Retro Gamer Issue 45

[Strider]

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

[Skull Commander]

Another good issue. Got mine on Saturday, and it's a very good read. The feature on nights is great. Best cover ever as well!

[Mus]

Road Rash? Nice one!!

[Skull Commander]

Road Rash? Nice one!!

But no mention of the 'twangy' soundtrack which seemed to be standard for megadrive EA games of the time. Come to think of it they don't mention it in the NHL game section either. They do however make reference to Desert Strikes'!

[drmick]

Dammit, have barely started the last one. And still have EDge and GamesTm to get through.

No ...... time.........

This time of year is always mad for magazines, there being usually much less than 4wks between the Xmas issue and the preceding one.

Very nice cover btw.

[Team Andromeda]

Best Cover to a Mag EVER!!!!!.

Gotmy sub on Saturday and as ever a must read , and the front cover is to die for. I love the glitter effect

[Leon Retro]

Magical cover

I hope the Buggy Boy article is good. I used to love the Amiga version.

[sj33]

Ooooh SSM? I better pick this up just for that tbh! The mag was almost the spiritual predecessor to this very forum in terms of content, stance and (towards the end i.e in 98) target audience.

[Ratso]

Happy Christmas/10 for the glittery cover!

[James Mc Fadden]

Just picked up my copy. Havent got the last few issues (simply because with GamesTM & the net I dont have the time to read much else!) but with such a gorgeous cover this had to be bought. From the quick flick through i had earliar it looks like a great issue.

Happy Christmas to all the team. ^_^

[Valiant]

The pinball feature was really nicely done both in words and pictures.

[B1gBeard]

Hats off to the Retro Gamer guys. Retro Gamer is my only real must have magazine these days with Edge being bought now mainly just for collection purposes.

I've missed some issues though so I'm hoping there hasn't already been or there will be a Lords of Midnight/Doomdarks Revenge feature.

[Duddyroar]

I think Lords of Midnight has been done in a previous issue...don't quote me on that, though.

[B1gBeard]

I think Lords of Midnight has been done in a previous issue...don't quote me on that, though.

Ok cheers chief. I'll look into which one.

[Mayhem]

Just checking, it was issues 4 and 5. So unless you get lucky on eBay, get the Imagine RG compilation DVD...