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 TREASURE GAME?
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KREATING KOMBAT • Director Simon McQuoid discusses Mortal Kombat’s big screen return
Retro impotency
Lightning in a bottle
War reinvented • Kevin McDowell and Tom Massey on remastering Creative Assembly’s strategy epic
NEWS JUNE 2004
THE LATEST NEWS FROM JUNE 2004
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CHARTS • JUNE 2004
Seaquest • DOES EXACTLY WHAT IT SAYS ON THE BOX
A TRIBUTE TO TREASURE • GUNSTAR HEROES SAW TREASURE HIT THE GROUND RUNNING AND THE TALENTED JAPANESE DEVELOPER FOLLOWED IT WITH A STRING OF GAMES THAT WERE AS FUN AS THEY WERE TECHNICALLY ACCOMPLISHED. TREASURE’S PRESIDENT, MASATO MAEGAWA TAKES THIS OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT THE STUDIO’S GREATEST AND MOST INTERESTING GAMES
GUNSTAR HEROES • MEGA DRIVE, 1993
MCDONALD’S TREASURE LAND ADVENTURE • MEGA DRIVE, 1993
DYNAMITE HEADDY • MEGA DRIVE, 1994
YU YU HAKUSHO MAKYO TOITSUSEN • MEGA DRIVE, 1994
LIGHT CRUSADER • MEGA DRIVE, 1995
ALIEN SOLDIER • MEGA DRIVE, 1995
GUARDIAN HEROES • SATURN, 1996
MISCHIEF MAKERS • N64, 1996
SILHOUETTE MIRAGE • SATURN, 1997/PLAYSTATION, 1998
RADIANT SILVERGUN • ARCADE/SATURN, 1998
RAKUGAKI SHOWTIME • PLAYSTATION, 1999
BANGAI-O • N64/DREAMCAST, 1999
GUNBEAT • ARCADE, CANCELLED (2000)
SILPHEED: THE LOST PLANET • PS2, 2000
FREAK OUT • PS2, 2001
SIN & PUNISHMENT • N64, 2000
TINY TOON ADVENTURES: BUSTER’S BAD DREAM • GAME BOY ADVANCE, 2002
IKARUGA • ARCADE, 2001/DREAMCAST, 2002/GAMECUBE, 2003
TINY TOON ADVENTURES: DEFENDERS OF THE UNIVERSE • PS2/GAMECUBE, CANCELLED (2002)
HAJIME NO IPPO: THE FIGHTING! • GAME BOY ADVANCE, 2002
WARIO WORLD • GAMECUBE, 2003
DRAGON DRIVE: D-MASTERS SHOT • GAMECUBE, 2003
ASTRO BOY: OMEGA FACTOR • GAME BOY ADVANCE, 2003
GRADIUS V • PS2, 2004
ADVANCE GUARDIAN HEROES • GAME BOY ADVANCE, 2004
GUNSTAR FUTURE HEROES • GAME BOY ADVANCE, 2005
BLEACH: THE BLADE OF FATE • DS, 2006
SEGA AGES 2500: GUNSTAR HEROES TREASURE BOX • PS2, 2006
BLEACH: DARK SOULS • DS, 2007
BANGAI-O SPIRITS • DS, 2008
SIN & PUNISHMENT: SUCCESSOR OF THE SKIES • WII, 2009
BLEACH: VERSUS CRUSADE • WII, 2008
BANGAI-O HD: MISSILE FURY • XBOX 360, 2011
GAIST CRUSHER • 3DS, 2013
GAIST CRUSHER GOD • 3DS, 2014
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THE EVOLUTION OF MINER 2049 ER • The chart-topping Miner 2049er received two sequels and was subsequently reimagined for the Game Boy and mobile phones. Its creator Bill Hogue and the mobile update’s level designer Erin Martel chart the evolution of the series
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