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Retro Gamer
Issue 265
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REVIVALS
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PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT
THE MAKING OF SONIC GENERATION
THEY SAY THAT IF YOU WANT A JOB DONE WELL YOU’VE GOT TO DO IT YOURSELF, BUT WHEN ALL OF TIME AND SPACE ARE IN DANGER, ONE SONIC JUST ISN’T ENOUGH. TAKASHI IIZUKA EXPLAINS THE CREATION OF THE ANNIVERSARY GAME THAT CELEBRATED SONIC’S PAST WHILE PAVING THE WAY FOR HIS FUTURE
BRING A BUDDY
THE TWO SONICS MAY BE THE STARS, BUT HIS FRIENDS HAVE THEIR MOMENTS IN THE CHALLENGE ACTS
3D BLAST FROM THE PAST
HOW SONIC’S 3DS DEBUT DIFFERED FROM ITS CONSOLE COUNTERPARTS
BOSS RUSH
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A NEW GENERATION
IF ANYONE HAS ATORTURED PAST TO RESOLVE, IT’S SHADOW –AND HE’S ABOUT TO GET HIS CHANCE IN SONIC XSHADOW GENERATIONS
TIME TRIAL
OUR FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF SHADOW’S VOYAGE INTO HISTORY
Alien Syndrome
PUTTING THE RUN IN RUN-AND-GUN
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AAAARGH, THUMB CRAMP!
THE MAKING OF TIN HEAD
INSPIRED BY SONIC, THE TALENTED TEAM BEHIND TINHEAD REACHED FOR THE STARS AND CREATED AN ACTION-PACKED PLATFORMER FEATURING A RESOURCEFUL ROBOT CAPABLE OF FIRING BULLETS FROM THE TOP OF HIS HEAD. DESIGNER RICHARD LEMARCHAND AND PRODUCER STUART WHYTE BRING US UP TO SPEED
TINHEAD’S TUNES
LESS HEAVY METAL, MORE TECHNO-POP Play Tinhead today
One Piece Grand Battle: Swan Colosseum
GRAND SCALE, POCKET SIZE
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A UNEXPECTED TREAT
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WHERE’S THE FIRE, BUDDY? PROGRAMMER WENDI ALLEN AND HARDWARE ENGINEER JOHN RAY TEAM UP TO TELL US ABOUT THE CREATION OF THE FIRST TRUE CO-OPERATIVE GAME IN ARCADE HISTORY
HEY JOE
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ULTIMATE GUIDE PASTAN
WELCOME TO THE DANGEROUS REALM OF RASTAN, BRAVE WARRIOR, THIEF AND... MURDERER? IT’S AN UNCONVENTIONAL BEGINNING FOR THIS TALE OF EPIC BRAVERY AND SWORDSMANSHIP, AS THE MIGHTY BARBARIAN TAKES ON A HORDE OF CLASSIC MONSTERS, DRESSED IN JUST A FUR-LINED LOINCLOTH. TREASURE, GLORY – AND HOPEFULLY NOT TOO MUCH COLD WEATHER – AWAIT
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DEVELOPER Q & A
RETRO GAMER SPEAKS TO BRIAN BEUKEN ABOUT HIS AMSTRAD CPC PORT OF RASTAN
CONVERSION CAPERS
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THE ONGOING ADVENTURES OF THE ARCADE’S FINEST WARRIOR KING
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LORD SUGAR’S BUDGET COMPUTER MIGHT HAVE TRAILED BEHIND ITS PEERS, BUT IT STILL HAD PLENTY OF GREAT GAMES TO DISCOVER
A BRIEF INTERVIEW WITH JIM BAGLEY
THE VETERAN DEVELOPER TALKS AMSTRAD GAMING
ULTIMATE GUIDE X-OUT
IF THERE WAS ONE THING THE AMIGA COULDN’T COMPLAIN ABOUT, IT WAS A LACK OF HIGHQUALITY HORIZONTAL SHOOT-’EM-UPS: APIDYA, AGONY, PROJECT-X AND URIDIUM 2 ARE JUST SOME OF THE BEST KNOWN NAMES. WAS THERE ROOM FOR MORE SHOOTER ACTION? HELL, YEAH!
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AFTER FORMING IN GERMANY IN 1987, FACTOR 5 GRACED THE AMIGA WITH THE TURRICAN SERIES AND WOWED CONSOLE GAMERS WITH ITS ROGUE SQUADRON GAMES. COFOUNDER JULIAN EGGEBRECHT REMEMBERS THE GAMES THAT THE STUDIO BUILT ITS REPUTATION ON
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MASTERBLAZER
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SUPER TURRICAN
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SET-PIECE SURVIVAL
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INTE RNATIONAL SUPE RSTAR SOCCE R DE LUXE
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BALLBLAZE R CHAMPIONS
PLAYSTATION 1997
STAR WARS: ROGUE SQUADRON
NINTENDO 64, PC 1998
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STAR WARS: ROGUE SQUADRON III – REBEL STRIKE
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CELEBRATING FACTOR 5
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THE N64,000DOLLAR QUESTION
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BARGAIN HUNT
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BABY STEPS
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KID CLASSICS
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MAL BAG
HAVE YOUR SAY… SEND US A LETTER OR MAKE YOURSELF HEARD ON SOCIAL MEDIA – TWITTER.COM/RETROGAMER_MAG
Your say
Every month, Retro Gamer asks a question on social media and prints the best replies. This month we wanted to know…
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