhat of a hit!)

Are we 2/3 or 3/8? it in this issue (as well as a few oth-
Got the (fanzine) issue last night ers from the original edition). enough? Are they in color? How
and was better than expected. much memory do I need? Is 640K
By far the most professional and Sacred Bovines! enough? Can I use my CGA
informative fanzine that I have read Holy Cow! Holy Good Golly. graphics card? Do they make Pong
on the retorogaming scene. Better Classic Gamer Magazine is right paddles for the IBM-PC/XT
than several “professional” gaming on the money. I am impressed and compatible home computer
mags that I sometimes pick up. I so should all the people who systems? What is the future of
am currently trying to collect a receive this incredible publication. pong? Why don’t they have pong in
complete run of the original I looked through it a couple the video arcades anymore? Why
Electronic Games and Video Game times and I missed any do the kids wear big baggy pants
magazines and enjoyed the subscription info. What is cost, and play violent games at the video
opening editorial. I think you frequency... basically how does arcade? Games like “eat-the-dots-
succeeded in capturing at least a one subscribe? I definitely want a ghost-chasing-power-pills” or
fraction of those great mags. subscription. “shoot-the-space-rock.” I’ve even
- Jeremy Abig, via e-mail VERY WELL DONE. Keep up seen games that I think are called
the great work. “kick-the-guy-really-hard-until-he-
>Blush< Thanks for the kind words, - Don Thomas, falls-down-and-can’t-get-up-again”
Jeremy. They are always curator@icwhen.com
and “rip-the-spine-out-of-the-guy-
appreciated. However, we are so-he-can’t-get-up-again!!!” (sorry
intent on upping our fractional Thanks Don! about the exclamation marks, but
standing with you. We’re sure with Good news! Starting this issue that’s just to show how violent they
some hard work we can achieve at we are now offering subscriptions. really are!!).Could your web site
least a 9/10 standing. We’ll be publishing every three post people’s Pong high-scores?
months from this point forward. Mine is 16.
See page 45 for all the gory details. Anyway, to sum up, Pong rules.
Anonymous Pong Enthusiast
Ape Hallucinating And the Smartass Award P.S. I really like Pong.
- Anonymous, via e-mail
I really tripped out (in a good goes to:
way) on the Donkey Kong article Dear Classic Gamer Magazine, Dear Philip Thomas, er, we mean
and was glad to see that others I am very interested in classic “anonymous”,
know all those specific details that games. I do NOT like the new Today is your lucky day! Just
differentiate an arcade/Atari/ games. They are too violent. I like after we received your wiseass let-
Coleco/etc...game! It’s a great idea to play Pong. It is not at all violent. I ter, Hasbro Interactive revealed
for a ‘zine and I am looking forward heard they now have a color they would, in fact, be updating
to any future issues. version of Pong. Is this true? If so, I “Pong” for the Sony PlayStation.
- Luke, via e-mail would be VERY interested in Check out the info on Pong and
playing it. Do they make Pong for other classic related updates in our
Thanks Luke. We liked the Donkey the IBM-PC/XT compatible home “E3 Special Report Section”.
Kong article so much we reprinted computer systems? Are they fast

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