Retro Gamer - Issue 247

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Star Parodier
Nick revisits Kaneko’s deliciously silly take on the Star Soldier series.

A Tribute To: Toaplan
Will Freeman chats to ex-Toaplan staff about their numerous arcade games.

The Making Of: Clockwork Knight
Discover how Kats Sato made his cult platformer and its entertaining sequel..

ONE LIFE LEFT 2023

Faith Johnson reports on Norwich's premiere gaming convention

3 mins

RETURN TO BATEN KAITOS

Producer Koji Nakajima on updating the classic GameCube RPGs

3 mins

Our friends are all aboard

I am very late to the Sea Of Thieves party, but what a party it is.

2 mins

RichCast

Philip Oliver on the immersive storytelling app evoking memories of age-old adventures

4 mins

THE LATEST NEWS FROM OCTOBER 2006

Sony and Nintendo might have been preparing to unleash shiny new hardware, but the Xbox 360 was retaining player attention with games like Capcom’s Dead Rising, which offered a journalistic mystery to uncover and a mall full of zombies to slaughter.

3 mins

The Legend Lives On: 20 YEARS OF Out Run 2

TWENTY YEARS AGO AN ARCADE RACING LEGEND WAS BORN AND GAMERS WERE TAKEN ON A BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY THAT CONTINUES TO THIS DAY. JOIN US AS WE CELEBRATE THE ANNIVERSARY BY SITTING DOWN WITH SUMO DIGITAL TO CHART THE ENDURING HISTORY OF OUTRUN 2

10+ mins

ULTIMATE GUIDE GHOSTBUSTERS

YOU MIGHT THINK SOMEONE TRYING TO BOLT THIS MOVIE LICENCE ONTO A CAR COMBAT GAME WOULDN'T HAVE A GHOST OF A CHANCE, BUT DAVID CRANE MADE IT WORK. WE LOOK BACK AT A GAME THAT, DESPITE THE ODDS, CAPTURED THE SPIRIT OF ITS SOURCE MATERIAL

6 mins

THE MAKING OF TURBO THE TORTOISE

TURBO THE TORTOISE RACED ON TO THE THREE MOST POPULAR 8-BITS JUST AS THEY WERE REACHING THE FINISHING LINE. SO, TO MAKE THIS BUDGET RELEASE MORE ATTRACTIVE, THE DEVELOPERS DECIDED TO GIVE PLAYERS A TASTE OF GAMING ON CONSOLES

8 mins

THE MAKING OF BLADE WARRIOR

BEFORE CREATING MULTIMEDIA PUBLISHING EMPIRE REBELLION WITH HIS BROTHER CHRIS IN THE EARLY NINETIES, JASON KINGSLEY SET OUT TO CREATE A UNIQUE AND HUGELY ATMOSPHERIC 16-BIT GAME CALLED PALADIN LORD OF THE DANCING BLADES, LATER RENAMED TO BLADE WARRIOR

7 mins

Future Classic

Modern games you’ll still be playing in years to come

4 mins

The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom

NOTHING TO CRY ABOUT

3 mins

FROM BIG BOX TO BIG WEBSITE

Meet the collector who shares his collection online

2 mins

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Retro Gamer Magazine Description:

The world’s best guide to classic gaming, 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.