Retro Gamer Magazine - Issue 245

In this issue

The Weird World Of Atari 2600 Accessories
Atari’s console has lots of strange addons and Lewis Packwood had found plenty he wants to share with you.

Shadow Dancer: The Secret Of Shinobi
This weak arcade game became a fun Mega Drive experience for Darran..

A TRIBUTE TO CORE DESIGN

CREATED BY FORMER GREMLIN GRAPHICS’ DERBY STAFF, CORE DESIGN FOUND SUCCESS WITH RICK DANGEROUS AND CHUCK ROCK BEFORE CAPTURING THE ZEITGEIST WITH LARA CROFT. RETRO GAMER CELEBRATES THE WORLD-BEATING STUDIO WITH COFOUNDER JEREMY HEATH-SMITH

10+ mins

Air Rescue

THIS WHIRLYBIRD WON’T FLY

1 min

THE MAKING OF JOUST 2 SURVIVAL of the FITTEST

JOUST WAS A TRUE ORIGINAL AND A BONA FIDE CLASSIC OF THE GOLDEN AGE OF ARCADE VIDEOGAMES, BUT THE SEQUEL HAD ITS WINGS CLIPPED BEFORE IT EVEN HAD A CHANCE TO SPREAD THEM. DESIGNER JOHN NEWCOMER AND PROGRAMMERS KRISTINA DONOFRIO AND WARREN DAVIS SPIT FEATHERS

8 mins

THE WEIRD WORLD OF ATARI 2600 ACCESSORIES

THE STELLAR SUCCESS OF THE ATARI VCS/2600 LED TO AN EXPLOSION OF PERIPHERALS BEING RELEASED FOR THE MACHINE, SOME OF WHICH WERE VERY STRANGE INDEED, ENCOMPASSING EVERYTHING FROM FOAM EXERCISE MATS TO PLASTIC MACHINE GUNS

10+ mins

CLASSIC MOMENTS Fatal Fury

So far, the combatants of Fatal Fury have been pretty fearsome types

2 mins

ULTIMATE GUIDE GAME OVER

IT’S THE SPANISH-MADE GAME THAT CAUSED A COLOSSAL – AND HYPOCRITICAL – STIR IN THE UK THANKS TO ITS CONTROVERSIAL ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN. JOIN RETRO GAMER AS WE LOOK BACK AT THE 8-BIT RUN-AND-GUN GAME THAT CEMENTED DEVELOPER DINAMIC’S REPUTATION – FOR BETTER OR WORSE

6 mins

Shadow Dancer: The Secret Of Shinobi

SAME NAME, DIFFERENT GAME

1 min

C-SMASH VRS

COULD A CULT-FAVOURITE DREAMCAST GAME REALLY BE RE-IMAGINED AS AN ARCADE SPORTS EXPERIENCE BEFITTING THE LATEST IN VR TECHNOLOGY? WE SPEAK TO THE TEAM THAT HAS TAKEN ON THE MIGHTY TASK OF DOING JUST THAT

4 mins

Worms World Party

FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT

1 min

THE MAKING OF SENTINEL RETURNS

GEOFF CRAMMOND’S THE SENTINEL WAS ONE OF THE MOST UNIQUE COMPUTER GAMES TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE EIGHTIES. A DECADE LATER A DARKER, MORE TWISTED AND EVEN MORE INTRIGUING VERSION EMERGED FROM PSYGNOSIS FOR THE PC AND SONY’S PLAYSTATION

8 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.