This article contains a list of magazines distributed on cassette, floppy disk, CD-ROM, or DVD-ROM — collectively referred to as disk magazines (or diskmags).

Alphabetical list

A

  • Adventurer (ZX Spectrum, 1995–2004, Russian/English [#14-#15 issues])
  • El Afghano (IBM PC)
  • Alive (Atari ST/Atari Falcon)
  • Amber (IBM PC, 1998–1999)
  • Amazine (Atari ST, 1992-1993)
  • AMnews (Amiga, 1988–1989)
  • AnotherMag (IBM PC)
  • Apple Talk (Apple)
  • Autark (IBM PC, 1996, English/German)

B

  • Bad News (IBM PC, 1994–1996, English/Polish)
  • Bain (IBM PC)
  • Batsch (IBM PC, 1999, German)
  • Beam (IBM PC, 1998–1999)
  • Becanne (IBM PC)
  • Belgian Scene Report (IBM PC)
  • Big Blue Disk was a disk magazine published by Softdisk for IBM PC from 1986.
  • Blackmail (IBM PC, 1993–1996, German)
  • Budyn (IBM PC, 1996–2001, Polish/English)

C

  • CD Gold (CD32/CDTV, 1993), commercial release and first known CD-ROM based disk magazine for the Amiga; produced by Goldtech with editorial support from Infinite Frontiers
  • CD World (Amiga), CDTV, CD32, and Amiga CD-ROM systems; produced by Infinite Frontiers)
  • Cee-64 Alive! (Commodore 64, relaunched as Commodore Cee (q.v.))
  • Ceibe (IIBM PC, 1999–2000, Spain)
  • Cheese (IBM PC, 1996–1997)
  • Chromasette (TRS-80 Color Computer)
  • CLI (IBM PC)
  • <!-- this one might reasonably be spun back out again --> CLOAD was a cassette and disk magazine for the TRS-80 which started in 1978. The magazine ran monthly and provided tapes by subscription. The magazine was named after the command to load a tape into the TRS-80.
  • Contrast (IBM PC, 1994–1995)
  • CooleR (IBM PC)
  • Cows and Snakefights (Amiga)
  • Cream (IBM PC)
  • CURSOR (Commodore PET, 1978 to early 1980s)
  • Cursor 64 (Commodore 64, early 1980s)

D

  • Daskmig (IBM PC)
  • Death (IBM PC)
  • Defcon (IBM PC)
  • Demojournal (IBM PC)
  • DemoNews (IBM PC)
  • Digital Chat (IBM PC)
  • Digital Talk (Commodore 64)
  • Disc, The (IBM PC) Beam Software, ca 1995-1996
  • Disc Station (MSX, PC-9801, Windows 95, 1988–2000)
  • Disk (Apple II, 1983; business-oriented)
  • Disk Busters Association (DBA) Diskmagazine (Atari ST/Atari Falcon, 1991–1996)
  • Disk Network (Apple II, c. 1983; geared to programmers)
  • Disk User (BBC Micro, '80s)
  • Diskazine (Apple II, 1982; geared to families)
  • Diskworld () (Mac, 1988–1993; relaunched as Softdisk for Mac (q.v.))
  • Domination (Commodore 64)
  • Dragon (IBM PC)
  • Driven (Commodore 64, 1994–1995)

E

  • European Top 20 (Amiga, 1992–1993)
  • Evil (IBM PC)

F

  • Fanzine (Amiga, Spanish)
  • FaSTer (Atari ST, 1986-1987)
  • Fatum (IBM PC)
  • The Final Frontier (Amiga), first disk magazine dedicated solely to Star Trek; produced by Infinite Frontiers
  • Flash (IBM PC)
  • Fleur (IBM PC)
  • Floppyland (IBM PC, 1990s)
  • Fluxus (Mac HyperCard-based)
  • FutureView (Amstrad CPC)

G

  • Game On (Commodore 64, 1988–1995)
  • Gamer's Edge (IBM PC, 1990–1991)
  • Gedan (Amiga, 1994–1995)
  • Generation (Amiga)
  • Genetic Dreams (Commodore 64, IBM PC)
  • Golden Disk 64 (Commodore 64, 1988–1996)
  • GURU (Amiga, 1990–1992, 2011–2012, Hungarian)
  • GURU (Amiga, 1991–1993, Slovak)

H

  • Hacker (IBM PC, 1996–1999, Russian, Croatian)
  • Harm (Hellraiser's alternative Russian magazine) (IBM PC)
  • Heroin (IBM PC, 1998, English)
  • Hoax (IBM PC, 1992–1995, English)
  • Hot-Mag (IBM PC, 1994–1995, German)
  • Hugi (IBM PC, 1996–present, English, German and Russian)
  • Hugi.GER (IBM PC, 2000–2005, German)
  • HugiNews (IBM PC, 1998–2000, English)
  • Hydrophobia (IBM PC, 1996–1997, Hungarian)

I

  • I.B.Magazette (IBM PC, 1982–?)
  • Image (IBM PC)
  • Imazine (Amiga)
  • Imphobia (IBM PC)
  • Incube (IBM PC)
  • Infinity (IBM PC)
  • Input 64 (Commodore 64)
  • Insomnia (Amiga)

J

  • Jumpdisk (Amiga)
  • Jurassic Pack (Amiga)

K

  • Kelstar (Atari)
  • Kendermag (IBM PC)
  • Karmelia (Amiga)

L

  • Lano (IBM PC)
  • Launch (Microsoft Windows and Mac OS 7.1 up, late 1990s - early 2000s)
  • Legend (IBM PC)
  • Loadstar () (Commodore 64, 1984–2010)
  • Loadstar 128 (Commodore 128)
  • Lookain Fanz (IBM PC)
  • Luna (IBM PC)
  • Lunchtime (Amiga and Acorn Archimedes, 1990–1996) (#1-Digital Dog Edition; #2 - Hamsters on the Prowl; #3 - Edward's Revenge; #4 - Yul Brynner's Memorial Toolshed; #5 - Wardrobe Racing for Foreigners; #6 - Danger: Unexploded Whippet)

M

  • The Mag (IBM PC)
  • Maggie (Atari ST, 1990-2000)
  • Maggie (Atari ST, 1990-1995)
  • Magic Disk 64 (Commodore 64, 1987–1993)
  • Maniac Magazine (IBM PC)
  • Marriage Connection (IBM PC, 1989; computer-aided activities for married couples)
  • M*A*R*S (IBM PC)
  • McDisk (Amiga)
  • Megazin (Amiga)
  • Mentor (IBM PC, c. 1983; mostly support programs for business software)
  • MicroCode (IBM PC)
  • Microzine (Apple II, c. 1983; geared to pre-teens)
  • Miggybyte (Amiga, 1995–1997)

N

  • Nautilus (Apple Macintosh)
  • New World Order (IBM PC)

O

  • Obligement (Amiga - diskmag between 1998 and 2005, website only since 2005)
  • The Official Eurochart (Amiga)
  • On Disk Monthly (IBM PC, 1991–1993; relaunched as Softdisk PC (q.v.))
  • Ooze (IBM PC)
  • Overshadow (Commodore 64, 1997–, Hungarian)

P

  • Pain (IBM PC)
  • Parrot (IBM PC)
  • PC BusinessDisk (IBM PC, 1990–1991)
  • PC Disk (IBM PC, c. 1983; mostly business)
  • PC Disk Downunder () (IBM PC; Australia/New Zealand adaptation of Big Blue Disk)
  • PC Life (IBM PC, 1988)
  • Platinum (IBM PC, German)
  • Pornograffitti (Commodore 64, 1992-?, Canada)
  • Pressure (Amiga)
  • The Product (IBM PC)
  • Pulse (IBM PC)

Q

R

  • RAW (Amiga)
  • Reality Check Network (IBM PC)
  • Restless (IBM PC)
  • ROM (Amiga)

S

  • Satanic Rites (Amiga)
  • Savage (IBM PC)
  • Savage Charts (IBM PC)
  • Saxonia (IBM PC)
  • The Scene Post (IBM PC)
  • Scene World Magazine (Commodore 64, Amiga, 2000–present)
  • Scenedicate (Dreamcast, 2005–present)
  • Scenial (IBM PC)
  • Schwugi (IBM PC)
  • Sex'n'Crime was a disk magazine for the demoscene of the Commodore 64 home computer. The magazine was published from 1989 to 1990 by Amok, a label of publisher Genesis Project, and mainly edited by anonymous writer OMG. The successor was titled Propaganda.
  • Shine (IBM PC)
  • Showtime (Amiga)
  • Sinner (IBM PC)
  • Skyline (IBM PC)
  • Slonecznik (IBM PC)
  • Smok (IBM PC)
  • Smurffi (IBM PC)
  • Sneaker (IBM PC)
  • Soap (IBM PC)
  • Softdisk () (Apple II, 1981–1995)
  • Softdisk for Mac (Mac, 1993–1998)
  • Softdisk for Windows (Windows, 1994–1999)
  • Softdisk G-S (Apple IIGS, 1989–?)
  • Softdisk PC (IBM PC, 1993–1998)
  • SoftSide (various platforms, early 1980s; disk/cassette companion to paper magazine)
  • Speed (Amiga)
  • Splash (IBM PC)
  • ST NEWS (Atari ST, 1986-1996)
  • Static Line (IBM PC)
  • Stream CD-ROM Digizine (IBM PC)
  • Subkult (IBM PC)
  • Subliminal Extacy (ZX Spectrum)
  • Suicide (IBM PC, German)
  • Sunray (IBM PC)
  • Syntax Error (IBM PC)

T

  • TAP.MAG (IBM PC, 2000–2001, German)
  • Terror News (Commodore Plus/4, 1990–1992, 2024; IBM PC, 1992–1997, Hungarian)
  • Testimony of the Ancients (IBM PC)
  • Total Disaster (IBM PC)
  • Totem (IBM PC)
  • Trashcan (Amiga, 1995–1999, Spanish, English)
  • Trip! (IBM PC)
  • Trip 2 Hell (IBM PC)

U

  • Undercover Magascene (Atari ST) (merged with Alive Disk Magazine in 2000, but re-animated in 2001)
  • Underground News (Commodore 64, 1990-1994 - Canada)
  • Upstream (Amiga)
  • UpTime (various platforms, 1984–1990)
  • El Usuario (IBM PC; Latin American adaptation of Big Blue Disk)

V

  • Vagina (IBM PC)
  • Vandalism (Commodore 64)
  • Versus (IBM PC)
  • Vision (Commodore 64, 1993–1996)
  • Vixel (VIC-20, early 1980s)
  • The Voice (IBM PC)
  • v.O.L.V.o (IBM PC)

W

  • What (IBM PC)
  • WildMag (IBM PC, 2000–2001, German)
  • Window (Apple II, 1982; educational)
  • Worldcharts (IBM PC)
  • Wrotki (IBM PC)

X

  • X-Ray (IBM PC)

Y

  • Yahoo (IBM PC)
  • Yonga (IBM PC)

Z

  • Zeitenwanderer (IBM PC, German)
  • ZINE (Amiga, IBM PC from issue #12)
  • ST NEWS Atari ST disk magazine official website

See also

  • Covermount
  • Cassette magazine

References