PICK OF THE MONTH

LOADING. . .

Thanks to a certain blue hedgehog, the Nineties

ATARI REVIVAL

The team at Retro Games Ltd on the incoming The 400 Mini

Crash, bang, wallop

Who is Iain Lee? Iain Lee is a

Generations apart

Who is Paul Rose? Paul is probably better

ZX Touch

Martyn Carroll talks to the chaps behind the new Spectrum handheld

THE LATEST NEWS FROM JULY 2007

» [Wii] Everyone loves Resident Evil 4, and

CHARTS JULY 2007

XBOX 360 1 – Command & Conquer 3

Kung-Fu Master

PUNCHING ABOVE ITS WEIGHT

THE EVOLUTION OF CRASH BANDICOOT

ONE OF THE FIRST POLYGON PLATFORMERS AND A DEFINING PLAYSTATION TITLE, CRASH BANDICOOT MARKED THE BEGINNING OF A FRANCHISE THAT CONTINUES TO THIS DAY. CREATIVES DAN AREY AND JON BURTON EXPLAIN HOW THE POPULAR SERIES EVOLVED

Double Dragon II: The Revenge

IF IT AIN’T BROKE, DON’T FIX IT

APPLE II GAMES

Unsurprisingly given it sold about six million units during its lifetime, many of gaming’s most iconic titles were developed on the Apple II series of computers. But where should collectors start? We take a look at some of the more notable releases

SoulStar

SOUL OF THE SYSTEM

TANKS FOR THE MEMORIES

JONATHAN GRIFFITHS’ GAMING ODYSSEY

Harmful Park

THE PRICE IS JUST AS DEADLY

ICO

THERE WERE NO GAMES ON THE PLAYSTATION 2 QUITE LIKE ICO. DESIGNED WITH A DELIBERATELY UNDERSTATED BEAUTY, IT WOULD LATER HAVE A MASSIVE INFLUENCE ON MODERN GAME DESIGNERS, SOME OF WHOM WE HEAR FROM HERE AS WE DELVE DEEP INTO FUMITO UEDA’S WONDERFULLY ATMOSPHERIC DEBUT

Skies Of Arcadia

IT’S FINALLY TIME TO LAND

Deadly Creatures

I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS

Trak-Ball Controller

» PLATFORM: Atari 5200 » YEAR: 1983 » COST: $79.95 (launch), £80+ (today, boxed), £60+ (today, unboxed)

THE MAKING OF YES, PRIME MINISTER

A WEEK IS A LONG TIME IN POLITICS. POLITICAL CRISES, DRUNKEN MPS AND AGGRESSIVE US AMBASSADORS ARE JUST SOME OF THE OBSTACLES PM JIM HACKER FACES WITHIN FIVE DAYS. SO, SIT DOWN, PAY ATTENTION, AND BE PREPARED TO TREAD A FINE LINE AS RETRO GAMER PEEKS BACK AT THE POLITICALLY CHARGED WORLD OF YES, PRIME MINISTER. HIC!

GAMES FEATURING DINOSAURS

Also known as retro birds, dinosaurs have been munching their way through videogames for decades. Join us as we highlight some of the best games featuring these gargantuan beasts. And before you ask, we won’t be covering any Jurassic Park games, that just feels like cheating

BUGGY BOY

WITH AN OVERSIZED CAB AND 3D SPRITE TECH THAT PREDATED SEGA’S SUPER SCALER GAMES, BUGGY BOY WAS AN EXTRAORDINARY SIGHT IN ARCADES – IF YOU COULD FIND ONE THAT IS. JOIN US AS WE TRACK DOWN TATSUMI’S THREE-SCREEN MONSTER

BIO FORCE APE

It has the title of a B-movie and sounds like a games journalist’s fever dream, but this action platformer is one of the most notorious lost NES games

THE MAKING OF: LLAMASOFT: THE JEFF MINTER STORY

JEFF MINTER IS ONE OF GAMING’S TRUE ORIGINALS, A PROLIFIC CREATOR WITH A UNIQUE APPROACH TO GAME DEVELOPMENT – AND NOW HE’S THE SUBJECT OF AN INTERACTIVE DOCUMENTARY. WE SPEAK TO DIGITAL ECLIPSE’S CHRIS KOHLER TO LEARN HOW IT ALL CAME TOGETHER

DOCUMENTARY DELIGHT

SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF S LLAMASOFT: THE JEFF MINTER STORY

NIXED NO MORE

HOW YOU CAN FINALLY PLAY THE INFAMOUS KONIX MULTISYSTEM

HEART OF NEON

THE FILM PARTNERSHIP THAT GIVES THE DOCUMENTARY ITS VIDEO

Chikyuu Kaihou Gun ZAS

How did T&E Soft manage to turn one of the Game Boy’s most noticeable flaws to its advantage?

Klax

» PLATFORM: LYNX » RELEASED: 1990 » DEVELOPER:

THE STORY OF THE 7th GUEST

WHEN YOU THINK OF EARLY CD-ROM GAMES, NAMES LIKE REBEL ASSAULT AND MYST QUICKLY SPRING TO MIND. BUT IT WAS ONE GAME IN PARTICULAR, COMBINING BOMBASTIC PRESENTATION WITH CHALLENGING PUZZLES AND SIMPLE CONTROLS, THAT HELPED THE NEW MEDIUM MAKE ITS BREAKTHROUGH:THE 7TH GUEST

DS Lite

» MANUFACTURER: Nintendo » YEAR: 2006 » COST:

RICHARD BROWNE

A BBC conversion led to a wild ride in the 1990s, when Richard hopped between the publishers Domark, Psygnosis, Philips Media and MicroProse, working on games like Hard Drivin’, Microcosm and Mech Commander

RetroTink 4K

AN UPSCALER WITHOUT EQUAL

Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown

AREVIVAL FIT FOR ROYALTY

TRANSFORMING TOKI