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 THE MOST TECHNICALLY IMPRESSIVE NES GAME?

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COME GET SOME • Duke Nukem and more heads to Evercade

TROUBLE FOR YUJI NAKA

VANPOOL CLOSES

Can’t buy me love

Everything leads here

BBG Entertainment • Stephan Berendsen on reviving popular retro titles – including Intellivision classics – for PCs and consoles

NEWS NOVEMBER 2006

THE LATEST NEWS FROM NOVEMBER 2006

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CHARTS NOVEMBER 2006

Xevious • LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THAT THING!

INSIDE THE Nintendo ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM • FOR MANY PLAYERS, NINTENDO’S 8-BIT HARDWARE WAS THE DEFINING CONSOLE OF ITS GENERATION. WE SPEAK TO NES DEVELOPMENT VETERANS ABOUT DEVELOPING THE GAMES MILLIONS GREW UP WITH, AND FIND OUT HOW A NEW GENERATION OF CODERS DEVELOP FOR THE SYSTEM TODAY

CHIPS AND TREATS • A LOOK AT THE KEY COMPONENTS ON THE NES MOTHERBOARD

DISK-O INFERNO • WHAT HAPPENED WHEN NINTENDO SWAPPED CARTRIDGES FOR FLOPPY DISKS?

PICTURE IN PROCESS • WHAT MAKES UP A NES GAME SCREEN?

PROTECTION RACKET • PROTECTION RACKET INSIDE THE LEAST-LOVED TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION OF THE NES

THE MINI MAKING OF ALWA’S AWAKENING: THE 8-BIT EDITION • MIKAEL FORSLIND EXPLAINS THE PROCESS OF MAKING AN IMPRESSIVE MODERN NES GAME

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ULTIMATE GUIDE CHAOS • SELECT YOUR SPELLS AND LET THE GODS DECIDE YOUR FATE IN THE FINEST MULTIPLAYER ZX SPECTRUM GAME OF ALL TIME. WELCOME TO CHAOS, THE MAGICAL BATTLE TO THE DEATH ON THE PLANE OF LIMBO

MASTERING CHAOS • KEY TIPS TO HELP YOU BECOME THE KING OF THE WIZARDS

IT’S NOT A BUG, IT’S A FEATURE • HOW TO USE CHAOS’ BUGS TO YOUR ADVANTAGE

DEVELOPER Q&A • RETRO GAMER CHATS TO CHAOS SUPERFAN IAN GLEDHILL ABOUT HIS CHAOS EDITOR, REMAKE AND MORE

SPELL IT OUT • TWELVE OF THE BEST SPELLS TO KEEP UP YOUR SLEEVE

THE CHAOS CONTINUES • MORE INFO ON JULIAN GOLLOP’S STRATEGY CLASSIC

Ninja Golf • SHURIKENS AND SAND WEDGES

THE MAKING OF Werewolves OF LONDON • RUN RAMPAGE ACROSS THE ROOFTOPS! GET SAVAGE IN THE SEWERS! HAVE A HAIRY FIT IN HYDE PARK! SPREAD TERROR IN THE TUBE STATIONS! IT MIGHT SOUND LIKE AN AVERAGE WEEKEND IN LONDON, BUT IT’S THE PREMISE FOR A TRUE CULT CLASSIC

CONVERSION CAPERS • WHICH VERSIONS WILL LEAVE YOU HOWLING?

WEREWOLVES IN THE EIGHTIES • THOSE FURRY SHAPECHANGERS WERE EVERYWHERE!

Famicom Controller • » PLATFORM: Famicom » YEAR: 1983 » COST: N/A (launch), £15+ (today, unboxed)

THE HISTORY OF RAIDEN • THE RAIDEN GAMES HAVE LEFT A PROFOUND LEGACY IN THE SHOOTING GAME GENRE SINCE THE VERY FIRST DEBUTED IN 1990. IT’S A SERIES THAT HAS NEVER BEEN AFRAID TO CARVE ITS OWN PATH. AND IT ISN’T YET DONE

RAIDeN ReSURReCTION • HOW THE ICONIC SERIES IS BEING KEPT ALIVE

IN FIGHTING FORM • EXPLORING RAIDEN’S INTERESTING...