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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 COMMODORE 64 MEMORY?
LOADING…
OLIVER FREY: A LEGACY OF ART • We pay tribute to the acclaimed artist
CHRISTMAS ANNUALS GALORE
EVERCADE NETS CAPCOM
When I’m C64
Confession time
Ken and Roberta Williams • Sierra On-Line’s founders discuss their new game Colossal Cave
THE LATEST NEWS FROM JANUARY 2006
NEWS JANUARY 2006 • JANUARY 2006 – With all of the big games having come out in time for Christmas, January’s fare looks suspiciously like leftover turkey. Nick Thorpe fires up the time machine to see if the carcass has been picked dry, or if there’s still some meat on those bones.
THIS MONTH IN…
CHARTS • JANUARY 2006
Phoenix • AKA TAKANASHI KIARA’S REVENGE
40 YEARS OF THE commodore 64 • IT HAS BEEN MAKING BEIGE THE NEW BLACK SINCE 1982, SO JOIN US FOR A CELEBRATION OF THE MIGHTY C64 AS WE REVISIT ITS HIGHS AND OCCASIONAL LOWS OVER THE LAST FOUR DECADES
DEFINING GAMES
C WE ARE 64 • KEY PLAYERS IN THE C64 SCENE, THEN AND NOW, SHARE THEIR MEMORIES
SUBSCRIBE TODAY AND RECEIVE THEC64 MINI WORTH £59.99
ATARI 2600 GAMES • With the first titan of videogames celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, it’s high time we looked at collecting for its most successful home console, from the cartridges that should be in every collection to some true rarities
NUMBER TWO • The next most-valuable Atari 2600 game
WARLORDS
COMBAT
SWORDQUEST: WATERWORLD
Light Force • NO FRILLS, PLENTY OF THRILLS
SUPER MARIO LAND • SUPER MARIO LAND HAS ATTRACTED A REPUTATION OVER THE YEARS FOR BEING WEIRD AND OFF-KILTER. RETRO GAMER ARGUES THAT THE ONLY UNUSUAL THING ABOUT MARIO’S SMALL BUT MIGHTY HANDHELD ADVENTURE IS THAT IT’S UNBELIEVABLY GOOD
THE SUPER SEQUELS • HOW NINTENDO’S MINIATURE SERIES PROGRESSED
LAND SPEED RECORD • WE CATCH UP WITH SPEEDRUNNER ADAM FERRARI WHO CAN COMPLETE SUPER MARIO LAND IN A LITTLE OVER 12 MINUTES
THE LAY OF THE LAND
GET THE FUNK OUT • REMEMBERING WHEN MARIO CLIMBED TO THE TOP OF THE MUSIC CHARTS
James Pond 2: Codename: Robocod
THE MAKING OF PITFALL: THE MAYAN ADVENTURE • DESIGNER SCOTT KRAGER DISCUSSES THE MAKING OF ACTIVISION’S KILLER ALL-FORMATS PLATFORMER, HOW THE TEAM EXPANDED THE WORLD OF THE ATARI 2600 ORIGINAL, CREATING THE FIRST THIRDPARTY GAME FOR WINDOWS 95, AND THE TRUE NATURE OF HATMAN
CONVERSION CAPERS • EVERY PORT’S PITFALLS AND HIT… FALLS?
WHAT’S YOURS IS MAYAN • TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT HARRY JR’S MANY WEAPONS
Rick Dangerous • INDIANA JOKES?
THE STORY OF LEISURE SUIT LARRY • EVER LOOKED FOR LOVE IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES? LET US INTRODUCE YOU TO OUR PAL, LARRY LAFFER. OVER THE COURSE OF SIX SIERRA ON-LINE GAMES, WE JOINED THE WOULD-BE LOTHARIO ON HIS QUEST TO FIND THE WOMAN OF HIS DREAMS…
LUCKY LADIES • LARRY’S MISSED CONNECTIONS....
