<center><a href = "https://www.megalextoria.com/wordpress/index.php/2016/06/17/electronic-games-august-1982/"><img src = "https://images.ecency.com/DQmPxKt1kYHsPHRJSNfDcD9pMuDaer4q3xBgJKjeA9rVsvZ/electronic_games_1982_08_000.jpg)"></a><br /><sub>Cover of the August 1982 issue of Electronic Games</sub></center><br />

Electronic Games is really the father of all video game magazines. While there was a video game magazine or two that were published shortly before Electronic Games, I don't think there are any the predate the column that spawned Electronic Games. The August 1982 issue includes:

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<li><b>Switch On!</b> - This editorial ponders whether or not the golden age of gaming was at hand.</li>
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<li><b>Electronic Games Hotline</b> - News from the gaming world, including Pac-Man's huge Atari 2600 sales (despite it being a less than stellar conversion); Apollo releases four new games for the 2600; a new game for the Odyssey2; new high score records are set for Asteroids, Asteroids Deluxe, Centipede and Tempest; and more.</li>
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<li><b>Readers Replay</b> - Letters from readers including question about Epyx; using a monitor with video game systems; where to find a Channel F; Tempest strategies; where to get games for the IBM PC; and more.</li>
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<li><b>Q&A</b> - Questions answered by The Game Doctor, including questions about joystick extension cords; arcade games coming to the Atari 2600; the keyboard for the Intellivision; video game advertising; and more.</li>
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<li><b>Test Lab</b> - A detailed look at Commodore's VIC-20, arguably the best games machine of the era.</li>
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<li><b>Arcading Italian Style</b> - A look at the arcade scene at various Italian locations. </li>
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<li><b>Passport to Adventure</b> - This month's adventure gaming column features Ali Baba for the Atari 400/800.</li>
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<li><b>Programmable Parade</b> - Reviews of video games including: the Great Wall Street Fortune Hunt for the Odyssey/Odyssey2, Cosmic Swarm for the VCS, Star Voyager for the VCS, Demon Attack for the VCS, Snafu for the Intellivision</li>
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<li><b>The Players Guide to the New Coin-Ops</b> - A guide to Zaxxon, Bosconian, Robotron, Berzerk, Ms. Pac-Man, Take the Money and Run, Dodge 'Em, and more.</li>
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<li><b>Insert Coin Here</b> - A look at new arcade games Thief, Bosconian and Looping.</li>
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<li><b>Video Pinball!</b> - A look at video pinball and pinball-like games including Raster-Blaster (Apple II), Thunderball (Odyseey2), Atari's Video Pinball, David's Midnight Magic, Night Mission Pinball, Zero Gravity Pinball, and more.</li>
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<li><b>Coin-Op Classroom</b> - A strategy guide for Defender.</li>
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<li><b>Strategy Session</b> - A strategy guide for Activision's Stampede on the Atari VCS.</li>
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<li><b>Arcade America</b> - A look at the Star Fleet Command arcade in Mountain View, California. </li>
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