A modern version of the Frank Zappa quote:
"Rock journalism is people who can't write interviewing people who can't talk for people who can't read."
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Their only purpose at their height was walkthroughs and cheats for games, of which many of them did provide a pretty great benefit. Especially in the pre and early internet era where you couldn't access anything like that otherwise.
They have had no use since, and any use they might have could be achieved by a random nobody on youtube doing the same task.
Back in the beginning they were the only form of contact for like minded people. In Australia in the 80's we would order from British C64 sellers from C&VG - would take months for the games to arrive - but the anticipation ...my god ...those there were the days