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Everyone loves an underdog story and few are

IN THE PIPELINE

The retro goodness you can expect in 2024

Play Expo

Who is Iain Lee? Iain Lee is a

A mascot for the ages

Who is Paul Rose? Paul is probably better

Curious Video Game Machines

Lewis Packwood tells all about his new book

THE LATEST NEWS FROM MAY 2007

MAY 2007 – Has the arrival of the

Agent X II: The Mad Prof’s Back!

IT TICKS ALL MY BOXES

Don’t Wake Me: 25 Years of The Dreamcast

A quarter of a century after Sega risked it all to make one last console, we speak to those who lived the dream to explain why the Dreamcast remains revered today – and why some players refuse to leave their slumber

Chip ’N Dale: Rescue Rangers

PLEASE RESCUE ME FROM FATHER TIME

Indiana Jones And The Fate Of Atlantis

THE COUPLE THAT PLAYS TOGETHER, STAYS TOGETHER

Namco Classic Collection Vol 2

PAC IN ACTION

Rygar: The Legendary Adventure

A PS2 GAME THAT’S WII-LLY GOOD

Atari 2600+

IS THE FUN BACK?

Exit

AN INESCAPABLE PUZZLE EXPERIENCE

CX78 Joypad

» PLATFORM: Atari 7800 » YEAR: 1989 »

THE STORY OF THE GRAPHIC ADVENTURE CREATOR

THROUGHOUT THE EIGHTIES, ADVENTURE GAMES OFFERED FREEDOM, EVOCATIVE DESCRIPTIONS AND ADVENTURES BEYOND OUR WILDEST DREAMS. WHEN THE LATE CODER SEAN ELLIS PROPOSED A SIMPLE-TO-USE UTILITY THAT COMBINED TEXT WITH GRAPHICS, INCENTIVE SOFTWARE JUMPED AT THE CHANCE OF A HIGH-TICKET PRODUCT. WHAT NOW, BRAVE ADVENTURER?

A TRIBUTE TO GRAFTGOLD

GRAFTGOLD SHAPED THE 8-BIT AND 16-BIT ERAS WITH ORIGINAL TITLES AND CONVERSIONS SUCH AS PARADROID, QUAZATRON AND RAINBOW ISLANDS. FOUNDER STEVE TURNER AND LEGEND ANDREW BRAYBROOK HELP RETRO GAMER CELEBRATE GRAFTGOLD’S 40TH ANNIVERSARY

THE MAKING OF SPELLBOUND DIZZY

HYPED AS DIZZY’S LARGEST ADVENTURE AND PACKED WITH A CHECKLIST OF PUZZLES, SPELLBOUND DIZZY WAS CAPABLE OF KEEPING FANS OF THE SERIES ENTHRALLED FOR MONTHS. IT ALSO SHOWED THAT BIG RED SOFTWARE HAD CRACKED THE FRANCHISE’S FORMULA AND THEY’RE HERE TO TELL US HOW THEY DID IT

GAMES STARRING LIVING TOYS

When the kids are done for the day, the toys shall play – and these toys certainly get up to some mischief. Just to be clear, rather than simply being based on toy lines, we’re talking about games in which the toys come to life in our world and are depicted as toys

POWER STRIKE

» [Master System] In its best moments Power Strike brings impressive detail. Not bad for a 1988 Master System release.

HARDWARE HEAVEN: PANASONIC Q

» MANUFACTURER: Panasonic » YEAR: 2001 » COST: ¥39,800 (launch), £900+ (today, boxed), £600+ (today, unboxed)

THE MAKING OF: COMANCHE: MAXIMUM OVERKILL

TODAY’S COMPUTER AND VIDEOGAMES VERGE ON THE PHOTOREALISTIC, SOMETHING THAT WAS A LONG WAY OFF SOME 30 YEARS AGO. BUT IN 1992, THERE WAS ONE GAME THAT GAVE US A RARE GLIMPSE INTO THE FUTURE OF 3D GRAPHICS

Minority Report

GAMATE GAMES

RAPH KOSTER

Discover how Raph’s unconventional upbringing and university experience with online MUDs influenced his work on the pioneering MMORPGs Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies – both of which involved some truly terrifying crunch

Evercade Multi Game Cartridges

» System: Evercade » Buy it for: £17.99 each » Buy it from: Online, retail

GREAT GRINDING

DATA BURST

DREAMCAST MEMORIES

The team reminisce about Sega’s final console

CASTING THE DREAMS

How a nightmare turned into a dream for our latest collector

MEETING MY HEROES

Paul Drury says, ‘I am not worthy,’ repeatedly

MAIL BAG

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

RETRO GAMER

Future PLC Quay House, The Ambury, Bath, Somerset,

CELEBRATE THE BEST OF RETRO GAMING IN 2023

We’ve collated the very best features from Retro Gamer’s past 12 months in this fantastic new tome. Whether you enjoy 8-bit computers, classic arcade games, 16-bit consoles or more modern retro franchises, you’ll be well-catered for. Don’t miss it!

RICK DANGEROUS

EVERY THING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CORE DESIGN’S ORIGINAL TOMB RAIDER

DARK WIZARD

» This entertaining Sega CD exclusive is an epic RPG that PAL gamers sadly missed out on. Sega’s game features four distinct heroes, and they all have their own ending to discover. However, it’s Amon’s ending that we’ll be revisiting here. Now you can actually see what you’ve been missing out on after all these years.