We went from platformers and basic JRPGs to a game with substance. It showed us that video games could be an experience rather than repetitively pushing buttons. Games no longer had to be simplistic. It marked the advent of gaming potential. They could involve cinematography, story boarding, screenplays, voice acting, plot development, grit, and everything that created consummate gaming experiences. It was the first time anyone actually felt an emotional connection with game bosses. There would be no Deus Ex, Mass Effect 2, or Read Dead Redemption 2, the pinnacle of elite gaming without Kojima’s 1998 masterpiece.
Wonderfully said, I couldn't agree more! The game was such a disrupter at release and really laid the groundwork for so many different games/genres to come. Thanks for checking out the video!
Thanks! Always fun to browse these mags. I was working at Staples in ‘98 and was more into my PC with Voodoo 2, but still had consoles. Vigilante 8 is pretty fun. Im surprised Quartermann was still there. I foolishly tossed out all my EGMs, Game Pros, PC Gamer, and Nintendo Powers in the 90s every few months. I was as living in the moment. I still want to live in those moments as far as entertainment goes. At least there are a lot of scans online now.
Bummer about your old gaming mags, I would have never guessed that they'd be so much fun to go through all these years later. I find plenty of overpriced old Nintendo Power issues on my local FB Marketplace, but rarely do I see any other magazines. It's so nice having the option to browse through old scans on the Internet Archive!
@ Exactly, I never thought back then they would be so precious in the future. I was on the internet early, but didn’t once think it would ever replace magazines. I eventually got 1-249 for Nintendo Power again before the prices went insane. I look through one every couple of weeks. It takes years to cycle through them all and by the time I circle back I forget a lot so it seems new again. Thanks for the new old memories with this one!
It's a super cool cover! Same here, EGM was top tier with such great care and attention to detail in each issue. It's bummer that they're online-only now but I'm happy they're still around. Thanks for checking out the video!
It’s a hard one to get into for sure. I think I’m blinded by nostalgia on it since I saw so many ads for it back then 😂. Thanks for checking out the video!
Little did anyone know in September of ‘98 that Metal Gear Solid would be the greatest game of all time.
We went from platformers and basic JRPGs to a game with substance. It showed us that video games could be an experience rather than repetitively pushing buttons. Games no longer had to be simplistic. It marked the advent of gaming potential. They could involve cinematography, story boarding, screenplays, voice acting, plot development, grit, and everything that created consummate gaming experiences. It was the first time anyone actually felt an emotional connection with game bosses. There would be no Deus Ex, Mass Effect 2, or Read Dead Redemption 2, the pinnacle of elite gaming without Kojima’s 1998 masterpiece.
Wonderfully said, I couldn't agree more! The game was such a disrupter at release and really laid the groundwork for so many different games/genres to come. Thanks for checking out the video!
Thanks! Always fun to browse these mags. I was working at Staples in ‘98 and was more into my PC with Voodoo 2, but still had consoles. Vigilante 8 is pretty fun. Im surprised Quartermann was still there. I foolishly tossed out all my EGMs, Game Pros, PC Gamer, and Nintendo Powers in the 90s every few months. I was as living in the moment. I still want to live in those moments as far as entertainment goes. At least there are a lot of scans online now.
Bummer about your old gaming mags, I would have never guessed that they'd be so much fun to go through all these years later. I find plenty of overpriced old Nintendo Power issues on my local FB Marketplace, but rarely do I see any other magazines. It's so nice having the option to browse through old scans on the Internet Archive!
@ Exactly, I never thought back then they would be so precious in the future. I was on the internet early, but didn’t once think it would ever replace magazines. I eventually got 1-249 for Nintendo Power again before the prices went insane. I look through one every couple of weeks. It takes years to cycle through them all and by the time I circle back I forget a lot so it seems new again. Thanks for the new old memories with this one!
@@RetroGamingNookwhy not go for complete 285 of Nintendo Power, you’re so close to complete.
I like this issue, great MGS cover. I’m a big fan of EGM magazine.
It's a super cool cover! Same here, EGM was top tier with such great care and attention to detail in each issue. It's bummer that they're online-only now but I'm happy they're still around. Thanks for checking out the video!
@ I got into collecting them, I have issues 01-236.
@gamingtv394 nice collection!
Tales of Destiny 2 is worth a bunch of money not really the first though
Good to know! They seem like pretty enjoyable JRPGs
Iggys wreckin balls sux I just sold it I just couldn’t get into it
It’s a hard one to get into for sure. I think I’m blinded by nostalgia on it since I saw so many ads for it back then 😂. Thanks for checking out the video!
First👇 very blasé issue for sure!
Total throwback. I'm bummed there was no Wide Boy 64 coverage though 🤣
@@retrogameattic100 percent you on movie
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