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Gamers
File:Gamers DE 1992-01.pdf
Publisher: Rüdiger Limbach
Country of origin: Germany
Backed systems: Sega Master System, Sega Mega Drive, Sega Game Gear, Sega Saturn
First issue date: 1992-xx-xx
Last issue date: 1996-03-02
Number of issues: 32
Frequency: Monthly, Bimonthly

Gamers was a German Sega magazine which existed in the 1990s. Started in 1992 it became the most popular magazine dedicated to Sega. Editors included veterans of the gaming business and magazines, such as Heinrich Lenhardt, Boris Schneider and 1992 German Sega champion Reza Abdoali. Julian Eggebrecht of Factor 5 contributed as well as Torsten Oppermann, who would go on to become Marketing Director at Sega of Germany soon after.

The magazine was first publishe bi-monthly, and later switched to a monthly publication. Games were rated using school marks based on the German standard, with mark 1 being very good, and 6 being very bad. A minus or plus after the mark indicated a tendency for a better or worse rating that was just missed.

Reviews in the magazine were regarded as rather strict, with many high profile games missing top grades over the years. Its reputation of being independent of Sega was further strengthened by them rating the majority of Mega-CD games below average and repeatedly claiming the purchase of the add-on was not worth it judging by the games available. The "Best of 1993" special issue contained an article on the future of gaming consoles, in the verdict dismissing the Mega-CD as a fossil.

In 1993 a Nintendo-focused magazine called "Total!" was launched by the same team.

In late 1995 the publisher MVL Verlag filed for bankruptcy. The team continued work on the magazine and launched "New Gamers" in early 1996 under their new company X-plain Verlag. While they stated to have gotten the rights to Gamers, the previous publisher contested that claim. Unable to afford the cost of going to court, X-plain discontinued New Gamers after the first issue. The articles written for the planned second issue were then released as a one-time "Gambler Sega Special".

Ratings

Main article: Gamers/Ratings.

Back issues

Issue	Name	Date	Price	Barcode	Extras
1992-01	Februar/März 1992	1992-xx-xx	DM 5.005.00		File:Gamers DE 1992-01.pdf
1992-02	April/Mai 1992	1992-03-19	DM 5.005.00		File:Gamers DE 1992-02.pdf
1992-03	Juni/Juli 1992	1992-05-21	DM 5.005.00		File:Gamers DE 1992-03.pdf
1992-04	August/September 1992	1992-07-19	DM 5.005.00		File:Gamers DE 1992-04.pdf
1992-05	Oktober/November 1992	1992-09-24			File:Gamers DE 1992-05.pdf
1993-01	Dezember/Januar 1993	1992-11-19	DM 6.006.00		File:Gamers DE 1993-01.pdf
1993-02	Februar/März 1993	1993-01-22	DM 6.006.00	4015820449133-02	File:Gamers DE 1993-02.pdf
1993-03	April/Mai 1993	1993-03-25	DM 6.006.00		File:Gamers DE 1993-03.pdf
1993-04	Juni/Juli 1993	1993-05-21	DM 6.006.00		File:Gamers DE 1993-04.pdf
1993-05	August/September 1993	1993-07-23	DM 6.006.00		File:Gamers DE 1993-05.pdf
1993-06	Oktober/November 1993	1993-09-24	DM 6.006.00		File:Gamers DE 1993-06.pdf
1994-01	Dezember/Januar 1994	1993-11-19	DM 6.006.00		File:Gamers DE 1994-01.pdf
1994-02	Februar/März 1994	1994-01-21	DM 6.006.00		File:Gamers DE 1994-02.pdf
1994-03	März/April 1994	1994-03-04	DM 6.006.00		File:Gamers DE 1994-03.pdf
1994-04	Mai/Juni 1994	1994-05-06^[1]	DM 6.006.00		File:Gamers DE 1994-04.pdf
1994-05	Juli/August 1994	1994-07-01^[2]	DM 6.006.00		File:Gamers DE 1994-05.pdf
1994-09	September 1994	1994-09-02^[3]	DM 6.006.00		File:Gamers DE 1994-09.pdf
1994-10	Oktober 1994	1994-xx-xx	DM 6.006.00		File:Gamers DE 1994-10.pdf
1994-11	November 1994	1994-11-04	DM 6.006.00		File:Gamers DE 1994-11.pdf
1994-12	Dezember 1994	1994-12-02	DM 6.006.00		File:Gamers DE 1994-12.pdf
1995-01	Januar 1995	1995-01-08^[4]	DM 6.006.00		File:Gamers DE 1995-01.pdf
1995-02	Februar 1995	1995-02-03^[5]	DM 6.006.00		File:Gamers DE 1995-02.pdf
1995-0304	März/April 1995	1995-03-03	DM 6.006.00		File:Gamers DE 1995-0304.pdf
1995-05	Mai 1995	1995-0x-xx	DM 6.006.00	4391920806008	File:Gamers DE 1995-05.pdf
1995-06	Juni 1995	1995-0x-xx	DM 6.006.00	4391920806008	File:Gamers DE 1995-06.pdf
1995-07	Juli 1995	1995-06-14	DM 6.006.00	4391920806008-07	File:Gamers DE 1995-07.pdf
1995-08	August 1995	1995-07-12	DM 6.006.00	4391920806008-08	File:Gamers DE 1995-08.pdf
1995-09	September 1995	1995-08-09	DM 6.006.00	4391920806008-09	File:Gamers DE 1995-09.pdf
1995-10	Oktober 1995	1995-09-13	DM 6.006.00	4391920806008-10	File:Gamers DE 1995-10.pdf
1995-11	November 1995	1995-10-11^[5]	DM 6.006.00	4391920806008-11	File:Gamers DE 1995-11.pdf
1995-12	Dezember 1995	1995-11-08^[6]	DM 6.006.00	4391920806008-12	File:Gamers DE 1995-12.pdf
1996-03	xxxx xxxx	1996-03-02	DM 6.006.00	4391920806008-03	[[File:]]
special1	Best of Sega: Tests, Tips & Tricks	1993-xx-xx	DM 9.809.80		File:Gamers DE Special1.pdf
special2	Sports By Sega	1993-xx-xx	DM 9.809.80		File:Gamers DE Special2.pdf
special3	Action By Sega	1993-xx-xx	DM 9.809.80		File:Gamers DE Special3.pdf
special4	Best of 1993	199x-xx-xx	DM 9.809.80		File:Gamers DE Special4.pdf

Specials

References

Sega-related magazines published in Germany
Gamers (1992-1996) \| Sega Pro (1992-1994) \| Sega Magazin (1993-2000) \| Dreamcast: Das Offizielle Magazin (1999-2000) \| Dreamcast Kult (1999-2001) \| Dreamcast Magic (1999-2001) \| Dreamcast Lösungen (2000-2001)

[:File:Gamers_DE_1994-03.pdf_p114-1] Gamers, "März/April 1994" (DE; 1994-03-04), page 114

[:File:Gamers_DE_1994-04.pdf_p82-2] Gamers, "Mai/Juni 1994" (DE; 1994-05-06), page 82

[:File:Gamers_DE_1994-05.pdf_p82-3] Gamers, "Juli/August 1994" (DE; 1994-07-01), page 82

[:File:Gamers_DE_1994-12.pdf_p84-4] Gamers, "Dezember 1994" (DE; 1994-12-02), page 84

[:File:Gamers_DE_1995-01.pdf_p86-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Gamers, "Januar 1995" (DE; 1995-01-08), page 86

[:File:Gamers_DE_1995-11.pdf_p82-6] Gamers, "November 1995" (DE; 1995-10-11), page 82

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 '''''Gamers''''' was a German Sega magazine which existed in the 1990s. Started in 1992 it became the most popular magazine dedicated to Sega. Editors included veterans of the gaming business and magazines, such as Heinrich Lenhardt, Boris Schneider and 1992 German Sega champion Reza Abdoali. [[Julian Eggebrecht]] of [[Factor 5]] contributed as well as [[Torsten Oppermann]], who would go on to become Marketing Director at [[Sega of Germany]] soon after.
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 In late 1995 the publisher MVL Verlag filed for bankruptcy. The team continued work on the magazine and launched "New Gamers" in early 1996 under their new company X-plain Verlag. While they stated to have gotten the rights to Gamers, the previous publisher contested that claim. Unable to afford the cost of going to court, X-plain discontinued New Gamers after the first issue. The articles written for the planned second issue were then released as a one-time "Gambler Sega Special".
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