C-lehti (sometimes written as C=lehti) ('C-magazine') was a Finnish computer magazine targeted specifically at Commodore computers. It was in circulation between 1987 and 1992.
 January 1991 cover | |
| Frequency | Bimonthly |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Erikoislehdet Oy Tecnopress |
| First issue | 1987 |
| Final issue Number | 1992 29 |
| Country | Finland |
| Language | Finnish |
| ISSN | 0783-8921 |
| OCLC | 477184986 |
History and profile
editC-lehti was started in 1987[1][2] as a spin-off of MikroBitti and was published six times per year.[3] It was Finland's first ever computer magazine to only cover one specific family of computers. Originally, it covered the Commodore 64 (and to a lesser extent, its "bigger brother" Commodore 128) and the Amiga computers, but later it became more and more Amiga-centric, as the 64 and 128 were rapidly becoming obsolete. The magazine was part of Sanoma.[4]
Later, as the Amiga started to lose market share to the PC computers and games consoles, C-lehti discontinued and Pelit was established in 1992 as its successor which concentrated on PC and Amiga gaming.[1][3] There were 29 magazine issues in total.
A character in C-lehti was the Guru, drawn by Harri "Wallu" Vaalio. The Guru, a bald man with a bushy beard and a shiny scalp, was the symbol for the magazine's hints and tips column. For hints & tips in computer games, he was called the Peliguru ("game guru") and had a joystick on top of his head. The Guru was never used again after the magazine was discontinued.
References
edit- ^ a b Mark J. P. Wolf, ed. (2015). Video Games Around the World. Cambridge, MA; London: MIT Press. p. 161. ISBN 978-0-262-52716-3.
- ^ Tuukka Taarluoto (Fall 2007). "Writing Games. A Study of Finnish Video Game Journalism". University of Tampere. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ a b Jaakko Suominen; Markku Reunanen; Sami Remes (June 2015). "Return in Play: The Emergence of Retrogaming in Finnish Computer Hobbyist and Game Magazines from the 1980s to the 2000s". Kinephanos. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ A Wilson; et al., eds. (2012). Major Companies of Europe 1990/91. Vol. 3. London: Graham & Trotham. p. 82. ISBN 978-94-009-0801-7.
External links
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Media related to C-lehti at Wikimedia Commons- C-lehti at the Internet Archive
- Table of content of several issues
