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DARRAN JONES For me it’s Turtles In Time. It builds on the craziness of the first arcade game and has a fantastic SNES conversion to boot. Expertise: Juggling a gorgeous wife, two beautiful girls and an award-winning magazine, all under one roof! Currently playing: Lollipop Chainsaw Favourite game of all time: Strider ANDY SALTER I was a big fan of the cartoon series of the late-Eighties and early Nineties and the arcade machine is still impressive to this day. Expertise: Modding games, no ‘vanilla’ versions for me, thanks! Currently modding: RTR: Imperium Surrectum Favourite game of all time: Rome: Total War although I guess it’s the Remastered edition now. GRAEME MASON The David Perry/Nick Bruty game from 1990 seemed impossibly colourful for the Speccy and I spent weeks playing it. Expertise: Adjusting the tape…

I’ve never read a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic in my life, but that doesn’t mean I’m not aware of the exploits of Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael and Donatello. Even if you did consider yourself too old for the Turtles during the late-Eighties and early Nineties like I did, it was impossible to ignore the reptilian heroes because they were seeping into every aspect of mainstream media, from movies and cartoons, to toys and videogames. Aside from watching the first Turtles film in 1990, my entire knowledge of Splinter’s students comes from videogames, typically the ones that Konami produced. I loved Turtles In Time back in the day, and still own the Super Famicom cartridge version of it today. It has been fascinating then to talk to members of Digital Eclipse…

MINIATURE MAGIC

If you’ve any interest in retro gaming you’ll be well aware of Numskull Design’s miniature arcade cabinets. Released under its Quarter Arcades label and designed using authentic arcade parts, numerous cabinets have been released, including Namco’s Pac-Man, Galaga and Dig Dug, and Taito’s Bubble Bobble. Back in issue 213 our Arcade Heaven article went behind the scenes of Quarter Arcades and mentioned incoming cabinets that included Taito’s Space Invaders and Konami’s Track & Field. Sadly, the pandemic meant both games didn’t make their planned launch windows. “COVID threw a spanner in the works for Quarter Arcades and essentially ground us to a halt,” admits Karl Mizen, Numskull Design’s creative director. “Our design and initial development are carried out in-house in the UK. Still, we work closely with our manufacturing partners…

MINIATURE MAGIC

Not everybody was kung fu fighting

Who is Iain Lee? Iain Lee is a freelance broadcaster who loves gaming, particularly retro gaming. Join him as he hosts a phone-in show and plays games at www.twitch.tv/iainlee and also check out www.patreon.com/iainandKatherine Sometimes you can’t go back. I’m really enjoying taking my two lads (11 and 13 in January, how did that happen?) to these retro arcades where you pay an entrance fee and get to play on all the machines for free. Wonderful stuff and my boys love it. Despite being Minecraft, Gorilla Tag and Fortnite addicts, they totally dig Ms Pac-Man, Defender and pinball tables. I also get a chance to show them my Pac-Man skills, which are decidedly average but in their eyes, I am a god. This time we went to the Pixel Bunker…

Not everybody was kung fu fighting

Who is Paul Rose? Paul is probably better known as Mr Biffo – the creator of legendary teletext games magazine Digitiser. These days, he mostly writes his videogame ramblings over at Digitiser2000.com. If you want more Biffo in your eyes, you can catch him as the host of Digitizer The Show at www.bit.ly/biffo2000. What’s the best gaming logo of all time? I’m talking about companies, hardware, all of that. For my money, nothing tops Atari. Aside from the iconic font, that second A – either meant to represent the game of Pong, or a pair of hands high-fiving a vase, depending on who you ask – has endured. Even now, almost 50 years later, it still feels futuristic to me. We’re very much in an era where games company branding…

Some games start small and that’s exactly what happened with Space Runaway, Soleil’s excellent-looking mech-themed shoot-’em-up. Sergei Kolobashkin, CEO and creative director of 110 Industries, explains why the publisher decided to go big on its brand-new shoot-’em-up. Where did the concept for Space Runaway originate? Wanted: Dead, our third-person action title created by some of the talent behind Ninja Gaiden that’s releasing on Valentine’s Day 2023 has a bunch of fun minigames in it. There are ramen-eating minigames, a rhythm action dance game and more. Space Runaway was another concept we had for a fun minigame, but it also came out of a desire to create an in-universe shooter that could have taken on a life of its own. It was very important for us that the game that would…

THE LATEST NEWS FROM APRIL 2006

APRIL 2006 – An unexpected shower of games greets players this spring, from racing classics to pugilistic paradise, as well as some handheld oddities. Nick Thorpe is the man delivering your weather forecast from the nottoo-distant past NEWS APRIL 2006 The Italian general election, held on 9-10 April, was the subject of controversy after Romano Prodi’s alliance The Union defeated incumbent Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s House Of Freedoms coalition by a razor-thin margin. Berlusconi refused to concede defeat and the battle eventually ended up at Italy’s highest court, which ruled that Prodi had won by just 24,755 votes. This gave Prodi his second term, having previously served as Prime Minister from 1996-1998. 12.6 million people tuned in to see Mike Baldwin’s final regular episode of Coronation Street on 14 April.…

THE LATEST NEWS FROM APRIL 2006

» ATARI 2600 » 1981 » ACTIVISION Playing through Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration has reminded me of just how good the Atari 2600 was. Sure, many of its biggest hits were adaptations of its popular arcade games, but it also had plenty of original games as well. And yet, as great as Atari’s own Atari 2600 library of original games was, I’d argue that Activision’s offerings were even better. Activision was formed by a group of disgruntled and disillusioned Atari staff, a group of individuals that wanted to prove they were worth far more than Atari was paying them. As a result, Activision had a fire in its belly and that fire certainly lit up the Atari 2600. I’ve mentioned the Activision games of Steve Cartwright in the past, classics…

THE HISTORY OF: TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

For many people the name Leonardo conjures up thoughts of da Vinci, one of history’s most brilliant artists, but if you were a child of the Eighties or later it probably brings to mind his namesake – the leader of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Starting off as a cult comic before ballooning into an enormous multimedia franchise, few aspects of youth culture have been able to escape Splinter’s pupils, and videogames are no exception. However, the Turtles licence is no run-of-the-mill cash grab, as plenty of the games have been very memorable. If you grew up with a NES in the UK, chances are you got it because it was bundled with the first-ever Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game – or Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles, as we called them…

THE HISTORY OF: TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

When Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman dreamed up Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in the mid-Eighties, enormous global success wasn’t part of the design. The concept was full of parodies, with Daredevil being a notable inspiration, and the duo only used the names of Renaissance artists because they couldn’t come up with Japanese names that sounded convincing. The independent creators only printed a few thousand copies of their first issue. Though the creators of the Turtles didn’t have grand ambitions, their first major licensee did. Playmates, a toy company, wanted a TV series on the air to help sell its action figures. That arrived in 1987, and despite having to adopt a lighter tone to appeal to children, it quickly overtook the comics in the public consciousness. Popular villains including Krang,…

LICENSED LEGACY

THE SIMPSOHS Like the Turtles’ arcade debut, the first game starring Springfield’s most famous family is a popular four-player beat-’em-up. That’s no coincidence, as Chris Kohler points out, “In the credits for The Simpsons, there’s a special thanks to ‘Team GX963’ – that’s the part number for the TMNT arcade circuit board.” X-MEN How do you top a four-player game? Easy – add a couple more control panels to the cabinet so six people can control Marvel’s mutants. The graphical staff of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade game moved on to work on this, with their efforts showcased via a spectacular dual-monitor display. BUCKY O'HARE Just like the Turtles game that inspired it, The Simpsons was a big success, so a number of the same staff returned to create…

LICENSED LEGACY

MUST-HAVE MUTATIONS

VIVID VISUALS Whether it’s with pixel art or cel-shaded 3D models, capturing the distinctive looks of the comics and cartoons helps to lend the games an air of authenticity. TEAM TIME The fact that the Turtles are a closely bonded quartet should be factored into gameplay, even when you’re playing solo as in the original NES game. SMOOTH SKILLS When you’re deflecting enemy bullets with your weapons, chucking enemies at the screen and racking up crazy combos, you feel like a real ninja. RADICAL RIDES Vehicular sections have provided plenty of great moments in Turtles games, from jet-powered surfboards to rides on the back of Casey Jones’ motorbike. BURLY BOSSES Whether you’re battling Bebop and Rocksteady, Baxter Stockman or Shredder himself, defeating a fearsome foe just makes you feel all…

MUST-HAVE MUTATIONS

DELIVERY? HO, COLLECTION

Shredder’s Revenge wasn’t the only reason that 2022 was a great year for fans of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games, as Konami released Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection. Developed by Digital Eclipse, this compilation is available on all modern platforms and comprises 13 console and arcade games from 1989-1994, including arcade, NES, SNES, Game Boy and Mega Drive games. “When Konami began releasing its earlier collections, there was a pretty strong fan outcry for a Turtles compilation,” says Chris Kohler. “The original TMNT on NES was the biggest-selling third-party game for the platform worldwide, with over four-million units sold, so that’s not too surprising!” Charles Murakami, senior producer at Konami, also saw this fan response and took the opportunity. “I pitched a collection with 13 of Konami’s classic…

DELIVERY? HO, COLLECTION

CROSSOVER CAPERS

SMITE This free-to-play MOBA pits various deities and their minions against each other in a battle for supremacy. The Turtles arrived as part of a battle pass in 2020, with the characters acting as skins for Osiris, Loki, Mercury and Sun Wukong. INJUSTICE 2 This DC Comics crossover fighter is the perfect environment for the darker incarnations of the Turtles, akin to what you’d see in the comics rather than the cartoons. All four characters were released as a single DLC pack in 2018. NICKELODEON KART RACERS Imagine Mario Kart, but with the Turtles racing against the cast of Hey Arnold, Rugrats and Spongebob Squarepants. They also show up in two sequels, which significantly expand the roster while inexplicably failing to include characters from Kenan & Kel. BRAWLHALLA This free-to-play…

CROSSOVER CAPERS

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SABRE WULF ULTIMATE GUIDE

“I USED TO BORROW A SPECTRUM AT THE WEEKENDS FROM MR MICRO AND PLAYED GAMES ON IT, AND SABRE WULF WAS MY FAVOURITE”Greg Duddle It’s often forgotten that the UK home-computer boom of the early Eighties coincided with a recession. This general decline in economic activity, coupled with the fact that home-computer games were easily copied onto cheap blank cassettes, gave the emerging British games industry a major problem – piracy. As one of the most popular new Spectrum developers of 1983, Ashby Computers & Graphics felt this drain on its profits more than most. And after releasing six hit titles on its Ultimate label in its first six months of trading, nothing more was heard from the firm until the spring of 1984. Even then, the computer magazines of…

SABRE WULF ULTIMATE GUIDE

CONVERSION CAPERS

ZX SPECTRUM The original is defined by its confined pathways, and the colourful graphics that border these. There’s colour clash when Sabreman interacts with his foes, but it’s not that noticeable. Its pre and postgame tunes are lively, and its sound effects are subtle but effective. AMSTRAD CPC Likely adapted by Ultimate, the Amstrad version uses a low-res, multicolour mode, which allows its sprites to have more colours than the original’s. Its music isn’t multichannel, instead it’s identical to the Spectrum’s chiptunes, but its sound effects are more musical. C64 Published by Firebird, the C64 title depicts its sprites in equally high resolution to the original, but it has blockier backgrounds. Its music and sound effects are the best of any version, and unlike the original, Sabreman stands next to…

CONVERSION CAPERS

SURVIVING SABRE WULF

KNOW YOUR LIMITS You don’t have an energy bar in Sabre Wulf; if you take a hit you lose a life. You only have four to begin with, and extra ones can be scarce, so use some caution. That said, if you sheathe your sword you can often run right through screens before any enemies have spawned. MAKE A MAP There are few identical screens in Sabre Wulf, but the background graphics from screen to screen are similar enough that it’s very easy to get lost. The trick is to make a map based on your repeated attempts, but bear in mind that amulet pieces are rarely in the same places. TREASURE HUNT The aforementioned amulet is your main priority, but Sabre Wulf is full of other treasures. Extra lives…

SURVIVING SABRE WULF

How familiar were you with Sabre Wulf before converting it? When I got the job I already loved the game. I used to borrow a Spectrum at the weekends from Mr Micro and played games on it, and Sabre Wulf was my favourite at the time. So when I was asked if I wanted to convert it to the C64 it was a no-brainer! I loved the idea. How did you get the job? I think it was because I’d made a game called Willow Pattern. It was for Firebird too, and it wasn’t a million miles from being the same type of game. So Firebird must have recognised that if we could do what we did with it then we were the perfect people to do Sabre Wulf. How…

THE MAKING OF: THE FEAR: STORM II

The original Storm was an unsurprising hit when published by Mastertronic on the Amstrad CPC in 1986. We say unsurprising because it would have been more of a shock if this budget Gauntlet clone, released months before the official full-price Gauntlet conversion, had failed. It went on to sell 48,000 copies on the CPC, with total sales hitting almost 200,000 when converted to six other formats. Mastertronic expected this success, as the inlay refers to the game as ‘Part 1’. Further parts were clearly coming. Working on the sequel was something the creators relished. “We loved Storm and were very proud of it, but knew that we could do better,” says programmer Kevin Shrapnell, who was one third of The Firm alongside fellow programmer Mike Talbot and designer Seán Martin.…

THE MAKING OF: THE FEAR: STORM II

SPELLBOUND David Jones’ follow-up to Finders Keepers is one of the best 8-bit arcade adventures at any price, mixing puzzle and RPG elements with plenty of humour. It’s available on multiple machines but the standout is the Commodore 64 version thanks to Rob Hubbard’s music. THE MASTER OF MAGIC Another budget game that could have easily sold at full price, Richard Darling’s underground adventure proves that crude graphics can still convey unbelievable amounts of atmosphere. Figure in the highly accessible gameplay and you have a Mastertronic classic. 180 Binary Design produced several significant titles for the MAD label, including this wonderful darts game. It goes heavy on the humour and stereotypes, but at its core is an excellent darts simulation featuring the ‘floating hand’ mechanic and of course the “180”…

A TRIBUTE TO: HEWSON

Like many 8-bit software houses in the UK, the Hewson journey began with one of Sinclair’s idiosyncratic computers. Stirred by the arrival of the ZX80, Andrew Hewson began studying the micro, determined to overcome his writing issues and create a book of tips and hints for the Sinclair computer. Wholeheartedly believing that computers were the future, Andrew followed up Hints & Tips For The ZX80 with an equivalent for the ZX81, selling both via mail order as his newly formed company, Hewson Consultants. Like many a bedroom coder, Andrew’s fledgling business initially operated out of his spare bedroom as he continued his fulltime job. The 1981 ZX Microfair cemented his belief in the popularity of computers. Soon after, the publisher EMAP approached him to write a column in its new…

A TRIBUTE TO: HEWSON

The Jungle Book

» MASTER SYSTEM » 1993 » SYROX DEVELOPMENTS If you’ve been to the cinema for videogame movies like Detective Pikachu and Sonic The Hedgehog over the last few years, you’re sure to have noticed plenty of nostalgic Millennials introducing their kids to the things they grew up with. That’s hardly a surprise to me though, as my big Christmas gift in 1993 was a copy of The Jungle Book for the Master System. It was definitely something I wanted as I’d seen the Game Gear version on Bad Influence and the film had recently been released on VHS, but I’m sure my mum’s fond memories of the film played a part in her choice. Looking back, I have fond memories of the game, and it’s not hard to see why. A…

The Jungle Book

THE MAKING OF: FIGHTIN’ SPIRIT

In the Nineties, SNK was one of the kings of the fighting genre. Before 3D games would arrive to kick-start the genre in a new dimension, SNK, along with Capcom, developed some of the best titles to be found in the arcades, such as Fatal Fury and Samurai Shodown. But, if one wanted that same quality at home, they’d have to pay hefty prices for both SNK’s AES console and its huge cartridges. So, who could resist a cheaper alternative which boasted that same graphics fidelity and frenetic gameplay? This was the starting point for the developers of Fightin Spirit’ or, Perpetual Craze, as it was then known. THE PHONE WAS RINGING OFF THE HOOK ALL DAY LONGMARCO BIONDI The game was developed by Italian software house Light Shock Software,…

THE MAKING OF: FIGHTIN’ SPIRIT

CUNNING COMBATANTS

KENTO SAZAKI Kento is a Japanese martial arts fighter, the last student of the school of Shaolin Hakiota. He is his master’s pride and joy and participates in the tournament to show everyone why the Hakiota style is the most devastating of all. BURKE MORTLOCK Burke is an American mercenary who enjoys beating up his adversaries for the thrill of it, rather than just taking their money. He apparently possesses the venomous spirit of the scorpion and loves playing videogames. TONG LEE Hailing from Thailand, Tong is a master in both Thai boxing and kickboxing. He seems to have quite a grudge against Japan and he is ready to defend his reputation as one of the best fighters in his style of martial arts. YURI HOSHIMOTO Hailing from Japan, Yuri…

CUNNING COMBATANTS

BEYOND FIGHTING SPIRIT

BLACK VIPER This is an action racer in the style of Road Rash and Street Hawk that had been in development by the Italian team DEX since 1993. Light Shock would help with debugging, along with polishing and enhancing the title for release. The main new feature would be an animated intro, exclusive for the Amiga CD32. It was also published by NEO and seemed to sell very few copies. Marco Biondi remembers the game was essentially ready for release when DEX sent it to Light Shock, where it was polished and had bugs fixed, which ended up being a six-month process… Black Viper was also one of the last commercial CD32 releases. PRAY FOR DEATH This was the final game released by Light Shock and was a fighting game…

BEYOND FIGHTING SPIRIT

HERE COME NEW CHALLENGERS!

BODY BLOWS In 1993, Team17 attempted to fill the gap for a decent beat-’em-up on the Amiga with this okay effort. While it featured a variety of characters and smooth graphics, its average fighting mechanics meant that it couldn’t compete with the arcade classics it wanted to emulate. DANGEROUS STREETS This was another fighting title developed by an Italian team, but unlike Fightin’ Spirit, it misses the mark completely. It is considered by many to be one of the worst beat-’em-ups ever for any platform, mainly because of its terrible roster of fighters and chaotic gameplay. SUPER STREET FIGHTER II: THE NEW CHALLENGERS This arcade conversion saw release in 1995 and was developed by Freestyle. While it definitely played OK, it was a huge graphical downgrade compared to the arcade…

HERE COME NEW CHALLENGERS!

Arcade Power Stick II

» PLATFORM: Mega Drive » YEAR: 1993 » COST: £34.99 (launch), £50+ (today, boxed), £40+ (today, unboxed) In mid-1993, the Mega Drive had never been more popular, but it was also close to five years old and beginning to show its age. The hardware design definitely had an Eighties feel to it, and those three-button control pads were not adequate for the latest arcade hits. To combat this problem, Sega engaged in a major revamp and introduced the Mega Drive II and Mega-CD II, plus peripherals to match. One of them was the Arcade Power Stick II, a sixbutton revision of the original device. Since the Arcade Power Stick was popular, the basic form factor was retained, with the dedicated turbo-fire buttons omitted to make way for the X, Y…

Arcade Power Stick II

ULTIMATE GUIDE: CANNON DANCER

There’s a good chance you’ve never heard of Cannon Dancer. That might be because you know it instead by the name Osman, the title it was released under in the West. Or it might be because the game was never ported to home consoles, remaining locked in the arcades, and never seeing an official release in Europe. Then again, you might be all too aware of Cannon Dancer’s illustrious heritage as a spiritual sequel to the legendary Strider – a game that, even if you haven’t played it, you’re almost sure to know of (it’s a favourite of our editor, who may have mentioned it once or twice in these pages). Released in arcades by Capcom in 1989, Strider was directed by Kouichi Yotsui, but he wasn’t involved with the…

ULTIMATE GUIDE: CANNON DANCER

REVIVING CANNON DANCER

Cannon Dancer/Osman never received a conversion to home consoles back in the day. But now, nearly 27 years after its came out in the arcades, it’s being released by ININ Games as a digital download for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Xbox, in collaboration with game designer Kouichi Yotsui and artist Kiyoshi Utata. In addition to the digital version, Strictly Limited Games is releasing two physical versions of the game for Switch, PS4 and PS5. The Limited Edition, priced at £27, includes the game and manual, while the Collector’s Edition, priced at £62, features an art book, poster, arcade flyer, marquee stickers, photo frame, CD soundtrack, tenugui (Japanese hand towel), arcade coin and a diorama of the three Teki bosses you face in the game. These physical editions are…

REVIVING CANNON DANCER

THE BOSSES OF CANNON DANCER AND HOW TO BEAT THEM GAMRAN At the end of the first stage you’ll come across this fire-spewing metal monstrosity, which charges you with a rotating blade. HOW TO BEAT THEM: Leap onto Gamran’s metal arm, above the spinning blade, and leave your doppelgängers to attack its head and body, while you leap back to avoid its flame attack. WILLF Willf’s nifty hat also functions as a shield, a boomerang and a flying platform, and his nasty metal claws have a pretty big reach. HOW TO BEAT THEM: This boss fight is merely a case of leaping in to get a few hits, then leaping away again before Willf attacks with his claws – but be prepared to avoid his boomerang hat. EURO-GAM One of…

Kirin’s magnificent billowy trousers begin as a fetching shade of blue, but if you procure a red power-up gem, they morph to a lovely shade of purple. In addition to the pleasing colour change, Kirin gains the ability to create a yellow energy double of himself. Pressing the attack button fixes the body double in place, and it will continue attacking for a short while every time you press the button, before eventually disappearing. This is very handy for, say, depositing a body double next to a boss’ weak spot, then leaping out of harm’s way while the doppelgänger continues to attack. Gaining a second power-up changes Kirin’s trousers to red, and allows him to place a second body double, while a third power-up switches the powerful trousers to white…

THE MINI MAKING OF CANNON DANCER

Game designer Kouichi Yotsui (also known as Isuke), says that the brief for Cannon Dancer came from the Mitchell Corporation, “They asked us to make a Strider-like action game,” he says. Yotsui had created Strider in 1989 when he worked at Capcom, and now he revisited the concept with a fresh take. “I wanted to create an adventure in a world and landscape not often featured in movies and games of the time.” He notes that decision to change the game’s name to Osman in the United States was down to Mitchell Corporation’s president, Roy Ozaki. The look of Cannon Dancer sets it apart from its spiritual predecessor, and the setting has been described as ‘neon-lit cyberpunk Arabian’ – although the game’s artist, Kiyoshi Utata, doesn’t necessarily think of it…

THE MINI MAKING OF CANNON DANCER

» MEGA DRIVE » 1991 » TOAPLAN Today, Toaplan’s Zero Wing is perhaps most famous for its “All your base are belong to us” meme, which first began circulating in the earlier Noughties. Whilst it’s nice to see Zero Wing’s reputation cemented in videogame culture in such a memorable way, it’s perhaps doing the game a disservice as there is far more to Toaplan’s game than poorly translated cutscenes. Mechanically, Zero Wing on the Mega Drive plays just like its arcade brother, so gameplay largely focusses around your ship’s Seizer Beam. This useful piece of hi-tech weaponry allows you to either grab nearby enemies to use as handy shields, or fling them towards other ships. It’s a neat mechanic that adds a surprising amount of strategy to the gameplay. In an…

THE MAKING OF: SID MEIER’S ALPHA CENTAURI

For reasons that are likely obvious, when anyone thinks of MicroProse, of Firaxis Games and of any game tagged Sid Meier’s, the first thought is almost always Civilization. The reason is clear: it was a standout title that gave birth to its own breed of strategy game, and one that has been a retaining part of the games industry since its initial birth. Yet while it is true that Alpha Centauri couldn’t exist if it wasn’t for Sid Meier’s earlier work on Civilization, the story behind its creation is so much more than ‘Civilization in space’. The important thing to remember first is the timeline. Sid Meier, Brian Reynolds and Jeff Briggs left the sinking ship that was MicroProse and formed Firaxis Games in May of 1996, with a goal…

THE MAKING OF: SID MEIER’S ALPHA CENTAURI

CHOOSE YOUR FACTION

THE LORD’S BELIEVERS An inability to research anything for the early game is a disadvantage for the Believers, but this is a faction that is better suited to early game military offensives so that they can strongarm their way to the top for when it’s time to take science seriously. And that +25% when attacking is deadly. GAIA’S STEPDAUGHTERS The Gaians’ main advantage is that they can expand quite easily due to the boost in nutrients they get. This ability spread out far and wide is incredibly useful, making them one of the strongest factions in the game – made all the better with their ability to capture Mind Worms early on. HUMAN HIVE This is the game’s communism analogue and as such benefits from enhanced industry, while the extra…

CHOOSE YOUR FACTION

MASTERING ALPHA CENTAURI

UNITY PODS Much like the tribal villages of Civilization, Alpha Centauri’s Unity Pods are little treasure troves dotted throughout a map and up for grabs from the moment you make planetfall. Though the rewards are random, any advantage early on will be appreciated – focus on these from the start! TERRAFORMING Being able to shape Planet to your needs is a complex and rich system. It can be overwhelming at first, but it’s important to consider if you want long-term success in Alpha Centauri. Just remember that too much terraforming can have disastrous effects, even potentially causing the polar ice caps to melt, flooding everyone… MONOLITHS On top of the Unity Pods are the Monoliths, which are incredibly important structures to find within the world. They’ll provide 2/2/2 resources for…

MASTERING ALPHA CENTAURI

CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE

Once it was clear that Alpha Centauri was a success, an inevitable expansion pack was set for development. “Expansions are a great opportunity to tweak a base game in wacky ways,” says Tim, who adds that with this one the team wanted to, “Push the boundary on asymmetric faction gameplay, so these new groups wouldn’t just play as slight modifications on the original set.” The result was Alien Crossfire, which added in two playable alien races (among other factions) that would be played completely different to the base game’s factions. After playing the base game solidly during development, Tim adds that the team “had a pretty good handle on what worked about the core mechanics of Alpha Centauri”. Interestingly that broad and unspecific approach to the game’s narrative was also…

CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE

» MANUFACTURER: Panasonic » YEAR: 1994 » COST: £299.99 (launch), £190+ (today, boxed), £90+ (today, unboxed) When Panasonic introduced the 3DO format to the world with its FZ-1 console, its clear technical advantages over existing consoles were overshadowed by its mighty price tag. Just one year later, the Japanese electronics giant responded with its new FZ-10 – a smaller, lighter and, most importantly, cheaper 3DO. Where the FZ-1 looked like a piece of stereo equipment, conveying Panasonic’s aspirations of fitting the 3DO into your home entertainment system, the FZ-10 looks more like a traditional console, most notably in its use of a regular lid instead of a motorised tray for the CD-ROM drive. The FZ-10 and new 3DO models from other manufacturers were the right products to introduce, but arrived…

RAID YOUR SAVINGS EARTHBOUND DEVELOPER: APE INC/HAL LABORATORY RELEASE: 1994 EXPECT TO PAY £25+ JAPAN EXPECT TO PAY £1,600 + USA Shigesato Itoi’s cult classic is known for its oddball characters, its unsettling final boss and its relatively low sales in North America, with 140,000 copies sold. While it’s not the rarest game, its lofty reputation and a devoted fan following both help to keep demand high, as does the fact that a complete package includes items like a scratch and sniff card which is often not present. Earthbound’s price has rocketed over the last couple of years, and it now has a combination of quality, notoriety and desirability that few other SNES games possess. The Japanese version, titled Mother 2, is considerably cheaper. It’s highly undesirable to anyone who can’t…

Virtual On: Cyber Troopers

» SATURN » 1996 » CRI If ever there was a machine in Sega Park that seemed to be there just for me, it was Virtual On. I’d heard of the game in magazines but didn’t have a Saturn, so the arcade was my only hope of getting to play it. After a little bit of adjusting to those twin-stick controls, I was able to enjoy battling it out with some surprisingly agile giant robots. I feel like that control scheme might have put people off though, as I’m not sure I ever actually saw anybody else play that twin sit-down cabinet in the back corner, but I was more than happy that I never had to wait for a game. Of course, that also meant that the machine went…

Virtual On: Cyber Troopers

THE MAKING OF: 10800 SNOWBOARDING

Snowboarding was the freshest sport on the slopes when Giles Goddard became hooked in the Nineties. He’s still a keen snowboarder to this day and has recently released Carve, a VR snowboarding game for modern platforms (see issue 225). But back in early 1997, Giles was working on a new graphics technique that created realistic-looking limbs that bend and twist. “I had this prototype demonstrating inverse kinematics and wasn’t sure how to test it. So, I had this arm that was attached to a ski pole and the arm was flailing around. That’s where the topic of making a ski game came up with Miyamoto. There weren't any good skiing games for the N64 and Miyamoto said, ‘Let’s make a skiing game.’” Giles advised Shigeru Miyamoto that it would be…

THE MAKING OF: 10800 SNOWBOARDING

THE COOL BOARDERS

AKARI HAYAMI Akari is a happy-go-lucky boarder from Japan who focusses on technique over speed and power. She’s a good choice for beginners learning the game due to her great balance that will stop you from crashing out on jumps and turns. DION BLASTER Being the fastest boarder in 1080º Snowboarding makes Dion the best choice for racing and his power is useful for bashing away rivals as you jostle for position. However, Dion lacks balance and has a tendency to crash out on corners and jumps. KENSUKE KIMACHI Kensuke is a great all-rounder with decent speed, balance and technique. He is a great choice for nailing the tricks on the courses as well as finishing with a good time. His poor jump means he struggles with the Big Air…

THE COOL BOARDERS

MEMORABLE MOMENTS

ICE CUBE LOVES N64 One of the earliest moments that grabs your attention in 1080º Snowboarding is the N64 ice cube that appears as you tackle a tough corner on an ice patch. Be careful admiring the beautiful artwork though, it’s easy to slip out on this corner and lose your race. GET TO THE CHOPPER There are several iconic moments during play where a helicopter appears and follows your boarder for a short while as you weave in and out of turns. It looks spectacular and expert players can get quite close to the chopper with a well-timed jump. ICE ICE BABY A tough section is this ice cavern that has several different routes to take. Make a wrong turn and you will find yourself in trouble. The best…

MEMORABLE MOMENTS

FINDING THE PERFECT BALANCE

1080º Snowboarding is a tough game and finishing all the courses and nailing all the tricks takes practise and patience. Giles feels that, “At that time, people expected the games to be hard and they were disappointed if they were too easy. So, you had this fine balance trying to appease the real hardcore gamers who want a full game for their money, which meant them having to work hard to see the best things they can get in the game. You also have to make sure that people aren’t alienated before they’ve even had a chance to play, so it’s quite a difficult balance.” That wasn’t the only challenge. “Nintendo was always against the infinite retry mentality in those days, it was very much that they were making arcade…

DEFENDA (ZX81) CLONE OF: DEFENDER Kudos to Quicksilva for squeezing Williams’ mighty shoot-’em-up onto the humble ZX81 but only bothering to change a single letter of the original’s title? Come on chaps. Try harder. Same goes for anyone releasing a Skramble, Zalaga, Monkey Kong or Donkey King. And your dyslexia defence will not stand up in court, either. GOBBLEMAN (ZX SPECTRUM) CLONE OF: PAC-MAN From the Vic-20’s Jelly Monsters to Munchkin for the Philips Videopac, Pac-Man must be the most cloned videogame ever, with brazen impersonations of the rotund, yellow glutton appearing on a vast array of platforms. World Of Spectrum alone has listings for 78 versions. We like this one as it also happens to be our Grindr profile name. [It’s not mine – Ed] DIG DOG (ORIC) CLONE…

THE MAKING OF: LEGO STAR WARS: THE VIDEO GAME

It’s fair to say there was some scepticism when news of Lego Star Wars: The Video Game was announced ahead of its release in 2005. Although the concept was eye-catching on paper, fans of both the world’s most successful film series and the world’s favourite toy weren't sure how well it would play out. Furthermore, the build could so easily have fallen apart since The Lego Group decided to pull out of the games business shortly after development began, heralding the end of Lego Interactive. Then the pieces came together. Key management from Lego Interactive formed a new, small publishing company called Giant Interactive which immediately gained the exclusive licence for Lego-based videogames. The developer tasked with creating the Lego Star Wars title, Traveller’s Tales, continued its work and formed…

THE MAKING OF: LEGO STAR WARS: THE VIDEO GAME

A FORMULA FOR SUCCESS

HUMOUR As well as enjoying the action, you’d look forward to the next well-crafted cutscene, finding yourself laughing out loud as familiar characters stumbled over blocks, failed to turn on their lightsabers in time or lit up the screen with a funny face. The end result is a story told with real humour. CO OP PLAY Although the game could be played alone, having a friend jump in at any time while you battled enemies, collected studs and demolished the environment made a fun game even more enjoyable. You’d each play a different character simultaneously, working together to complete each level. PUZZLES Aside from dealing with swarms of enemies, Lego Star Wars was packed with puzzles, some of them proving rather perplexing. To complete many of them, you needed to…

A FORMULA FOR SUCCESS

STAR WARS REIMAGINED

If you were only familiar with the excellent Game Boy Advance version of Lego Star Wars then the screenshots dotted around these pages may look rather alien to you. Then again, there’s a stark reason for that. The GBA version was created by Griptonite Games rather than Traveller’s Tales and it largely trod its own path, bearing in mind the different approach needed to create such a title on a smaller screen. The first thing you'll notice are the cutscenes – or rather the lack of them, given the GBA version makes use of still images rather than cute animations. You'll then see that Dexter’s Diner has been axed, with levels selected via a menu instead. What’s more, it’s a shorter game. You'll find just 14 levels here: five making…

STAR WARS REIMAGINED

LEGO STAR WARS II THE ORIGINAL TRILOGY As well as being able to ride creatures and use character-specific attacks, the sequel to Lego Star Wars allowed you to customise a Lego minifigure for the first time. In choosing parts of characters, there were many combinations to create. LEGO STAR WARS III THE CLONE WARS For this game, the developers drew on the real-time strategy genre and it meant you could control clone trooper battalions and build bases while calling in reinforcements. While simple compared to full-blown RTS games, you could still engage in combat across huge battlefields. LEGO BATMAN 2 DC SUPER HEROES Of course, the Lego series has not been solely based around the Star Wars franchise. Games have also been based on Indiana Jones, Harry Potter and more.…

The Legend Of Zelda: The Minish Cap

» GAME BOY ADVANCE » 2004 » CAPCOM/FLAGSHIP As much as I enjoyed playing A Link To The Past on my Game Boy Advance, it wasn’t a new Zelda adventure. Granted, it came with the delightful Four Swords, but as entertaining as that was, it still felt like a glorified sidequest, something to do when you wanted a break from Link’s main adventure. Four Swords was clearly popular, because The Minish Cap continued and greatly expanded its story, taking place before the events of Four Swords and explaining the origins of its antagonist, the evil sorcerer Vaati. It also builds on Four Swords’ Gnat Hat, a magical device that could shrink you in size. The magical cap you discover in The Minish cap is no ordinary piece of headwear, it’s actually…

The Legend Of Zelda: The Minish Cap

Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration

>> We kick things off with a look at Digital Eclipse’s new compilation, discover how Sonic’s latest adventure fares and learn the history behind Capcom’s early Resident Evil games PICKS OF THE MONTH DARRAN Evercade: Toaplan Arcade 1 It arrived a little too late to review (like the Evercade EXP) but an early play suggests this is another solid collection. NICK Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration It couldn’t be anything else, this is the best compilation in ages and really shows how they should be done. INFORMATION » FORMAT REVIEWED: SWITCH » ALSO ON: PS4, PS5, XBOX ONE, XBOX SERIES X/S, PC » RELEASED: OUT NOW » PRICE: £35.99 » PUBLISHER: ATARI » PLAYERS: 1-4 For all of the ups and downs that the Atari brand has experienced over the…

Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration

RepliCade X: Missile Command

» Buy it for: $159.99+ » Buy it from: newwavetoys.com One thing we love about New Wave Toys is the attention to detail its RepliCade X miniature arcade cabinets offer. Over the past few years it has released machines based on a number of classic arcade games, from Dragon’s Lair and Tempest to Q*bert and Street Fighter II and its latest is one of its most ambitious offerings yet. For $159.99 (or $179.99 if you’d prefer the more glamorous Field-Test Edition), you can purchase a replica of Atari’s iconic Missile Command. It’s certainly not cheap (particularly when you factor in shipping and potential custom charges) but it’s easy to see where all your cash will be going, as this is one gorgeous-looking machine. Everything appears to be perfectly replicated, right…

RepliCade X: Missile Command

Sonic Frontiers

» System: PS5 (tested), PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, PC » Buy it for: £49.99 » Buy it from: Retail, online Sonic has been placed into an open world for the first time, and the results are uneven. The maps are blighted by pop-in and messy designs featuring one-way obstacles, but completing challenges to map them out proves to be compulsive once you understand their flow. The high-speed platform stages don’t handle brilliantly and rely on recycled designs from past games, but the new focus on combat pays off in the form of some thrilling battles. Ultimately, it offers plenty of frustrations and deviates significantly from the traditional Sonic template, but it’s longer, tougher and far more interesting than Sonic Forces was. >> Score 60%…

Sonic Frontiers

Itch, Tasty: An Unofficial History Of Resident Evil

» Buy it for: £18.99 » Buy it from: unbound.com Fans of Resident Evil would be wise to pick up Alex Aniel’s excellent new tome about Capcom’s popular horror series. While it’s not quite as definitive as the back cover claims – it only covers events up to 2006, concluding the story when Resident Evil’s original creators left the series – it’s the only real disappointment we had. Years of research and the opportunity to interview key figures, including Shinji Mikami, Yoshiki Okamoto and Tokuro Fujiwara has allowed Alex to really delve into the guts of Capcom’s long-running series and the end result is a book that’s filled with surprising revelations and interesting anecdotes. Alex’s love and respect for the subject matter is obvious throughout and it’s written in an…

Itch, Tasty: An Unofficial History Of Resident Evil

The Rumble Fish 2

» System: Switch (tested), PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC » Buy it for: £26.99 » Buy it from: Online This 2005 arcade fighting game by Dimps is finally receiving its first home port. The basic fighting is satisfying and offers plenty of mechanical depth, with the most notable feature being the individual gauges for offensive and defensive moves. The use of multi-segmented sprites to achieve smoother motion gives the game a unique look which still holds up very well today. As well as Arcade mode, online play with rollback netcode has been added, as well as Survival, Time Attack and Training modes. Unfortunately three of the game’s 16 characters are only available as DLC, costing £3.59 each, which strikes us as stingy given the initial asking price. >>…

The Rumble Fish 2

ROBOCOP RETURNS

IT’S BEEN ANOTHER BUSY MONTH FOR CODING COMPETITIONS. VOTING TOOK PLACE IN THE CPCDEV 2022 AND NESDEV (ITCH.IO/JAM/NESDEV-2022), AND THE AMIGA BLITZ BASIC JAM (ITCH.IO/JAM/ABBGJAM) ALSO ENDED. WE ARE NOW LOOKING FORWARD TO AMIGA GAME JAM 2023, WITH ITS SWORD-ANDSORCERY THEME AND THE ANNUAL SMS POWER COMPETITION DUE TO END ON 27 MARCH. THERE WILL ALSO BE ANOTHER MSXDEV TO LOOK FORWARD TO. READ THIS COLUMN TO KEEP UP WITH IT ALL! “I played a lot of RoboCop in arcades in the late-Eighties,” explains Retro Encoder (@RetroEncoder on Twitter). “I knew the tricks to earn more points with the boxes and shooting the points in the third and fourth stages. I also finished it with one credit. When I got my Sega Genesis in the Nineties, I…

ROBOCOP RETURNS

SPECTACULAR SPORTS GAMES

What’s not to love about sports games? Familiar rules make them easy to pick up, they don’t require actual exercise and they even let you live out wild fantasies like Spurs winning the Premier League, so we got together to share the games in our personal Halls Of Fame. NICK Sports games seem to get a bit of a hard time from retro gamers – they’re often seen as the preserve of casual players, and little more than shelf-filling fodder today. But I’m sure we have some fond memories of sports games, right? DARRAN Absolutely, I placed International Superstar Soccer ’98 in my Top 25 N64 games that I wrote for Games Radar and don’t regret it for a second (it made ninth place). TIM I had great fun with…

SPECTACULAR SPORTS GAMES

ON ME HEAD, SON!

retrogamer They may not hold up for most, but my nostalgia for Super Action Baseball and Super Action Football on the ColecoVision is really what keeps these in rotation for me. So many fond memories of playing these with my dad and brother while using those huge multi-buttoned controllers. Aaron Wren Tecmo World Cup 90 is not the greatest football game by any stretch but it will always be the greatest football game to me. A nostalgic arcade classic. Christopher Richards Daley Thompson’s Olympic Challenge. After 34 years, I will still find time to play this. I was crap at it to begin with but my father was brilliant at it. I can’t think about this game without thinking about him. Dave Williamson I used to love Tony Hawk’s years…

BIO NAME: Nick Mantzoros LOCATION: Illinois, USA ESTIMATED VALUE OF COLLECTION: At least $10,000 FAVOURITE SYSTEM: NES FAVOURITE GAME: Mega Man 2 YOUTUBE: @SuperNicktendo If there’s one thing we’re aware of as remote workers, it’s the need for space. Our latest collector, Nick Mantzoros is no different and moving house during the pandemic meant he had to be quite practical with his new games room. “We bought right as COVID was starting to affect things so originally the room was to be a gameroom/YouTube studio,” he says. “We now work remotely full-time so I needed to arrange the room in a way that I could work and then play after work.” Many gamers tend to simply rely on shelves to store their precious videogames, but Nick’s need for a balance between…

THE COVER STAR TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: TURTLES IN TIME Loose carts of the NTSC versions range from £30-£60 with complete copies hitting as much as £200. Mint PAL copies can reach £1,000, making The Cowabunga Collection a far cheaper alternative. SABRE WULF If you fancy experiencing Sabreman’s first Spectrum adventure it’s still easy to do so. Complete boxed editions rarely sell for more than £25 and we’ve sometimes seen it go for as low as £6. FIGHTIN’ SPIRIT The low sales of Fightin’ Spirit means it fetches high prices today. If you can get a complete Amiga disk version for under £170 consider yourself very lucky. ZERO WING This entertaining Mega Drive shmup is rising rapidly. Complete Japanese editions can top £157 in mint condition (possibly due to it…

MEETING THE MASTER

When I realised when this issue would hit shelves, I just knew I had to write about the Master System. You see, it will be almost 30 years to the day since I received Sega’s 8-bit console – the first gaming machine that was ever bought just for me. It was the machine that had me thanking my mum over and over all day, and the one that she thought she’d blown up during setup, as she rolled the TV unit over a balloon. It was the machine I wanted for Sonic, that would go on to introduce me to Alex Kidd, Wonder Boy, Golden Axe, Out Run, Rampage, Double Dragon, R-Type and so many other classics. Of course, you’ll know that the Mega Drive was out by this time…

MEETING THE MASTER

THE IDEAL EXPERIENCE

Adam Hay Zelda might be one of the all-time big games series, but let’s not forget that for one brief shining moment Sega had a better Zelda than Nintendo did. I’d settle in for a nice, long Golden Axe Warrior session. Liam Brooks Operation Wolf! Always thought it was a gem of a game, plus the Master System port was the best one. The gun was always responsive and the nostalgia would be through the roof. Classic WWF Definitely Gangster Town. It was the first game I played on the Master System and the game that got me into console gaming. Paul Lambert Donald Duck & The Lucky Dime Caper. Absolute masterpiece, one I still play to this day and got my daughter into retro gaming. Intergalactic Geo I want…

MOTION WOES Dear Retro Gamer, Over the last several years, I’ve developed a motion sensitivity which has been limiting my game choices. The trigger is usually map rotation, meaning I can no longer enjoy old favourites like Silent Hill 2 or Xenogears. I haven’t completely pinpointed how this sensitivity works, though – for example, I have no issues with Valkyrie Profile 2, but I get dizzy after about 20 minutes of Tombi. Do you have any advice for those of us with motion sensitivity? Lex Camelio We’re sorry to hear you are having trouble with some of your favourite games, Lex. While we can’t offer any advice, Nick is no longer able to enjoy first-person games like Mirror’s Edge, Doom or GoldenEye 007, so he does sympathise with you. TRIBUTE…

What’s your favourite Turtles game? Tim Shrimpton Having played The Cowabunga Collection freshly, I think it might actually be TMNT III: The Manhattan Project on NES. Although it’s vying against the modern Shredder’s Revenge. Lee The Turtles In Time arcade game is my favourite. The graphics were gorgeous then and they still look stellar now. Member of Public Shredder’s Revenge. It takes some of the best bits of the previous games like lobbing the enemy at the screen and feels like Streets Of Rage. Gord to the G TMNT: Fall Of The Foot Clan for Game Boy. It was my first TMNT game and it was just fun! Yes, there were gameplay problems, but being able to play as my favourite turtle (Raphael) more than made up for them. Bay…

» PSP » 2005 » STUDIO LIVERPOOL It has largely been forgotten now, but there was a lot of uncertainty about the PSP in the run up to its launch, with particular concerns over battery life and screenshot authenticity. Many of my friends at the time were sceptics, but I couldn’t help feeling the hype when I saw WipEout Pure – I was drawn to the idea that I could take one of my favourite game series anywhere, with stunning good looks and the kind of soundtrack that I’d come to expect of it. When I finally got it, it was everything I wanted it to be. In fact, it was even more than I wanted it to be. I was happy with the content on the UMD, with eight new…

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