The Gamer's Quarter

Shapermc · Hot Sake! Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279

Without further delay, Issue #8 of our fine magazine is finally available for download as a full-length PDF preview. Check it out by clicking here, and if you like what you read please visit our shop to purchase a hard copy. Hard copies are more book than magazine, and at $5 plus shipping each issue is an incredible value. Within the 77 pages of Issue #8 you'll find 18 articles covering Capcom games, special Tokyo Game Show coverage, The Secret of Mana, Metroid II, Wii Line antics, Rule of Rose, a guest appearance from the writer of Game Time With Mister Raroo, and much, much more! You'll also find tons of original artwork, including a CAPcomic and a very blue cover by Toronto artist Benjamin Rivers! Regardless of what you think of the magazine we'd love to hear about it, so please click the comments button below and let us know. We don't always say it, but thank you everyone for your support.

On the Grand Master's Stage

Goading 'n Gouging

That Spiky-Haired Lawyer is All Talk

Shinji Mikami and the Lost Art of Game Design

Secrets and Save Points

Giving Up the Ghost

I Came Wearing a Full Suit of Armour But I Left Wearing Only My Pants

Militia II is Machinima

Mega Microcosms

Persona Visits the Wii Line

Christmas Morning at the Leukemia Ward

A Retrospective Survival Guide to Tokyo Game Show

You've Won a Prize!

Knee-Deep in Legend

Killing Dad and Getting it Right

The Sound of Horns and Motors

The Punch Line

Untold Tales of the Arcade

Why Game?

Available NOW!
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helicopterp · . Joined: 13 May 2006 Posts: 1435 Location: Philadelphia

Dessgeega domination. Can't wait to read it all tomorrow once I'm through with writing all these papers.
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Nana Komatsu · weak sauce Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 1293

Is it just me or is there nothing by Andrew Toups in this issue?
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Mr. Mechanical · Friendly Stranger Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 1276

So Chris Harback contributed artwork for the Strider article but his name isn't listed under the contributors?

[MODERATOR] I think this is getting put in there right now, and the moderator totally blames that Ancil girl for this.
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Mr. Mechanical · Friendly Stranger Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 1276

That damn Ancil girl.
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Lestrade · Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 7:57 pm Post subject:

SUGOOOOOIIIIIIIII!

dessgeega · Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 8:16 pm Post subject:

oops ;_;

anyway, fixed now.
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thatbox · . Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Posts: 99 Location: nashville / nola

I've just read Maztorre's thing and glanced at all the pictures - great art, art team!
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seryogin · Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 11:27 pm Post subject:

Dudes, you've got to tell me. On the page three artwork, there's a big nosed kid with a gun, wearing cargo pants. What game is he from? I dinstinctly remember playing something like it as a seven-year old yet I've never been able to remember it's name?
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simplicio · . Joined: 03 May 2005 Posts: 1091

That Secret of Mana piece is pretty wrenching, especially as I connect to SoM's specific form of co-op nostalgia (though my experience was a great one, with my best friend) and know how affecting that shared imaginary journey can be.

And Dess, nice work with the Rule of Rose piece. I was prepared for something far less reasonable, but you did it quite well, even if I totally disagree with you still.

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Shapermc · Hot Sake! Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279

seryogin · Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:26 pm Post subject:

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Faithless · . Joined: 11 Sep 2005 Posts: 153

Thanks for all the great feedback about the article. It was rather difficult to confront that game, and the outpouring of support I've gotten in the wake of the piece has made it worthwhile.

Really, thanks.
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Treedweller · . Joined: 03 Mar 2007 Posts: 5 Location: Canada

Sorry if this is a little late, but I've been a fan of TGQ for a while, but only recently joined the forums. Anyways I skimmed through the issue and read Heather's article, and I must say, you did an amazing job. For you to be able to talk about your obviously incredibly painful memories and be able to articulate your fears about the game coherently... That takes true courage.

I also found the message of the article interesting to think about after the fact; the actual context that we play our games in and the associative memories we form can greatly influence our like and dislike of the actual games in question. It goes beyond simple nostalgia, something I've never really thought about...

Oh, and I just realized something. Heather (I'm not sure what you prefer to be called on the forums, sorry), aren't you also a writer for the magazine Play? I'm a real fan of that mag too, and I've admired your work even before I came across the aforementioned article.
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Faithless · . Joined: 11 Sep 2005 Posts: 153

Yes, I write for a magazine called Play. Here, I'm Faithless or Heather or whatever. I'm glad you like TGQ, but don't skim the rest of the magazine. My fellow writers are my mentors, my inspiration. If not for this crew of people, and a few others, I wouldn't have written a single word about video games, ever. EVER.
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Treedweller · . Joined: 03 Mar 2007 Posts: 5 Location: Canada

Oh, I won't ignore the rest of the articles either. I usually just skim through the issue at first and read the shorter articles first, then I go back to it and read the longer ones. Don't worry, I love TGQ too much to not read the whole issue Wink

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captaincabinets · Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 11:58 am Post subject:

Has #8 started shipping yet?
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SuperWes · Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 12:14 pm Post subject:

captaincabinets · Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 12:52 pm Post subject:

excellent! right around the same time my glorious government gives me money for nothing. I know I could pre-order but I like to have the shortest time possible between paying and receiving.
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SuperWes · Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 10:20 am Post subject:

Nana Komatsu · weak sauce Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 1293

I hope matt doesn't forget his promise!
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captaincabinets · Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 3:00 am Post subject:

huzzah! my aud are now your usd!
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daphaknee · Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 4:57 pm Post subject:

guys i just wanted you to know that i really love the gamers quarter and am ordering two issues right now!

rock on

edit: i actually ordered three issues

purplechair · . Joined: 28 Mar 2005 Posts: 378 Location: in my pants

Yeah, wait a minute. Shouldn't there be an issues* 9 and 10 by now? This is a terrifying realisation.

*I did this on purpose, to be cute. I'd actually be really upset if it was proper grammar.

Shapermc · Hot Sake! Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279

Well, Issue #9 is heavily underway. It will be out this month. It's been promoted to a half-dollar.
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-Robert E. Howard in a letter to a friend circa Decmber 1932

"There is no place in this enterprise for a rogue physicist!"

Ryan - SuperWes' Bane · Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 1:37 am Post subject:

*still waiting on issue #9*

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Guest · Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 1:53 pm Post subject:

No new issues yet??

(ps I'm a spambot)

Redeye · . Joined: 02 Oct 2006 Posts: 986 Location: filth