THE RETROBATES

DENTON DSIGNS

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R aiders Of The Lost Ark made

I, ROBOT REIMAGINED

Jeff Minter on recreating an Atari classic

DON PRIESTLEY PASSES

It recently come to our attention that Don

Multiplayer heaven

Who is Iain Lee? Iain Lee is

Reflecting on war

Who is Paul Rose? Paul is probably

TerrorBytes

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

THE LATEST NEWS FROM OCTOBER 2008

OCTOBER 2008 – We’re on Hell’s Highway this month, so Wario’s feeling shaky, Rare’s Piñatas are proliferating, and your ageing PS2 still has a cracking crime caper left within it. Nick Thorpe is your guide to another month of memorable gaming moments

Armor Ambush

TANKS FOR THE MEMORIES

Nebulus

WHAT GOES UP MUST COME DOWN

Sonic 3D: Flickies’ Island

DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES

F Zero X

NO, WOLFGANG! IT’S MY N64!

THE MAKING OF DESTROY ALL HUMANS!

AN OPEN-WORLD ACTION ADVENTURE GAME INSPIRED BY ALIEN INVASION FILMS, RED SCARE PROPAGANDA AND FIFTIES AMERICAN POP CULTURE, DESTROY ALL HUMANS! STOOD OUT FROM THE CROWD WITH ITS DISTINCTIVE TONE, SETTING AND SENSE OF HUMOUR. TWO OF THE AUSTRALIAN TEAM BEHIND IT SHARE THEIR MEMORIES

Virtua NBA

MISSING A LAYUP

Metroid: Other M

ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS

THE EVOLUTION OF INDIANA JONES GAMES

THE 1982 VIDEOGAME DEBUT OF INDIANA JONES WAS FOLLOWED BY A SERIES OF ACCLAIMED RELEASES THAT CONTINUES TO THIS DAY. KEY CREATIVES BEHIND SOME OF THE GREATEST INDY GAMES TELL RETRO GAMER HOW THIS GAMING LEGACY HAS EVOLVED

THE MAKING OF COMBAT LYNX

WHEN CODER MIKE RICHARDSON SWITCHED GENRES AGAIN IN 1984, IT RESULTED IN ONE OF THE ZX SPECTRUM’S FINEST COMBAT SIMULATIONS. RELEASED TO CRITICAL ACCLAIM, COMBAT LYNX HELPED CEMENT DURELL’S REPUTATION AS A QUALITY SOFTWARE HOUSE

THE RETRO GAMER GUIDE TO: MASTER SYSTEM

THE MASTER SYSTEM WAS A PIVOTAL CONSOLE FOR SEGA, TRANSLATING ITS ARCADE PROWESS INTO A FOOTHOLD IN THE HOMES OF PLAYERS. THE MACHINE WAS HOME TO PLENTY OF GREAT GAMES OVER THE YEARS – HOW MANY OF THESE HAVE YOU PLAYED?

LOST IN TRANSLATION

How the rest of the world experienced your favourite games

ULTIMATE GUIDE: GHOSTS ’N GOBLINS

IT’S 40 YEARS SINCE CAPCOM INTRODUCED THE WORLD TO THE BRAVE KNIGHT ARTHUR AND HIS FIRST DESCENT INTO THE DEMON REALM. JOIN US AS WE SUIT UP AND FLING LANCES AT ANYTHING THAT MOVES TO CELEBRATE THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNCOMPROMISING CLASSIC, GHOSTS ’N GOBLINS

MAGAZINE CRAFT: DAVE KELSALL

Pick an EMAP gaming mag from the Nineties to early Noughties and there’s a high likelihood that Dave Kelsall was involved in it in some way. As a designer and art director, he has worked on an impressive number of iconic publications throughout his career. We caught up with him to chat classic games, special projects and games magazines that never were

Super Game Boy 2

» PLATFORM: SNES » YEAR: 1998 » COST: ¥5,800 (launch), £65+ (today, boxed), £45+ (today, unboxed)

THE MAKING OF THE GAMES: SUMMER & WINTER CHALLENGE

NOT ALL OF US ARE OLYMPIC ATHLETES. BUT WE CAN ALL JUMP THE HIGHEST, RUN THE FASTEST AND THROW THE FARTHEST THANKS TO GAMES LIKE WINTER AND SUMMER CHALLENGE. EVEN WITHOUT AN OFFICIAL LICENCE FROM THE IOC

GOLDENEYE-007

SELLING EIGHT MILLION COPIES, GOLDENE YE 007 WAS THE TITLE THAT HELPED NINTENDO KEEP PACE WITH ITS BIGGEST RIVAL – SONY’S PL AYSTATION. TODAY, IT LIVES ON AS THE GAME THAT INVENTED THE MODERN FIRST-PERSON SHOOTER. WE LOOK BACK AT ITS INCREDIBLE LEGACY WITH COMPOSER GRANT KIRKHOPE

ULTIMATE GUIDE: STALKER: SHADOW OF CHERNOBYL

CAN YOU OVERCOME THE RADIATION, PHYSICSDEFYING ANOMALIES, TERRIFYING MUTANTS, PSYCHOTIC FACTIONS AND MIND-MELTING MYSTERIES FOUND IN STALKER’S CHORNOBYL EXCLUSION ZONE? REMARKABLY, ONE OF THE BLEAKEST, MOST HARDCORE SURVIVAL-FPS GAMES EVER STILL HAS A VIBRANT AUDIENCE NEARLY 20 YEARS AFTER ITS LAUNCH

PlayStation 3 (CECH-2000 series)

» MANUFACTURER: Sony » YEAR: 2009 » COST: £249.99 (launch), £50+ (today, boxed), £30+ (today, unboxed)

DYLAN CUTHBERT

From hacking his way into a contract with Nintendo, to late-night snack runs for Shigeru Miyamoto, Dylan Cuthbert chats with us about his 30+ years in the games industry and the reality of running an independent studio today

Yu-Gi-Oh!: Early Days Collection

WHERE IS THE SHADOW REALM, ANYWAY?

RETRO ROUNDUP

WE LOOK AT THE LATEST RETRO-RELATED RELEASES

PIRATE PERFECTION

Your monthly guide to everything happening in the homebrew scene

BRIAN FLANAGAN

Brian is designing Banana Bash, drawing graphics,

CHANGEABLE GUARDIAN ESTIQUE