THE EVOLUTION OF PGR PROJECT GOTHAM RACING

THE RETROBATES

WHAT’S THE FIRST GAME YOU’LL PLAY ON THE A500 MINI?

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The Amiga is one of the most popular

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GIVE US TWO MINUTES AND WE'LL GIVE YOU THE RETRO WORLD

It’s all too much

FEATURING IAIN LEE

An icon for all ages

FEATURING DIGITISER’S MR BIFFO

Sega Powered

SHOWING OFF COOL RETRO-THEMED STUFF THAT’S GOING ON

THE LATEST NEWS FROM JUNE 2005

JUNE 2005 – The press reacts to the

Sabre Wulf

LOOKS AREN’T EVERYTHING

INSIDE THE A500 MINI

Commodore’s 16-bit hit is back in town, and in a cute form factor that has the potential to turn a whole new generation on to the Amiga. We go hands on with the machine, and talk to Retro Games Ltd to find out how the whole project was put together

Robocop

REVISIONIST HISTORY

Machine Hunter

HUNTING FOR BETTER CONTROLS

Kirby: Power Paintbrush

» RETROREVIVAL

Egret II Mini

WILL YOU EGRET MISSING OUT ON THIS?

Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love

SO LONG, MY SANITY

THE MAKING OF SUR LANCELOT

RELEASED IN 1984, IT WAS ONE OF THE LAST OF ITS KIND, A COMMERCIAL 16K SPECTRUM GAME AT A TIME WHEN SINCLAIR ITSELF WAS PONDERING ON A NEW 128K MODEL. BRAVE, SWIFT AND ALWAYS CONSCIOUS OF HIS IDIOM, THIS IS THE TALE OF SIR LANCELOT

NES Controller

NES Controller fact ■ Although original ‘dogbones’ are

THE STORY OF CJ THE ELEPHANT

CJ THE ELEPHANT DIDN’T PACK HIS TRUNK WITH THAT MANY GAMES BUT THE CHARACTER’S IMPACT HAS NEVER BEEN FORGOTTEN. SO LET’S GO OFF WITH A TRUMPETY-TRUMP AND SEE HOW CJ CAME TO BE, WHILE ALSO LOOKING AT WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN

30 YEARS Of THE SUPER SCOPE

THE YEAR 2022 MARKS THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF NINTENDO’S SNES LIGHTGUN, THE SUPER SCOPE. CUMBERSOME TO LOOK AT, IT WAS A BOLD EXPERIMENT IN CONTROLLER DESIGN – JOIN US AS WE EXAMINE EACH OF THE 12 KNOWN GAMES WHICH SUPPORTED IT

THE MAKING OF TIN STAR

WE’VE SAVED THE FINAL SUPER SCOPE GAME FOR LAST. RELEASED AROUND THE SAME TIME AS THE SATURN AND PLAYSTATION IN JAPAN, THIS BRIGHT AND INVENTIVE LIGHTGUN SHOOTER MARKED THE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD TO 32-BIT CONSOLES. THOUGH SET IN THE WILD WEST, IT WAS DISTINCTLY BRITISH

Hardware Heaven

Master System II

THE HISTORY OF AFTER BURNER

IT WAS RELEASED 35 YEARS AGO, YET AFTER BURNER STILL IMPRESSES TO THIS DAY THANKS TO SEGA’S GROUNDBREAKING TECH AND YU SUZUKI’S GOLDEN TOUCH. JOIN US AS WE RIDE INTO THE DANGER ZONE TO CHART THE HISTORY OF THIS AIRBORNE OPUS

Alien Soldier

» PLATFORM: MEGA DRIVE » RELEASED:

DOUBLE FINE

Founded by a group of former LucasArts employees in an old clog shop, Double Fine fought against all odds to become one of the most iconic, creative and enduring companies of the last two decades, before finally achieving financial freedom under Microsoft

FANTASTIC NIGHT DREAMS

WHEN THE WHOLE WORLD IS PLUNGED INTO DARKNESS, IT’S TIME FOR A HERO TO STEP UP. UNFORTUNATELY, A HERO ISN’T AVAILABLE SO COTTON WILL HAVE TO DO. WE LOOK AT EVERY ASPECT OF SUCCESS’ COLOURFUL CUTE-’EM-UP TO SEE WHY IT BECAME SUCH A CULT FAVOURITE

THE MAKING OF GOD OF WAR

WITH JUST AN OVERLOOKED FUTURISTIC RACING GAME UNDER ITS BELT, SONY’S SANTA MONICA STUDIO WASN’T A KNOWN ENTITY WHEN IT GOT TO WORK ON GOD OF WAR. LITTLE DID THE TALENTED TEAM KNOW THAT IT WOULD CREATE ONE OF GAMING’S GREATEST SERIES, HEADED BY SONY’S MOST INFAMOUS MASCOT

David Lubar

What cherished games would you take to the island?

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

» System: Switch » Buy it from: Retail, online » Buy it for: £49.99

SPEEDY SECRETS

ANDREAS VARGA (MR SID) TALKS US THROUGH HIS ASTOUNDING CONVERSION OF SONIC THE HEDGEHOG FROM MASTER SYSTEM TO C64. VISIT BIT.LY/SO

AMIGA MEMORIES

We recall our first moments with Commodore’s 16-bit computer

RIGHT PLACE, RIGHT TIME

Our latest collector has always tended to think ahead

TOO MUCH STUFF

Darran’s planning a restructure for 2022

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