THE RETROBATES

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2X for me. An amazing Xbox

LoADING...

You may not believe it to look at me now,

MORE MINI MADNESS FROM SEGA

Sega is making the most of its 60th anniversary. Despite

YOUR NES, BUT BLOCKIER

Lego and Nintendo have joined forces to create a NES-themed

TOTALLY GAME PRESSES START

Future’s video team at Barcroft Studios has been busy scouring

LONG LIVE THE KING OF KONG?

A number of Donkey Kong and Pac-Man scores set by

Asking THAT question

Paul is probably better known as Mr Biffo - the

That belongs in a museum!

The Retro Computer Museum has been running since 2008 and

THE LATEST NEWS FROM SEPTEMBER 2003

The Netherlands began allowing doctors to issue prescriptions for cannabis

Tom & Jerry

» NES » 1991 » SOFTWARE CREATIONS Just about every

Basketbrawl

» Atari 7800 » 1990 » Atari To be honest

Salamander 2

I’ve played a lot of shmups in my time and

Vandal Hearts

» PLAYSTATION » 1996 » KONAMI I’ve been well aware

THE HISTORY OF TONY HAWK’S PRO SKATER

Have you seen Tony Hawk recently? Not just out and

THE MAKING OF SCUBA DIVE

Based in Taunton, Somerset, Durell Software was one of the

Skate Or Die!

You’ve taken down Poseur Mike and Aggro Eddie, and now

ULTIMATE GUIDE SPACE HARRIER

Space Harrier II was precisely one half of the Mega

SO YOU WANT TO COLLECT… MEGA MAN GAMES

◼ Being a fan of Mega Man can be a

Hardware Heaven

» MANUFACTURER: Welback Holdings » YEAR: 1993 » COST: fl(launch),

THE MAKING OF CONQUESTS OF CAMELOT and Conquest of the Longbow

Sierra On-Line’s graphic adventures renowned among fans of the genre,

PICTURE PERFECT

Let’s not kid ourselves - as far as most of

MS-DOS

■ The sequel to 1989’s mystery title The Colonel’s Bequest,

THE EARLY YEARS

It shouldn’t have been this complicated. From the outside looking

Wide-Boy 64 AGB

If you’re the sort of player who likes playing handheld

EVERCADE FORGOTTEN GEMS

This entertaining Operation Wolf clone flew right under our radar,

URIDIUM ADVANCE

At the turn century, Steve Cain, Johnson coder John McMurray

TONY POMFRET

Tony does not mince his words. Whether it’s shenanigans at

Beyond A Steel Sky

>> This month we find out if Revolution Software’s dystopian

Mr Driller: DrillLand

We’ve waited a long time for an official English version

GOING FULL TURBO

This month’s reader, Pete, is a clever old soul because

MAIL BAG

I really enjoyed the feature about Pac-Man’s 40th anniversary in

END GAME

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