Computer Gamer was a video game magazine published in the United Kingdom by Argus Specialist Publications, covering home gaming during the late 1980s. It was a colourful relaunch of the failing "Games Computing", a more conservative magazine published throughout in monochrome.
| Editor | Eric Doyle |
|---|---|
| Categories | Computer magazine |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | 20,000 |
| Company | Argus Specialist Publications |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| ISSN | 0744-6667 |
Like many similar magazines, it contained sections of news, game reviews, previews, tips, help guides, columnists, reader's letters, and occasionally cover-mounted game demos.
Although lost in the crowd of titles on the market in the mid-80s, Gamer did achieve the distinction of having an issue banned by W H Smith and other UK newsagents. The cover promoted a game called "Blood And Guts" but was considered to be too gory and was replaced by a plainer rush cover. The offending image, constructed from pink hessian, bubblewrap, red paint and a Turkish knife, was demoted to background art on the revue pages - without complaint.
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