I still have my first issue of Game Players magazine from like 1988 or something (Ninja Gaiden was the game of the month.). Before that, I had some buyer's guide that pretty much listed a ton of Nes games available at the time with about a paragraph of info. Since that time, I subscribed to Gamepro (which was my favorite magazine until EGM came into its own) Electronic Gaming Monthly, Die Hard Game Fan, Ultra Game Players, The Official Playstation Magazine, PSM (UnOfficial Playstation Magazine--headed by current Nintendo Power Editor In Chief, Chris Slate--HE EVEN RESPONDED TO ONE OF MY LETTERS!) Incite, Nintendo Power, Game Informer, Official Xbox Magazine, and a ton of others that I can't even remember.
So basically, magazines. I didn't start looking to the internet for info until about 2007, to be honest. I used to go to the library and go online for codes for my Gameshark and Code Breaker peripherals but that was about it. I got the internet solely for my Xbox 360 and then decided to get a PC (and what a poor, slow, ugly piece of equipment that was).
Aside from that, there was word of mouth. Let me tell you, the playground was not a reliable source of accurate video game information. I should know. I made up most of the lies, myself!
