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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 THE MOST TECHNICALLY IMPRESSIVE SNES GAME YOU’VE PLAYED?
LOADING…
EGRET II MINI HEADS WEST
SPEEDY 64
ANTSTREAM POWERS UP • STEVE COTTAM ON UPGRADING THE CLOUDBASED STREAMING SERVICE
BLAZE ANNOUNCES A NEW EVERCADE COLLECTION
THE ASTRO CITY MINI GETS UPDATED
Right said Fred
A new strategy
THE LATEST NEWS FROM APRIL 2005 • APRIL 2005 – Between the excitement of the new handhelds and the promise of a new bunch of consoles, this is a month to focus on the present, with plenty to play across all of the existing formats – and even the DS. It’s time to fire up the flux capacitor…
NEWS APRIL 2005
CHARTS
THIS MONTH IN…
BB4CPC VIN-DI-CA-TION!
SUPER-POWERED • 30 GAMES THAT PUSHED THE LIMITS OF THE SNES
SUBSCRIBE • TO RETRO GAMER FOR HALF PRICE FOR JUST £35.10
ULTIMATE GUIDE Pilotwings • THE ORIGINAL PILOT WINGS IS AN ANACHRONISM; IT REP RESENTS PEAK EIGHTIES TECH, YET IT HELPED DEFINE THE VIDEOGAMEER A OF THE NINETIES. WHAT WE ULTIMATELY RECEIVED IS ALSO VERY DIF FERENT TO THE GAME ORIGINALLY ENVISIONED. NINTENDO HAS SEEMINGLY FORGOT TEN THE SERIES, BUT WE CERTAINLY HAVEN’T!
The Sky’s The Limit • Master Pilotwings with these tips
The Sequels • Can you believe there’s only three games?
Marvellous Minigames • Unbeknownst to many players are these hidden curiosities!
Contra • THE CHIPS CAN WAIT
STAGES OF EVOLUTION: CRAZY COMBAT • RASH, ZITZ AND PIMPLE’S MOST OVER-THE-TOP ATTACKS
STAGES OF EVOLUTION: ECLECTIC CHALLENGES • FROM SPEEDER BIKES AND DREADNOUGHTS TO JEFF SLEDS!
STAGES OF EVOLUTION: WHO’S THE BOSS? • RAT CHIEFS, STONE PIGS AND BATTLING BULLS
Hardware Heavan SG-1000
THE RETRO GAMER GUIDE TO commodore 64 • It may not have been designed as a games machine, but games dominated the C64 and turned it into a fertile breeding ground for modern developers. 40 years on, we revisit its greatest hits
PARADROID POWER • Andrew Braybrook on his inventive 8-bit shooter
Road Avenger • “I KNOW I’M GONNA REVIVE”
SPECTRUM NEXT • Ahead of the return of our regular Homebrew section, we highlight the best games available for the Spectrum Next, and speak to the coding heroes who are developing new software for this wonderful system
HOW TO WIN THE BATTLE AGAINST GRAVITY • LEARN HOW TO DEFEAT THE INVADING OUTIES
NAME-DROPPING SEQUEL • WHAT WAS THE INTENDED SEQUEL, DROP SOLDIER, ALL ABOUT?
THE THEORY OF GRAVITY • EXAMINING THE MINKOWSKI SPACETIME CONCEPT
Head Over Heels
THE LOTUS CONNECTION • THE TOP GEAR SERIES LOOKED AND SOUNDED FAMILIAR…
TOP GEAR EVOLVES • KEMCO’S SERIES CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT GREMLIN
CHASING THE HORIZON • HOW THE ESSENCE OF GREMLIN'S GAMES LIVES ON
CLOCK WORK AQUARIO • Almost three decades since a near-complete version was...
