SMELLS GOOD
GIVE US TWO MINUTES AND WE'LL GIVE YOU THE RETRO WORLD
We chat to Paul Murphy about the Kickstarter-based magazine Ninty Fresh
Each issue has a selection of puzzle pages, including a Where’s Waluigi spread. Can you find him?
CONTENTS
6 SMELLS GOOD
Paul Murphy chats to us about the popular Nintendo mag Ninty Fresh
8 IAIN LEE
Has gaming changed since you were young? It’s certainly transformed for Iain
10 MR BIFFO
Paul discovers that the many console retro tribes are still alive and well
12 A MOMENT WITH
We speak to Tim Lapetino about his new book which celebrates the 40th anniversary of an arcade icon
14 BACK TO THE NOUGHTIES
Nick travels back to December 2004. Will be remember what he got for Christmas?
Paul Murphy is a busy man and one who has a clear love for both magazine craft and anything Nintendo-based. His latest co-venture is the popular Ninty Fresh, a magazine that’s dedicated to all things Nintendo and is currently celebrating its fifth issue. While it covers all modern aspects of the popular Kyoto-based giant, Ninty Fresh is also packed with excellent retro content about Nintendo systems, making it rather unique in magazine circles at the moment.
Paul explained to us how it all came about. “We already produce a monthly A5 magazine called Switch Player, which itself spun off from our PlayStation Vita venture, Vitamag. Switch Player is locked into its format through pricing we can’t change, and so a bigger, more ambitious Nintendo magazine was not only needed, but we saw there would be an audience for it. With such a huge amount of history to draw from as well as a platform being in rude health, to me it made sense to have something that drew from both of those elements.”