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The Lost Art of the Game Company Newsletter

Posted by Zonk on from the lucasarts-newsletter-where-sam-and-max-had-their-day dept.

simoniker writes "Over at GameSetWatch, Kevin Gifford has been talking about the history of the video game company newsletter, explaining it as '...a concept that's likely completely alien to people who began their game careers anytime after the SNES. During the classic era, and especially during the NES years, free newsletters were a common way for third-party software makers to build a mailing list and advertise directly to consumers.' He then shows off some scans of some of his own collection, including newsletters from Acclaim, FCI, and even Natsume."

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  1. Fabio! by Dan+East · · Score: 2, Funny

    LOL, check out the newsletter for Acclaim which features a sword-wielding Fabio ala Conan the Barbarian.

    Dan East

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    Better known as 318230.