I thought the gaming world was over the sexist thing; apparently I was wrong

I'd hate to tell her that the gaming world still isn't entirely over it 25 years later

  • GenderIsOpSec [she/her]
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    2 months ago

    Was this in Pelit or Mikrobitti? There was something else too wasnt there thonk dont remember though

    • doublepepperoni [none/use name]
      hexagon
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      2 months ago

      I assume Pelit- this would've been in the mid 2000s before the Xbox 360 hit the scene since I had mostly stopped reading print gaming media by then

      I think there was also Pelaaja (?) but it just wasn't as good as Pelit

      • GenderIsOpSec [she/her]
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        2 months ago

        my brother used to have subscription to it in the 90s and I read all of those so many times, just marveling at the pretty pictures. They would probably not hold up very well if I actually read them today.

        • doublepepperoni [none/use name]
          hexagon
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          2 months ago

          I seem to recall they were at least not as cringy/horny as many other gaming magazines

          Though the 90s cringe is what makes browsing these OPM issues on the Internet Archive so fun

      • BelieveRevolt [he/him]
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        2 months ago

        You don't truly grow up until you realize Pelit was never actually that good.

        • doublepepperoni [none/use name]
          hexagon
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          2 months ago

          What do you mean? I remember one issue having a comic strip where the main character went out and killed every Finland Swedish person with a katana because he misunderstood a quest in an RPG or something

          Incredible comedy

          • BelieveRevolt [he/him]
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            2 months ago

            No, I really like reading ”everything except the stuff I like is bad and for children” columns from a condescending boomer chud for 30+ years.

            • doublepepperoni [none/use name]
              hexagon
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              2 months ago

              If I ever come across old issues of Pelit in my parents' house or something I'll have to see just how awful their takes and politics are to my adult brain

              • BelieveRevolt [he/him]
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                2 months ago

                Honestly, all the really bad takes were on their forum, where they were assumedly free of the shackles of any journalistic pretense xok

                That forum was where I found out about 9/11 was happening, though.

                • doublepepperoni [none/use name]
                  hexagon
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                  2 months ago

                  I can't even imagine how bad those forums must have been, especially if they had been around for that long