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Classic Gamer Magazine Goes Free PDF Route

Posted by simoniker on from the free-with-the-goodness dept.

Chris Cavanaugh writes "Classic Gamer Magazine, a retro-themed game mag, relaunches today with all-new content and a revamped writing staff. Each issue will now be published bi-monthly as a Portable Document File (PDF) for free download at www.classicgamer.com. The magazine's talented and knowledgeable staff includes writers with credits at Salon.com, Game Room Magazine, GameSpot, TechTV, All Game Guide, and Comic Buyer's Guide." Formerly a longrunning paper magazine, the issue looks excellent for a free PDF download.

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  1. Re:Why PDF? HTML for screens! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    I guess those people who care about how a document is composed won't learn. It is extremely difficult to control how an HTML document will appear on a user's system because of the number of browsers and their respective levels of standards support. A PDF document is (virtually) identical across systems and print. And no, making each page a large .gif .jpeg or .png doesn't work if you want to preserve the text.

  2. Print magazine by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    If you're still looking for a print magazine that covers classic/retro-gaming, check out the new magazine "Manci Games." They just published their first issue, and from what I've heard and seen on the site it looks pretty good. They hope to reach at least 100 pages per issue if more people subscribe.

    Link:
    Manci Games Magazine

  3. Really cool article by Mmm+coffee · · Score: 4, Informative

    Don't know if anyone will read this, but that mag had an article about a _really_ cool SMB3 rom hack that has gotten me addicted. Some crazy bastard edited the game down to the assembly code and created a whole new SMB game. Hard as all hell, but incredibally fun. Link for those who don't want to download and hunt the PDF for it.