[drx]

I've been looking to buy some BEEP!メガドライブ (BEEP! Megadrive) issues to scan them, the costs are a bit prohibitive though.

Anyone here own any issues of the magazine? I could contribute a lowly amount of cash towards some scans, too.

Please speak up if you've got other Japanese magazines from that era as well (like Megadrive FAN, or something Famicom)

Thanks.

Edit: whoa, phpbb just totally bastardized my title (it had katakana in it), and we were getting along so well, too

[Dais]

I have no magazines, but I think you should consider asking at Insert Credit and Gamengai.

(being aware at both places not to feed the Recap)

[Tongueman]

I've got many issues of Beep Megadrive, Famitsu, Famimaga, etc from the late 80s and early 90s. Is there a specific game/month that you're interested in?

The sad news is I have no scanner, only a digital camera.

[MathUser2929]

LAUGHING OUT LOUD, I've seen magazines that were captured with a digital camera before. It's not near as good as a scanner.

[Tongueman]

That's why I said it was sad news. What's there to laugh about?

[Smeg]

What isn't there to laugh about? Laughter is the best medicine, and we're all very sick men.

[rbudrick]

I have every issue of Backup Technique, which was a hacker's bible. Every issue had buttloads of console mods, hacks, projects, programs you could type in, etc. for every console and JP computer system of the time. Absolutely incredible publication.

However, I can't contribute them for scans until I sell my dupe issues, but no one has bitten yet. They were EXTREMELY expensive for me to acquire. Here's a link with more info if anyone wants it:

http://www.tototek.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1965

Anyway, didn't mean to be a shameless plug, but I really do want to share these with the world, only I HAVE to get rid of these things first.

-Rob

[ProgrammingAce]

I don't particularly want another giant stack of magazines i need to store somewhere, but i'd toss in some cash to get the scans. How much are you looking for to offset the cost?

[rbudrick]

Well, I wanted to get $25 per issue, and there's 13 dupes I have for sale (well, 15, but hose are dupes of dupes). I now it's expensive, and I hate to be a cheap bastard, as it's not in my character, but if you read the thread above, you'll see these cost a buttload for me to acquire.

For those like ProgrammingAce who wouldn't want a stack of these books, I'd hate to charge anyone and not give them something tangible...and even if I did these things would still be sitting at my house, heh!

However, I don't want to threadjack, so if anyone is interested, send me a PM. Or, if anyone wanted more info on these in general just to chat about them, I could make a new thread if the interest is there. I do have one article I scanned and translated on how to make dubbing cables and remove the copy protection from FDS drives.

-Rob

[Kiddo]

There's some things on "BEEP!" At NicoNIcoDouga, including a song about it sung by Takenobu Mitsuyoshi. That's all I got though.

[Li Wang]

I just have to say I am awestruck that you've actually gathered a collection of every issue. I have 3 from like 92-93 that I bought at Super Potato. About 1000 yen each and worth every penny. It's fascinating to have such a window into the history of the Japanese hacking and pirate scene.

Would you happen to have the one off issue put out by (I think) the same people that's all about pirate stuff from Asia? I saw a copy on Yahoo Japan, but only once.

[rbudrick]

[Tongueman]

Before Game Labo, there was a magazine called "Backup Technique" which was just as awesome.

[BMF54123]

[rbudrick]

Chris, something tells me you will be more than happy to translate every word of all 40 issues for us if scanned, right? RIGHT?!

Lolz.

-Rob

[Tongueman]

Only snippets, if absolutely required.

[man_traic]

[rbudrick]

[BMF54123]

There's also the fact that OCR, as far as I know, only works with scanners, which Chris does not have.

[man_traic]

i have access to pro grade scanners