I just filled 4 large boxes full of old gaming magazines which include: First 2-3 years of Nintendo Power. (Not in good shape) Late 90s / Early 2000s EGM Late 90s/ Early 2000s Gamepro First year of Official Playstation Magazine (no discs) First year of PSM 9-10 issues of Next Generation from the N64 era 12-14 issues of Gamefan from the mid/late 90s Several random issues of Tips and tricks from the mid 90s. Is any of this even worth keeping? I have no attachment to them anymore so it would only be worth while if something is possibly valuable, which I highly doubt.
in 20-30 plus years it will be interesting artifacts about video game history, im pretty sure that if you keep them in good shape their value will increase, just don't get your hopes up dreaming you'll get rich with them.:katamari2
I'd keep them. They are good for reference material. I keep all my old mags and there have been plenty of times when I have used them in the discussions that come up on these boards.
I also have a ton of old mags: EGM/EGM2, Gamepro, Gamefan, Game Players, Next Gen, Videogames, Nintendo Power, along other random mags. Most of them from the early 90's up to around 2000. Most of them I only read once and kept them in perfect shape. They're pretty fun to look back on from time to time when I get the urge. It's cool to come across old unreleased hardware/software or early beta screenshots of scenes that weren't in the final cut. They do take up a huge amount of space though. You probably won't make a killing on selling them, even if they're in perfect shape. Having a full years volume helps a little. I'd say hang on to them unless you really need to free up room and they'll probably fetch a bit more as the years go by.
I had an idea a couple years ago, and had forgot until now. When I finally get a game room large enough, I was going to rip the best parts of the magazines out and wallpaper them to the wall in a giant messy/random collage. I've seen it done with old music note sheets and it came out pretty cool.
Personally, I'd keep them. They are useful reference material. If you don't want them yourself, then sell them on - but don't expect to get a lot for them! Maybe $2-3 each if you're lucky - a bit more for 1st issues and perhaps some of the earlier ones if it is long-running. Any of them Saturn-related? That would be from around 1994-1998 in the US.
