THE RETROBATES

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ARCHER MACLEAN – CELEBRATING A GAMING LEGEND

Friends and developers pay tribute to the creator of Dropzone

What do points win?

FEATURING IAIN LEE Who is Iain Lee? Iain

The sounds of gaming

FEATURING DIGITISER’S MR BIFFO Who is Paul Rose?

Moai.games

Indie developer Matt Sephton has a passion for spotting monolithic human figures in videogames

THE LATEST NEWS FROM MAY 2006

MAY 2006 – Alegendary character returns to rescue

Bat ‘N’ Ball

DRIVING ME BATTY

GAMES THAT DEFINED THE AMIGA

DECADES AFTER THE DEMISE OF COMMODORE, THE AMIGA STILL HAS A HIGHLY LOYAL AND PASSIONATE FOLLOWING THAT FEW PLATFORMS CAN MATCH. TO CELEBRATE THE SYSTEM, WE’RE TAKING A LOOK BACK AT THE GAMES THAT DEFINED THE HOME COMPUTER IN THE EYES OF ITS AUDIENCE

Plaque Attack

A HECTIC BRUSH WITH DEATH

ULTIMATE GUIDE Turrican

INSPIRED BY A LOVE OF COIN-OPS AND PUSHING THE C64 TO ITS LIMITS, TURRICAN WAS ONE OF THE STANDOUT TITLES OF THE SYSTEM’S TWILIGHT YEARS. WELCOME TO MANFRED TRENZ’S EPIC RUN-AND-GUN – ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER CRIME!

Golden Axe

ARCADE PERFECT?

LEVEL 9'S HUGE ADVENTURES

BEST KNOWN FOR TEXT ADVENTURES THROUGHOUT THE EIGHTIES, LEVEL 9 COMPUTING CHANGED DIRECTION AT THE START OF THE NEXT DECADE, CRAFTING A NEW VERSATILE GRAPHICAL GAME ENGINE AND ALSO CHALLENGING PLAYERS TO SOLVE PUZZLES ACROSS TIME ZONES IN A VERY FAMILIAR MAZE

Fighting Vipers 2

DEFANGED BY TIME

Evercade EXP

GOOD THINGS REALLY DO COME IN THREES

Donut Dodo

PICK OF THE MONTH

THE EVOLUTION OF SHADOW OF THE BEAST

THE STRIKING SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF SHADOW OF THE BEAST PUSHED THE AMIGA FURTHER THAN EVEN MOST DEVELOPERS HAD KNOWN WAS POSSIBLE IN 1989. FROM SEQUELS AND CONVERSIONS TO A PLAYSTATION REMAKE THREE DECADES ON, THOSE INVOLVED EXPLAIN ALL

THE HOMEBREWER'S KIT

ACHIEVEMENT HUNTERS

Discussing our digital trophy cabinets

THE ARCADE ARCHIVE

A collection where everyone is welcome

CREATING DESPERATION

David Crookes remembers the time he made a game

MAIL BAG

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END GAME

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: LINK’S AWAKE NING DX

R-Type

» PLATFORM: MASTER SYSTEM » RELEASED: 1988

THE RETRO GAM ER GUIDE TO imagine software

FEW DEVELOPERS WERE AS IN FAMOUS AS IMAGIN E SOFTWARE. RETRO GAM ER REVISTS ITS MANY GAM ES, BOTH GOOD AND BAD. HOW MANY OF THE FOLLOWING DID YOU GET TO EXPERIENCE?

Wondermega RG-M2

HARDWARE HEAVEN: WONDERMEGA RG-M2

Jogcon

» PLATFORM: PlayStation » YEAR: 1999 » COST: £59.99 (launch, with Ridge Racer Type 4), £40+ (today, boxed), £25+ (today, unboxed)

ATARI LYNX GAMES

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