Retro Gamer

For me, it has to be meeting Ron Gilbert when he visited our Bournemouth office to promote Thimbleweed Park for games™. I just managed to catch him as he was leaving to say how much I loved his games. Expertise: Juggling a gorgeous wife, two beautifu

News has been a little quiet lately but a recent blog post suggests that the new Dizzy game should be available by the end of the year. All the music and graphics are now finished and the actual project has been overseen by Dizzy’s original creators,

Factor 5 has announced the Turrican Anthology, spread across two volumes for PS4 and Switch – each comprised of five games from the Amiga, Mega Drive and SNES. Also, Factor 5 is issuing new Mega Drive and SNES cartridges. Super Turrican 2 will be rep

The Vectrex has been having a resurgence in popularity lately, and one of the coolest things we’ve encountered are Blacklighter’s new ultraviolet overlays, which greatly enhance many of the games that are available. Here, creator Laurence Bennion rev

» ZX SPECTRUM » 1985 » US GOLD It’s funny what pops up in your head and how your synapses work together to pull out memories you’d long since forgotten about. A Facebook post showed up in my feed the other day, and it was from an old school friend wh

Guybrush is a goofy, yet witty, young lad who desperately wants to be a pirate. Though well-meaning, he’s not afraid to do some pretty questionable things along the way. Guybrush is a goofy, yet witty, young lad who desperately wants to be a pirate.

What were your biggest comedic influences? A lot of my non sequitur humour comes from Monty Python, and I think that makes its way into Monkey Island. I also loved Mel Brooks’ movies like Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein. What was your favourit

IN THE KNOW PUBLISHER: BRØDERBUND SOFTWARE DEVELOPER: JORDAN MECHNER RELEASED: 1984 PLATFORM: APPLE II GENRE: FIGHTING DEVELOPER HIGHLIGHTS PRINCE OF PERSIA SYSTEM: VARIOUS YEAR: 1989 PRINCE OF PERSIA 2 SYSTEM: VARIOUS YEAR: 1993 THE LAST EXPRESS (PI

IN THE KNOW PUBLISHER: STRATEGIC SIMULATIONS INC DEVELOPER: STRATEGIC SIMULATIONS INC RELEASED: 1988 PLATFORM: COMMODORE 64, APPLE II, PC, NES, VARIOUS GENRE: ROLE-PLAYING GAME DEVELOPER HIGHLIGHTS PANZER GENERAL SYSTEM: PC, VARIOUS YEAR: 1994 REALMS

Pool Of Radiance was followed up in 1989 by this direct sequel. Players can even transfer their old characters over, although this would mean you’d miss out on the two new classes, ranger and paladin. Curse Of The Azure Bonds would go on to be almost

The dagger is one of the first weapons you’ll find, and it’s a good one. It’s fast, accurate and uses one heart when activated. This bulky weapon is slow and has an annoying trajectory, but it does deliver a decent amount of damage to enemies and it

Who were the Videators? The answer lies in the Friday showcase featured within Games World: ‘Beat The Elite’. This game show had members of the public come in and challenge the show’s collection of champions. These were the Videators, and they became

CONNOR VS RADION AUTOMATIC For the fight against Radion Automatic, Garou: Mark Of The Wolves was the game of choice. The first match was close, with each player chipping away at each other’s health with wild punches and kicks, until the game was conc

DEVELOPER HIGHLIGHTS ENCLAVE SYSTEM: PC, XBOX, WII YEAR: 2002 THE DARKNESS SYSTEM: PS3, XBOX 360 YEAR: 2007 BROTHERS: A TALE OF TWO SONS (PICTURED) SYSTEM: XBOX 360, VARIOUS YEAR: 2013 IN THE KNOW » PUBLISHER: VIVENDI UNIVERSAL GAMES » DEVELOPER: STA

The seemingly self-designated leader of the group is rather concerned with proving his skills in the role, which is worrying because he doesn’t really have a handle on anything. Fortunately, he’s also an agile combat expert with some awesome juggle c

Sitting right at the top of the tracklist, I Love Rock & Roll is likely the first song you’ll play. Immediately, you’re hit with a punchy, recognisable riff that’s simple enough to settle into, followed by long held chords which are perfect for some

IN THE KNOW PUBLISHER: REDOCTANE DEVELOPER: HARMONIX RELEASED: 2005 PLATFORM: PLAYSTATION 2 GENRE: RHYTHM ACTION DEVELOPER HIGHLIGHTS DANCE CENTRAL SYSTEM: XBOX 360 YEAR: 2010 ROCK BAND (PICTURED) SYSTEM: VARIOUS YEAR: 2007 FREQUENCY SYSTEM: PLAYSTAT

Amongst the minigames on offer in Yakuza 0 are four of Sega’s arcade classics from the Eighties – Out Run, Space Harrier, Fantasy Zone and Super Hang-On. New to Yakuza 0 are these heavy-duty thugs, who wander about the city looking to steal your cash

This month we finally get our hands on the new Battletoads game, take the new Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater remake for a spin (and kickflip) watch the first series of High Score and push pedal to the metal with Hotshot Racing. Phew! INFORMATION FORMAT REVIE

THE COVER STAR Original big box copies of LucasArts’ adventure game will set you back a pretty penny these days. The Amiga release ranges from £50 to £165, the Atari ST version from £35 to £100, and the 3.5-inch disk PC version from £75 to £110. 5.25

WIN! Every month, one lucky writer-in will receive a spanking copy of either our NES/Master System or SNES/Mega Drive books STAR LETTER Dear Retro Gamer I’ve been playing the new remaster of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 and it’s absolutely incredible

For me, it’s the feel. I first played it around my mate’s house and it looked so gorgeous that, for a moment… you could suspend belief, take in the sights and sounds and feel like you’re actually a wannabe pirate, deep in the Caribbean… I thought ori

Editor Darran ‘Guybrush’ Jones Art Editor Andy ‘Meathook’ Salter Production Editor Drew ‘Stan’ Sleep Features Editor Nick ‘Storekeeper’ Thorpe Photographer Phil ‘Three Headed Monkey’ Barker Group Art Director Woz ‘Bill Fettucini’ Brown Editorial Dire