Feel the heat with our scorching new issue of your favourite retro magazine

Retro Features
- Our ultimate guide continues with a look at Konami's superb 16-bit SNES blaster Axelay
- The co-creator of Defender and Robotron, Larry DeMar stops by to discuss two decades in the industry
- Discover how Dynamix became one of the most important simulation developer of all time

The Making of…
Bad Influence

Reviewed
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
Hydro Thunder Hurricane
Soul of Darkness

Retroinspection
It was supposed to be Atari's dream machine, but the 5200 became a sorry mess. Find out how

Prepare for the most colourful edition of Retro Gamer yet. Sunglasses are required

We go Lara Croft crazy with a huge look back at the popular adventurer

Retro Features
- Discover how Lara Croft became one of gaming's most important icons and get a sneak peek at her latest adventure
- Roland Perry, the creator of Amstrad's range of home computers from the Eighties talks to us about Lord Sugar, the CPC range and much more

The Making of…
- Shenmue
- Rockstar Ate My Hamster
- Xybots

Reviewed
- Sin & Punishment 2
- Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
- GTA: Episodes from Liberty City

Retroinspection
Find out why Atari's 7800 didn't receive the chance it deserved

It's another month of retro gaming excellence as we look back at some of gaming's greatest franchises

Retro Features
- Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner stops by to discuss the entire history of his famous videogame hero
- We look back at Sega's Super Hang-On; interviewing the world champ, rating the conversions and finding out why the C64 port was so bad.

The Making of…
- Zork
- A Boy And His Blob
- Beatle Quest

Reviewed
- Super Street Fighter IV
- BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
- Samurai Shodown Sen

Retroinspection
Discover why the 32X was the beginning of the end for Sega as a hardware manufacturer.

It's arcade heaven this issue as we relive the good old days with classic games and franchises

Retro Features

Your complete guide to Microsoft's Game Room. Discover what games are available, what's good and bad about it and what's planned for the future

We take a look back at Sega's Golden Axe franchise, easily one of the best fantasy scrolling fighters around

The Making of…
- Vib Ribbon
- Strider
- Rogue

Reviewed
- Perfect Dark Zero
- Final Fight: Double Impact
- Sonic Classic Collection

Retroinspection
Find out why Apple's Apple II was one of the most important 8-bit computers of all time

Doom co-creator John Romero takes over this issue and edits your favourite magazine. There will be blood.

Retro Features

In addition to editing your favourite magazine, John Romero sits down for his most in-depth chat yet, with comments from industry veterans ranging from Dave Perry to John Carmack

With Easter just around the corner we look back at Dizzy, everyone's favourite egg (except he's not really an egg)

The Making of…
- RoadBlasters
- The Addams Family

Reviewed
- Final Fantasy XIII
- Dark Void Zero
- Half-Minute Hero

Retroinspection
We examine Nintendo's Famicom Disk System and reveal why it never made it to the UK

Retro Gamer goes arcade crazy and looks at some superb coin-op franchises

Retro Features
- Discover everything you ever needed to know about Capcom's Ghosts 'n Goblins franchise
- Find out how the humble joystick has evolved over the last three decades
- We reveal the full story behind Technos's excellent Double Dragon

The Making of…
- Tapper
- Xor
- Spy Vs Spy trilogy

Reviewed
- Tatsunoko vs Capcom
- Castlevania Rebirth
- Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing

Retroinspection
We take a look at MGT's Sam Coupé, a computer that lasted just 4 short years

Retro Gamer goes exploring in deepest Twycross to uncover the Sabreman legend

Retro Features
- Take a trip into the darkest jungle to discover everything about Ultimate's Sabreman
- We interview Durell, the developers behind some of the Spectrum's finest games
- The co-founder of Team 17, Martyn Brown, looks back at two decades of gaming

The Making of…
- Simon
- Return Fire
- Dan Dare

Reviewed
- Serious Sam HD
- Planescape: Torment
- Driver

Retroinspection
Discover why Coleco's entry into the console market with its ColecoVision was too little too late

The New Year gets off to a bang thanks to some truly superb features

Retro Features
- We take a look at Konami's Gradius and reveal a 22-year old secret about the awful Spectrum port
- Starquake coder Stephen Crow comes out of hiding to discuss his impressive career
- The original creators of Fallout reveal how the apocalyptic RPG started

The Making of…
- Frenzy
- Driver
- Bubble Ghost

Reviewed
- New Super Mario Bros Wii
- The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
- Earthworm Jim

Retroinspection
It helped kick-start the UK's home computer industry, but just how much do you know about Sir Clive Sinclair's ZX80?

It's a festive special this month as we present the features you've been asking for all year. Enjoy.

Retro Features
- We take to the skies and examine Sega's awesome coin-op After Burner
- 12 talented Commodore 64 musicians get together and profess their love for the SID chip
- Darran travels to Ludlow to interview Roger Kean and Oliver Frey: the creators of Crash magazine

The Making of…
- Toe Jam& Earl

Reviewed
- A Boy And His Blob
- Puzzle Bobble
- Beneath A Steel Sky: Remastered

Retroinspection
- It's been 15 years since its release in Japan so there's never been a better time to revisit Sony's PlayStation

There's pirate hi-jinks a-plenty as we look back at the Monkey Island franchise

Retro Features
- The creators of Monkey Island return to Melee Island to discuss the hit series
- Discover the top Dreamcast games that no collection should be without
- Music maestro Ben Daglish drops by and explains how he made the Commodore 64 sing

The Making of…
- Jet Force Gemini
- The Empire Strikes Back

Reviewed
- Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny
- Gridrunner Revolution
- Gran Turismo

Retroinspection
- We empty our wallets and take an in-depth look at SNK's pricey but excellent Neo-Geo AES

Retro Features
- Discover how Final Fantasy went from a possible company breaker to becoming the biggest RPG of all time
- Geoff Crammond talks about some of his biggest hits in an exclusive new interview
- We give you an exhaustive guide to Sega's amazing Space Harrier: from the coin-op to the conversions

The Making of…
- Syndicate
- Die Hard Trilogy+++

Reviewed
- Dissidia: Final Fantasy
- Metroid Prime Trilogy
- Pilot Wings

Retroinspection
- We examine Sega's portable Mega Drive, the Nomad and argue why it could have been Sega's best 16-bit console

Retro Features
- We catch up with Gary Bracey, former development director for Ocean software, to discuss his fascinating life in the games industry
- Following his recent trip into space, we touchdown with Richard Garriott and get the complete lowdown on the Ultima RPG series
- We rock out with Ed Logg, Howard Delman and Lyle Rains with an exclusive look back at Atari’s seminal space shooter Asteroids
- And we pay tribute to the king of pop with Moonwalker on the Mega Drive.

The Making of…
- Asteroids
- Super Sprint
- Starblade

Reviewed
- King Of The Fighters XII
- Shadow Complex
- Contra Rebirth

Retroinspection
- We look back at the Game.com; the ambitious touch-screen handheld from Tiger Electronics released seven years before the DS.

Retro Features
- The President of Hudson’s game division reveals the history behind Bomberman and its manic multiplayer action
- We uncover everything you’ll ever need to know about hit arcade games. Our first subject… Taito’s Operation Wolf
- Find out why Jack the Nipper is still one of the most anarchic 8-bit games of all time

The Making of…
- Apidia
- The Shoot Em Up Construction Kit
- Lands of Lore

Reviewed
- Rygar: The Battle of Argus
- Marvel Vs Capcom 2
- The Secret of Monkey Island SE

Retroinspection
We head East and look at a selection of fantastic Japanese home  computers

Retro Features
- Interview with the designer of Spy Hunter
- We speak to the Oliver Twins
- Chris Hinsley discusses everything from Automania to Three Weeks in Paradise

The Making of…
- Spy Hunter
- Road Runner
- Stunt Race FX

Reviewed
- Pokémon Platinum
- Rygar: The Battle of Argus
- Klonoa

Retro Features
- We look back at the history of Samus Aran
- In an exclusive new interview with Elite
- Discover what happens when fans remake classic games

The Making of…
- Super Metroid
- Toobin
- Wolfenstein 3D

Reviewed
- Punch-Out!!
- Phantasy Star Portable
- Namco Museum: Virtual Arcade

Retro Features
- We speak to John Twiddy
- Put on your 8-bit
- Sega’s Shinobi – Most successful Ninja franchises of all time

The Making of…
- Dandy
- Frankie goes to Hollywood
- Qwak

Reviewed
- Out Run Online Arcade
- Bionic Commando
- Peggle

Retro Features
- The entire history of handheld machines
- Interview - Charles Cecil - Revolution Software
- Archer Maclean takes time to look back at his career

The Making of…
- Joust
- Night Trap
- Bounty Bob Strikes Back

Retroinspection
- Developers of the Gameboy reveal all.

Retro Features
- Trip Hawkins, Dave Perry and Sega’s Scott Bayliss reveal what made the Mega Drive successful
- The definitive verdict on SNK’s Metal Slug franchise
- We find time to speak to the brains behind DMA Design

The Making of…
- Space Invaders
- Dynamite Dan 1 & II
- Full Throttle

Retroinspection
- We look back at Commodore’s entire range of 16-bit computers.

Retro Features
- An exclusive new interview Pac-Man creator, Toru Iwatani
- We speak to the brains behind the Electronic Pencil Company
- Discover why Apple’s iPhone is perfect for retro gamers on the move

The Making of…
- Resident Evil
- Pac-Man

Retroinspection
- Ex head honcho of Sega US, Scot Bayliss spills the beans on the Mega-CD  

Retro Features
- Why System Shock 2 remains one of the most influential shooters of all time
- Discover advertising and product placement in the videogame industry
- Developer Nick Pelling stops by to give us the lowdown on Frak!

The Making of…
- R-Type
- Ecco the Dolphin
- Robotron

Retroinspection
- We take an in-depth look at the Japanese MSX.

Retro Features
- Jon Ritman looks back at his 8-bit career
- Rare games that never made it onto shelves
- Accolade co-creators discuss the publisher’s 15-year career

The Making of…
- Battle Zone
- Myst

Retroinspection
Find out if Amstrad’s CPC 6128 was a genuine improvement over previous Amstrad computers or just a fancy upgrade of the CPC 664

Retro Features
- Oliver Frey recreates one of his classic covers
- We chat to Microprose co-founder Bill Stealey
- Shining Force - everything you need to know

The Making of…
- Panzer Dragoon Saga
- SWIV
- Bounder

Retroinspection
- One of the Atari ST’s respected creators explains why the machine was so much more than just a budget Amiga.  

Retro Features
- Level 9's 8-bit text adventures
- We speak to ‘Wild’ Bill Stealey about MicroProse
- The scariest movie licences ever

The Making of…
- Alien Vs Predator
- Panzer Dragoon 1 & II
- International Soccer

Retroinspection
- It may have been a seriously cut down BBC Micro and featured a host of clones, but Acorn’s Electron was still worth owning. Find out why inside.  

Retro Features
- Celebrating 23 years of Atari's Gauntlet
- Interview with Hideo Kojima
- Dave Perry and Shiny Entertainment

The Making of…
- Rampage
- Super Pipeline I & II
- Samba De Amigo

Reviewed
- Gauntlet
- Galaga Legions
- Bionic Commando Rearmed

Retroinspection
- We take a fond look back at the Commodore 16 and celebrate its excellent and varied games library.  

Retro Features
- Sandy White's Spectrum hit Ant Attack
- How Chase HQ made it to 8-bit computers
- Dave Perry on more than Earthworm Jim

The Making of…
- Defender
- Soul Calibur
- Night Shift

Reviewed
- Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2
- 1942: Joint Strike
- Portable Mega Drive

Retroinspection
- Nintendo's Game & Watch system

Retro Features
- Yu Suzuki speaks to Retro Gamer
- An indepth look at Konami during the 90's
- Our top 25 arcade games of the 80's & 90's

The Making of…
- Q*bert
- New International Track & Field
- Cannon Fodder

Reviewed
- Final Fantasy Tactics Advanced 2
- Space Invaders Extreme
- Arkanoid DS

Retroinspection
- We take a look at Mattell’s Intellivision

Retro Features
- Discover the origins of Konami
- The final part of our Star Wars saga is unveiled
- Take Yu Suzuki’s Enduro Racer for a spin

The Making of…
- Border Down
- Marble Madness

Reviewed
- Star Soldier R
- Super Smash Bros Brawl

Retroinspection
- We uncover one of NEC’s biggest failures: the PC-FX  

Retro Features
- Prepare to enter the Star Wars universe
- King of Kong, what happened behind the scenes?
- Atari Game’s Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters.

The Making of…
- Ridge Racer
- Star Wars
- Eye of the Beholder Trilogy

Reviewed
- SNK Arcade Classics Vol 1
- Everybody’s Golf 2

Retroinspection
- Discover why Alan Sugar’s failed Amstrad GX4000 never stood a chance

Retro Features
- Discover the history behind Link and The Legend of Zelda franchise
- Obscure videogames and how they are linked to more obvious classics
- We look back at Pit-Fighter and its many conversions.

The Making of…
- Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
- Contra 4
- R-Type Delta

Reviewed
- Sega Superstars Tennis
- Namco Museum DS
- The King of Kong

Retroinspection
- Discover why Alan Sugar’s failed Amstrad GX4000 never stood a chance

Retro Features
- 50 members of the industry, from developers to public relations managers tell us about the games that defined their lives
- Prepare to battle the zombies from Sega’s House of the Dead franchise
- Our readers share with us their greatest gaming moments of all time.

The Making of…
- Gunstar Heroes
- Retro Gamer
- The Great Giana Sisters

Reviewed
- Ikaruga
- Triggerheart Exelica
- The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return

Retroinspection
- Find out why the Dreamcast, Sega’s greatest ever console, never stood a chance

Features
- We bring you the top 25 beat-’em-ups ever made
- It’s time to bring the Might and Magic universe to a bigger audience
- Discover ten of the best racing games that you’ve probably never heard of, let alone played.

The making of...
- Pastfinder
- The Wizard
- Skweek

Reviewed
- Omega Five
- Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers
- Theme Hospital

Retroinspection
- In a break from the norm Retro Gamer decides to celebrate some of Britain’s best computers

Features
- Legendary Spectrum coder Matthew Smith comes out of hiding
- Discover why, after 25 years in the industry, EA have finally come full circle
- Debates a plenty as we unveil the best ZX Spectrum games that were ever made.

The making of...
- Manic Miner
- MDK

Reviewed
- Nights: Journey of Dreams
- Super Mario Galaxy
- Ghost Squad

Retroinspection
- Everything you ever needed to know about the Spectrum 128K

Features
- What Electronic Arts was doing on home consoles & computers during the 90s
- Discover the complete history of Elite
- Retro Gamer looks back at its top 25 racing games.

The making of...
- Magic Carpet
- Berzerk

Reviewed
- Ultimate Mortal Kombat
- Myst DS
- Tomb Raider Anniversary

Retroinspection
- Retro Gamer takes a closer look at the underrated Atari 800XL

Features
- Discover the best 25 Atari 2600 games of all time
- We take a look back at Electronic Arts and reveal why they are one of gaming’s most important publishers
- Some of Atari’s biggest developers reveal what it was like working there in the late Seventies and early Eighties

The making of...
- Robocop
- Loom
- Rick Dangerous 1+2

Reviewed
- Contra 4
- Boulder Dash Rocks!
- Konami Arcade Classics

Retroinspection
- Retro Gamer looks back at the wonderful Commodore VIC-20

Features
- How the festive season has been represented by videogames
- A look back at the Official Sega Saturn Magazine
- How pinball games stack up against their videogame counterparts

The making of...
- NiGHTS into Dreams
- Raiders of the Lost Ark
- The Strike franchise

Reviewed
- The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
- Nintendo DS Round-Up

Retroinspection
- RG looks back at many gamer’s first computer, the humble ZX81.

Features
- DOOM - we look back at id’s classic franchise
- How Green Beret was converted to home computers
- Discover the Atari 2600 horror that is E.T

The making of...
- Rescue on Fractalus
- James Pond Trilogy
- Populous

Reviewed
- Virtual Console Round-Up

Retroinspection
- Sega’s Master System may have been dominated by the NES, but that didn’t mean it wasn’t worth owning.

Features
- Learn the complete history of Nintendo’s lovable ape
- The first of a two-part look at strategy kings SSI
- We go behind the scenes at Bullfrog

The making of...
- Donkey Kong Country
- Colin McRae Rally
- Sensible Soccer

Reviewed
- Xbox Live Arcade Round-Up
- Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions

Retroinspection
- Discover why Atari’s powerful handheld, the Lynx never stood a chance

Features
- The final part of our definitive Space Invaders guide
- Discover the history of the shoot-’em-up
- The first of a two-part look at strategy kings SSI

The making of
- Tetris
- Crazy Taxi
- Sheep in Space

Reviewed
- Virtual Console Round-Up
- Worms: Open Warfare 2
- Sonic Rush Adventure

Retroinspection
- A new look retroinspection, as we celebrate Acorn’s BBC Computer