CGW

1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006

CGF

1987

GfW

2006
2007
2008

Softline

1981
1982
1983
1984

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You step towards the entrance to the galleries. Signs above the entryways indicate the items that are contained in each gallery. Towards the back, you notice a small alcove with a sign reading "Computer Game Forum". And you thought these had been lost forever!

Off to one side, a smaller gallery contains excerpts from the magazines, while a passage seems to lead to what looks like a library.

You also observe that some rooms sit empty, as if the Museum was hoping to expand its collection of Computer Gaming World-related items...

A tome sits on a pedestal in the middle of entrance to the galleries. You read: "This tome contains the Vintage Computer Gaming Reference Index, a 3.4+ million word index file covering the first 100 issues of CGW, the 2 CGF issues, and the entire run of 16 Softline issues. The index is a 24 megabyte ZIP file. Simply unzip the file to the directory in which you store your issues, ensuring that full path names are used. A subdirectory called "vcgri" will be created, which contains two IDX files. As well, a file called "vcgri.pdx" will be created in the main directory. Opening that file will load the index. Adobe Acrobat is required."

Download the index (24 megabyte file)



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