PC Games magazine flexidisc
1984

PC Games magazine flexidisc
1984
- NFSA ID14T7QVQJ
- TypeGames and Interactive Media
- MediumSoftware
- FormVideo Game
- Year1984
This transparent, flexible disc (or 'flexidisc') was included as a supplement to PC Games magazine and showcases an inventive method of early game marketing and distribution. At first listen, the audio sounds like noise, but it actually contains game data that users could record onto a blank cassette to load in their home computers.
This disc features three games: Bull Fight for the Commodore 64, Energy Fields for the Spectrum and Stellar Run for the VIC-20. Each game was playable via this unusual format. The disc's thin, flexible design allowed it to be easily packaged with a magazine without increasing shipping costs, making it an innovative way for magazine publishers to attract readers with new games or rare collectibles, and for developers to promote their products to a wider audience.
This transparent, flexible disc (or 'flexidisc') was included as a supplement to PC Games magazine and showcases an inventive method of early game marketing and distribution. At first listen, the audio sounds like noise, but it actually contains game data that users could record onto a blank cassette to load in their home computers.
This disc features three games: Bull Fight for the Commodore 64, Energy Fields for the Spectrum and Stellar Run for the VIC-20. Each game was playable via this unusual format. The disc's thin, flexible design allowed it to be easily packaged with a magazine without increasing shipping costs, making it an innovative way for magazine publishers to attract readers with new games or rare collectibles, and for developers to promote their products to a wider audience.
- NFSA ID14T7QVQJ
- TypeGames and Interactive Media
- MediumSoftware
- FormVideo Game
- Year1984
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