In this issue:

Arcade Perfect: After Burner Another coin-op classic we’d love to own

Back To The Noughties Nick is once again dipping into the time
streams and has landed in July 2002

A Moment With
Daniel Crocker on Dreamcast games and WAVE Game Studios.

Ninja Gaiden
If you like your Master System tunes, Nick has a great one for you..

Studio Profile: The Sales Curve
Richard Hewison charts the early days of The Sales Curve and how it evolved to keep with the times.

Capcom Vs SNK: Millennium Fight 2000
Nick explains why he didn’t gel with Capcom’s excellent fighter when he first encountered it in arcades..

Back To The Noughties
It’s September 2005 and Nick reports on the launch of the PSP in Europe and much, much more.

F1 Racing Information
Some games leave a real impression on you and this Saturn racer certainly excited young Nick.

A Moment With
Neil Thomas, better known as RMC Retro, guides us through his brand-new retro projects, including a cool colouring book.

Ultimate Guide: Donkey Kong 3
Nintendo’s third Donkey Kong game is very different to what came before it. Martyn Carroll notes those differences and chats to its current world record champ.

The Making Of: Krull
Paul Drury goes behind the scenes of this Eighties arcade game and asks its developers what they thought of the film..

Moment With
We speak to Red Art Games, the French publisher behind physical releases with plenty of retro connections.

Kung-Fu Master
Darran gets nostalgic for Irem’s classic arcade game and soon switches from the Amstrad CPC version to the arcade original.

The Making Of: The Terminator
David Perry recalls how escaping the rain eventually led to him working on an acclaimed movie franchise.

Peripheral Vision: NES Controller
Nick goes hands-on with this updated controller for Nintendo’s popular 8-bit console. [Hands-on, very good - Ed].

The Evolution Of: Project Gotham Racing
Rory Milne takes Martyn Chudley for a spin and discovers how Metropolis Street Racer morphed into a brand-new series on Xbox.

Machine Hunter
Sometimes you really enjoy a game but its controls let it down. Nick discovered that this Eurocom shooter was one such game.

A Moment With
We chat to Remute, the acclaimed DJ who has released his brand-new album on a Nintendo 64 cartridge.

Retro Inspired: Aggelos
We chat to François Perez about coding, designing and creating the music for this charming action adventure.

The Evolution Of: Earthworm Jim 
Dave Perry, Nick Bruty and Tommy Tallarico discuss the twisted journey of the iconic Nineties hero, from his inventive first game to his incoming Amico adventure..

Back To The Noughties
Darran’s useless at keeping the DeLorean fuelled, so Nick’s on travel duties again.

Retro Inspired: Clockwork Aquario
Ryuichi Nishizawa explains how a lost arcade game from the Nineties was resurrected for modern consoles.

Collector’s Corner
This month we were lucky enough to be invited into Matt Taylor’s game room. He even gave us pointers for Bargain Hunt..

The Evolution Of: Micro Machines Veterans behind the hit multiplayer game explain how the series has evolved since it made its exciting debut on the NES.

The Making Of: Doctor Who And The Mines Of Terror - Gary Partis explains how he found himself creating a brand-new adventure for the popular Time Lord.

EVERCADE VS REVIEWED
IS THE SUCCESSOR TO BLAZE’S HANDHELD A WORTHY UPDATE?

THE EVOLUTION OF LODE RUNNER
WE CHART THE TRANSFORMATION OF BRODERBUND’S CLASSIC PLATFORMER..

A Moment With
This month we quiz comic-book author Dave Cook about his incoming book about side-scrolling beat-’em-ups, Go Straight.

Back To The Noughties
Nick has survived the timelines of 2004 and now he’s landed in January 2005. What will he discover there though?

Peripheral Vision: PlayStation Controller
We take a closer look at Sony’s first version of its popular joypad.

A Moment With
Pac-Man recently celebrated his 40th anniversary and it has all been documented by Tim Lapetino in a rather excellent book.

Super Smash Brothers
It’s always nice to get a helping hand, but when that hand is a giant git of a boss it’s actually not nice at all. 

Pushing The Limits: Metal Slug 3
Find out how SNK pushed the Neo Geo with its magnificent looking run-and-gun..

A Tribute To Falcom
Toshihiro Kondo looks back at numerous games from the company’s 40-year history.

Lost In Translation
Do you know what police stations are called in the French version of Sim City? Nick does.

The Making Of: Castle Master
David Crookes tracks down Ian Andrew and quizzes him about his epic Freescape adventure..

Iain Lee
Did the BBC Micro version of Bruce Lee disappoint you? It disappointed Iain.

The Making Of: Skull & Crossbones
Paul Drury crosses swords with the creators of Atari’s interesting arcade release. 

An Alternative Galaxy Far, Far Away 
Meet the videogame developers who fleshed out the Star Wars universe before Disney created a brand-new trilogy of films.

A Moment With
Alan Wen speaks to Benjamin Devienne about his new online project Piepacker, which recently sent Kickstarter ablaze.

Back To The Noughties
Nick finds plenty to get excited about as he lands in September 2004, including two very original psychic-themed games.

The Making Of: Mutant League Football
Michael Mendheim explains how his bizarre fantasy football game came to be..

Back To The Noughties
It’s August 2004 and Nick is hearing disappointed rumblings about the PSP and lots of hype for the DS.

Ninja Gaiden
Nick loves learning about games as much as he enjoys playing them and Tecmo’s game schooled him good.

Endless Runner: Sonic The Hedgehog’s 30th Anniversary
Takashi Iizuka, the head of Sonic Team explains the many reasons why Sega’s mascot has struck a chord with gamers for three whole decades..

The History Of: Roland
Discover how Amstrad used a selection of games with nothing in common to create a new hero for its CPC range of computers.

Peripheral Vision: Amiga CD32 Controller
It might not have been around for long, but Amiga’s console had a decent controller.

Future Classic: Celeste
Paul Walker-Emig makes a strong case for this charming, but rather hardcore platformer.

A Moment With
Feral Interactive’s Tom Massey chats to us about the brand-new remaster of Rome: Total War that’s on the way.

Ridge Racer Revolution
The beach is largely off limits for Nick, so he’s decided to tear through the sunny beaches of Namco’s racer instead.

A Tribute To Treasure
We take a look at every single game in the Japanese studio’s library, with additional insight from president, Masato Maegawa..

A Moment With
We caught up with graphic artist Jan Hofmeister to find out how he recreated the excellent Monkey Island art from issue 212.

Double Dragon II: The Revenge
We wish we had friends like Nick. We rarely get back stuff we give away, but he does.

A Moment With
Jerry Ellis chats to us about Arcade Imperfect, his latest retro book.

Arkanoid
Darran wasn’t always keen on Amiga arcade ports, but this adaption of the Taito classic easily won him over.

The Retro Gamer Guide To: Tim Schafer And Double Fine
The legendary game developer uses his own words to discuss his many games, from Monkey Island to the excellent Psychonauts.

Critical Mass: The Story Of The PS2 
David Reeves, Mark Cerny and David Lau-Kee are just a few of the luminaries that celebrate Sony’s incredible follow-up to the PlayStation.

Classic Moments:
Project Firestart
It was scary, but Nick managed to highlight
the best bits from this C64 horror game...

The Making Of: Dan Dare III: The Escape
Nick Bruty explains how the latest game he was working on turned into a big licence at the very last moment.

The Making Of: ZX Interface 1&2
Discover how these popular hardware add‑ons expanded the humble 8-bit micro.

Ultimate Guide: Skies Of Arcadia
Alan Wen is on hand to explain why Sega’s ambitious RPG is one of the best games to play on your Dreamcast..

The Story Of Prince Of Persia
The Sands Of Time
JORDAN MECHNER, PATRICE DÉSILETS AND PIERRE-SYLVAIN GIRES ON RESURRECTING AN ICONIC HERO FOR TWO NEW GENERATIONS...

Mr Biffo
Paul is pondering what makes some games perfect and how you build on that.

Back To The Noughties
It’s November 2003, and Nick is once again exploring gaming history.

Retro Inspired: Battletoads
Discover why it was the right time to bring back Rare’s anthropomorphic amphibians..

The Making Of: Dominos
Before Snake there was Blockade. Dennis Koble talks about his arcade alternative.

The Making Of: Lure Of The Temptress
Fresh off the success of Beyond A Steel Sky, Charles Cecil is on-hand to discuss Revolution’s epic fantasy adventure.

Tom And Jerry
Nick tells us about his killer NES haul, which included this particular addition.

So You Want To Collect… Mega Man Games
If you love Capcom’s Blue Bomber you’ll need to have some very deep pockets.

The History Of: Tony Hawk’s
Pro Skater Mick West and other Neversoft luminaries discuss the early years, and we look at the brand-new HD remake..

A Moment With
Philip and Andrew Oliver tells us about their new website and Evercade project.

Asteroids
Darran never owned an Atari 2600, but that didn’t mean he never got to experience lots of games for it.

Classic Moments: Knight Lore
Darran recalls all the memorable bits from Ultimate’s excellent Sabreman adventure.

THE HISTORY OF DESTRUCTION DERBY
YOUR CRASH COURSE TO THE E XPLOSIVE PLAYSTATION FRA NCHISE.

THE MAKING OF PLOK
THE STAFF OF SOFTWARE CREATIONS REVISIT THEIR BIZARRE SNES PLATFORMER.

OUTRUNNERS
EVERY THING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SEGA’S AMBITIOUS TURBO OUTRUN SEQUEL..

A Moment With
Aubrey Hodges tells us about his plan to put all his classic game soundtracks online.

Ultimate Guide: Sakura Wars
With a new game making a rare western appearance, we revisited the Saturn original..

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