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A company in Poland operating from 1991.It was mainly known for the Pegasus console release.
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'''Bobmark International''' was a video game distributor in Poland mainly known for the Pegasus console release.
  
==Beginning==
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==History==
After reforms in Poland in 1989, people set up various businesses. Marek Jutkiewicz started importing cheap clothing from Taiwan, Thailand and Hong Kong. During one of his stays in Taiwan and looking for a cheap supply of trousers, Jutkiewicz encountered a counterfeit Famicom. He spent a week with the console and saw the potential in the console. The sooner he returned to the country.
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In 1990, Marek Jutkiewicz founded the '''Marcon''' company<ref>Prospectus of Hoop</ref> and started importing cheap clothing from Taiwan, Thailand and Hong Kong. During one of his stays there he saw a famiclone and saw the potential in the console. With his friend, Dariusz Wojdyga who ran from 1990, the company called '''Export - Import D. Wojdyga''' (renamed in 1994 to '''Video - Games D. Wojdyga''')<ref>Prospectus of Hoop</ref>they started a joint venture called '''Bobmark International''' and began ordering from the Taiwanese console and selling it in the country from 1991 advertised as ''Family Video Game''. Wojdyga came up with the name new name called ''Pegasus'' and in 1992 company gained a profit of 30 billion zł.
  
An investor was needed to create an import company. The savior turned out to be Dariusz Wojdyga, a college friend. Wojdyga came up with the name Pegasus. They started ordering from the Taiwanese console and selling it in the country. To avoid paying more taxes, one of the co-founders of Bobmark was Dane. In 1992, the sale of Pegasus MT-777dx began. The console quickly became a hit.<ref>http://www.gry-pegasus.xaa.pl/Historia.html</ref>
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The consoles from the newly founded company began to take Polish market between 1992/1993 and generated in 1993 a profit of 62 billion zł which was the biggest profit during its existence of Bobmark. In 1994, Bobmark saw a change in the law that prevented from selling copies of video games. The company acquired licenses to sell games on Pegasus from Sachen and Codemasters and relased new Pegasus IQ-502 (based on Micro Genius IQ-502 design, rather than Famicom). Sell of cartridges from other producers was over, but at the flea market and in small stores, it was still possible to get this bootleg cartridges and cheaper clones. Bobmark also decided to get along with [[Sega]] (which was at the time delivered to Poland by [[Nissho Iwai]]) and created [[AGES]] in mid-1994, a wing of company that dealt with authorized distribution of Sega video games and Pegasus original software (all history about Sega and Bobmark cooperation can be found in [[History of Sega in Poland]] article). In 1995, Bobmark signed cooperation with Warner Interactive Entertainment, [[Ocean]], [[Konami]], [[Acclaim]], Gremlin, [[Electronic Arts]] and [[Disney]] to sell their games on PC and consoles.<ref>https://pl.linkedin.com/in/katarzyna-lwowska-5613122b?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F</ref>This was the last year were company recorded profit.  
[[File:Bobmark 1995.jpg|thumb|Bobmark offer in 1995|200px]]
 
== Golden years ==
 
Consoles of the newly founded company began to sell quickly. In addition, the company ran a car workshop where it sold and repaired parts of American cars. In 1993, the company released the [[Game Boy]] clone named Pegasus Game Boy. Hoop company  was also created to deal with the sale of drinks. However, in addition to drinks, in 1993 it released a new console called the Super Pegasus MT-888dx which was a famiclone modeled on the Super Nintendo.
 
  
==Sega ==
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In January 1996, Bobmark got full distribution license from Sega, replacing Nissho Iwai in that role and released [[Sega Saturn]] in March<ref>Gry Komputerowe 4/96 ''Sega Saturn Już w Polsce''</ref>. Bobmark launched large advertisement in press, gaming events (Gambleriada, Playbox) and TV (Escape TV on Polonia). From 1997 Playstation became more and more popular in the world and Saturn began losing, which resulted in ending of cooperation with Sega on September 1997. From 1996 to 1999 were a time of losses for the company. It was decided to put more capital into Hoop, a wing of Bobmark that been selling refreshing drinks from 1992. From 1999, Bobmark is one of Hoop's subsidiaries and exists until this day selling refreshing drinks in Warsaw region.
In 1994, the company saw a change in the law that showed the issuance of illegal consoles and games.The company acquired licenses to sell games on Pegasus from companies such as Sachen that illegally created the same games on [[NES]]. The most successful cooperation was with Codemasters. The company ceased selling illegal cartridges but at the fairs and in stores it was possible to still get illegal cartridges. Another problem for Pegasus was the competition of other famiclones which were much cheaper. Everyone could buy them in stores or at the fair. They were Terminator 2, Famiclone Action Set, Hunter, Thompsonic 3500/3600 and many more. In 1995, the company also signed cooperation with [[Warner Interactive Entertainment]] to sell their games on PC and [[Ocean]] for some of their console games. Company also decided to get along with Sega. The [[AGES (distributor)|Ages]] company was created.In end of 1994, sales of Sega consoles began<ref>PSX Extreme 247</ref>. However, Ages was not able to cope with the distribution, which is why Bobmark took care of everything in summer of 1995 <ref>Top Secret 8/1995</ref>. Seeing the small interest in the Sega consoles, Bobmark probably with the consent of Sega released [[KW-501|Power Pegasus]] which was a clone of [[Sega Mega Drive]] <ref>Top Secret 5/1995 page 58 (announcement)</ref>. However, it was not successful.
 
  
== End==
 
On March 1, 1996, Sega Saturn was released<ref>https://strefapsx.pl/ceny-konsol-w-polsce-w-latach-1996-2006/</ref>. The console, despite the large advertisement, was not that popular as Playstation. In end of 1997,the company ceased cooperation with Sega.The founders today run the Hoop company known for their refreshing drinks.After 1998, Bobmark was one of Hoop's helpers, but it is not known if it still exists
 
 
== Gallery ==
 
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
Bobmark registration card 1.jpg|Registration card used from the end of 1994. Added to most of the products
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Bobmark registration card PL.pdf|Registration card used from late 1994, added to most of the products
Bobmark registration card 2.jpg|Back of registration card
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Bobmark warranty seal.jpg|Most of the consoles sold by Bobmark had a warranty seal under the console
Bobmark warranty seal.jpg|Products sold by Bobmark had a warranty seal under the console
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Bobmark warranty seal 2.png|Most of the games sold by Bobmark had a warranty seal on front box
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Play Box 96 photo 2.png|Bobmark at [[Play Box 96]] with Sega products<ref>https://archive.org/details/gry-komputerowe-1996-03/page/12/mode/2up</ref>
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Sega GambleriadaII photo1.png|Bobmark at [[Gambleriada Wiosna 1996|Gambleriada II]] with Sega products
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Sega GambleriadaIII photo2.png|Bobmark at [[Gambleriada Jesień 1996|Gambleriada III]] with Sega products
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
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==Softography==
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{{CompanyHistoryAll|Bobmark International}}
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==Promotional material==
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{{gallery
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|{{gitem|VF2 TV advert PL.mp4|[[Virtua Fighter 2]] TV advert (1996)}}
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|{{gitem|VirtuaCop SAT TV advert PL.mp4|[[Virtua Cop]] TV advert (1996)}}
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|{{gitem|SegaRally SAT TV advert PL.mp4|[[Sega Rally]] TV advert (1996)}}
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|gijoe|26|
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|tmntpl|2/95|
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|bajtek|1995-04|
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|topsecret|37|38
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|tasmpl|58|
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|megampl|7|
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|batmanpl|53|
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|bajtek|1995-05|54
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|topsecret|38|38
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|tasmpl|59|
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|gijoe|27|
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|batmanpl|54|
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|xmenpl|27|
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|transformerspl|24|
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|bajtek|1995-06|52
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|topsecret|39|38
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|bajtek|1995-07|58
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|topsecret|40|38
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|bajtek|1995-08|60
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|topsecret|41|20
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|bajtek|1995-09|60
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}}
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{{galleryPrintAd
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|secretservice|29|4
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|casperpl|4/95|
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|xmenpl|34|
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|tasmpl|66|
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|gijoe|30|
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|batmanpl|61|
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|taospl|61|
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|t&jpl|12/95|
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|gkpl|24|32
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}}
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{{galleryPrintAd
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|secretservice|36|61
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|gambler|31|41
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|gambler|32|41
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|gambler|33|33
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|gambler|34|41
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}}
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{{galleryPrintAd
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|secretservice|37|71
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|acs|6/96|7
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|secretservice|38|75
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|gkpl|28|67
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|acs|7/96|9
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|pcgamerpl|4|67
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|secretservice|39|71
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|secretservice|40|71
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|gkpl|29|67
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|acs|8/96|9
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|secretservice|41|56
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|gkpl|30|67
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|acs|1/97|7
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|acs|2/97|7
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}}
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{{galleryPrintAd
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|kd|16.96|
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|kd|17.96|
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|kd|18.96|
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|kd|20.96|
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|kd|22.96|
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|kd|24.96|
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|kd|25-26.96|
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}}
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{{galleryPrintAd
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|gambler|35|41
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|tasmpl|76|
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|batmanpl|71|
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|gambler|36|
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|batmanpl|73|
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|gambler|37|
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|bb&w|1|
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}}
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|{{galleryPrintAd
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|secretservice|39|78
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|secretservice|40|76
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|secretservice|41|81
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|secretservice|43|86
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}}
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|{{gitem|PCGamer PL 06 Sega.jpg|Printed in PC Gamer Po Polsku (PL) #6: "Grudzień 1996" (1996-xx-xx)
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}}
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{{gitem|Gambler 38 PL Worldwide Soccer 97.jpg|Print advert in Gambler (PL) #38: "1/1997" (1997-xx-xx)
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}}
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}}
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 17:10, 1 September 2024

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Bobmark International
Founded: 1991-06-22
Headquarters:
18 Smocza Street, Warsaw, Poland

Bobmark International was a video game distributor in Poland mainly known for the Pegasus console release.

History

In 1990, Marek Jutkiewicz founded the Marcon company[1] and started importing cheap clothing from Taiwan, Thailand and Hong Kong. During one of his stays there he saw a famiclone and saw the potential in the console. With his friend, Dariusz Wojdyga who ran from 1990, the company called Export - Import D. Wojdyga (renamed in 1994 to Video - Games D. Wojdyga)[2]they started a joint venture called Bobmark International and began ordering from the Taiwanese console and selling it in the country from 1991 advertised as Family Video Game. Wojdyga came up with the name new name called Pegasus and in 1992 company gained a profit of 30 billion zł.

The consoles from the newly founded company began to take Polish market between 1992/1993 and generated in 1993 a profit of 62 billion zł which was the biggest profit during its existence of Bobmark. In 1994, Bobmark saw a change in the law that prevented from selling copies of video games. The company acquired licenses to sell games on Pegasus from Sachen and Codemasters and relased new Pegasus IQ-502 (based on Micro Genius IQ-502 design, rather than Famicom). Sell of cartridges from other producers was over, but at the flea market and in small stores, it was still possible to get this bootleg cartridges and cheaper clones. Bobmark also decided to get along with Sega (which was at the time delivered to Poland by Nissho Iwai) and created AGES in mid-1994, a wing of company that dealt with authorized distribution of Sega video games and Pegasus original software (all history about Sega and Bobmark cooperation can be found in History of Sega in Poland article). In 1995, Bobmark signed cooperation with Warner Interactive Entertainment, OceanKonamiAcclaim, Gremlin, Electronic Arts and Disney to sell their games on PC and consoles.[3]This was the last year were company recorded profit.

In January 1996, Bobmark got full distribution license from Sega, replacing Nissho Iwai in that role and released Sega Saturn in March[4]. Bobmark launched large advertisement in press, gaming events (Gambleriada, Playbox) and TV (Escape TV on Polonia). From 1997 Playstation became more and more popular in the world and Saturn began losing, which resulted in ending of cooperation with Sega on September 1997. From 1996 to 1999 were a time of losses for the company. It was decided to put more capital into Hoop, a wing of Bobmark that been selling refreshing drinks from 1992. From 1999, Bobmark is one of Hoop's subsidiaries and exists until this day selling refreshing drinks in Warsaw region.

Softography

Promotional material

Logo-pdf.svg
Print advert in G.I Joe (PL) #26: "2/1995 Marzec 1995" (1995-xx-xx)
also published in:
  • Wojownicze Żółwie Ninja (PL) #2/95 (1995-xx-xx)[6]
  • Bajtek (PL) #1995-04 (1995-xx-xx)[7]
  • Top Secret (PL) #37: "Kwiecień 1995" (1995-xx-xx)[8]
  • The Amazing Spider-Man (PL) #58: "4/95" (1995-xx-xx)[9]
  • Mega Marvel (PL) #7: "2/95" (1995-xx-xx)[10]
  • Batman (PL) #53: "4/95" (1995-xx-xx)[11]
  • Bajtek (PL) #1995-05 (1995-xx-xx)[12]
  • Top Secret (PL) #38: "Maj 1995" (1995-xx-xx)[13]
  • The Amazing Spider-Man (PL) #59: "5/95" (1995-xx-xx)[14]
  • G.I Joe (PL) #27: "3/1995" (1995-xx-xx)[15]
  • Batman (PL) #54: "5/95" (1995-xx-xx)[16]
  • X-men (PL) #27: "5/95" (1995-xx-xx)[17]
  • Transformers (PL) #24: "3/95" (1995-xx-xx)[18]
  • Bajtek (PL) #1995-06 (1995-xx-xx)[19]
  • Top Secret (PL) #39: "Czerwiec 1995" (1995-xx-xx)[20]
  • Bajtek (PL) #1995-07 (1995-xx-xx)[21]
  • Top Secret (PL) #40: "Lipiec 1995" (1995-xx-xx)[22]
  • Bajtek (PL) #1995-08 (1995-xx-xx)[23]
  • Top Secret (PL) #41: "Sierpień 1995" (1995-xx-xx)[24]
  • Bajtek (PL) #1995-09 (1995-xx-xx)[25]
Logo-pdf.svg
Logo-pdf.svg
Print advert in Secret Service (PL) #29: "Listopad 1995" (1995-11-01)
also published in:
  • Casper (PL) #4/95 (1995-xx-xx)[26]
  • X-men (PL) #34: "12/95" (1995-xx-xx)[27]
  • The Amazing Spider-Man (PL) #66: "12/95" (1995-xx-xx)[28]
  • G.I Joe (PL) #30: "6/1995" (1995-xx-xx)[29]
  • Batman (PL) #61: "12/95" (1995-xx-xx)[30]
  • The Adventures of Superman (PL) #61: "12/95" (1995-xx-xx)[31]
  • Tom & Jerry (PL) #12/95 (1995-xx-xx)[32]
  • Gry Komputerowe (PL) #24: "3/1996" (1996-xx-xx)[33]
Logo-pdf.svg
Logo-pdf.svg
Print advert in Secret Service (PL) #36: "Czerwiec 1996" (1996-06-01)
also published in:
Logo-pdf.svg
Logo-pdf.svg
Print advert in Secret Service (PL) #37: "Lipiec/Sierpień 1996" (1996-08-01)
also published in:
  • Amiga Computer Studio (PL) #6/96: "Wrzesień 1996" (1996-xx-xx)[38]
  • Secret Service (PL) #38: "Wrzesień 1996" (1996-09-01)[39]
  • Gry Komputerowe (PL) #28: "9-10/1996" (1996-xx-xx)[40]
  • Amiga Computer Studio (PL) #7/96: "Październik 1996" (1996-xx-xx)[41]
  • PC Gamer Po Polsku (PL) #4: "Październik 1996" (1996-xx-xx)[42]
  • Secret Service (PL) #39: "Październik 1996" (1996-10-01)[43]
  • Secret Service (PL) #40: "Listopad 1996" (1996-11-01)[44]
  • Gry Komputerowe (PL) #29: "11/1996" (1996-xx-xx)[45]
  • Amiga Computer Studio (PL) #8/96: "Listopad-Grudzień 1996" (1996-xx-xx)[46]
  • Secret Service (PL) #41: "Grudzień 1996" (1996-12-01)[47]
  • Gry Komputerowe (PL) #30: "12/1996" (1996-xx-xx)[48]
  • Amiga Computer Studio (PL) #1/97: "Styczeń-Luty 1997" (1997-xx-xx)[49]
  • Amiga Computer Studio (PL) #2/97: "Marzec 1997" (1997-xx-xx)[50]
Logo-pdf.svg
Logo-pdf.svg
Print advert in Kaczor Donald (PL) #16.96: "16/1996" (1996-08-01)
also published in:
  • Kaczor Donald (PL) #17.96: "17/1996" (1996-08-15)[51]
  • Kaczor Donald (PL) #18.96: "18/1996" (1996-08-29)[52]
  • Kaczor Donald (PL) #20.96: "20/1996" (1996-09-26)[53]
  • Kaczor Donald (PL) #22.96: "22/1996" (1996-10-24)[54]
  • Kaczor Donald (PL) #24.96: "24/1996" (1996-11-21)[55]
  • Kaczor Donald (PL) #25-26.96: "25-26/1996" (1996-12-05)[56]
Logo-pdf.svg
Logo-pdf.svg
Print advert in Gambler (PL) #35: "10/1996" (1996-xx-xx)
also published in:
  • The Amazing Spider-Man (PL) #76: "10/96" (1996-xx-xx)[57]
  • Batman (PL) #71: "10/96" (1996-xx-xx)[58]
  • Gambler (PL) #36: "11/1996" (1996-xx-xx)[59]
  • Batman (PL) #73: "12/96" (1996-xx-xx)[60]
  • Gambler (PL) #37: "12/1996" (1996-xx-xx)[61]
  • Batman Black & White (PL) #1: "1/97" (1997-01-01)[62]
Logo-pdf.svg
Logo-pdf.svg
Print advert in Secret Service (PL) #39: "Październik 1996" (1996-10-01)
also published in:
Logo-pdf.svg
PCGamer PL 06 Sega.jpg
Printed in PC Gamer Po Polsku (PL) #6: "Grudzień 1996" (1996-xx-xx)
PCGamer PL 06 Sega.jpg
Gambler 38 PL Worldwide Soccer 97.jpg
Print advert in Gambler (PL) #38: "1/1997" (1997-xx-xx)
Gambler 38 PL Worldwide Soccer 97.jpg

References

  1. Prospectus of Hoop
  2. Prospectus of Hoop
  3. https://pl.linkedin.com/in/katarzyna-lwowska-5613122b?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F
  4. Gry Komputerowe 4/96 Sega Saturn Już w Polsce
  5. https://archive.org/details/gry-komputerowe-1996-03/page/12/mode/2up
  6. Wojownicze Żółwie Ninja, "2/95" (PL; 1995-xx-xx)
  7. File:Pegasus Golden Five Bajtek 1995.png
  8. Top Secret, "Kwiecień 1995" (PL; 1995-xx-xx), page 38
  9. The Amazing Spider-Man, "4/95" (PL; 1995-xx-xx)
  10. Mega Marvel, "2/95" (PL; 1995-xx-xx)
  11. Batman, "4/95" (PL; 1995-xx-xx)
  12. Bajtek, "1995-05" (PL; 1995-xx-xx), page 54
  13. Top Secret, "Maj 1995" (PL; 1995-xx-xx), page 38
  14. The Amazing Spider-Man, "5/95" (PL; 1995-xx-xx)
  15. G.I Joe, "3/1995" (PL; 1995-xx-xx)
  16. Batman, "5/95" (PL; 1995-xx-xx)
  17. X-men, "5/95" (PL; 1995-xx-xx)
  18. Transformers, "3/95" (PL; 1995-xx-xx)
  19. Bajtek, "1995-06" (PL; 1995-xx-xx), page 52
  20. Top Secret, "Czerwiec 1995" (PL; 1995-xx-xx), page 38
  21. Bajtek, "1995-07" (PL; 1995-xx-xx), page 58
  22. Top Secret, "Lipiec 1995" (PL; 1995-xx-xx), page 38
  23. Bajtek, "1995-08" (PL; 1995-xx-xx), page 60
  24. Top Secret, "Sierpień 1995" (PL; 1995-xx-xx), page 20
  25. Bajtek, "1995-09" (PL; 1995-xx-xx), page 60
  26. Casper, "4/95" (PL; 1995-xx-xx)
  27. X-men, "12/95" (PL; 1995-xx-xx)
  28. The Amazing Spider-Man, "12/95" (PL; 1995-xx-xx)
  29. G.I Joe, "6/1995" (PL; 1995-xx-xx)
  30. Batman, "12/95" (PL; 1995-xx-xx)
  31. The Adventures of Superman, "12/95" (PL; 1995-xx-xx)
  32. Tom & Jerry, "12/95" (PL; 1995-xx-xx)
  33. Gry Komputerowe, "3/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 32
  34. Gambler, "6/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 41
  35. Gambler, "7/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 41
  36. Gambler, "8/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 33
  37. Gambler, "9/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 41
  38. Amiga Computer Studio, "Wrzesień 1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 7
  39. Secret Service, "Wrzesień 1996" (PL; 1996-09-01), page 75
  40. Gry Komputerowe, "9-10/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 67
  41. Amiga Computer Studio, "Październik 1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 9
  42. PC Gamer Po Polsku, "Październik 1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 67
  43. Secret Service, "Październik 1996" (PL; 1996-10-01), page 71
  44. Secret Service, "Listopad 1996" (PL; 1996-11-01), page 71
  45. Gry Komputerowe, "11/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 67
  46. Amiga Computer Studio, "Listopad-Grudzień 1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 9
  47. Secret Service, "Grudzień 1996" (PL; 1996-12-01), page 56
  48. Gry Komputerowe, "12/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 67
  49. Amiga Computer Studio, "Styczeń-Luty 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 7
  50. Amiga Computer Studio, "Marzec 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 7
  51. Kaczor Donald, "17/1996" (PL; 1996-08-15)
  52. File:KD 22.96 PL MDII MGI.png
  53. File:Kaczor Donald 20-1996 PL Mega Drive.png
  54. Kaczor Donald, "22/1996" (PL; 1996-10-24)
  55. Kaczor Donald, "24/1996" (PL; 1996-11-21)
  56. Kaczor Donald, "25-26/1996" (PL; 1996-12-05)
  57. The Amazing Spider-Man, "10/96" (PL; 1996-xx-xx)
  58. Batman, "10/96" (PL; 1996-xx-xx)
  59. Gambler, "11/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx)
  60. Batman, "12/96" (PL; 1996-xx-xx)
  61. Gambler, "12/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx)
  62. Batman Black & White, "1/97" (PL; 1997-01-01)
  63. Secret Service, "Listopad 1996" (PL; 1996-11-01), page 76
  64. Secret Service, "Grudzień 1996" (PL; 1996-12-01), page 81
  65. Secret Service, "Luty 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 86