Retro Gamer

Retro Gamer is the only magazine in the UK that’s fully dedicated to the halcyon days of classic gaming. If you’ve ever fondly blasted away at the Bydo Empire in R-Type, swung Bowser by the tail in Super Mario 64, or navigated all 20 levels of Matthew Smith’s Manic Miner, then this is the magazine for you. Created by a dedicated team of experts, Retro Gamer’s mission is to deliver constantly engaging and passionately written articles that cover a wide range of subjects. We offer our readership in-depth looks at classic games and franchises, behind-the-scenes glimpses of the software houses from yesteryear, and one-on-one exclusive interviews with industry veterans such as Archer Maclean and Hideo Kojima. Stylish, entertaining and beautifully presented, Retro Gamer is the ultimate guide to videogaming’s rich and diverse history.

THE RETROBATES • WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE TEKKEN GAME?

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HARDWARE HEAVEN • Analogue unveils its love letter to the Nintendo 64

CHEAP THRILLS

THE LAST CROWN?

Let the music play

Lost connections • FEATURING DIGITISER’S MR BIFFO

Retro Racing 2 • Jamie Woodhouse talks us through the sequel to his popular iOS racer

THE LATEST NEWS FROM MAY 2008

NEWS MAY 2008 • MAY 2008 – Spiky shells have got everyone blue, football fever has gripped the nation – well, the nations that qualified – and who’s that rogue leader? That’s gotta be Kane. Nick Thorpe is warming up the DeLorean for another look back at yesterday’s news

THIS MONTH IN…

Gumball • BALLS, BINS AND BRAIN-BENDING

TEKKEN THE UNDISPUTED KING • THIRTY YEARS AFTER ARCADE GAMERS FIRST GOT TO GRIPS WITH KAZUYA AND COMPANY, TEKKEN IS THE UNDISPUTED CHAMPION OF THE 3D FIGHTING GENRE. WE SPEAK TO KATSUHIRO HARADA AND MICHAEL MURRAY TO FIND OUT WHY THIS FIERCE FIGHTING SERIES HAS ENDURANCE LIKE NO OTHER

POWERFUL PRESENTATION • SPECTACLE AND SONIC DELIGHTS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN TEKKEN’S STOCK IN TRADE

POCKET POWER • TEKKEN CAN IMPRESS EVEN WITHOUT THE MOST POWERFUL HARDWARE

TELLING TALES • FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, TEKKEN’S STORY HAS SET IT APART FROM THE FIGHTING FIELD

FIGHTING ON FILM • TEKKEN FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO KEEP THEIR OWN FISTS CLEAN

COLOURFUL COMBATANTS • FINELY TUNED FIGHTERS ARE ONE OF THE FOUNDATIONS OF TEKKEN’S ONGOING SUCCESS

THE GUEST LIST • HOW DO YOU GET A COVETED INVITE TO THE KING OF IRON FIST TOURNAMENT?

MASTERFUL MECHANICS • CAREFULLY CRAFTED GAMEPLAY HAS ENSURED THAT TEKKEN IS ALWAYS COMPETITIVE

A DUELIST’S DISTRACTIONS • TEKKEN HAS ALWAYS INCLUDED SPECIAL EXTRA MODES FOR HOME PLAYERS – HERE ARE SOME OF THE BEST

COMMUNITY AND COMPETITION • MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE, IT’S TEKKEN PLAYERS THAT KEEP TEKKEN ALIVE

GOING FOR GOLD • OUR DAY OUT AT A TEKKEN TOURNAMENT

ZX SPECTRUM • With The Spectrum hitting shelves now, we feel that it’s high time to take a look at some lesser-known games that you may wish to try once you’ve exhausted the 48 built into the machine

MORE GAMES TO PLAY

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ULTIMATE GUIDE: Fairlight • THE NAME FAIRLIGHT WILL MEAN DIFFERENT THINGS TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE, BUT FOR FANS OF 8-BIT GAMING, NO DISAMBIGUATION IS NEEDED – FAIRLIGHT IS ONE OF THE FINEST ISOMETRIC ADVENTURES OF THE ERA. JOIN US AS WE RETURN TO THE LAND OF FAIRLIGHT AND CHAT TO ITS CREATOR, BO JANGEBORG

Conversion Capers • WHICH OF THE VERSIONS WAS THE FAIREST?

Bo Fangeborg Q&A • FAIRLIGHT’S PROGRAMMER TAKES US BACK TO THE BEGINNING

King Of The Castle • YOU WON’T GET VERY FAR WITHOUT THESE PLAYING TIPS

A Betrayal Of Darkness • HOW THE SEQUEL BROKE THE SPELL

Save Your Bacon • BRINGING HOME THE BACON

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