An awesome 2-piece original retro gaming magazine bundle from the golden age of console and computer gaming! 👾⚡
Included in this listing:
✅ Computer and Video Games / C&VG – Issue 139 – May 1993
✅ Hand-Held GO! Video Games – Issue 19 – May 1993
The main C&VG cover advertises a FREE pull-out hand-held magazine, and the matching Hand-Held GO! publication pictured is included with this sale. 🔥
A fantastic lot for collectors of Nintendo, Sega, PC Engine, Game Boy, Game Gear, Atari Lynx and early-'90s gaming memorabilia.
🎮 1 x Computer and Video Games – Issue 139 – May 1993
🕹️ 1 x Hand-Held GO! – Issue 19 – May 1993
📸 The exact items shown in the listing photograph are the items you will receive.
The main magazine features a fantastic dramatic Terminator-themed cover, making it a great display piece in its own right.
The cover also proudly advertises:
📚 164 PACKED PAGES
and features some major games from the period.
The May 1993 issue promotes:
🤖 The Terminator
⏪ Flashback – First Look
🦖 Jurassic Park
🌌 Sega Star Wars
🎮 Plus loads of additional retro gaming content
There is also a period promotion to:
🇺🇸 WIN AN AMERICAN DREAM HOLIDAY!
A brilliant snapshot of how gaming magazines looked and felt in 1993.
The cover highlights a wide range of classic platforms, including:
🟥 Super NES / SNES
🔵 Sega Mega Drive
🖥️ Amiga / PC
💿 Mega-CD
⬛ Master System
🍄 Nintendo / NES
👾 PC Engine
💽 CD-ROM
This was an incredible period when cartridge consoles, home computers and CD-based systems were all competing for attention.
Also included is the colourful matching:
The magazine describes itself as:
and features Air Zonk prominently on the cover. 👾🔥
The cover promotes:
💥 Air Zonk
🎁 Win Games Galore!
Along with coverage including:
🕹️ Dropzone
🦆 TaleSpin
📺 Super Smash TV
💥 Rampart
🦴 The Flintstones
⚽ European Club Football
➕ And more!
Hand-Held GO! focuses on the portable systems that defined the early-'90s handheld market:
🟩 Nintendo Game Boy
🔵 Sega Game Gear
🔴 Atari Lynx
🕹️ GT / portable gaming platforms
For handheld-game collectors, these original magazines are fascinating because they preserve the reviews, screenshots, advertising and prices from when the systems were current.
The C&VG cover advertises Jurassic Park, placing this magazine right in the middle of one of the biggest pop-culture moments of the early 1990s.
Other standout period franchises promoted include:
🤖 Terminator
🌌 Star Wars
🦖 Jurassic Park
🚀 Air Zonk
⏪ Flashback
This gives the bundle appeal beyond just gaming-magazine collectors and makes it a great piece of broader 1990s pop-culture memorabilia.
Inside publications like these you'll find the distinctive early-'90s style of:
🎮 Game reviews
📸 Gameplay screenshots
⭐ Review scores
📰 Previews
💡 Tips and guides
🏆 Competitions
📣 Gaming advertisements
💰 Original retail pricing
🕹️ Console and computer news
🎨 Bright, colourful period layouts
Long before online gaming sites, magazines like C&VG were one of the main ways gamers discovered upcoming releases and decided what to buy.
Dating from May 1993, these magazines are now more than three decades old.
They come from an era when:
🔥 SNES and Mega Drive were battling for supremacy
🟩 Game Boy dominated portable gaming
🔵 Sega Game Gear provided colourful handheld competition
🔴 Atari Lynx remained part of the handheld scene
💿 CD gaming was beginning to grow
🖥️ Amiga and PC gaming remained major forces
These aren't just magazines — they're genuine snapshots of video-game culture from the period. 🎮
🎮 C&VG / Computer and Video Games
🕹️ Hand-Held GO!
🤖 Terminator gaming memorabilia
🦖 Jurassic Park
🌌 Star Wars
🚀 Air Zonk
🍄 Nintendo
🔵 Sega
🟩 Game Boy
🔵 Game Gear
🔴 Atari Lynx
💿 Mega-CD
🖥️ Amiga / PC
📚 Vintage gaming magazines
🕰️ 1990s memorabilia
These would look fantastic displayed alongside original consoles, boxed games or other gaming collectibles.
Both publications are PRE-OWNED VINTAGE ITEMS dating from 1993.
As expected for magazines of this age, there may be:
🔸 Edge wear
🔸 Corner wear
🔸 Light creasing
🔸 Spine wear
🔸 Surface marks
🔸 General reading/handling wear
🔸 Age-related paper wear or discolouration
🔸 Minor storage wear
They still present nicely as vintage gaming collectibles.
The listing photographs show the actual magazines being sold.
✅ Actual front covers pictured
✅ Exact issues shown
✅ Visible condition shown
✅ Actual included items pictured
Please zoom in and inspect the photographs carefully before purchasing, as the photos form an important part of the description.
The original magazines advertise period competitions, prizes and promotional offers.
Naturally, any:
🎁 Competitions
📞 Phone promotions
🏆 Prize draws
📬 Mail-order offers
🎟️ Giveaways
are now expired and are included only as part of the original vintage publication.
Any separate poster, stickers, inserts or other bonus items should only be considered included if clearly shown in the listing photographs.
Both magazines will be carefully packed together to help prevent unnecessary bending or further edge damage during transport.
📚 Supported for shipping
📦 Securely packed
🚚 Carefully prepared for delivery
🎮 Computer & Video Games / C&VG Issue 139
📅 May 1993
🕹️ Hand-Held GO! Issue 19
📅 May 1993
🤖 Terminator Cover Feature
🚀 Air Zonk Hand-Held Cover
🦖 Jurassic Park
🌌 Sega Star Wars
⏪ Flashback
📚 164 Pages Advertised on C&VG Cover
🟩 Game Boy
🔵 Game Gear
🔴 Atari Lynx
🎮 SNES / Mega Drive / Mega-CD / Amiga / PC & More
📚 2-Piece Vintage Magazine Bundle
🔎 Pre-Owned Vintage Condition
📸 Exact Items Pictured