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 MICRO MACHINES GAME

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GAMING LEGENDS WE’VE LOST • THE VIDEOGAME INDUSTRY MOURNS THE PASSING OF TALENTED VETERANS

NEW A500 MINI GAMES ANNOUNCED

RETRO ASYLUM TURNS TEN

Baby you can drive my car

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MEET THE MICRO MACHINES MECHANICS

STAGES OF EVOLUTION: TOP-DOWN TURBOS • THE CLASSIC ORIGINALS THAT SET THE TONE

STAGES OF EVOLUTION : POLYGON PURSUITS • KEY GAMES THAT TOOK THE SERIES INTO THE THIRD DIMENSION

TOY CHEST YOUR GUIDE: TINY TREEHOUSE

TOY CHEST TOUR GUIDE: OATMEAL IN OVERDRIVE

STAGES OF EVOLUTION: FUTURE CLASSICS • THE TITLES THAT BROUGHT MICRO MACHINES UP-TO-DATE

TOY CHEST TOUR GUIDE: BEDROOM BATTLEFIELD

TOY CHEST TOUR GUIDE: PUMP PANIC

TOY CHEST TOUR GUIDE: SAND CASTLES

TOY CHEST TOUR GUIDE: FUNNY FARM

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Out Run • » PLATFORM: ARCADE » RELEASED: 1986 » DEVELOPER: SEGA

MORE CLASSIC OUT RUN MOMENTS

BAN THIS SICK FILTH • HOWELL IVY ON INADVERTENTLY CREATING ‘VIDEOGAME NASTIES’

CHILDREN OF CROSSBOW • THE SPAWN OF EXIDY’S FIRSTBORN WERE CERTAINLY A DIVERSE BUNCH

Jet Set Willy • JUST KEEP MAPPING

THE BATTLE AHEAD • THE SIX DISTINCT STAGES OF BEACH-HEAD

BACK TO THE BEACH • THE SUCCESS OF BEACH-HEAD MADE SEQUELS INEVITABLE – HOW DO THEY COMPARE TO THE ORIGINAL BATTLE?

CONVERSION CAPERS • BEACH-HEAD WENT TO WAR ON MANY SYSTEMS, BUT WHICH WAS BEST?

BLAZING A TRAIL • HOW BEACH-HEAD FORGED NEW GROUND

A CHAT WITH DAVID J ANDERSON • HOW TAPPER’S SPECTRUM CODER WENT TO WAR

THE UNCONVERTED Arcade games that never made it home

BEST LEFT IN THE ARCADE

CONUERSION CAPERS • HOW THE TRIO OF DIFFERENT VERSIONS MEASURED UP

ADUENTURES IN TIME • MORE GAMES THE DOCTOR HAS STARRED IN

Neo Turf Masters • “PLAYER ONE, BIRDIE TRY”

TIMELINE

WHERE ARE THEY NOW

DNA OF ARC DEVELOPMENTS

HIGH ASPIRATIONS • ARC VISITS PINEWOOD

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ULTIMATE GUIDE STREETS OF RAGE 3 • AFTER STRIKING BEAT-’EM-UP GOLD WITH THE SECOND GAME, SEGA DECIDED THAT IT WANTED ANOTHER SEQUEL TO STREETS OF RAGE – BUT IT WASN’T QUITE WHAT EVERYONE EXPECTED. FIND OUT WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT, AND WHY YOU SHOULD REVISIT IT TODAY

THE STREETS OF JAPAN • BARE KNUCKLE III HAD SOME KEY DIFFERENCES TO ITS INTERNATIONAL COUNTERPART

BOSS RUSH • WHO ARE THE BIG BADDIES OF THE SYNDICATE, AND HOW DO THEY FIGHT YOU?

THE ROADS NOT TAKEN • SCRAPPED SECTIONS HINT AT GREATER AMBITIONS FOR STREETS...