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Retro Gamer
Issue 234
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SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2
AS ARGUABLY THE MOST POPULAR OF THE MEGA DRIVE SONIC GAMES, SONIC 2 DOESN’T NEED TOO MUCH TWEAKING, BUT THIS REMASTERED VERSION INCLUDES THE ONLY OFFICIAL VERSION OF AN INFAMOUS LOST LEVEL
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SONIC ORIGINS AND SONIC MANIA WOULDN’T EXIST WITHOUT THIS MEGA-CD ODDITY, A FORMERLY HARD-TO-ACQUIRE GAME WHICH INSPIRED CHRISTIAN WHITEHEAD TO DEVELOP THE RETRO ENGINE
SONIC 3 & KNUCKLES
A FAN FAVOURITE THAT HAS BEEN ABSENT FOR OVER A DECADE, SONIC 3 & KNUCKLES IS FINALLY GETTING THE RETRO ENGINE REMASTER TREATMENT IN SONIC ORIGINS. HOW DID THE MUCH-REQUESTED PROJECT FINALLY GET THE GO AHEAD?
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WITH EXPANSIVE MAPS TO EXPLORE AND VARIOUS WEAPONS, VEHICLES AND GAMEPLAY STYLES IN ITS ARSENAL, HUNTER WAS AHEAD OF THE OPEN-WORLD GAME PACK. WE REPORT BACK TO BASE WITH FRESH INTEL ABOUT HOW THE PIONEERING ACTION ADVENTURE CAME TOGETHER
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Feeding Frenzy
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OF TEN REFERRED TO AS ‘CHRISTMAS FOR GAMERS’, E3 HAS BEEN THE FOCUS OF BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS AND HARDWARE REVEALS SINCE 1995. RETRO GAMER LOOKS BACK AT HOW VIDEOGAMING’S PREMIER EVENT GOT STARTED, AND HOW IT HAS CHANGED OVER THE YEARS
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ISLAND ON FIRE
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ONE LAST BREATH
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A DAY TO REMEMBER
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