Reg Posted November 4, 2018 Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 Just stumbled across this link - the quality does not look too bad, here's one of the magazines from the Crash torrent I just started downloading. Magzine Torrent Link Crash01-Feb84.pdf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted November 4, 2018 Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 Hi Reg, I used to download torrents like this but now there seems to be every magazine available on the Internet Archive. All downloadable and in differing formats Full Crash set - https://archive.org/details/crash-magazine Big K (remember that?) - https://archive.org/details/big-k-magazine My personal favourite(Behind Crash, of course!!)- PCG https://archive.org/details/personalcomputergames-magazine Or for many, many other, try here - https://archive.org/details/computermagazines Seriously, I have lost HOURS here - Your Spectrum, CVG, Mean machines, 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Posted November 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 Wonderful - thank you. These are going to be valuable links - but time sinks never the less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pook Posted November 5, 2018 Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 22 hours ago, Reg said: Just stumbled across this link - the quality does not look too bad, here's one of the magazines from the Crash torrent I just started downloading. Magzine Torrent Link Crash01-Feb84.pdf 2 Haha, got to love a good typo. Page 26 says Psst is available for the 19k Spectrum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bagpuss Posted November 5, 2018 Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 Just a quick question - did anyone read any other spectrum magazines? I'll admit, I didn't like YS or SU. There was just something about Crash that just "clicked" with me. Even now I can remember reading the Xmas edition and feeling a little fuzzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serene02 Posted November 6, 2018 Report Share Posted November 6, 2018 I used to love the Christmas editions. I loved both Crash and Zzap64. Brilliant magazines. J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geddy Posted November 6, 2018 Report Share Posted November 6, 2018 I heard @niallquinn had some old magazines from the late 80s but I doubt he can post them here 1 Not Retired from FME June 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niallquinn Posted November 6, 2018 Report Share Posted November 6, 2018 Aye, I've got the full sets of pretty much every computer magazine, worldwide, full Amtix to ZZapp or whatever. Good few Terabytes though. NQ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geddy Posted November 6, 2018 Report Share Posted November 6, 2018 3 minutes ago, niallquinn said: Aye, I've got the full sets of pretty much every computer magazine, worldwide, full Amtix to ZZapp or whatever. Good few Terabytes though. I was on about your collection of Mayfair, Hustler and Escort to be honest 2 Not Retired from FME June 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Posted November 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2018 Now those although technically retro, that was just an interesting search on eBay. I can see people buying the PDF's but some links are for pre-owned magazines - that must be a very niche market. "my god, I am missing Razzle - Year 2 - issue 34, let me do a search on eBay - have to complete the set" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wearecity Posted November 7, 2018 Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 My first magazines were the typing ones like Sinclair Programs. I remember sometimes the ZX81 games looked good, so me and a mate, would spend hours typing them into the Spectrum, hoping they would work. Amazing to think we would finish, see if it worked, if it didn't and couldn't see why, we'd just move on to the next one, saying oh well. Never mind how much time we had spent typing it in. I pretty much bought nearly every mag for the Spectrum and C64. Wasn't overly keen on multi format ones like C&VG. Favourite Spectrum mag and computing mag of all time is/was Your Sinclair. Zzap was great for the C64, Amiga Power best for the Amiga and then PC Zone for err the PC. I have subscribed to Retro Gamer for years. I'm about 2 issues behind at the moment, as I get bored of reading it sometimes, then end up binge reading a couple of issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serene02 Posted November 7, 2018 Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 I still have a Sinclair Programs. I also have some excellent copies of C&VG from 1983 to 1985. Not as good as Crash or Zapp64, review wise. J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serene02 Posted November 7, 2018 Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 I used to collect Retro Gamer, hand all the early issues with the DVD etc, now I only buy the annual copies, it pretty much has all the best bits over the year. They do seem to repeat stuff which can be annoying. J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1969kappa Posted January 7, 2019 Report Share Posted January 7, 2019 On 06/11/2018 at 19:49, Geddy said: I was on about your collection of Mayfair, Hustler and Escort to be honest Escort lol an old classic along with Razzle and Fiesta not that I every read any of these lmfao yeah right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1969kappa Posted January 7, 2019 Report Share Posted January 7, 2019 On 06/11/2018 at 21:21, Reg said: Now those although technically retro, that was just an interesting search on eBay. I can see people buying the PDF's but some links are for pre-owned magazines - that must be a very niche market. "my god, I am missing Razzle - Year 2 - issue 34, let me do a search on eBay - have to complete the set" second hand plod mags wow risky could be a sticky situation lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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