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Archivists Let You Now Read Some of the First Ever Reviews of Mario and Zelda

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Submitted ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨misk@piefed.social⁩ to ⁨retrogaming@lemmy.world⁩

https://www.404media.co/computer-entertainer-magazine-archived-online-video-game-history-foundation/

Archive: https://archive.ph/KgEEC

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  • Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Gotta look through this later and see if there’s a low review for Zelda where the reviewer is straight up confused about where to actually go in the game.

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    • ramius345@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      The book that comes with the cartridge has a map that shows where the first dungeon is. Or at least the version I had as a kid did.

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  • AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Is that what gamesmen read back then?

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    • GreenKnight23@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      they weren’t gamesmen yet since videogames were still fairly young.

      they were called gamesteens at the time.

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  • oddspinnaker9295@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Here is a link directly to the archive on Video Game History Foundation’s website! I support their work and look forward to getting a new vintage magazine (bagged and boarded!) every month.

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