Retro Gamer Magazine - Issue 242

In this issue

Iain Lee
Do you remember Play Your Cards Right on the BBC Micro? Iain does and the adaptation of Blockbusters.

Hardware Heaven: Wondermega RG-M2
What do you get when you cross a Mega Drive with a Mega-CD? It’s not a joke, but a highly desirable games console.

The Evolution Of: Shadow Of The Beast
We chart the transformation of Aarbron, from his origins on the Amiga to appearing in a PS4 reboot..

ARCHER MACLEAN - CELEBRATING A GAMING LEGEND

Friends and developers pay tribute to the creator of Dropzone

4 mins

What do points win?

After a quiet couple of years during COVID, I am now working harder than ever before.

2 mins

The sounds of gaming

What sounds do you associate with gaming? I'm not talking about in-game sounds - the music, the effects - but the sounds that comes from the physical act of playing games.

2 mins

Moai.games

Indie developer Matt Sephton has a passion for Spotting monolithic human figures in videogames

3 mins

THE LATEST NEWS FROM MAY 2006

After the disaster that was Tomb Raider: The Angel Of Darkness and a transfer to American developer Crystal Dynamics, could Lara Croft regain her relevance?

3 mins

Bat 'N' Ball

DRIVING ME BATTY

1 min

THE EVOLUTION OF SHADOW OF THE BEAST

THE STRIKING SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF SHADOW OF THE BEAST PUSHED THE AMIGA FURTHER THAN EVEN MOST DEVELOPERS HAD KNOWN WAS POSSIBLE IN 1989. FROM SEQUELS AND CONVERSIONS TO A PLAYSTATION REMAKE THREE DECADES ON, THOSE INVOLVED EXPLAIN ALL

10+ mins

ULTIMATE GIIDE JOE & MAC CAVEMAN NINJA

IT HAS FINALLY HAPPENED THOSE CAVEMEN NINJAS JOE & MAC ARE BACK IN A NEW RELEASE FOR MODERN SYSTEMS. WHICH IS ALL THE IMPETUS RETRO GAMER NEEDS TO TURN BACK THE CLOCK AND REVISIT THEIR ORIGINAL JURASSIC LARK

5 mins

Golden Axe

ARCADE PERFECT?

1 min

LEVEL 9'S HUGE ADVENTURES

BEST KNOWN FOR TEXT ADVENTURES THROUGHOUT THE EIGHTIES, LEVEL 9 COMPUTING CHANGED DIRECTION AT THE START OF THE NEXT DECADE, CRAFTING A NEW VERSATILE GRAPHICAL GAME ENGINE AND ALSO CHALLENGING PLAYERS TO SOLVE PUZZLES ACROSS TIME ZONES IN A VERY FAMILIAR MAZE

10 mins

Fighting Vipers 2

DEFANGED BY TIME

1 min

Evercade EXP

GOOD THINGS REALLY DO COME IN THREES

3 mins

THE ARCADE ARCHIVE

A collection where everyone is welcome

2 mins

CREATING DESPERATION

David Crookes remembers the time he made a game

3 mins

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Retro Gamer Magazine Description:

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.