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RETURN magazine - Issue 13

BloodBazBloodBaz
edited March 2013 in Sinclair Miscellaneous
I've just received my complementary copy of the German Retro magazine "RETURN" through the door. I provided photos of the Spectrum 30 event last year to them and they appear as part of a four page article.

Other features:
  • Review: Mayhem (ZX81)
  • Review: Avalanche (VC20)
  • RETURN to play: Spectrum Games
  • Review of a remake of a popular game beginning with R for the 128K Amstrad CPC
  • 4 page feature on Sinclair QL
  • Speccy Nation (Dan Whitehead) book review
  • 6 page article on home computers in England 30 years ago
  • more!
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  • IvanzxIvanzx
    edited February 2013
    Alles auf deustch? :)
    <a href="http://rincondelspectrum.blogspot.de/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://rincondelspectrum.blogspot.de/</a>;
  • BloodBazBloodBaz
    edited February 2013
    Ivanzx wrote: »
    Alles auf deustch? :)

    Ja! (98% anyway)
  • IvanzxIvanzx
    edited February 2013
    BloodBaz wrote: »
    Ja! (98% anyway)

    Any chance of getting it scanned? (At least the section "RETURN to play: Spectrum Games")


    Thanks! :)
    <a href="http://rincondelspectrum.blogspot.de/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://rincondelspectrum.blogspot.de/</a>;
  • XTM of TMGXTM of TMG
    edited February 2013
    I still have to grab this one ... shame it's mail only, I was hoping you can buy it in one of the major stores or at the central station mag/book shop. Add insult to injury, the place where it is made is only about 10 km from my home.

    Here's a link to some info about this particular issue on their website:
    https://www.return-magazin.de/ausgaben/return-ausgabe-13/
  • IvanzxIvanzx
    edited February 2013
    XTM of TMG wrote: »
    I still have to grab this one ... shame it's mail only, I was hoping you can buy it in one of the major stores or at the central station mag/book shop. Add insult to injury, the place where it is made is only about 10 km from my home.

    Here's a link to some info about this particular issue on their website:
    https://www.return-magazin.de/ausgaben/return-ausgabe-13/

    Wow, I didnt know there was a Retro magazine in Germany, never seen it in the book stores. A pity that my german is not enough either :S
    <a href="http://rincondelspectrum.blogspot.de/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://rincondelspectrum.blogspot.de/</a>;
  • schombischombi
    edited February 2013
    Yes, this issue really has many Sinclair related articles - fairly uncommon for a German magazine. Remember, you UK guys still live in Sinclair-paradise, where we live more in world that was ruled by a bread box...

    I also received a free copy for providing some photos of the Spectrum30 :smile:
    My retro collection
    schombi.de/my-retro-collection.html"
  • BloodBazBloodBaz
    edited February 2013
    Ivanzx wrote: »
    Any chance of getting it scanned? (At least the section "RETURN to play: Spectrum Games")

    Thanks! :)

    I feel as it is a new publication, it wouldn't be fair to scan and publicise a copy.
  • XTM of TMGXTM of TMG
    edited February 2013
    Ivan, there are in fact two retro magazines here, the other one is called - very original - Retro. I've never read any issue of that one so I can't really comment on it, but from what people on one german retro-themed website I frequent (kultboy.com) mentioned, it appears to have lost its glory a bit as it covers more and more content related to current games.

    Also - hi to schombi. Not many of us here innit, I wasn't aware of your presence here - I only recognized you from your avatar, which I've seen on the forum64 (I'm not registered there, just infrequent visits from me whenever someone points out threads where the Speccy gets yet another bashing).
  • IvanzxIvanzx
    edited February 2013
    BloodBaz wrote: »
    I feel as it is a new publication, it wouldn't be fair to scan and publicise a copy.

    Yes, it was my fault, since I thought it was an amateur magazine made specially for the 30th Spectrum anniversary meeting that Thomas organised :)
    Very understandable what you told me ;)
    <a href="http://rincondelspectrum.blogspot.de/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://rincondelspectrum.blogspot.de/</a>;
  • IvanzxIvanzx
    edited February 2013
    XTM of TMG wrote: »
    Ivan, there are in fact two retro magazines here, the other one is called - very original - Retro. I've never read any issue of that one so I can't really comment on it, but from what people on one german retro-themed website I frequent (kultboy.com) mentioned, it appears to have lost its glory a bit as it covers more and more content related to current games.

    Also - hi to schombi. Not many of us here innit, I wasn't aware of your presence here - I only recognized you from your avatar, which I've seen on the forum64 (I'm not registered there, just infrequent visits from me whenever someone points out threads where the Speccy gets yet another bashing).

    Danke fur die information :)
    I didnt know there were 2 retro magazines, not even at Frankfurt airport book stores and kiosks I have been able to spot any of these!
    <a href="http://rincondelspectrum.blogspot.de/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://rincondelspectrum.blogspot.de/</a>;
  • BloodBazBloodBaz
    edited February 2013
    Ivanzx wrote: »
    Yes, it was my fault, since I thought it was an amateur magazine made specially for the 30th Spectrum anniversary meeting that Thomas organised :)
    Very understandable what you told me ;)

    Sorry, no worries. :-)
  • schombischombi
    edited February 2013
    XTM of TMG wrote: »
    Also - hi to schombi. Not many of us here innit, I wasn't aware of your presence here - I only recognized you from your avatar, which I've seen on the forum64 (I'm not registered there, just infrequent visits from me whenever someone points out threads where the Speccy gets yet another bashing).

    Yes, it helps using the same avatar on different forums. :smile:

    Our Speccy sometimes really gets a hard time, especially in Commodore countries like Germany...I?m trying my very best to "spread the message" and get others addicted :rolleyes:

    Nothing against C-64 and the Amiga, which I also like very much - nice machines, but not as heart-warming as the Sinclairs.
    My retro collection
    schombi.de/my-retro-collection.html"
  • SpeccymanSpeccyman
    edited March 2013
    BloodBaz wrote: »
    Other features:
    • Review: Mayhem (ZX81)
    • Review: Avalanche (VC20)
    • RETURN to play: Spectrum Games
    • Review of a remake of a popular game beginning with R for the 128K Amstrad CPC
    • 4 page feature on Sinclair QL
    • Speccy Nation (Dan Whitehead) book review
    • 6 page article on home computers in England 30 years ago
    • more!

    Yes, they asked me for a review about Spectrum30 and as I am used to the non-interest of German magazines about Spectrum-news, I wrote just a short article. But they wanted more, so at the end the article is now 3 pages. And they even told me that they want publish more Spectrum news in future as they think many of their readers have a Spectrum interest. So Schombi, Xterminator and all others who speak German here, send your articles to Return magazine.

    The other magazine RETRO is not just a computer magazine, it is about retro generally, although with a lot of C-64 stuff...but I think they did not publish anything about the Spectrums 30th birthday...
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