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A weekly magazine, aiming at the same kind of ground as the Format titles. NCE was the first freelance work I did after starting at Future, and also the worst-paid work I've ever done. This stuff was bringing in about 6p a word, which you wouldn't get a monkey for these days. Even at Rapide. |
GAMES WEEK 1 - June 1991
The upside of NCE's terrible pay was the fact that they had a magazine to fill every week, so they didn't care what I wrote as long as it took up two pages. The result was that Games Week copy was less interfered-with by idiot subs than practically anything I've ever written since. And as any writer knows, subs are their natural enemy, so that had to be a good thing.
GAMES WEEK 2 - July 1991
Bad atheism joke.
GAMES WEEK 3 - July 1991
Settling into a routine.
GAMES WEEK 4 - July 1991
First recorded Hitler reference.
GAMES WEEK 5 - July 1991
Still not sure if Jerry Sadowitz spells his name with a 'G' or 'J'. He seems confused about it too. I wonder what his actual name is. Surely not "Jeremy"?
GAMES WEEK 6 - July 1991
First "postman" joke.
GAMES WEEK 7 - August 1991
First innumeracy joke.
GAMES WEEK 8 - August 1991
Bit early for retro, isn't it?
GAMES WEEK 9 - August 1991
What's your favourite planet in the Solar System (except Mars)?
GAMES WEEK 10 - August 1991
Strange But False.
GAMES WEEK 11 - September 1991
Putting the boot into Magic Pockets again.
GAMES WEEK 12 - September 1991
Power, corruption and lies.
GAMES WEEK 13 - September 1991
First stolen Halo Jones reference. Surprised I held out so long.
GAMES WEEK 14 - September 1991
Really must finish that Barbara Cartland joke sometime.
GAMES WEEK 15 - October 1991
Wonder what I had against Timothy Dalton?
GAMES WEEK 16 - October 1991
At this point, paying my outrageous fees finally proved too much of a strain on NCE's budget, and the magazine closed down.
