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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Retro Gamer Issue 242.
THE RETROBATES
DARRAN JONES It’s probably Eye Of The Beholder II for me, because it convinced me I should sell my NTSC SNES collection.
Expertise: Juggling a gorgeous wife, two beautiful girls and an ...
LOADING...
Ican
still remember the first time I played on an Amiga. I was visiting a friend’s house as he’d just upgraded from an Amstrad to Commodore’s machine, and he was tremendously excited a...
ARCHER MACLEAN – CELEBRATING A GAMING LEGEND
CONTENTS AKKA ARRH UNEARTHED EVERCADE EXP THEFT
» [Atari 8-bit] Dropzone came from Archer’s love of fast-paced arcade games like Defender and Stargate.
6 ARCHER MACLEAN -CELEBRATING A ...
What do points win?
Who is Iain Lee? Do you agree with Iain’s thoughts? Contact us at: FEATURING IAIN LEE Iain Lee is a freelance broadcaster who loves gaming, particularly retro gaming. Join him as he hosts a phone-...
The sounds of gaming
Who is Paul Rose? Do you agree with Paul’s thoughts? Contact us at: FEATURING DIGITISER’S MR BIFFO Paul is probably better known as Mr Biffo – the creator of legendary teletext games magazine Dig...
Moai.games
SHOWING OFF COOL RETRO-THEMED STUFF THAT’S GOING ON
» Moai enthusiast Matt Sephton runs the popular Moai.games
» [Arcade] Ah, it’s Pang from 1989: this Easter Island level inspire...