S2:E5: Electronic Games Magazine

Episode 5 May 16, 2019 01:01:10
S2:E5: Electronic Games Magazine
Into The Vertical Blank
S2:E5: Electronic Games Magazine

May 16 2019 | 01:01:10

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Show Notes

In this epiosde of Into The Vertical Blank: Generation Atari, Steve and Jeff celebrate the magazine that started it all. The first publicaion in the USA that was strictly devoted to video and electronic games. 

The brothers bring you two stories of thos glories magazine, each featuring a different issue of that impacted their childhood in a remarkable way. 

Digital Press Landing pages for Electonic Games Magazine Scanned Issueshttp://www.digitpress.com/library/magazines/electronic_games/electronic_games.htm

All audio content, production and enginnereing by Jeff and Steve Fulton

(c) 2019 8bitrocket Studios

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