Site is Now Active!!

[Kiwi]

With the completion of 99% of our files now added to the seedbox and the commencement of adding new files here the old website (www.oldgamemags.net) is no longer being updated.

It is being kept in place to assist in assigning credit for files to their respective scanning members. Once that is complete is will be taken offline thus ending our use of PHPFusion, something which while it seemed great at the time, simply had too many niggles for me to want to continue using it.

What's incoming or on the horizon for the new site?

AralDite has been scanning up a storm and has uploaded nearly 400 files to the OGM NAS of late so as I do some minor edits on them expect to see these added in the coming weeks, well, it could take months there's so many of them. I am just getting some downtime from adding everything to the site over the last few weeks and then I'll be back onto scanning the rest of GunyenTony 's donated Dreamcast Magazine (JPN) issues and I think I have one remaining issue of Computer Games: Strategy Plus to process as well. And Jason still has a few Game Informer (AUS) issues incoming. And what awesome stuff might kitsunebi bring to the table? 

Stay tuned and over time all will be revealed!!

[ed209]

Great stuff Kiwi
Sounds like quite the backlog!

[Kiwi]

Indeed it is mate!! I'm steeling myself for the workload with a rum and coke!! 

[slider1983]

Indeed it is mate!! I'm steeling myself for the workload with a rum and coke!! 

There's also scanned stuff I uploaded, new to this website and magazine fixes of Nipledly's stuff.

Also is it okay to upload magazines to your dropbox that are missing from this website? A few were converted to PDF by me (sorry Kitsunebi) but I'm happy to help fill in those blanks from what I have that you haven't ported over Amiga and Famitsu related.

[Kiwi]

Moved the new releases topics to their own dedicated category so they don't disappear every time someone posts in general discussion category.

[kitsunebi]

[Kiwi]

Indeed. kitsunebi has lent me sterling support in prettying up the download portal with thumbnails, more thumbnails and even more thumbnails. Thumbnails everywhere!! 

Seriously though, I've had my hands full adding everything to the seedbox and getting the downloads themselves back online. When he suggested a couple of things I gave him the keys to the download cabinet and he's jumped in and the results are looking very nice indeed.

[kitsunebi]

Thumbnails for issues and magazine categories are finished...I think?  If anyone notices any still missing, don't be afraid to speak up!  We've also bumped up the size of the covers on individual download pages for the benefit of people who don't like having to squint at the teeny tiny thumbnails to determine if they want to download the issue or not.

[slider1983]

If anyone notices any still missing, don't be afraid to speak up! 

Maybe I've missed it but I've noticed the Extended Play newsletters from Official Xbox Magazine aren't on yet.

[Kiwi]

On my to-do list Done!!

I think kitsunebi was referring to the thumbnails specifically, not file content, as I am in charge of that dept.

[slider1983]

On my to-do list Done!!

Thanks Kiwi.    With your consent I will start uploading to your inbox any files I see missing that I do have like some Famitsu and Amiga Format.

[kitsunebi]

Don't bother with my missing Famitsu issues.  Kiwi has them and will add them when he has time.

[slider1983]

Okay no probs. The ones I found missing were:

- Famitsu 210_December_25th_1992
- Famitsu 1347 (October 9, 2014)
- Famitsu 1353 (November 20, 2014)
- Famitsu 1358 (December 25, 2014)
- Famitsu 1359_1360 (January 1_8_15, 2015)
- Famitsu 1365 (February 12, 2015)
- Famitsu 1367 (February 26, 2015)
- Famitsu 1373 (April 9, 2015)

[kitsunebi]

Yep, all but issue 210 are my scans, which he has.  And I've got the CBR of 210 if Kiwi needs it, which would save him having to convert your copy back to its original format.

[Kiwi]

All are now online including #210 which I had but somehow missed adding to the site.