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 WONDER BOY GAME?

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THE EVERCADE EXPANDS • Blaze reveals new games and a brand-new handheld in its Evercade range

MEGA DRIVE MINI 2 ANNOUNCED

Don’t look him in the eyes

Undimmed potential

Llamasoft • Jeff Minter and Ivan ‘Giles’ Zorzin on porting Tempest 4000 to Switch

THE LATEST NEWS FROM OCTOBER 2005

NEWS OCTOBER 2005 • OCTOBER 2005 – As we enter the final quarter of the year, everyone’s getting some treats at the software buffet – well, except those long-suffering GameCube fans. Nick Thorpe fires up the DeLorean to see how things are shaping up for Christmas

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CHARTS • OCTOBER 2005

The Legend Of Kage • BECOME THE NINJA

THE HISTORY OF WONDER BOY • WHETHER IT MAKES YOU THINK OF A LITTLE LAD ON A SKATEBOARD OR A BOY WHO TURNS INTO BEASTS, THE WONDER BOY SERIES HAS LONG BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH QUALITY. WE SPEAK TO RYUICHI NISHIZAWA TO FIND OUT THE SECRET OF ITS POWER

WHAT’S IN A NAME? • WHEN IS A WONDER BOY GAME NOT A WONDER BOY GAME?

A NEW ADVENTURE • WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH THE ADVENTURE ISLAND SERIES?

COMIC CAPERS • HOW WONDER BOY’S ADVENTURES WERE BROUGHT TO THE PRINTED PAGE

WONDERS NEVER CEASE • THE REMAKES THAT HAVE KEPT PAST WONDER BOY ADVENTURES FRESH

BOSS RUSH • THE BEST OF THE BIG BADDIES FROM THE WONDER BOY SERIES

RELIVING THE LEGEND • WONDER BOY COLLECTION IS THE LATEST WAY TO EXPERIENCE THE SERIES

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ULTIMATE GUIDE Paradroid • BENEATH ITS SLICK PRESENTATION, GRAFTGOLD’S PARADROID IS A TEST OF SKILL, STRATEGY AND DECISION-MAKING UNDER PRESSURE. ANDREW BRAYBROOK REVIEWS HIS CEREBRAL MID-EIGHTIES SHOOTER, AND THE ITERATIONS THAT WERE RELEASED IN THE YEARS THAT FOLLOWED

PLAYING WITH POWER • HOW TO MASTER ANDREW BRAYBROOK’S C64 CLASSIC

UPGRADE PATH • HOW ANDREW BRAYBROOK AND OTHERS ENHANCED HIS HIT GAME

JOHN MCMURRAY • ON HIS UNRELEASED, RECENTLY LEAKED GBA PARADROID

Total Eclipse • A LASTING IMPRESSION

CD-ROM THE EARLY YEARS • SINCE THE EARLY DAYS OF FLOPPIES AND CARTRIDGES, ART HAD TO BE COMPRESSED, MUSIC WAS CUT, A LOVE STORY HAD TO FIT IN EIGHT LINES OF TEXT. THE CD-ROM CHANGED ALL THAT FOR ON-LINE ENTERTAINMENT AND LATER DEVELOPERS

STRIKER: OCCULTA LAPIS • INSIDE THE FIRST INTERACTIVE COMIC BOOK MADE IN ITALY

THE COMMODORE CDTV • REVISITING THE FIRST COMPUTER WITH A CD-ROM READER

FMVS GO DUTCH • MEET THE NETHERLANDS FILM STUDENT THAT DABBLED WITH FMV

LOST IN TRANSLATION • How the rest of the world experienced y Retro Gamer Travels our favourite games

THE MAKING OF KICK OFF 2 • RIVAL FOOTBALL GAMES APPEARED TO MEET THEIR MATCH WHEN KICK OFF WAS RELEASED IN 1989 BUT THEN DEVELOPER DINO DINI WENT ONE BETTER WITH A BLISTERING SEQUEL THAT HIT THE BACK OF THE NET FOR SCORES OF FANS

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