Nearing twenty years of publication, many issues of Retro Gamer could now be considered retro themselves. Retro Gamer is a U.K based magazine that covers computer and video gaming from the yesteryear.
Issue Number 2 of Retro Gamer includes the following:
- Retro News – Space Invaders 25th anniversary, including release of Silver Edition Space Invaders arcade machines and Space Invaders themed clothing; Pool paradise for PC, PS2, GameCube and Xbox includes virtual arcade with Dropzone; NES themed Game Boy Advance released in Japan; Sega releases ports for N-Gage; Prince of Persia 2 coming soon; new Knight Rider game planned; Double Dragon Advance released for GBA; and more.
- Retro Forum – Letters from readers with topics including the Commodore 64 SID, previous issue, ideas for future articles, program listings, Atari 8-bit computers, and more.
- Inside of Crash Towers – The birth and history of Crash, the most popular Spectrum gaming magazine.
- Play Another Day – A look at the history of James Bond in video games. Some of the games covered include James Bond (1984) for the Atari 2600, 5200, and Commodore 64; A View to a Kill (1984) for the PC; Goldfinger (1985) for the PC; A View to A Kill (1985) for the Spectrum, C64, Amstrad and MSX; The Living Daylights (1987) for the Spectrum, C64, Amstrad, Amiga and BBC; Live and Let Die (1988) for the Spectrum, C64, Amstrad, Amiga and Atari ST; License to Kill (1989) for the Spectrum, C64, Amstrad, Amiga, Atari ST, and PC; The Spy Who Loved Me (1990) for the Spectrum, C64, Amstrad, Amiga, Atari ST, and PC; and more. Several spin-offs, parodies, etc. are also mentioned. As is a game that was originally meant to be a James Bond themed game, Spy Hunter.
- Pieces of 8-bit – Everything you need to know about finding, buying, and selling 8-bit computers, consoles and software.
- Commodore Uncovered – A detailed look at all of Commodore’s 8-bit machines from the KIM-1 to the Commodore 128 plus prototypes and designs that never made it to store shelves. Also included are various memory, CPU, hard drive and other hardware upgrades as well as more modern machines with the Commodore name.
- Retro Remakes – An interview with a couple of developers from a company called Retrospec who produce remakes of classic 8-bit games. Some games they have worked on include remakes of Head over Heels, Highway Pursuit, Jetpac – Solar Crisis, Jetpac – Crash & Burn, I, Ball 2, Sweevo’s World, Humphrey, Pengo, Abu Simbel Profanation, Exolon DX, Saboteur Returns, Trashman Millenium, Sabrewulf, Teh Valley and the Twin Kingdoms and otehrs.
- Top 50 Retro Game Characters – Split across numerous categories so there can be lots of number ones but no doubt this is still a controversial list for some.
- Fantastic Dizzy – A history of Dizzy and an interview with those who brought him to life.
- Retro Game Creator – A beginner’s guide to game creation using Multimedia Fusion.
- Emulation Nation – A look at emulators on a variety of platforms (most of which now have their own emulators), including the Dreamcast, PS2, Xbox, Game Boy Advance, and Gamepark 32. Also, an interview with “BigBoy”, the developer behind the DreamSpec and CD64 emulators among other things.
- Advertising Gallery – Reprints of old ads, including an ad from Bug-Byte Software, an ad for Jet Set Willy, an ad from Hewson, an ad for Knight Lore for the ZX Spectrum, an ad for Pitfall II, and others.
…and more!
