Retro Gamer issue 44

[Strider]

Complete History DOOM
Prepare to get scared senseless as Retro Gamer looks back at one of gaming's most terrifying franchises

Classic Game
Spy Hunter
Move over James Bond, because we've found a spy theme tune that's even better than yours

The Making of?
Rescue on Fractalus
Find out how a failed Star Wars pitch turned into a monstrous hit and helped launch LucasArts

Conversion Capers
Green Beret
It's a well known arcade hit from the Eighties, but how was it converted to the Speccy? Retro Gamer investigates

Run N Gun Special
There's an insane number of classic run n gun titles available, but which ones are worth your actual time? Retro Gamer has the answers

The Making of?
Populous
It's one of Bullfrog's most popular games and helped launch a brand new genre: the god sim. Retro Gamer talks to its creators and finds out how it all began

Retroinspection
Master System
Nintendo's NES may have dominated the 8-bit market, but Sega wasn't willing to go down without a fight.

The Making of?
James Pond trilogy
Prepare for plenty of bad puns as Retro Gamer investigates the puntastic James Pond trilogy

Desert Island Disks
Rob Fulop
From creating Atari coin-op conversions for the Atari 2600 to creating desktop cats and dogs. Meet Rob Fulop

And much much more including
Collector's Corner
Scuba Dive
Chiki Chiki Boys
Yume Penguin Monogatari
Lucky & Wild
A Nightmare on Elm Street
ET
Fort Apocalypse
Magic Mushrooms[/img]

[Kieran76]

I have never bought retro gamer before, but i am seriously tempted with the contents of this issue. Can i get it from wh smiths and the like?

[ChrisF]

It was all going well until.... "ET"

[elkatas]

Oh no, Retro Gamer is Doomed!

[Prophet Hero]

Received this the other day. Shaping up to be a top issue so far (from what I've read).

[MikeB]

I have never bought retro gamer before, but i am seriously tempted with the contents of this issue. Can i get it from wh smiths and the like?

Yes, most branches of Smiths should carry it. That's where I get mine, not sure when this issue will be out but it should be very soon.

[joe90]

got my first issue last month.. I got mine from smiths, might get a sub for xmas.

Hopefully you can get more interviews with the makers of the old school games.. as i find that the most intresting.

//edit can i suggest some games to look at (if you haven't aleready)

[Strider]

got my first issue last month.. I got mine from smiths, might get a sub for xmas.

Hopefully you can get more interviews with the makers of the old school games.. as i find that the most intresting.

That's always been the main focus of the mag mate. It's all very well reading about top games etc, but I think there's a lot more substance when you can get a developer's input.

[chaoticjelly]

Gamestation stocks RG.

Liked the collector corner with James Costello!

You should have got Bock (Omar Cornut) on there for that though

[Strider]

We can only get whoever contacts us. I can only imagine what Anagaram's (is that right) looks like.

[anagrama]

Well, at the moment it looks like a huge pile of boxes in my parent's attic - had to stick it all into storage due to space issues the last time I moved

Mr Costello has more SMS stuff than me though, but that's largely because I have no desire to own half a dozen minutely different variants of every game Oh, and Bock's probably got more than both of us put together!

[Bhaforever]

I wish they would do a feature on handheld games.They have done very little on this over the years.Not a bad read though.

[ShadowDancer]

I wish they would do a feature on handheld games.They have done very little on this over the years.Not a bad read though.

There was a magificent game and watch feature...not sure of the issue though.

Loving this months issue, i'm yet to be disappointed, and there is always something special.

Sub guys, this really is a great magazine.

[Leon Retro]

I enjoyed the Run-n-Gun feature. Darran chose some great games.

[Strider]

I enjoyed the Run-n-Gun feature. Darran chose some great games.

Well to be fair they weren't all my choices... (many of them were though )