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Electronic Games is available as scans from VGHF here. Scans are also partially available at Internet Archive here. Additional issues can be found by searching at Archive.org under "Electronic Games".
1981
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| Vol. 1 No. 1 Winter 1981 |
Features | "Can Asteroids Conquer Space Invaders?", "What's Next for Electronic Games?", "Own your Own Arcade Game", "Touchdown!" (Football!Ody2, FootballAstrocade, NFL FootballINTV, (Computer Quarterback, Hi-Res Football)Apple II), "Attack of the Chess Robots" |
| Interviews | David Crane | |
| Hardware | ||
| Players Guide | Programmable Videogames: Atari VCS, Activision, Channel F, Odyssey 2, Intellivision, Astrocade | |
| Strategy | ||
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| Computers | ||
| Coin-op | ||
| Standalone | ||
1982
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| Vol. 1 No. 2 March 1982 |
Features | "A Decade of Programmable Videogames", "Slaying Dragons: An introduction to computer adventures", "The Making of an Arcade Game" (Warlords, Centipede), "1982 Arcade Awards", "Crime Does Not Pay" |
| Interviews | Steve Lehner, Ed Averett (Master Strategy) | |
| Hardware | ||
| Players Guide | Science Fiction Games: Spacewar!, Space Invaders, Galaxian, Asteroids, Missile Command, Space War, UFO!, Cosmic Conflict!, Space Battle, Laser Blast, Star Warrior, Star Raiders, The Warp Factor, Defender | |
| Strategy | ||
| Console | ||
| Computers | ||
| Coin-op | ||
| Standalone | ||
| Vol. 1 No. 3 May 1982 |
Features | "Videogame Outlook - 1982", "Women Join the Arcade Revolution", "Videogames You'll Never See", "The A-Maze-ing World of Gobble Games", "Clubs for Gamers", "Slam Dunk! Sizing Up Electronic Basketball" (Bowling! / Basketball!, Basketball2600, NBA Basketball, BasketballAtari 8-bit) |
| Interviews | Bob Ogdon (Dave Nutting Associates) | |
| Players Guide | Wargames | |
| Strategy | ||
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| Coin-op | ||
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| Vol. 1 No. 4 June 1982 |
Features | "Joystick Jury: Readers Rate the Game Controllers", "Grand Slam!" (Major League BaseballINTV, Tornado BaseballAstrocade, Home Run2600, (Computer Baseball, Major League BaseballApple II, Computer Baseball StrategyTRS-80), "School for Game Doctors", "Videogame Hall of Fame" (Pong, Space Invaders, Asteroids, Pac-Man, Quest for the Rings, Major League Baseball), "Playing with Time" (Game Watches) |
| Interviews | Silas Warner (Castle Wolfenstein) | |
| Hardware | ||
| Players Guide | Adventures | |
| Strategy | ||
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| Computers | ||
| Coin-op | ||
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| Vol. 1 No. 5 July 1982 |
Features | "The History of Arcades", "The Coming of...Tron", "Mini-Arcade Gallery", "Videogames Go King-Size!" |
| Interviews | Alan Miller | |
| Hardware | RF switches | |
| Players Guide | Summer Sports Videogames | |
| Strategy | ||
| Books | How to Win at Video Games (Ray Giguette), How to Master the Video Games (Tom Hirschfeld), Mastering Pac-Man (Ken Uston), The Complete Guide to Electronic Games (Howard Blumenthal) | |
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| Coin-op | ||
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| Vol. 1 No. 6 August 1982 |
Features | "Games on Disc", "Arcading Italian Style", "Videogame Graphics Inspired Disney's Blockbuster", "Exploding the Arcade Myths", "Powerhouse Pinball", "Vide Pinball" ((Raster Blaster, David's Midnight Magic)Apple II, Thunderball!Ody2, Bally PinCoin-Op, Video Pinball) |
| Hardware | VIC-20 | |
| Players Guide | The New Coin-Ops | |
| Strategy | ||
| Books | The Electronic Cottage (William Morrow), Score! Beating the Top 16 Video Games (Ken Uston), How to Master Home Video Games (Tom Hirschfeld) | |
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| Computers | ||
| Coin-op | ||
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| Vol. 1 No. 7 September 1982 |
Features | "Better Control for your Games", "Movie Stars, Superheroes Go Arcading!", "The History of Pinball", "Oh! Oh! Othello!" (Othello2600, Dynasty!Ody2, Reversi Sensory Challenger, Othello, ReversalApple II, IagoTRS-80) |
| Interviews | David Mullich | |
| Hardware | Analog RGB | |
| Players Guide | Mazes | |
| Strategy | ||
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| Coin-op | ||
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| Vol. 1 No. 8 October 1982 |
Features | "Customizing Coleco's Pac-Man", "Preview of the New Videogames", "How to Cheat at the Videogames", "The Magnificant Look of...Tron", "Videogame Hall of Fame" (Defender, Star Raiders) |
| Interviews | Mark Turmell (Sneakers) | |
| Hardware | Apple II | |
| Players Guide | Football | |
| Strategy | ||
| Books | Guide to Buying and Beating the Video Games (Ken Uston), How to Win at Donkey Kong (Pocket Books) | |
| Console | ||
| Computers | ||
| Coin-op | ||
| Standalone | ||
| Vol. 1 No. 9 November 1982 |
Features | "Tron: From Game to Film and Back Again", "Goodies for Gamers", "Dial-A-Game" |
| Interviews | Kathe Spracklen, Dan Spracklen (Computer Chess) | |
| Hardware | Vectrex, Starpath Supercharger, Emerson Arcadia 2001 | |
| Players Guide | Micro-Computers: VIC-20, Atari 8-bit, Apple II, Tandy Color Computer, IBM PC | |
| Strategy | ||
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| Coin-op | ||
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| Vol. 1 No. 10 December 1982 |
Features | "Our Second Annual Shopping List for Prospective Santas", "You Can Be A Game Desginer", "The Ultimate Gaming Gift" |
| Interviews | Fernando Herrera (First Star Software) | |
| Hardware | ColecoVision, Beamscope | |
| Players Guide | Programmable Videogame Systems: Atari 2600, Odyssey 2, Intellivision, Astrocade, ColecoVision, Atari 5200, Vectrex | |
| Strategy | ||
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1983
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| Vol. 1 No. 11 January 1983 |
Features | "1983 Arcade Awards" (see main article), "The 21st Century Arcade", "Third Wave Videogaming Comes to Market" |
| Interviews | Rob Fulop | |
| Hardware | Atari 5200 | |
| Players Guide | Climbing games | |
| Strategy | ||
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| Computers | ||
| Coin-op | ||
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| Vol. 1 No. 12 February 1983 |
Features | "Flight Simulator...The Ultimate Videogame", "Joystick Update: How Your Favorite Controller Works", "Pac Merchandising", "Gaming and the Handicapped" |
| Interviews | Dan Burton (Strategic Simulations) | |
| Players Guide | Computer games | |
| Books | The Video Master's Guide to Defender (Nick Broomis) | |
| Strategy | ||
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| Coin-op | ||
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| Vol. 1 No. 13 March 1983 |
Features | "Joystick Update", "A Visit to G.A.M.E.S.", "Chess for One" |
| Hardware | Sidewriter (Atari 8-bit keyboard) | |
| Players Guide | Science fiction games | |
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| Coin-op | ||
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| Vol. 2 No. 1 April 1983 |
Features | "Arcading through Europe", "Secrets of the Controller", "Home Videogames Meet Cable TV", "Collecting Coin-Ops", "Videomania: Danger Signs for Arcade Fanatics" |
| Players Guide | Coin-Ops | |
| Strategy | ||
| Console | ||
| Computers | ||
| Coin-op | ||
| Standalone | ||
| Vol. 2 No. 2 May 1983 |
Features | "Videogame Preview '83", "Confessions of an Arcade Technician", "Second Hand Cartridges", "Arcading on the River" |
| Players Guide | Cute games | |
| Strategy | ||
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| Computers | ||
| Coin-op | ||
| Standalone | ||
| Vol. 2 No. 3 June 1983 |
Features | "Controller Update: Probing the World of the Exotic", "Games on the Phone", "Closet Classics" |
| Hardware | Type 'n Talk | |
| Players Guide | Fantasy games | |
| Strategy | ||
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| Computers | ||
| Coin-op | ||
| Standalone | ||
| Vol. 2 No. 4 July 1983 |
Features | "Standalone Preview '83", "The Flat-Top Arcade", "Throw a Home Arcade Party", "The Home Video Casino", "The Big Charge Batteries" |
| Interviews | David Snider (David's Midnight Magic) | |
| Hardware | Intellivoice, The Voice of Odyssey 2 | |
| Players Guide | Arcade Combat | |
| Casino games | Casino2600, Las Vegas Poker & BlackjackINTV, Las Vegas Blackjack!Ody2, Blackjack/Poker/Acey-DeuceyAstrocade, Ken Uston Blackjack/PokerColeco, The Blackjack CoachTRS-80, Blackjack StrategyApple II, Poker Party, Las Vegas RouletteINTV, Slot Machine2600, Casino Slot MachineOdy2, Horse RacingINTV... | |
| Strategy | ||
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| Coin-op | ||
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| Vol. 2 No. 5 August 1983 |
Features | "The Miner 2049er Story", "The Summer Game goes Electronic", "Home Arcading Steps Out", "War Games", "Computing on the Camp Ground" |
| Interviews | Bill Hogue (Miner 2049er), Mark Blank (Deadline) | |
| Players Guide | New Fall Coin-Ops | |
| Baseball games | Major League Baseball, Major League All Star Baseball, Intellivision World Series Baseball, RealSports Baseball, Super Challenge Baseball, Super Action Baseball, Computer Baseball, Major League Baseball | |
| Strategy | ||
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| Vol. 2 No. 6 September 1983 |
Features | "Meet the 1984 Arcade Award Contenders", "Joysticks: Do they Really Improve the Games?", "The Inside Story of War Games" |
| Interviews | Russ Wetmore | |
| Players Guide | Auto Race games | |
| Console | ||
| Computers | ||
| Coin-op | ||
| Standalone | ||
| Vol. 2 No. 7 October 1983 |
Features | "3rd Annual Home Gaming Preview", "Playing it Smart with Educational Computer Games", "Superman III Unveils the Videogame of the Future" |
| Hardware | Electronic Grandmaster | |
| Players Guide | Electronic Football | |
| Strategy | ||
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| Vol. 2 No. 8 November 1983 |
Features | "Newsmakers: Dragon's Lair", "Videogame Hall of Fame" (Donkey Kong, Zaxxon), "Scary Video Games", "Goodies for Gamers", "Video Pinball Flips", "In Control" (Controller Reviews), "Q*Bert Comes Home" |
| Interviews | Steve Kitchen, Gary Kitchen, Dan Kitchen (Activision) | |
| Players Guide | Programmable Videogames: Atari 2600, Odyssey 2, Astrocade, Intellivision, ColecoVision, Atari 5200, Vectrex. Whatever happened to...Channel F, Ultravision, Arcadia 2001 | |
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| Vol. 2 No. 9 December 1983 |
Features | "Gifts for Gamers", "Dear Pac-Man", "In Control", "Eye on Monitors" |
| Interviews | John S. Bayes (Clipper: Around the Horn in 1850) | |
| Players Guide | Microcomputers: Atari 8-bit, VIC-20, Commodore 64, Coleco Adam, Apple IIe, TRS-80 Color Computer, IBM PC | |
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| Coin-op | ||
| Standalone | ||