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Get 50% off a Retro Gamer subscription this Black Friday!
If you or the retro gamer in your life are looking for a bargain this Black Friday, look no further – for a limited time, you can get 50% off a Retro Gamer subscription at Magazines Direct. Retro Gamer...
View ArticleWipeout 3 Special Edition
While many people cite WipEout 2097 as their favourite entry in the series, we’re willing to bet that many of those players missed out on the excellent WipEout 3 Special Edition. Released only in PAL...
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Top Ten Neo Geo Games
If you want to be a true hardcore collector then go for a complete Neo Geo collection. If you don’t want to take out a second mortgage on your home you could simply focus on the following ten amazing...
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Software Creations
Software Creations may be a relatively small company, but it contained some big talent and produced some fantastic games during its life time. Ste Ruffy and the Pickford brothers hail from the studio...
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Amstrad CPC 6128
Year Released: 1985 Original Price: £299 (with green-screen monitor), £399 (with colour monitor) Buy It Now For: £25+ Associated magazines: Amtix, Computing With The Amstrad, Amstrad Computer User, CPC...
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The Making Of Berzerk
It may look simple by today’s standard, but Stern’s Berzerk was a big deal upon release. It featured fantastic gameplay, innovative ideas and some truly chilling speech. It also inspired Eugene Jarvis...
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Dark Souls
Released: 2011 Genre: Adventure Publisher: Namco Bandai Developer: From Software The Background From Software had been trucking along for years before Demon’s Souls. A workhorse studio, it pumped out...
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The Making Of StarFox
When Nintendo’s Star Fox arrived in 1993 it heralded in a new age for Nintendo’s 16-bit console, the age of 3D. Powered by the Super FX chip, it delivered cutting edge graphics that made it stand...
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Retro Gamer issue 241 is out today!
The last Retro Gamer of 2022 hits the shelves today, and we’re celebrating the sewer-dwelling saviours of the city, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! From Konami’s classic games to this year’s...
View ArticleSensible Soccer
As a Master System owner in 1993, I came to understand that while I could have some of the same big name games that my dad could get on the Mega Drive, there would inevitably be compromises to deal...
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Aladdin
This review originally appeared in Edge issue 4, January 1994 After seeing Virgin’s smart Mega Drive version of Aladdin running at the Chicago CES last summer, it’s rumoured that Capcom went back to...
View ArticleThe Legend Of Kage
The more I think about it, the more I’m convinced that Taito Legends 2 is one of the greatest compilations ever released. The first volume was full of familiar delights like Space Invaders, Bubble...
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Top Ten Amiga 500 Games
For many, the Amiga 500 remains one of the best gaming machines of all time. It has a staggering arraay of games that cover all sorts of different genres, some cracking arcade conversions and a number...
View ArticleBe Ball
At this point, we’ve had retro plug and play consoles for a good while, and I’m utterly convinced that I’ve fundamentally got them wrong in my mind. See, I’m pretty sure that what’s supposed to happen...
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Mastertronic
It’s hard to believe with today’s insane prices, but videogames could be bought for as cheaply as £1.99 back in the Eighties. These budget games became extremely popular, with companies such as...
View ArticleAttack Of The Mutant Camels
One of the benefits of growing up with older cousins was the hand-me-downs that you’d get, and the first time I benefited from that in a gaming sense was when I was given a Commodore 64 in 1994. My...
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Acorn Electron
Year Released: 1983 Original Price: £199 Buy It Now For: £20+ Associated magazines: Electron User, Micro User, Acorn User, A&B Computing, Acorn Programs Why The Acorn Electron Was Great: The...
View ArticleBust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition
I generally consider myself quite lucky to be able to play videogames, as it’s not something to be taken for granted. One of my younger sisters developed arthritis at an early age, and eventually found...
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Tomb Raider
This review originally appeared in Sega Power issue 86, December 1996 Has the best ever third-party game just arrived for the Saturn? Well you’ll just have to read the review, won’t you. Tomb Raider...
View ArticleRebelstar: Tactical Command
Growing up in a relatively unremarkable mid-sized town, it’s easy to become convinced that nothing cool ever happens where you live. Save for that time Gladiators stars came to open the local branch of...
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