THE RETROBATES

WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE RIDGE RACER GAME?

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Few games were as impactful as Namco’s

FIGHT CLUB

GIVE US TWO MINUTES AND WE'LL GIVE YOU THE RETRO WORLD

30 YEARS OF KOF

SNK’s The King Of Fighters franchise recently

Zzap! Live 2024

FEATURING IAIN LEE

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FEATURING DIGITISER’S MR BIFFO

Worms Armageddon: Anniversary Edition

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

THE LATEST NEWS FROM MARCH 2008

MARCH 2008 – What joys do our

Mappy

A REAL MIGHTY MOUSE

THE EVOLUTION OF RIDGE RACER

SUCCESSOR TO A LONG LINE OF COIN-OP RACERS, RIDGE RACER BROUGHT MOUNTAIN ROAD DRIFTING TO THE ARCADES AND LED TO A WEALTH OF FOLLOW-UPS. FORMER NAMCO CREATIVES JERRY MOMODA, MIKE FISCHER AND RYOTA TOYAMA EXPLAIN HOW RIDGE RACER EVOLVED

Wonder Boy In Monster Land

NOT LIKE THIS

KEYSTONE KAPERS

IN CREATING HIS CLASSIC CRAZY CAPER INSPIRED BY THE KEYSTONE KOPS AND DONKEY KONG, GARRY KITCHEN STOLE THE HEARTS OF GAMERS, SEIZED THEIR ATTENTION AND MADE THEM CHUCKLE WITH A FUN TAKE ON A CHAOTIC COPS AND ROBBERS CHASE

FLASH POINT

As a spin on a beloved puzzle game, Flash Point could have done big business on the Mega Drive – so why did the game never make it into production?

Paperboy 2

A BIT OF BAD NEWS

Super SWIV

FOLLOWING ITS HIT ARCADE PORT OF TECMO’S SILKWORM, THE SALES CURVE SHIFTED ITS UNOFFICIAL ACRONYM-BASED FOLLOW-UP SERIES FROM HOME COMPUTERS TO CONSOLES IN 1992. JUMP INTO THAT JEEP OR HELI AS RETRO GAMER GOES SUPER SWIV

Virtua Cop 2

SEGA’S SUPER-SLICK SEQUEL

THE MAKING OF BEYOND GOOD & EVIL

USING JUST A SMALL TEAM, UBISOF T MONTPELLIER MANAGED TO CREATE A VERY UNIQUE VIDEOGAME, DISTINCT FROM THE USUAL PRODUCTION STANDARDS. REACHING POOR SALES IN 2003, A 2011 REMASTER AND A 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION WERE PUBLISHED NEVERTHELESS. WHAT LIES BEHIND SUCH LATE ENTHUSIASM?

Ultimate Fighting Championship

A MAN WALKS INTO AN ARM BAR…

Elite Beat Agents

MUSIC IS EVERYTHING

Hardware Heaven

ESSENTIAL GAME Cat Trax Although Cat Trax appears

COMMODORE 16

INTERESTING GAMES YOU'VE NEVER PLAYED

KONAMI ARCADE GAMES

WE LOOK BACK TO WHEN THE JAPANESE DEVELOPER WAS ONE OF THE LEADING PLAYERS IN THE 2D-OBSESSED ARCADE INDUSTRY

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS GAMES

If Royal Mail can celebrate the 50th anniversary of Dungeons & Dragons by releasing a bounty of commemorative stamps, it’s only fair we do something similar to mark the occasion. So here’s our essential retro picks based on the iconic tabletop game by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson

THE MAKING OF THE LEGEND OF KYRANDIA

HISTORY REMEMBERS WESTWOOD STUDIOS AS THE MAKERS OF RTS MONUMENTS SUCH AS DUNE II AND COMMAND & CONQUER. BUT THERE WAS ALSO A TIME FREE OF BASE BUILDING AND TIBERIUM WARS – A TIME WHEN WESTWOOD CREATED CLASSICS LIKE THE LEGEND OF KYRANDIA

Super Smash Bros

PLATFORM: NINTENDO 64 RELEASED: 1999 DEVELOPER: HAL LABORATORY

ULTIMATE GUIDE DIE HARD AREADE

JUST WHEN ALL THE BEAT-’EM-UPS SEEMED TO HAVE GONE HOME, DIE HARD ARCADE SWAGGERED THROUGH THE DOOR SPORTING 3D GRAPHICS AND AN AWESOME ARRAY OF MOVES AND WEAPONS. IN THE TIMELESS WORDS OF JOHN MCCLANE, WELCOME TO THE PARTY PAL

Future Classic

Modern games you’ll still be playing in years to come

DAVID WISE

The acclaimed composer of classic videogame tunes reflects on his two decades at Rare, during which time he composed the soundtracks for dozens of hit games, including Wizards & Warriors, Solar Jetman, Battletoads and Donkey Kong Country

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ESSENTIAL GAME INVIZIMALS: THE LOST TRIBES There aren’t

Castlevania Dominus Collection

A COMPILATION WITH PLENTY OF BITE

Evercade Multi Game Cartridges

System: Evercade family Buy it for: £22.49 each Buy it from: Online, retail

ELECTRIC ENTERTAINMENT

VETERAN AUSTRALIAN PROGRAMMER TONY CRUISE OF ELECTRIC ADVENTURES IS CREATING NEW CARTRIDGES FOR THE SPECTRAVIDEO, COLECOVISION, AND MSX

SHANE MCCAFFERTY

Former iPhone developer Shane talks about creating the racing game Hoonigans, published through Thalamus Di

HEAD OVER HEELS

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A RACING REVOLUTION

RETROBATES MULL OVER THE SCENE’S MOST INTRIGUING ISSUES

ANTI-GRAVITY ASSEMBLY

READERS TAKE US THROUGH THE RETRO KEYHOLE

HIDDEN TREASURES

PERSONAL STORIES ABOUT OUR SHARED PASSION

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