Retro Gamer

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.

THE RETROBATES • WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE MEGA DRIVE CONVERSION?

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A VINTAGE YEAR • 2025 is looking like it will be a great year for retro fans

GAL GUNS DO CASTLEVANIA

TO BE DELISTED TAKES SEGA

Crash Live 2024

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FREEZE64 • Vinny Mainolfi on turning his popular magazine into a full-time job

THE LATEST NEWS FROM JULY 2008

NEWS JULY 2008 • JULY 2008 – Summer blockbuster season is truly upon us, as we’ve got swords, Solid Snake and Steven Spielberg to tempt you this month. The beach on this summer holiday is made from the sands of time, and Nick Thorpe is offering you a bucket and spade

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Hydrofool • TIME TO GET WET AGAIN?

MEGA DRIVE ARCADE HITS • IF YOU WANTED ARCADE ACTION IN THE COMFORT OF YOUR HOME IN THE EARLY NINETIES, SEGA’S 16-BIT SYSTEM WAS THE MACHINE TO OWN. WE SPEAK TO THE DEVELOPERS WHO CRAMMED COIN-OPS INTO THE CONSOLE BACK THEN, AS WELL AS THOSE TAKING ON THAT CHALLENGE TODAY

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MASTERPIECES • THE ARCADE CONVERSIONS THAT STILL WOW

BEYOND THE ARCADES • HOW THE MEGA DRIVE IMPROVED ARCADE CLASSICS

SYSTEM SYMBIOSIS • HOW THE MEGA DRIVE GAVE BACK TO THE ARCADE SCENE

EXTENDED PLAY • THE MEGA-CD AND 32X OFFERED CONVERSIONS NOT FOUND ON THE STANDARD MACHINE – HERE ARE FIVE WORTH CHECKING OUT

MODERN MARVELS • FIVE FANTASTIC CONVERSIONS FROM THE 21ST CENTURY

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ULTIMATE GUIDE JETPAC • LONG BEFORE THE REPUTATION AND MYSTIQUE SURROUNDING ULTIMATE PLAY THE GAME HAD FORMED, BEFORE THOSE SPECIAL BOXES AND FILMATION, THERE WAS SIMPLY JETPAC – AND AS WAYS TO START AN INFLUENTIAL GAMING LEGACY GOES, IT’S A MIGHTY FINE ONE

CONVERSION CAPERS • JETPAC DIDN’T GET MANY OFFICIAL CONVERSIONS. HOW DID IT FARE AWAY FROM ITS HOME PLATFORM?

BOOST YOUR PERFORMANCE • SEND YOUR SCORES ROCKETING WITH THESE PLAYING TIPS

LUNAR LEGACY • JETMAN’S ADVENTURES DIDN’T STOP IN 1983 – HERE’S WHAT HE DID NEXT

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A TRIBUTE TO ACTIVISION THE ATARI 2600 YEARS • SET UP BY FORMER ATARI DEVELOPERS IN 1979, ACTIVISION DEFINED THE ATARI 2600 WITH HITS LIKE KABOOM!, PITFALL! AND RIVER RAID. FOUNDER DAVID CRANE REVISITS THE GROUNDBREAKING 2600 TITLES THAT HE WORKED ON AT THE CELEBRATED STUDIO

THE MAKING OF DIZZY PRincE of the YOLKFOLK • IT BEGAN AS A ‘THROWAWAY’ FILLER EARMARKED FOR A COMPILATION BUT IT BECAME ONE OF THE FINEST AND BEST-LOVED GAMES IN THE DIZZY SERIES. PETER RANSON – WHO STILL DRINKS FROM A DECADES-OLD DIZZY MUG – AND JON CARTWRIGHT CRACK OPEN THE GAME’S SECRETS

UPDATING A CLASSIC • PRINCE OF THE YOLKFOLK WAS ALSO RELEASED ON APPLE’S IPHONE

CONVERSION CAPERS • BIG RED SOFTWARE MADE A DIZZYING ARRAY OF DIFFERENT PORTS

Sanvein • BUDGET BEAUTY

MAGAZINE CRAFT MATT YEO • When you consider that much of Matt Yeo’s time as a videogame...