Retro Gamer Issue 45 (Christmas Special)

[Daz@Retro Gamer]

Hi guys, just wanted to let you know that the mag is still alive and well. Would appreciate any feedback if you're still buying it.



The Making of NiGHTS: Into Dreams
We go behind the scenes and discover the fascinating creation of one of the Sega Saturn's greatest games.

The Making of Raiders of the Lost Ark
It's arguably one of gaming's earliest film licences, but what made this Atari 2600 hit so special?

Arcade Inspection - Taito F-Board Series
Mike bevan takes an in-depth look at the boards that powered some of Taito's greatest arcade games.

The Big Feature - Pinball Spinoffs
In a break from his definitives, Stuart Campbell uncovers the arcade classics that were converted into pinball tables.

Christmas Special
With Christmas just around the corner there's never been a better time to see how the holiday season has affected the world of videogames.

The Making of Treasure Island Dizzy
With Dizzy proving to be a slow-burning hit, the Oliver twins soon found themselves working on a sequel. The twins reveal the difficulties on making the anticipated follow-up.

Retroinspection - Sinclair ZX81
It may have shipped with a paltry 1K, but there was still plenty to shout about if you owned Sir Clive's machine.

The Making of the Strike Franchise
Part blaster, part strategy title, EA's Strike games had something for everyone.

The Big Interview - Rings of Saturn
Single format mags weren’t always bad. So join us as we meet the crew of the official Sega Saturn Magazine.

And much more including.
Skate or Die
Battle Garegga
Dark Castle
Zoo Keeper
Buggy Boy
Road Rash
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

[GrilledMonkeyFat]

Hmm, how is it that Sega's Nights is in a retro category? Didn't that game come out in 1996 or 97 on the Saturn? If that qualifies as retro, then maybe the Nintendo 64 is retro, too.

[Flare]

I guess NiGHTS is what they call "instant classic"

[alexjlopez]

Nice looking cover!

[Shane R. Monroe]

The Making of NiGHTS: Into Dreams
We go behind the scenes and discover the fascinating creation of one of the Sega Saturn's greatest games.

Might as well cover the Wii version

The Making of Raiders of the Lost Ark
It's arguably one of gaming's earliest film licences, but what made this Atari 2600 hit so special?

Because Howard Scott Warshaw owns when he's not writing a game in a month.

The Making of Treasure Island Dizzy
With Dizzy proving to be a slow-burning hit, the Oliver twins soon found themselves working on a sequel. The twins reveal the difficulties on making the anticipated follow-up.

Did anyone outside the UK play any Dizzy games? Weren't there like 600 Dizzy games? Is Dizzy like ... the UK Mario?

The Making of the Strike Franchise
Part blaster, part strategy title, EA's Strike games had something for everyone.

A lot of people were really into this franchise ... certainly wasn't for me.

Skate or Die

Did you guys discuss that the killer digital guitar riff on the title screen didn't work right on next-gen compatible computers like the C128?

Zoo Keeper

The killer arcade greed game?

[Womp]

My last issue was the Donkey Kong one, I need to get over to Barnes & Noble and get the "Latest" one. GRRR, I hope I don't miss it.

But like Flare said, since when is 1996 or so considered "Retro"? :P

[GrilledMonkeyFat]

Since people, when asked about N64, Playstation, Dreamcast, Saturn, and Jaguar, all say "Man, that's an old old system".

It's goin back 10 freakin years. It's not that old. Atari, old. Colecovision, old. Dick Clark, old.

[Womp]

Since people, when asked about N64, Playstation, Dreamcast, Saturn, and Jaguar, all say "Man, that's an old old system".

It's goin back 10 freakin years. It's not that old. Atari, old. Colecovision, old. Dick Clark, old.

Its old because when you ask the current gen of gamer about "Retro" to them it was the first system they played, N64 or Playstation. :P

[miner2049er]

Weren't there like 600 Dizzy games? Is Dizzy like ... the UK Mario?

Only around 8 actual platformers I think which are the only ones worth playing. All the others were spin offs of things like River Raid (Dizzy Down The Rapids) or Burger Time (Dizzy Snax).

Seriously, play the platformers, I did them all but 2 last year and they are certainly worth a look back.

[Spike]

I'd be interested in the Retroinspection - Sinclair ZX81 article as it was my first 'puter. 1k of memory, no sound, B&W block graphics. It truly was a beast of a machine.
I spent many a happy hour typing in machine code programs from Your Computer Magazine only for them to crash. Remember kids, always save your code to tape BEFORE running it for the first time.