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Letter from Electronic Entertainment #11 (Nov. 1994)

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Tetris Worlds "Tetris is back." (Official US PlayStation Magazine #54, Mar. 2002)

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Welltris “Another Soviet Challenge Of New Dimensions” (Video Games & Computer Entertainment #12, January 1990)

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VideoGameSpot "At the end of your rope?" (Electronic Gaming Monthly #90, Jan. 1997)

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After EGM showed off the revamped Conker’s Bad Fur Day readers wrote in next month to guess that it was their annual April Fools’ joke. (Electronic Gaming Monthly #130, May 2000)

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Final Fantasy XI "Share The Adventure. Share The Fantasy." (GamePro #183, Dec. 2003)

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Nintendo anti-piracy blurb from Nintendo Power vol. 21.

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Today's wild find in the VGHF Library: Back in September 1998, the US publisher of Bust-A-Groove announced that it was canceled... and then UNCANCELLED it days later. Turns out there was a contract issue, and somebody in PR jumped the gun. Yikes! archive.gamehistory.org/item/9fbbe26...

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Bobby Kotick: "You promise this photoshoot will make me look cool?" Source: Next Generation, May 1999.

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Reporting on the tepid response to the reveal of some weird game project that Square and Disney were working on.

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Finally, a fight Gex can win. (Electronic Gaming Monthly #99, Oct. 1997)

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Trillium Interactive Software "Booted up any good books lately?" (Electronic Games Volume 02 #15, Oct. 1984)

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Trespasser "Right now you could be on a tropical island." (Next Generation #42, June 1998)

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PSM's outlook for the Nintendo DS: "The backwards compatibility will help sell units, but unless developers can come up with creative uses for the touchscreen, we may be looking at another Virtual Boy." (PSM #87, Aug. 2004)

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Mr. Do!'s Castle "There's not a second to clown around!" (Electronic Games #15, Oct. 1984)

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Final Fantasy Legend I-III and Final Fantasy Adventure "Once again, the fate of the world rests in your hands. Just don't forget the batteries." (Next Generation #42, June 1998)

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Please stop putting TVs in the river.

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Drake of the 99 Dragons "Killer 1st Issue" (GamePro #183, Dec. 2003)

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Shining Soul and Demi Kids "The RPG Revolution" (GamePro #183, Dec. 2003)

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Which genre deserves to die? (Poll from PSM #94, Mar. 2005)

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Mega Man Zero 2 "Zero Returns to the Game Boy Advance!" (GamePro #183, Dec. 2003)

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Final Fantasy X-2 "It's Not Over." (GamePro #183, Dec. 2003)

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Only hotline veterans can handle the wiggling penis calls. (Electronic Gaming Monthly #181, Aug. 2004)

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So the recent unveiling of the VGHF Digital Archive has also made it easier to track the development (and possibly origins!) of the urban legend about the "Dragon Quest Law." I dunno if there's been any other research done on this, but here's what I've found so far.

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The Simpsons: Hit & Run "The fate of humanity rests with Homer J. Simpson." (GamePro #183, Dec. 2003)

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Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2/Dragon Ball Z: Taiketsu/Dragon Ball Z: Budokai "Ah, the joys of evil."/"It's fun. In a don't mess with me kind of way."/"Some run and hide. Some stand and fight. Which are you?" (GamePro #183, Dec. 2003)

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Ninja Gaiden "Back... in black." (GamePro #183, Dec. 2003)

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Killers

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If you're browsing the digital library, please share your favorite things you're finding! We don't even know 100% of what's in here and we want to know what excites you

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The Video Game History Foundation Library is now in early access. For free. For everyone. Wherever you are. Read more: gamehistory.org/vghf-library...

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Over on the @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social Discord we've been showing off and playing with our work-in-progress digital library (soon!), this is going to be such a great resource. I just asked it to show me every video game magazine in our collection in chronological order that says "Metroidvania."

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Hey Quartermann, please don't fat shame Sonic.

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Verdict TeleReviews 1-900 numbers were big in the early 90s so why not game reviews over the phone. Only $.95 a minute to hear about Wall Street Kid. (Electronic Gaming Monthly #22, May 1991)

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Mock-up of the SNES from EGM. (Electronic Gaming Monthly #22, May 1991)

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A Fork in the Tale / Print ad / Advance Reality Interactive / 1997

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All the Review Crew wants for Christmas (Electronic Gaming Monthly #162, Jan 2003)

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Gradius: The Interstellar Assault "High Voltage Warning: Open Only If You're Qualified to Handle Mega Mega Power." (GamePro #32, Mar. 1992)

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Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu "Ready... Set... POW!!! It's a Black Belt Blowout with Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu." (GamePro #18, Jan. 1991)

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Solstice: The Quest for the Staff of Demnos "The final test of the Game Master." (GamePro #18, Jan. 1991)

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Holiday Gift Ideas For Your Online Sweetie (Electronic Entertainment #12, Dec. 1994)

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BurgerTime Deluxe "Gimme' The Works!" (Electronic Gaming Monthly #22, May 1991)

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Fan art from Nintendo Power #100, Sept. 1997 “Metroid 64 Let’s Hope It Will One Day Exist”

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Crack Down "This tiny game has 1,253 enemy soldiers, 392 time delay bombs, 140 laser cannons, 28 sinkholes, and one kickbutt attitude. But it still has room for you." (Electronic Gaming Monthly #22, May 1991)

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Electronic Gaming Monthly #171, Oct. 2003

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Quote from Ken Kutaragi (Electronic Gaming Monthly #200, Feb. 2006)

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G.I. Joe "You're not the only one waiting for G.I. Joe." (Electronic Gaming Monthly #22, May 1991)

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Gain Ground "Fun for kids of all ages" (Electronic Gaming Monthly #22, May 1991)

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