The Mac Gaming Alliance had it's humble beginnings in the summer of 1996 founded by Tim Schmitz. I (Jonathan Dreyer) didn't join until the spring of 1997 as a reviewer. It wasn't until I took over the news duties in August 97 that the MGA really got going. When Tim Schmitz left the MGA, I took over in order to not see my work disappear.

Since it's founding, the MGA has stumbled and come close to folding on more than one occasion. Yet the MGA is still here, something of a foot note in the world of Mac Games.