The more I think about it, the more I’m convinced that Taito Legends 2 is one of the greatest compilations ever released. The first volume was full of familiar delights like Space Invaders, Bubble Bobble, Rainbow Islands, Rastan and The New Zealand Story, but the second introduced me to many favourites that I’d never encountered […]
2019
This review originally appeared in Edge issue 4, January 1994 After seeing Virgin’s smart Mega Drive version of Aladdin running at the Chicago CES last summer, it’s rumoured that Capcom went back to the drawing board to improve the animation in their long awaited SNES game. But with the finished game finally here, you can’t […]
2019As a Master System owner in 1993, I came to understand that while I could have some of the same big name games that my dad could get on the Mega Drive, there would inevitably be compromises to deal with when they came to my console. Mortal Kombat only had two backgrounds and you couldn’t […]
2019
The last Retro Gamer of 2022 hits the shelves today, and we’re celebrating the sewer-dwelling saviours of the city, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! From Konami’s classic games to this year’s excellent beat-’em-up Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, we chronicle the history of the licence with the help of Digital Eclipse – the team […]
2019
When Nintendo’s Star Fox arrived in 1993 it heralded in a new age for Nintendo’s 16-bit console, the age of 3D. Powered by the Super FX chip, it delivered cutting edge graphics that made it stand proudly apart from other console games of the time. Here Jez San reveals how it all happened. In these […]
2019Released: 2011 Genre: Adventure Publisher: Namco Bandai Developer: From Software The Background From Software had been trucking along for years before Demon’s Souls. A workhorse studio, it pumped out mediocre to average games across all genres, from the mecha Armored Core series to the first-person, rock-hard RPG King’s Field games. It was this series that […]
2019
Year Released: 1985 Original Price: £299 (with green-screen monitor), £399 (with colour monitor) Buy It Now For: £25+ Associated magazines: Amtix, Computing With The Amstrad, Amstrad Computer User, CPC Attack, Amstrad Action Why The Amstrad CPC 6128 Was Great: It may not have been as cool or as desirable as a Commodore 64, but the […]
2019
Software Creations may be a relatively small company, but it contained some big talent and produced some fantastic games during its life time. Ste Ruffy and the Pickford brothers hail from the studio and it’s been involved in a variety of amazing games, from Bubble Bobble to Solstice and Plok. Founder Richard Kay reveals how […]
2019
If you want to be a true hardcore collector then go for a complete Neo Geo collection. If you don’t want to take out a second mortgage on your home you could simply focus on the following ten amazing games. It will still cost a pretty penny if you go after the original versions mind. […]
2019
If you or the retro gamer in your life are looking for a bargain this Black Friday, look no further – for a limited time, you can get 50% off a Retro Gamer subscription at Magazines Direct. Retro Gamer is the longest-running and biggest magazine dedicated to classic videogames. Whether you love the ZX Spectrum, […]
2019