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 BEAM SOFTWARE GAME?

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GAME ON RETURNS • The videogame history exhibition visits Edinburgh this summer

EVERCADE EXPANDS

Let’s play some Sim!

Online gaming isn’t unreal

Mike Diver • We find out about the prolific author’s latest books

THE LATEST NEWS FROM OCTOBER 2007

NEWS OCTOBER 2007 • OCTOBER 2007 – Stranglehold attempts to Woo action gamers, EA takes on Animal Crossing and Medal Of Honor parachutes back into the thick of battle. Did you know that Nick Thorpe is allergic to time travel? We did, but he’s our only TARDIS operator

CHARTS • OCTOBER 2007

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Henry’s House • LETHAL LIVING SPACE

SUPER METROID: AN ENDURING LEGACY • AS NINTENDO’S SCI-FI CLASSIC TURNS 30 WE REVISIT THE PLANET ZEBES AND SPEAK TO DEVELOPERS OF BOTH METROIDVANIAS AND ACTUAL METROID GAMES TO LEARN WHAT MAKES SAMUS ARAN’S 2D ADVENTURE SO SPECIAL

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ULTIMATE GUIDE California GAMES • HAVING COVERED THE SUMMER AND WINTER OLYMPICS, AND TAKEN A TOUR AROUND THE WORLD OF SPORT, EPYX STOPPED OFF IN THE GOLDEN STATE FOR THE NEXT ENTRY IN ITS WILDLY POPULAR GAMES SERIES. JOIN US AS WE BASK IN THE SUNSHINE OF CALIFORNIA GAMES

Safari Hunt • IT’S COMING RIGHT AT US!

THE MAKING OF CAPTAIN BLOOD • AS HE TRAVELS THE HYDRA GALAXY IN HIS SHIP THE ARK, CAPTAIN BLOOD MUST TRACK DOWN AND DISINTEGRATE HIS FIVE REMAINING CLONES. TO DO SO, HE’LL HAVE TO COMMUNICATE WITH SEVERAL ALIEN SPECIES USING THE UPCOM, A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE DEVICE. UNIVERSALITY IS THE KEY CONCEPT BEHIND THIS WIDELY ACCLAIMED FRENCH CLASSIC

A TRIBUTE TO BEAM SOFTWARE • SET UP BY PUBLISHER MELBOURNE HOUSE, BEAM SOFTWARE MADE HIT AFTER HIT IN THE EIGHTIES AND NINETIES. BEAM COFOUNDER ALFRED MILGROM HELPS RETRO GAMER CELEBRATE THE AUSTRALIAN STUDIO THAT CREATED HUNGRY HORACE, EXPLODING FIST AND SHADOWRUN

Datasette • » PLATFORM: Various » YEAR: 1981 » COST: £40 (launch), £15+ (today, boxed), £10+ (today, unboxed)

ULTIMATE GUIDE ROLLING THUNDER • HAVE YOU EVER DREAMED OF BECOMING A SECRET AGENT? OF COURSE YOU HAVE, AND IN 1986, NAMCO GAVE GAMERS EVERYWHERE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE OUT THIS EXCITING DOUBLE LIFE. YOUR MISSION: INFILTRATE AN EVIL SECRET SOCIETY AND RESCUE YOUR FELLOW AGENT. LET THE THUNDER ROLL!

Super Fire Pro Wrestling X • THE CHEAPEST OF CHEAP POPS

THE MAKING OF STAR TREK 25TH ANNIVERSARY • SPACE MAY BE THE FINAL FRONTIER BUT STAR TREK ADVENTURE GAMES WERE PRETTY MUCH THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY IN THE EARLY NINETIES. AT LEAST UNTIL STAR TREK: 25TH ANNIVERSARY CAME ALONG – A GAME THAT DARED TO GO WHERE NO STAR TREK GAME HAD GONE BEFORE

RETRO COMPILATIONS • SINCE THE DAYS OF THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, COMPILATIONS...