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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 PARTY GAME?
LOADING…
SMELLS GOOD • We chat to Paul Murphy about the Kickstarter-based magazine Ninty Fresh
Among all of us
Tribes within tribes
Tim Lapetino • The author of a new book celebrating Pac-Man tells Paul Drury about 40 years of eating dots
NEWS DECEMBER 2004
THE LATEST NEWS FROM DECEMBER 2004
THIS MONTH IN…
CHARTS
Barnstorming • SPEEDING WITH CONSEQUENCES
ULTIMATE GUIDE: SUPER MONKEY BALL • AS SUPER MONKEY BALL CELEBRATES ITS 2OTH ANNIVERSARY, WE TURN THE CLOCK BACK TO 2OO1 WHEN AIAI AND HIS PALS SPUN ONTO THE GAMECUBE AND CAPTURED GAMERS’ HEARTS WITH THEIR PUZZLING PLATFORMS AND PARTY GAMES. LET’S ROLL!
MINIGAME MAYHEM • THE BEST MINIGAMES FROM ACROSS THE SERIES
PLAIN OL’ MONKEY BALL • A LOOK AT THE GAME’S ARCADE ORIGINS
MINIATURE MONKEYS • A LOOK AT THE HANDHELD VERSIONS OF SUPER MONKEY BALL
IT’S A BIT TRICKY! • THE SUPER MONKEY BALL FLOORS THAT WILL MAKE YOU BAWL
THE MINI MAKING OF: SUPER MONKEY BALL ADVENTURE • CREATIVE DIRECTOR PAUL GARDNER REVEALS THE STORY BEHIND THE BLACK SHEEP OF THE SERIES
SIMIAN SEQUELS • WHERE THE MONKEYS ROLLED TO NEXT
SUPER MONKEY BALL BANANA MANIA • HOW DO YOU UPDATE A CLASSIC LIKE SUPER MONKEY BALL? ONE MAN WHO KNOWS IS MASAO SHIROSAKI, PRODUCER AND DIRECTOR OF BANANA MANIA. HERE HE TELLS US HOW HE APPROACHED THE NEW REMAKE
MORE THAN MONKEYS • WHICH CHARACTERS ARE GUEST STARRING IN THE NEW GAME?
SUBSCRIBE TODAY • AND RECEIVE A FREE C64 MINI WORTH £59.99
LOST IN TRANSLATION • How the rest of the world experienced your favourite games
THE EVOLUTION OF NODES OF YESOD • Odin’s launch title Nodes Of Yesod put the firm on the map, and it influenced its subsequent arcade adventures Robin Of The Wood, Arc Of Yesod and Heartland. Odin co-designer Stuart Fotheringham looks back at the series’ evolution
STAGES OF EVOLUTION: EPIC EXPLORATION • NAVIGATING MOON CAVERNS, SHERWOOD FOREST AND AN ALIEN WORLD
STAGES OF EVOLUTION: COOL COLLECTING • FROM GATHERING LUNAR KEYS AND GOLD TO FINDING MAGIC PAGES
STAGES OF EVOLUTION: FIRE AWAY! • HOW SHOOTING ARROWS AND FIRING LASERS LED TO CASTING SPELLS
Expansion Module #2
Minority Report: Famicom • INTERESTING GAMES YOU'VE NEVER PLAYED
CRISIS FORCE • ■ DEVELOPER: KONAMI ■ YEAR: 1991
MORE GAMES TO PLAY
COSMIC EPSILON • ■ DEVELOPER: HOME DATA ■ YEAR: 1989
Nitro Ball • ALL HAIL THE PINBALL WARRIORS
ULTIMATE GUIDE: CHUCKIE EGG • CHUCKIE EGG IS ONE OF 8-BIT COMPUTING’S MOST RENOWNED PLATFORM GAMES, ESPECIALLY ON THE ZX SPECTRUM AND BBC MICRO. JOIN RETRO GAMER AS WE CELEBRATE THIS EGG-SHELL-ENT GAME FROM THE SCRAMBLED MIND OF TEENAGE CODER NIGEL ALDERTON. [THAT’S ENOUGH EGG PUNS, THANKS – ED]
EGG-SHELL-ENT PLAYING TIPS • EXCUSE THE PUNS AND FIND OUT HOW TO BECOME...
