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In this issue

Mastering The ZX Spectrum Gaming veterans explain how they pushed the popular 8-bit micro to its technical limits. 52 Classic Moments: Streets Of Rage Darran fights his way through the best bits of Sega’s epic side-scrolling fighter. Magazine Craft: Les Ellis The ex-magazine writer on working for Raze, GamesMaster and Just Add Water. Music Memories: God Of War Gerard K Marino on going from a virtual unknown composer to scoring a AAA hit.

DIRECTLY RETRO

The latest online shows from Nintendo and Blaze were full of retro goodness

3 mins

Split Fiction

If you read last month’s thrilling column, I was about to nip upstairs and play the new game Split Fiction. I wasn't completely sure what to expect but what I'd seen made it look decent.

2 mins

Pigeon steps

Am I the only person on the planet who isn't massively excited about the Switch 2? It's a rhetorical question. I know I am. I don't know what has happened with this current generation of consoles, but they feel like they're pigeon-stepping forwards. I've got a PS5 - someone very kind gifted it to me - but there's still so little to play on it that really justifies the hardware.

2 mins

AMY LEE

The superstar vocalist discusses Evanescence's new Devil May Cry song and classic games

4 mins

Bump 'N' Jump

RUSH HOUR RELIEF

1 mins

MASTERING THE ZX SPECTRUM

ON 21 APRIL 1982, SINCLAIR RESEARCH UNVEILED ITS LATEST HOME MICRO, THE ZX SPECTRUM. THIS SMALL AND IDIOSYNCRATIC DEVICE WOULD HELP KICKSTART THE UK GAMES INDUSTRY, INSPIRING PEOPLE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY TO START PROGRAMMING. IN THIS SPECIAL FEATURE, WE LERAN FROM SOME OF THEM JUST WHAT CREATING GAMES ON THIS MAGICAL YET FLAWED COMPUTER WAS LIKE

10+ mins

Er*Bert

NO WONDER Q*BERT SWEARS

1 mins

GAUNTLET IV

A bunch of Japanese students, including a young man named Naoki Horii, fell in love with Atari's coin-op classic Gauntlet... and a few years later, they just start porting Ed Logg's hoary dungeon adventure to the Sega Mega Drive and by doing so, created the definitive adaptation

7 mins

THE MAKING OF SUBWAR 2050

MICROPROSE UK'S SUBWAR 2050 WAS A UNIQUE BLEND OF SUBMARINE WARFARE, SIMULATION, AND STRATEGY SET IN THE NOW NOT-TOO-DISTANT FUTURE. MANNING AN ADVANCED FIGHTER SUB AND ACTING AS A MERCENARY, THIS MISSION-BASED 3D UNDERWATER GAME FOR THE PC AND AMIGA SENT THE PLAYER BENEATH THE WAVES...

6 mins

ULTIMATE GUIDE SUPER MARIO KART

TAKE SOME GO-KARTS AND MODE 7 TRACKS, ADD A HEALTHY HELPING OF COMBAT AND THEN SPRINKLE IN A LITTLE MARIO MAGIC. WHAT DO YOU GET? ONE OF THE FINEST GAMES EVER MADE FOR THE SNES, AND THE FIRST ENTRY IN A LEGENDARY SERIES OF MULTIPLAYER RACING GAMES

5 mins

Street Fighter II Turbo

WHO'S THE BOSS?

1 mins

GOD OF WAR

IN ADDITION TO BEING A BEST-SELLING PS2 GAME, GOD OF WAR IS ALSO REMEMBERED FOR ITS ENVIRONMENT-ORIENTATED SCORE, ADAPTING TO PLAYER MOVEMENTS IN A FASHION RARELY SEEN IN GAMES AT THE TIME. COMPOSER GERARD K MARINO CELEBRATES ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY

3 mins

THE MAKING OF FX FIGHTER

IN THE MID-NINETIES, WHEN 3D FIGHTING GAMES HAD ALREADY TAKEN OVER ARCADES, THE GENRE WAS STILL HEAVILY UNDERREPRESENTED ON THE PC. THAT IS, UNTIL 1995 - THE YEAR ARGONAUT SOFTWARE'S FX FIGHTER MADE ITS DEBUT

8 mins

TOMONOBU ITAGAKI

Director and producer of some of the most praised fighting games and beat-'em-ups developed by Team Ninja, Tomonobu Itagaki upholds to his somehow nefarious reputation, frankly answering Retro Gamer's questions

10+ mins

Octopus Arcade Stick

ONE STICK TO RULE THEM ALL?

3 mins

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Retro Gamer Magazine Description:

Publisher: Future

Category: Puzzle_Gaming

Language: English

Frequency: Monthly

The world’s best guide to classic gaming, Retro Gamer is the only magazine in the UK that’s fully dedicated to the halcyon days of classic gaming. If you’ve ever fondly blasted away at the Bydo Empire in R-Type, swung Bowser by the tail in Super Mario 64, or navigated all 20 levels of Matthew Smith’s Manic Miner, then this is the magazine for you. Created by a dedicated team of experts, Retro Gamer’s mission is to deliver constantly engaging and passionately written articles that cover a wide range of subjects. We offer our readership in-depth looks at classic games and franchises, behind-the-scenes glimpses of the software houses from yesteryear, and one-on-one exclusive interviews with industry veterans such as Archer Maclean and Hideo Kojima. Stylish, entertaining and beautifully presented, Retro Gamer is the ultimate guide to videogaming’s rich and diverse history.