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One of the things I’ve always loved about

COME GET SOME

Duke Nukem and more heads to Evercade

Can’t buy me love

Who is Iain Lee? Iain Lee is a

Everything leads here

Who is Paul Rose? Paul is probably better

BBG Entertainment

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

THE LATEST NEWS FROM NOVEMBER 2006

NOVEMBER 2006 – It’s one of the biggest months ever, as the PlayStation 3 and Wii both hit store shelves for the first time and developers compete for the Christmas sales bonanza. Nick Thorpe is your timetravelling guide to all of the excitement

INSIDE THE Nintendo ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM

FOR MANY PLAYERS, NINTENDO’S 8-BIT HARDWARE WAS THE DEFINING CONSOLE OF ITS GENERATION. WE SPEAK TO NES DEVELOPMENT VETERANS ABOUT DEVELOPING THE GAMES MILLIONS GREW UP WITH, AND FIND OUT HOW A NEW GENERATION OF CODERS DEVELOP FOR THE SYSTEM TODAY

Ninja Golf

» RETROREVIVAL » ATARI 7800 » 1990 »

Qwak

DUCKING GOOD FUN

THE MAKING OF WORLD RALLY Championship

CRAFTED BY A SMALL TEAM IN SPAIN WITH A BACKGROUND IN 8-BIT PROGRAMMING, WORLD RALLY WAS AN INTERNATIONAL ARCADE SUCCESS. BUCKLE UP FOR THE RIDE AS CARLOS GRANADOS RECALLS THE HAIRPIN TWISTS AND TURNS THAT LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT FINISH LINE

THE MAKING OF Bio FORGE

EVERYONE KNOWS ORIGIN SYSTEMS FOR ITS WING COMMANDERS AND ITS ULTIMAS – BUT THE ONCE GLORIOUS GAMES COMPANY HAD MANY OTHER GREAT TITLES UP ITS SLEEVE, SOME OF WHICH HAVE BEEN LOST IN THE MISTS OF TIME. LIKE BIOFORGE FOR EXAMPLE…

Fire Heroes

“THE ROOF, THE ROOF, THE ROOF IS ON FIRE”

WarioWare: Touched!

LET’S ALL RUB AWAY TOGETHER

CHAOS

SELECT YOUR SPELLS AND LET THE GODS DECIDE YOUR FATE IN THE FINEST MULTIPLAYER ZX SPECTRUM GAME OF ALL TIME. WELCOME TO CHAOS, THE MAGICAL BATTLE TO THE DEATH ON THE PLANE OF LIMBO

MASTERING CHAOS

KEY TIPS TO HELP YOU BECOME THE KING OF THE WIZARDS

THE HOMEBREWER'S KIT

HOT TOPIC

RETROBATES MULL OVER THE SCENE’S MOST INTRIGUING ISSUES

COLLECTOR’S CORNER

READERS TAKE US THROUGH THE RETRO KEYHOLE

MY RETRO LIFE

PERSONAL STORIES ABOUT OUR SHARED PASSION

MY MAGAZINE ROMANCE

Readers reveal their own beloved periodicals

MAIL BAG

HAVE YOUR SAY… SEND US A LETTER OR MAKE YOURSELF HEARD ON SOCIAL MEDIA – TWITTER.COM/RETROGAMER_MAG

AND MUCH MORE, INCLUDING…

The Lords Of Midnight, Gremlin Graphics, System Shock, Sonic The Hedgehog 3, American Gladiators, RoboCop 3, Kalisto Entertainment, Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise Of The Dragons, Midnight Club, Bandai Pippin, Moon Patrol

ENDGAME

SOCKET

THE MAKING OF: WEREWOLVES OF LONDON

RUN RAMPAGE ACROSS THE ROOFTOPS! GET SAVAGE IN THE SEWERS! HAVE A HAIRY FIT IN HYDE PARK! SPREAD TERROR IN THE TUBE STATIONS! IT MIGHT SOUND LIKE AN AVERAGE WEEKEND IN LONDON, BUT IT’S THE PREMISE FOR A TRUE CULT CLASSIC

Famicom Controller

» PLATFORM: Famicom » YEAR: 1983 » COST: N/A (launch), £15+ (today, unboxed)

THE HISTORY OF RAIDEN

THE RAIDEN GAMES HAVE LEFT A PROFOUND LEGACY IN THE SHOOTING GAME GENRE SINCE THE VERY FIRST DEBUTED IN 1990. IT’S A SERIES THAT HAS NEVER BEEN AFRAID TO CARVE ITS OWN PATH. AND IT ISN’T YET DONE

SG-1000 II

» MANUFACTURER: Sega » YEAR: 1984 » COST: ¥15,000 (launch), £160+ (today, boxed), £110+ (today, unboxed)

Ultimate Guide: Puzznic

WHEN TILE-MATCHING GAMES WERE TEN A PENNY, TAITO RELEASED ONE OF THE MOST COMPULSIVE AND CEREBRAL COIN-OPS OF ITS TYPE. JOIN US AS WE GET FRANTIC WITH PUZZNIC – AND UNCOVER ITS UNEXPECTED SLEAZY HISTORY

Forgotten Worlds

» PLATFORM: ARCADE » RELEASED: 1988 » DEVELOPER: CAPCOM

BIZARRE CREATIONS

ALTHOUGH NOT FORMED UNTIL 1994, BIZARRE CREATIONS WAS JUST THE LAST IN A LONG LINE OF TRADING NAMES USED BY MARTYN CHUDLEY. MARTYN REVIEWS THE FIRM, FROM ITS EARLIEST INCARNATION AS POWERSLAVE DEVELOPMENTS TO ITS HIT PGR TITLES AND ITS CLOSURE IN 2010

Future Classic

Moderng games You'll be playing in Years to come

THE MAKING OF Fnntnvision

WHEN YOU’RE LOOKING TO DAZZLE A CROWD, PUTTING ON A FIREWORKS DISPLAY IS A GOOD WAY TO DO IT – AND THAT’S EXACTLY HOW SONY CHOSE TO SHOW OFF THE POWER OF THE PS2. KATSUYUKI KANETAKA REVEALS HOW THE CULT CLASSIC PYROTECHNIC PUZZLE GAME WAS MADE

Street Fighter 6

FIGHT ANYONE, FIGHT EVERYONE

Lego Pac-Man Arcade

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