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Retro Gamer

No. 219
Magazine

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?

LOADING…

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

THIS MONTH IN…

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

SUBSCRIBE TODAY • AND GET A FREE TRIBUTE 64 CONTROLLER

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

STAGES OF...


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Frequency: Monthly Pages: 116 Publisher: Future Publishing Ltd Edition: No. 219

OverDrive Magazine

  • Release date: April 15, 2021

Formats

OverDrive Magazine

subjects

Tech & Gaming

Languages

English

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?

LOADING…

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

THIS MONTH IN…

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

SUBSCRIBE TODAY • AND GET A FREE TRIBUTE 64 CONTROLLER

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

STAGES OF...


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