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PC Gamer (1996)
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- Cost
- 4 RAM
- Power
- 7
- Rarity
- Rare
- Family
- Games
- Era
- Boom (1995 to 1998)
- Collection
- The Long Tail
What it does
On reveal: +0 to +4 Power to this card.
On reveal happens once, when the card flips.
It costs 4 RAM to play and brings 7 Power to its lane. You get 1 RAM in round 1, 2 in round 2, and so on.
Games cards roll the dice. Sometimes the dice roll you.
The site, in 1996
A magazine and website devoted to PC gaming, founded in the UK in 1993 and published monthly by Future.
Its UK and US editions became the best-selling PC games magazines in their countries. It marks games out of 100. In August 2023 Baldur's Gate 3 became the first game to score 97% in the UK edition.
Boom era, 1995 to 1998. Netscape, frames, hit counters and animated envelopes. Everyone had a homepage, and every homepage was under construction.
The Long Tail: The niche, the local and the specialist. Most of the web, really.
Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 1996 page.
Put it on your site
Run PC Gamer, or just remember it fondly? Here's its button, 88 by 31 like it's 1996. Paste this into your page:
In the game, this pixel page loads the way it did in 1996, then plays a short scene. Want PC Gamer in your deck? Make a free account and open some packs, or try a match first. No sign-up needed for that.
