Videogaming Illustrated, also known as VGI,[1] was a video game magazine published in the United States and ran from August 1982 to March 1984.
Editor-in-Chief | Jeff Rovin |
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Categories | Video game journalism |
Frequency | (Bi)Monthly |
Publisher | Jeff Rovin, Bill DuBay |
Founder | Jeff Rovin |
Founded | 1982 |
First issue | August 1982 |
Final issue Number | March 1984 14 |
Company | Ion International Inc. |
Country | USA |
Based in | Bethel, Connecticut |
Language | English |
ISSN | 0739-4373 |
OCLC | 9752913 |
VGI changed its title twice: in issue June 1983 to Videogaming and Computer Gaming Illustrated and in issue January 1984 to Video and Computer Gaming Illustrated.
It began life as a bi-monthly publication before becoming a monthly publication.[1] Its short run has been explained by the video game crash of 1983.[2][3][4]
The magazine was split up into the following sections:
The Star Words section featured commentary about computer games from celebrities such as Charlton Heston and Kirk Douglas.[5]