Although some of its earlier movie licences were rather shoddy, Ocean soon discovered a solid template and made some of the best examples around. Along with Robocop and Batman The Movie, The Untouchables is considered to be one of the best examples of Ocean’s film tie-ins. Here Gary Bracey and James Higgins reveal how the […]
Book Review: The Sega Mega Drive/Genesis: Collected Works

Over the last few years we’ve seen an incredible rise in the number of retro gaming fan projects materialising following the arrival of Kickstarter. From brand new Nintendo NES games to HDMI upgrades for the Game Boy, all kinds of ideas are getting the support they deserve due to this revolutionary way of funding creativity. […]
Amiibo Fever: Nintendo’s New Take On ‘Gotta Catch ‘Em All’

For collectors, of video games or otherwise, there seems to be a need to prove commitment to something. You see it time and again if you do a search for “Amiibo Collection” on YouTube. Nintendo have somehow managed to market these plastic figures in such a way that buying just one isn’t an option. If […]
Spotted! Low serial ZX Spectrum for sale on ebay

This low serial Sinclair ZX Spectrum certainly has the lowest Issue 1 number I’ve ever seen for sale and is currently on ebay (at time of writing). Serial Number 001-000009 is up for ‘Buy It Now’ at a cool £6000. Whether this is just cashing in on the current renewed interest in the ZX Spectrum […]
The Top 100 Games Of All Time: Voting Open

Back in the dim and distant past of 2004, Retro Gamer asked its readers what the best games ever were. In 2004, you guys said Elite, with Super Mario World and Manic Miner close behind. It’s been a long time since then though, and Retro Gamer has grown massively – so we thought we’d ask you all […]

