We would like to take this opportunity to extend an invitation to all readers of Game Bytes to express your views back to us. Let us know if you like the concept we have developed with this type of publication. Our reviewers love a little controversy and would welcome alternative opinions to their own. Be prepared, however, to back up your stand if you disagree with what was written. These are, after all, opinions.
Game Bytes truly wants to become the people's sounding board for the gaming industry as a whole. Through your comments and feedback, we can not only make our publication a better vehicle for communicating gaming information, but we can also effectively communicate our desires for better and/or different gaming experiences to the software publishers themselves.
We also want to extend and invitation to all to become regular reviewers themselves. We have no permanent "locked-in" reviewer staff. Those that write for us now and excited to do so, but we welcome other reviewers who wish to have their opinions made known as well. Game Bytes is a magazine for the gamer from the gamer, and we hope our reviewer ranks will grow. Don't be bashful - let us hear your views on your favorite games.
In future editions of Game Bytes, we will use this column to publish your letters, comments, raves, and complaints for all to share. We hope you will take the time to use it. Editorially speaking, we'll only be concerned about certain types of four-letter words, so keep those to a minimum, and we'll not be concerned about censorship. This is a free forum, but a certain sense of decorum should prevail. Nothing more needs to be said.
There are several ways to send your letters and comments to Game Bytes if you wish to be heard. We'll start with the U.S. postal system. Letters can be mailed to:
Game Bytes Magazine 17302 Rothko Lane Spring, TX 77379 ATTN: Ross Erickson
Using Compuserve, your letters can be sent to the address:
74431,1144
On America On-Line, send your comments addressed to:
RossGBytes
And finally, using Internet mail, feel free to mail your letters to:
rwe@bangate.compaq.com
Any of these three mailing methods are perfectly acceptable. If you happen to have an account on EXEC-PC in Wisconsin, one of the largest subscription service bulletin board systems in the world, or Nitelog in California, you can also leave a mail message for me there. My full account name on both systems is Ross Erickson. Don't forget about the Software Creations BBS home storage for Game Bytes as well.
We look forward to reading your comments about Game Bytes and how to make it better with each issue. There are a lot of active gamers out there, and if we can reach just some of you, we will know this effort is worthwhile.
Hope to hear from many of you soon!
Ross Erickson Editor and Publisher
We'll be repeating this message in a few more issues of Game Bytes to encourage readers to respond.