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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 YOUR FAVOURITE INDIANA JONES VIDEOGAME?
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I, ROBOT REIMAGINED • Jeff Minter on recreating an Atari classic
DON PRIESTLEY PASSES
Multiplayer heaven
Reflecting on war
TerrorBytes • Richard Moss on CreatorVC’s new survival horror documentary series
THE LATEST NEWS FROM OCTOBER 2008
NEWS OCTOBER 2008
THIS MONTH IN…
CHARTS • OCTOBER 2008
Armor Ambush • TANKS FOR THE MEMORIES
THE EVOLUTION OF INDIANA JONES GAMES • THE 1982 VIDEOGAME DEBUT OF INDIANA JONES WAS FOLLOWED BY A SERIES OF ACCLAIMED RELEASES THAT CONTINUES TO THIS DAY. KEY CREATIVES BEHIND SOME OF THE GREATEST INDY GAMES TELL RETRO GAMER HOW THIS GAMING LEGACY HAS EVOLVED
STAGES OF EVOLUTION: INDY IN VIDEOGAMES 1984-1988
STAGES OF EVOLUTION: INDY IN VIDEOGAMES 1989-1992
STAGES OF EVOLUTION: INDY IN VIDEOGAMES 1994-2001
STAGES OF EVOLUTION: INDY IN VIDEOGAMES 2003-2009
STAGES OF EVOLUTION: INDY IN VIDEOGAMES 2009-2011
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THE MAKING OF COMBAT LYNX • WHEN CODER MIKE RICHARDSON SWITCHED GENRES AGAIN IN 1984, IT RESULTED IN ONE OF THE ZX SPECTRUM’S FINEST COMBAT SIMULATIONS. RELEASED TO CRITICAL ACCLAIM, COMBAT LYNX HELPED CEMENT DURELL’S REPUTATION AS A QUALITY SOFTWARE HOUSE
CONVERSION CAPERS • HOW DID COMBAT LYNX STRIKE ON ALL FORMATS?
BECOME A WOLF OF THE AIR • COMBAT LYNX IS A CHALLENGING GAME – HERE’S RETRO GAMER’S GUIDE TO SURVIVING ITS HAZARDOUS WORLD
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SIM OR SHOOT? • COMBAT LYNX BLURS THE LINE BETWEEN SHOOT-’EM-UP AND SIMULATION – HOW DO THESE OTHER CHOPPER GAMES LINE UP?
Nebulus • WHAT GOES UP MUST COME DOWN
THE RETRO GAMER GUIDE TO: Master System • THE MASTER SYSTEM WAS A PIVOTAL CONSOLE FOR SEGA, TRANSLATING ITS ARCADE PROWESS INTO A FOOTHOLD IN THE HOMES OF PLAYERS. THE MACHINE WAS HOME TO PLENTY OF GREAT GAMES OVER THE YEARS – HOW MANY OF THESE HAVE YOU PLAYED?
THE HOMEBREWER • ENRICOPALLAZZO DISCUSSES CONVERTING CLASSICS TO SEGA’S 8-BIT HARDWARE
THE COLLECTOR • 8BITBOYUK DISCUSSES GETTING THE COMPLETE EUROPEAN SET
LOST IN TRANSLATION • How the rest of the world experienced
ULTIMATE GUIDE • IT’S 40 YEARS SINCE CAPCOM INTRODUCED THE WORLD TO THE BRAVE KNIGHT ARTHUR AND HIS FIRST DESCENT INTO THE DEMON REALM. JOIN US AS WE SUIT UP AND FLING LANCES AT ANYTHING THAT MOVES TO CELEBRATE THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNCOMPROMISING CLASSIC, GHOSTS ’N GOBLINS
THE CHRONICLES OF ARTHUR • UNCOVERING THE MAINLINE ENTRIES IN THE SPRAWLING SERIES
CONVERSION CAPERS • THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE DOWNRIGHT BEASTLY
BOSS RUSH • HOW TO EXORCISE THE DEMON LORD AND HIS EVIL MINIONS
DEVELOPER Q&A • RICK FRANKISH REVEALS THE STORY BEHIND ELITE SOFTWARE’S BELATED AMIGA CONVERSION
Sonic 3D: Flickies’ Island • DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES
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