Up for grabs is the 53rd issue of GameFan. Volume 5, Issue 5. It arrived in May of 1997. This is the "Duke Nukem 3D & Quake" issue. Originally called Die Hard GameFan, the magazine is simply known as "GameFan" nowadays. It's widely considered one of the all-time best, USA based video game magazines. There's also a lot of controversy throughout the history of GameFan. It truly was a magical time in the golden era of video games. 

Games Reviewed in this issue include: War Gods and Doraemon (import) both for Nintendo 64. Brahma Force, Thunder Truck Rally, Overblood, Need for Speed 2, Macross VFX (import) and Wild Arms, all for PlayStation. Leynos 2 (import) and Manx TT Super Bike, both for the Sega Saturn. Real Bout for the Neo-Geo was also reviewed.

Previewed Games in this issue include: Fighting Force, Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, Excaliber 2555AD, Broken Helix, Xevius 3D, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Clayfighter Extreme, Norse by Norsewest, Wing Commander: The Price of Freedom, Droid Hunter, Bushido Blade, Choro Q2 (import), Kowloons Gate, Namco Museum 5, Welcome House 2 (import) and Mega Man X4, all for PlayStation. Quake, Duke Nukem 3D, Fighting Force and Cyberbots, all for Sega Saturn. ClayFighter 63 1/3rd was previewed for Nintendo 64.

Please take a close look at all the pictures. What you see is what you get. The magazine is bagged and boarded. (This means it's in a protective plastic sleeve that also has a boarding behind it, to keep the magazine in good condition) Shipping is via Flat Rate Priority Envelope. Cardboard will be placed inside to ensure the magazine isn't bent during shipping.

NOTE to International Buyers: I don't actually ship internationally myself, but I do participate in Ebay's global program. The item will get shipped to their USA distribution center in the condition that I describe, packed extremely well. After that, it's up to Ebay.