Year Released: 1981 Original Price: £235 Buy It Now For: £20 Associated magazines: None Why The BBC Micro Was Great: While it was sold as an educational computer and had a large showing in schools, it was also capable of playing plenty of amazing games, from Elite to Chuckie Egg. It really was the best […]
Earlier this year we had the exciting news of the confirmation of the disposal of hundreds of thousands of unsold Atari merchandise in a landfill located in the city of Alamogordo, New Mexico. This “Atari Landfill” was rumored to be […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The time is upon us once more – a new issue of Retro Gamer has fought its way into shops. Our cover feature on Nintendo’s classic boxing series Punch-Out!! sees us sitting down for a ringside chat about the series’ 30 year history with developers Makoto Wada and Mike Inglehart. If you’ve not had your […]
Released: 2005 Genre: Action Adventure Publisher: Capcom Developer: Capcom Production Studio 4 The Background It was to be the final Resident Evil. Five years in gestation, evolving through multiple forms, it was in danger of losing semblance to the trilogy that went before. Even today there are fans of the series that feel Resident Evil […]
While the Game Gear may have been technically superior than its nearest counterpart, the over-ambitious nature of the handheld left it with many flaws. The biggest disappointment of all with Sega’s portable was its wishy-washy backlight – one which often left gamers squinting to see. That’s all about to change though thanks to one gamer’s […]
As awesome as it was to grow up in the eighties, we didn’t half burn through countless credits in the arcades. Atari’s 1985 coin-op hit Gauntlet was one of the many penny munchers out there, encouraging gamers to ‘purchase’ more in-game health. Later this month though the credits are no more as WB Games are […]
If you’re anything like us, you grew up listening to a lot of videogame music. While limited by primitive hardware, catchy compositions by the likes of Hitoshi Sakimoto, Takenobu Mitsuyoshi and Yuzo Koshiro showed real mastery of music and stuck in our heads for years. However, gaming musicians rarely get to tell their tales and […]
The latest issue of our exciting new magazine is available to buy now. Issue 2 is called Earth & The Natural Wonders and tells you everything you’d ever need to know about the world you live in, from powerful volcanoes to the deepest oceans and hottest deserts. Filled with fascinating facts and beautiful illustrations, How […]
For some people, video games are a great way to waste a bit of time and relax after a hard day at work or school. For others, they’re tantamount to an obsession and take up far more time than they should. Either way, there’s no denying that video games today have become awesomely advanced. Super […]
Yes, the Dreamcast’s 15th birthday may have come and gone, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t still be celebrating the good time; Come on! As mentioned in the article, there is still a very large fan base for this […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…