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 SONIC MOMENT?

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DAVID WARD PASSES • Ocean staff pay tribute to the company’s cofounder

MEL CROUCHER BIOPIC PLANNED

EA DITCHES FIFA

If I can dream(cast)

Rock stars wanted

FATHER'S DAY SUBSCRIPTION OFFER

Shank Mods • Meet the Texas console modder who’s fascinated with retro tech

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CHARTS • SEPTEMBER 2005

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Pirate Ship Higemaru • “SOON MAY THE WELLERMAN COME…”

THE STORY OF: SONIC ORIGINS • BEFORE CREATING SONIC MANIA, SOME OF ITS DEVELOPERS PROVED THEIR SKILLS WITH REMASTERS OF THE CLASSIC MEGA DRIVE GAMES. NOW COLLECTED AND ENHANCED, WITH A BRAND-NEW PORT OF SONIC 3 & KNUCKLES TO BOOT, SIMON THOMLEY EXPLAINS WHAT WENT INTO MAKING THE LATEST AND POSSIBLY GREATEST SONIC COMPILATION

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG • THE HEDGEHOG’S FIRST OUTING MIGHT BE A MULTI-MILLION SELLING PHENOMENON, BUT THAT DOESN’T MEAN IT COULDN’T BENEFIT FROM A LITTLE SPRUCING UP. HERE’S HOW SOME OF THE INEVITABLE EARLY INSTALMENT WEIRDNESS WAS IRONED OUT

GO WITH THE FLOW • INDIE DEVELOPER JAY X TRENT EXPLAINS WHAT HIS PLATFORM GAMES PICKED UP FROM SONIC’S ORIGINAL OUTING

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 • AS ARGUABLY THE MOST POPULAR OF THE MEGA DRIVE SONIC GAMES, SONIC 2 DOESN’T NEED TOO MUCH TWEAKING, BUT THIS REMASTERED VERSION INCLUDES THE ONLY OFFICIAL VERSION OF AN INFAMOUS LOST LEVEL

RED HOT SEQUEL • YOUTUBER REDHOTSONIC EXPLAINS WHY SONIC’S SECOND OUTING IS HIS FAVOURITE

SONIC CD • SONIC ORIGINS AND SONIC MANIA WOULDN’T EXIST WITHOUT THIS MEGA-CD ODDITY, A FORMERLY HARD-TO-ACQUIRE GAME WHICH INSPIRED CHRISTIAN WHITEHEAD TO DEVELOP THE RETRO ENGINE

BURIED TREASURES • FANS ONCE CLAMOURED FOR A PORT OF SONIC CD. WHICH GAMES DO THEY WANT NEXT?

SONIC 3 & KNUCKLES • A FAN FAVOURITE THAT HAS BEEN ABSENT FOR OVER A DECADE, SONIC 3 & KNUCKLES IS FINALLY GETTING THE RETRO ENGINE REMASTER TREATMENT IN SONIC ORIGINS. HOW DID THE MUCH-REQUESTED PROJECT FINALLY GET THE GO AHEAD?

ENGINE ROOM • SIMON THOMLEY EXPLAINS THE EVOLUTION OF THE RETRO ENGINE

KNUCKLE UP • WHY FAITH JOHNSON FAVOURS THE FOURTH PART OF THE QUADRILOGY

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ULTIMATE GUIDE Back To Skool • HAVING SUCCESSFULLY PILFER ED HIS SCHOOL REPORT IN SKOOL DAZE, CHEEKY SCA MP ERIC IS BACK FOR A NEW TER M. SO WHAT MISCHIEF CAN HE GET UP TO THIS YEAR? AND WHAT’S WITH THE MYSTERIOUS NEW BUILDING NEXT DOOR?

RULE THE SKOOL • USE RETRO GAMER’S TIPS FOR SCHOOLBOY-RELATED MAYHEM

DEVELOPER Q&A • RETRO GAMER CHATS WITH KEITH WARRINGTON, MICROSPHERE’S IN-HOUSE ARTIST

MORE FROM MICROSPHERE • TRY THESE DIVERSE GEMS

THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT • MORE YOUTHFUL SPECTRUM CAPERS

THE STORY OF E3 • OFTEN REFERRED TO AS ‘CHRISTMAS FOR GAMERS’, E3 HAS BEEN THE...