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THE HISTORY OF SEYMOUR

When a Dizzy game ended up being canned for being too real a new character began to form. Peter Ranson discusses the birth of ‘movie star’ Seymour whose role in two Dizzy-style adventures and a host of spinoffs made Retro Gamer want to see more

THE SIMPSONS

LONG BEFORE TELEVISION’S MOST ICONIC FAMILY BECAME A HOUSEHOLD NAME, THEY WERE A HIT IN THE ARCADES. SO JOIN US AS WE LOOK BACK AT THE SIMPSON FAMILY’S CLASSIC GAMING BEATDOWN ON THE STREETS OF SPRINGFIELD

THE MAKING OF ENTER THE MATRIX

TWO MOVIES. ONE ANIMATED ANTHOLOGY.  AND THE MOST EXPENSIVE LICENSED VIDEOGAME  EVER MADE. SEVENTEEN YEARS AFTER ITS ORIGINAL  RELEASE, WE EXPLORE  HOW ENTER THE MATRIX TRIED TO DEFY TRADITIONAL VIDEOGAME STORYTELLING BY SLOTTING INTO A WIDER  TRANSMEDIA EXPERIENCE

VIRTUAL REALITY GETS A VIRTUAL REVIVAL

Video Game History Foundation shows us what Sega VR could have been

SMASH GETS SMASHED

NINTENDO ACTS TO PREVENT ONLINE MELEE TOURNAMENT

You Are Not Alone

My name is Iain and I am

Send me to Valhalla

I’ve recently had cause to reflect upon

Clubbing against COVID

Andy Palmer explains how Arcade Club is tackling the pandemic

THE LATEST NEWS FROM FEBRUARY 2004

FEBRUARY 2004 – All of the holiday madness

Space Panic

DON’T PANIC, IT’S JUST BROKEN

INSIDE THE NEO THE FUTURE IS NOW GEO

WHETHER YOU KNOW IT AS THE ROLLS ROYCE OF HOME CONSOLES OR THE WORKHORSE THAT POWERED ARCADE CABINETS FOR OVER A DECADE, THE NEO GEO IS A PLATFORM THAT EVERY RETRO GAMER SHOULD BE FAMILIAR WITH. WE SPEAK TO VETERAN SNK DEVELOPERS TO FIND OUT WHAT MADE THIS POWERFUL PLATFORM TICK

THE MAKING OF UTOPIA

INSPIRED BY A SCHOOL CAFETERIA AND BRINGING REAL-TIME COMPETITIVE GAMEPLAY TO A CONSOLE FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME, UTOPIA IS WELL REMEMBERED FOR THE NOVELTY AND INNOVATION THAT IT BROUGHT WITH IT. WE SPEAK WITH CREATOR DON DAGLOW ABOUT HOW THE FIRST GRAPHICAL GOD GAME CAME INTO EXISTENCE…

Project Firestart

» PLATFORM: COMMODORE 64 » RELEASED: 1989 »

THE EVOLUTION OF WIZBLL

During its first seven years, Sensible Software’s focus was on making weird and wonderful shoot-’emups. Jon Hare explains how his firm’s earlier shooters led to Wizball, and how Wizball influenced the Sensible shooters that followed

5200 Controller

» PLATFORM: ATARI 5200 » RELEASED: 1982 »

BLAZING RANGERS

Working on modern platforms is everyday business for Japanese programmer Karu_Gamo, but his new firefighting action game is a red hot NES release that showcases a burning passion for Eighties arcade classics

THE STORY OF Special Reserve

ITS ADVERTS WERE UBIQUITOUS ACROSS 1990S GAMING MAGAZINES, BUT WHERE DID SPECIAL RESERVE COME FROM? AND WHY IS THERE A PICTURE OF GROTBAGS IN THIS FEATURE? 

LOST IN TRANSLATION

How the rest of the world experienced your favourite games

THE MAKING OF: ALFRED CHICKEN

CREATOR JASON MCGANN SPEAKS TO RETRO GAMER ABOUT THE HATCHING OF HIS CAREER IN GAMES, THE LEGACY (EGG-ACY?) OF TWILIGHT SOFTWARE AND, OF COURSE, THE EMERGENCE OF THE RED-FEATHERED, DIVE-BOMBING HERO (AND PROSPECTIVE MP FOR CHRISTCHURCH, DORSET) HIMSELF, ALFRED CHICKEN

NINTENDO 64 GAMES

Even though many of its best games have had physic al reissues and remasters, there are still plenty of grea t N64 games that remain exclusive to the system. Here are 20 you may want to consider if you plan on building    or expanding your collection

PC Engine SuperGrafx

» MANUFACTURER: NEC » YEAR: 1989 » COST:

GOD OF WAR

Sheathe your Blades  Of Chaos and grab your Leviathan Axe, as we’re about to cut into  SIE Santa Monica’s epic reinvention.  Discover how the team reinvented Kratos and created not only the best God Of War, but one of the best examples of a reboot

THE MAKING OF SABRE WULF

AFTER ONE SCORE YEARS THE MAN RETURNED AT SPECIAL REQUEST FROM THOSE CONCERNED HIS GOAL TO FACE THE WULF AGAIN AND PROVE HE STILL REMAINED ITS BANE BUT WOULD HE FIND THE STARS ALIGNED? OR HAD THE WORLD LEFT HIM BEHIND?

In The Chair with JON DEAN

He was a videogame producer before the role even existed and has overseen the creation of a multitude of hit games. From the tumultuous rise and fall of Atari to management consultancy and the halls of Midway and Electronic Arts, this is Jon ‘The Guv’ Dean, in the chair

Fantasy Zone Gear

WHEN FANTASY HARDWARE JUST DOESN’T HAVE ENOUGH FANTASY

Panzer Dragoon Orta

LIKE A FINE WINE IT GETS BETTER WITH AGE

Action Man: Robot Atak

NOT JUST FOR KIDS

Dirt 5

» System: Xbox One (Tested), Xbox Series S/X,

Game Boy: The Box Art Collection

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Dragon’s Lair X Replicade

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Missile Commander

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MINI CONSOLES

Team RG discuss these cool miniature machines

ON TO THE NEXT LEVEL

George ‘G’ Gracin’s love for Sega is obvious when you see his Genesis collection

A WRITER’S JOURNEY

Retro Gamer freelancer Graeme Mason takes us through his very personal collection

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