Retro Gamer
Donkey Kong
ABRIDGED TOO FAR?
1 min |
Issue 263
Retro Gamer
ULTIMATE GUIDE TARGET:RENEGADE
THE CITY STREETS ARE NEVER SAFE FOR LONG, ESPECIALLY IN THE DELIGHTFUL-SOUNDING SCUMVILLE, WHERE IT'S KILL OR BE KILLED. JOIN US AS WE REVEAL HOW WITH TARGET: RENEGADE, OCEAN SOFTWARE RETOLD THE STORY OF A VENGEFUL VIGILANTE AND CREATED ONE OF THE BEST EVER 8-BIT BRAWLERS
5 min |
Issue 263
Retro Gamer
THE MAKING OF Trivial Pursuit
IN 1986, A SMALL SOFTWARE HOUSE ON THE VERGE OF BANKRUPTCY LICENSED THE WORLD’S BIGGEST BOARD GAME FOR HOME COMPUTERS. IT CHANGED DOMARK – AND THE UK GAMES INDUSTRY – FOREVER
9 min |
Issue 263
Retro Gamer
THE MAKING OF MICKEY MANIA
THERE WERE SEVERAL GAMES ON THE MEGA DRIVE FEATURING THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS MOUSE, SOME VERY GOOD (CASTLE OF ILLUSION), SOME VERY BAD (FANTASIA). AND THEN THERE WAS MICKEY MANIA, AN IMPRESSIVE TECHNICAL SHOWCASE FROM TRAVELLER'S TALES
9 min |
Issue 263
Retro Gamer
SNATCHER
AS HIDEO KOJIMA HAS BECOME A RARE CELEBRITY IN THE GAMING WORLD, SO HIS OLDER WORKS ARE INCREASINGLY REVISITED. BUT HIS 1988 CYBERPUNK ADVENTURE SNATCHER IS ALMOST UNPLAYABLE TODAY, LEGALLY, AND ONLY RECEIVED ONE ENGLISH PORT – WHICH HAS ONLY INCREASED ITS CULT APPEAL, AND COST
5 min |
Issue 263
Retro Gamer
EVERCADE EXPANDS
We go hands-on with Blaze’s upcoming releases
3 min |
Issue 263
Retro Gamer
Rock Band Unplugged
WHO NEEDS PLASTIC PERIPHERALS?
2 min |
Issue 263
Retro Gamer
Super Woden GP II
In a world where additional extras are often hidden behind microtransactions and downloadable content it’s rather refreshing to find a game that comes loaded with an obscene amount of extras.
3 min |
Issue 263
Retro Gamer
THE SPECTRUM
IT’S ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC HOME COMPUTERS EVER MADE, AND IT’S BACK IN PLUG-AND-PLAY FORM. WE SPEAK TO THE PEOPLE BEHIND IT TO FIND OUT WHY IT’S TAKEN SO LONG, AND GET A CHANCE TO GIVE OUR FIRST IMPRESSIONS AHEAD OF LAUNCH
10+ min |
Issue 263
Retro Gamer
PARKER BROS
BY USING ITS CONTACTS IN THE ENTERTAINMENT SECTOR AND FORMIDABLE MARKETING CLOUT, PARKER BROTHERS BROUGHT TITLES LIKE STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, SPIDER-MAN AND FROGGER TO THE ATARI 2600 AND ITS RIVALS. RETRO GAMER HIGHLIGHTS THE FIRM’S BEST RELEASES
1 min |
Issue 263
PLAY Magazine UK
Alan Wake 2: Night Springs
Keepin' it weird
2 min |
October 2024
PLAY Magazine UK
The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road
Keeping us engaged with the carat-and-stick approach
3 min |
October 2024
PLAY Magazine UK
GRAND THEFT AUTO VI
The ruler of the crime sandbox returns
2 min |
October 2024
PLAY Magazine UK
ASSASSIN'S CREED SHADOWS
Presenting protagonist double trouble
3 min |
October 2024
PLAY Magazine UK
Welcome to the Roughnecks
Blasting bugs and shooting the breeze with Starship Troopers game lead Peter Maurice and star Casper Van Dien
3 min |
October 2024
PLAY Magazine UK
ASTRO BOT
Fun fact: when attending big showcases, invitations to go hands-on don’t always say what games you’ll be playing.
5 min |
October 2024
PLAY Magazine UK
DELTA FORCE: HAWK OPS
Teaching an old hawk new tricks
2 min |
October 2024
PLAY Magazine UK
MARVEL RIVALS
A worthy nemesis for Overwatch
3 min |
October 2024
PLAY Magazine UK
WARHAMMER 40,000: SPACE MARINE 2
Up to your pauldrons in science-fiction action
2 min |
October 2024
PLAY Magazine UK
LEGO HORIZON ADVENTURES
Bricks and stones may break robo dino bones
4 min |
October 2024
PLAY Magazine UK
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
A delightfully devilish refresh
4 min |
October 2024
PLAY Magazine UK
Batman: Arkham Asylum
15 years!? Holy depressing passing of time, Batman!
1 min |
October 2024
Retro Gamer
RETURN OF THE JEDI
WITH ITS EPISODIC NATURE AND PLENTIFUL ACTION, RETURN OF THE JEDI SEEMED LIKE A PERFECT FIJ FOR A MOVIE TIE-IN, BUT HOW DID ATARI'S COIN-OP FARE? JOIN US AS WE BRING YOU THIS INFORMATION - AND TRY NOT TO END UP LIKE MANY BOTHANS
5 min |
Issue 261
Retro Gamer
THE MAKING OF TRON
EVER WISHED YOU COULD BE IN LIKE FLYNN AND ENTER A VIDEOGAME? LEAD PROGRAMMER AND DESIGNER BILL ADAMS TELLS US ABOUT PUTTING ARCADE GOERS ON THE GAME GRID
6 min |
Issue 261
Retro Gamer
THE FIRST CONSOLE WAR ENDS
Atari acquires Intellivision in a surprise deal
3 min |
Issue 261
Retro Gamer
MARK WEBLEY
The cofounder of Two Point Studios talks about his amazing career at Bullfrog and Lionhead, where he worked on classic titles like Theme Hospital, Black White, Fable and The Movies
10+ min |
Issue 261
Retro Gamer
THE LATEST NEWS FROM DECEMBER 2007
Nintendo can always bank on Mario's inimitable blend of mass appeal and fundamentally excellent gameplay, and Super Mario Galaxy was its big Wii hit for the holidays.
3 min |
Issue 261
Retro Gamer
Paul Murphy
A quick chat with the founder of Ninty Media
4 min |
Issue 261
Retro Gamer
THE IMPACT METAL GEAR
KONAMI'S METAL GEAR SOLID INFILTRATED THE PLAYSTATION IN 1998, POPULARISING A GENRE WITH ITS BLEND OF TACTICAL ESPIONAGE ACTION AND CINEMATIC STORYTELLING. FROM CLONED BROTHERS AND CYBORG NINJAS TO EXCLAMATION MARKS AND CARDBOARD BOXES, RETRO GAMER DECODES THE MULTITUDE OF WAYS THAT HIDEO KOJIMA'S GAME LEFT ITS ENDURING FOOTPRINT IN THE SNOW ON THE GAMES INDUSTRY
10+ min |
Issue 261
Retro Gamer
AND THE PLANETEERS
ON CHRISTMAS MORNING OF 1991 MANY LUCKY KIDS WOULD WAKE TO FIND THE AMIGA'S CARTOON CLASSICS PACK UNDER THE TREE. ALONG WITH LEMMINGS, BART SIMPSON VS THE SPACE MUTANTS AND DELUXE PAINT III WAS CAPTAIN PLANET AND THE PLANETEERS, DEVELOPED FOR MINDSCAPE BY ANTONY CROWTHER, JASON KINGSLEY AND THE LATE BEN DAGLISH
7 min |