Deeply knowledgeable and kind-hearted, Roger Kean was a pioneer of video game magazine publishing
As with the passing of his friend, colleague and partner Oliver Frey, the death of Roger Kean, anticipated but no less sad, has dismayed so many retro gaming fans in the last week, particularly those affiliated with the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 computers.
Written and edited almost entirely by Kean , Crash was a huge success, quickly inspiring a sister Commodore 64 magazine, Zzap!64. While not a gamer himself, Kean understood how to create magazines and connect them with their audience. A critical early decision was to let local Ludlow schoolchildren review the games in Crash, slowly bringing the better and keener writers into the Newsfield fold.As editor, Kean vehemently supported his young charges.
While full of the necessary talent and skills, it was undoubtedly a case of 'right place, right time' for Kean and Newsfield. Players relied on monthly magazines for their gaming news, reviews and tips. Crash, Zzap!64 and the short-lived Amstrad magazine, Amtix, all focused on these aspects, eschewing the type-in listings and detailed hardware reviews featured in their rivals' pages.
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