''Videogaming Illustrated'', also known as ''VGI'',
was a video game magazine published in the United States and ran from August 1982 to March 1984.
History
VGI changed its title twice: in issue June 1983 to ''Videogaming and Computer Gaming Illustrated'' and in issue January 1984 to ''Video and Computer Gaming Illustrated''. It began life as a bi-monthly publication before becoming a monthly publication.
Its short run has been explained by the
video game crash of 1983
The video game crash of 1983 (known as the Atari shock in Japan) was a large-scale recession in the video game industry that occurred from 1983 to 1985, primarily in the United States. The crash was attributed to several factors, including ma ...
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Content
The magazine was split up into the following sections:
* Keyboard
* Eye On
* Preview
* VIP
* Focus On
* Input
* RAMblings
The ''Star Words'' section featured commentary about computer games from celebrities such as Charlton Heston and Kirk Douglas.
See also
* List of video game magazines
This is a list of video game magazines. The primary focus of the magazines in this list is or was video game journalism for at least part of their run. For general computing magazines that may also cover games, consult the list of computer magazin ...
References
External links
ataricompendium.com
- PDF magazine repository
- PDF magazine repository
retromags.com
- PDF magazine repository (in high resolution)
* Videogaming Illustrated magazines on the Internet Archive
The Internet Archive is an American digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It provides free public access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, software applications/games, music, ...
1982 establishments in Connecticut
1984 disestablishments in Connecticut
Bimonthly magazines published in the United States
Monthly magazines published in the United States
Video game magazines published in the United States
Defunct computer magazines published in the United States
Magazines established in 1982
Magazines disestablished in 1984
Magazines published in Connecticut
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