Retro Gamer | Issue 243
THE GAMES THAT DEFINED THE 80S
Nick and Darran look at how gaming evolved during this exciting time, reveal 80 defining games and chat to various iconic developers.
The Way Of The Exploding Fist: Everything you need to know about Gregg Barnett’s ace fighting game.
Hardware Heaven: TurboGrafx-16 Find out what happened when NEC decided to repackage its gorgeous looking PC Engine for the US market.
The Making Of: SimCopter Ocean Quigley and other ex-members of Maxis explain how they created Will Wright’s helicopter-themed sim game.
Peripheral Vision: Classic Controller If you owned a Wii and enjoyed its Virtual Console library, this cool add-on was pretty much an essential purchase.
In The Chair: Chris Lancaster He only had a short spell in the games industry, but Chris Lancaster worked on some huge games, including Manic Miner.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Retro Gamer Issue 243.