Gamers

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File:Gamers DE 1992-01.pdf
Gamers
Publisher: Rüdiger Limbach
Country of origin: Germany
Backed systems: Sega Master System, Sega Mega Drive, Sega Game Gear, Sega Saturn
First issue date: 1992-xx-xx
Last issue date: 1996-03-02
Number of issues: 32
Frequency: Monthly, Bimonthly

Gamers was a German Sega magazine which existed in the 1990s. Started in 1992 it became the most popular magazine dedicated to Sega. Editors included veterans of the gaming business and magazines, such as Heinrich Lenhardt, Boris Schneider and 1992 German Sega champion Reza Abdoali. Julian Eggebrecht of Factor 5 contributed as well as Torsten Oppermann, who would go on to become Marketing Director at Sega of Germany soon after.

The magazine was first publishe bi-monthly, and later switched to a monthly publication. Games were rated using school marks based on the German standard, with mark 1 being very good, and 6 being very bad. A minus or plus after the mark indicated a tendency for a better or worse rating that was just missed.

Reviews in the magazine were regarded as rather strict, with many high profile games missing top grades over the years. Its reputation of being independent of Sega was further strengthened by them rating the majority of Mega-CD games below average and repeatedly claiming the purchase of the add-on was not worth it judging by the games available. The "Best of 1993" special issue contained an article on the future of gaming consoles, in the verdict dismissing the Mega-CD as a fossil.

In 1993 a Nintendo-focused magazine called "Total!" was launched by the same team.

In late 1995 the publisher MVL Verlag filed for bankruptcy. The team continued work on the magazine and launched "New Gamers" in early 1996 under their new company X-plain Verlag. While they stated to have gotten the rights to Gamers, the previous publisher contested that claim. Unable to afford the cost of going to court, X-plain discontinued New Gamers after the first issue. The articles written for the planned second issue were then released as a one-time "Gambler Sega Special".

Ratings

Main article: Gamers/Ratings.

Back issues

Issue PDF Name Date Price Barcode Extras
1992-01 Logo-pdf.svg Februar/März 1992 1992-xx-xx DM 5.005.00
1992-02 Logo-pdf.svg April/Mai 1992 1992-03-19 DM 5.005.00
1992-03 Logo-pdf.svg Juni/Juli 1992 1992-05-21 DM 5.005.00
1992-04 Logo-pdf.svg August/September 1992 1992-07-19 DM 5.005.00
1992-05 Logo-pdf.svg Oktober/November 1992 1992-09-24
1993-01 Logo-pdf.svg Dezember/Januar 1993 1992-11-19 DM 6.006.00
1993-02 Logo-pdf.svg Februar/März 1993 1993-01-22 DM 6.006.00 4015820449133-02
1993-03 Logo-pdf.svg April/Mai 1993 1993-03-25 DM 6.006.00
1993-04 Logo-pdf.svg Juni/Juli 1993 1993-05-21 DM 6.006.00
1993-05 Logo-pdf.svg August/September 1993 1993-07-23 DM 6.006.00
1993-06 Logo-pdf.svg Oktober/November 1993 1993-09-24 DM 6.006.00
1994-01 Logo-pdf.svg Dezember/Januar 1994 1993-11-19 DM 6.006.00
1994-02 Logo-pdf.svg Februar/März 1994 1994-01-21 DM 6.006.00
1994-03 Logo-pdf.svg März/April 1994 1994-03-04 DM 6.006.00
1994-04 Logo-pdf.svg Mai/Juni 1994 1994-05-06[1] DM 6.006.00
1994-05 Logo-pdf.svg Juli/August 1994 1994-07-01[2] DM 6.006.00
1994-09 Logo-pdf.svg September 1994 1994-09-02[3] DM 6.006.00
1994-10 Logo-pdf.svg Oktober 1994 1994-xx-xx DM 6.006.00
1994-11 Logo-pdf.svg November 1994 1994-11-04 DM 6.006.00
1994-12 Logo-pdf.svg Dezember 1994 1994-12-02 DM 6.006.00
1995-01 Logo-pdf.svg Januar 1995 1995-01-08[4] DM 6.006.00
1995-02 Logo-pdf.svg Februar 1995 1995-02-03[5] DM 6.006.00
1995-0304 Logo-pdf.svg März/April 1995 1995-03-03 DM 6.006.00
1995-05 Logo-pdf.svg Mai 1995 1995-0x-xx DM 6.006.00 4391920806008
1995-06 Logo-pdf.svg Juni 1995 1995-0x-xx DM 6.006.00 4391920806008
1995-07 Logo-pdf.svg Juli 1995 1995-06-14 DM 6.006.00 4391920806008-07
1995-08 Logo-pdf.svg August 1995 1995-07-12 DM 6.006.00 4391920806008-08
1995-09 Logo-pdf.svg September 1995 1995-08-09 DM 6.006.00 4391920806008-09
1995-10 Logo-pdf.svg Oktober 1995 1995-09-13 DM 6.006.00 4391920806008-10
1995-11 Logo-pdf.svg November 1995 1995-10-11[5] DM 6.006.00 4391920806008-11
1995-12 Logo-pdf.svg Dezember 1995 1995-11-08[6] DM 6.006.00 4391920806008-12
1996-03 Gamers 9603 cover.jpg xxxx xxxx 1996-03-02 DM 6.006.00 4391920806008-03
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special1 Logo-pdf.svg Best of Sega: Tests, Tips & Tricks 1993-xx-xx DM 9.809.80
special2 Logo-pdf.svg Sports By Sega 1993-xx-xx DM 9.809.80
special3 Logo-pdf.svg Action By Sega 1993-xx-xx DM 9.809.80
special4 Logo-pdf.svg Best of 1993 199x-xx-xx DM 9.809.80

Specials

References


Sega-related magazines published in Germany
Gamers (1992-1996) | Sega Pro (1992-1994) | Sega Magazin (1993-2000) | Dreamcast: Das Offizielle Magazin (1999-2000) | Dreamcast Kult (1999-2001) | Dreamcast Magic (1999-2001) | Dreamcast Lösungen (2000-2001)