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 TERMINATOR GAME?

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A TRULY HYPER SEQUEL • Jonathan Port on his follow-up game that crosses Uridium with Paradroid

The American crash diet

A PLAN FOR MORE TOAPLAN • TWO MORE TOAPLAN COLLECTIONS ARE ON THE WAY

EASTERN DELIGHTS • BLAZE ANNOUNCES A HUGE NUMBER OF NEW JAPANESE CARTRIDGES

Do you like Worms?

21 years later

Andrew Braybrook • The creator of Paradroid and Uridium tells Rory Milne about his new games

NEWS JANUARY 2009 • JANUARY 2009 – Valve wants to kill you, Prince Of Persia wants to ensure that you never die, and Sonic Unleashed might just make you homicidal. Who says the silly season is over? Not Nick, whose time travel allergy hasn’t been this bad since 2012

THE LATEST NEWS FROM JANUARY 2009

CHARTS JANUARY 2009

THIS MONTH IN…

Tutankham • ANCIENT ARCADE TREASURE

TERMINATOR™ 2D NO FATE • TARGET: TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY. MISSION PARAMETERS: CREATE THE VIDEOGAME TIE-IN THIS DEFINING ACTION MOVIE TRULY DESERVES, IN AUTHENTIC NINETIES FASHION. DEVELOPER: BITMAP BUREAU. WE SPEAK TO THE TEAM TO FIND OUT HOW THEY HAVE TACKLED A MISSION WORTHY OF A TERMINATOR

VISUAL TIME TRAVEL • HOW BITMAP BUREAU DELIVERS AN AUTHENTIC RETRO LOOK

DELETED SCENES • THE EDITOR’S SCISSORS WERE USED JUDICIOUSLY ON THE MOVIE, AND THE GAME IS NO DIFFERENT

CREW COMMENTRY: FREEWAY CHASE • A CLOSER LOOK AT THE MOST CHALLENGING SCENE TO ADAPT

NO FATE • HOW TERMINATOR 2D LETS YOU PLAY OUT A DIFFERENT STORY

HANDS-ON • WE’VE HAD A WORLD EXCLUSIVE CHANCE TO TRY OUT TERMINATOR 2D: NO FATE – HERE ARE OUR FIRST IMPRESSIONS

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YOUR SINCLAIR #64 • IN THE DARK DAYS BEFORE THE INTERNET WE GOT OUR GAME NEWS FROM MAGAZINES. COMPETITION WAS FIERCE, BUT A GOOD COVERTAPE COULD STAND OUT AND TEMPT READERS INTO A PURCHASE. IN THIS MONTH’S COVERMOUNT CORNER, WE LOOK AT YOUR SINCLAIR #64, WITH A TAPE MORE STUFFED THAN EVER

Covermount Corner HIGHLIGHTS • THE BEST OF THE REST

THE MAKING OF: ADVANCED Pinball Simulator • IT PROMISED BUMPER-TO-BUMPER ACTION AND ALL THE THRILLS OF A REAL-LIFE TABLE BUT ADVANCED PINBALL SIMULATOR DIDN’T EXACTLY TILT IN THAT DIRECTION. EVEN SO, IF YOU GO WITH THE FLOW, THIS GAME BY THE OLIVER TWINS IS STILL WORTH A SHOT. LET’S DISCOVER HOW IT WAS DEVELOPED

CONVERSION CAPERS • FLIPPING MARVELLOUS – THIS GAME COULD BE WIDELY PLAYED

SHINE A LIGHT! • THE GAME WAS PLAYABLE USING A LIGHTGUN

Ghostbusters • JUST DRIVE

MAGAZINE CRAFT NICK ROBERTS • A true unsung legend of the publishing industry, Nick Roberts started out poking around on Crash before launching, editing and even designing some of the UK’s most iconic gaming mags. Given his clear plate-spinning talents, perhaps it’s somewhat ironic then that the first videogame he ever played was Wacky Waiters!

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