Retro Gamer Issue 60
Hooray, it’s yet another exciting issue of everyone’s favourite retro gaming magazine. “But what’s in this month’s issue?” we hear you ask. Well how does this little lot strike your fancy…
The complete history of Mario Kart: Nintendo proves that you can teach an old plumber new tricks
The Making of R-Type: Irem exclusively reveals how its legendary shoot-em-up came to be
Retroinspection – MSX: A machine that’s both a console and a computer? That will never sell. Will it?
The Classic Game: Super Punch-Out!!: We strap on our boxing gloves and get in the ring with the SNES’s mighty 16-bit brawler
The Making of Frak!: Creator Nick Pelling looks back at his classic platforming caveman
A Shock 2 the System: How System Shock 2 changed FPSs forever
The Making of Robotron: Behind the scenes of the frantic, dual-sticked blaster
Something Old, Something New – R-Type Tactics: A new spin on the classic franchise
Eastern Promise – Shinrei Jusatsushi Taromaru: It costs a fortune, but is it worth it?
The Making of Ecco the Dolphin – Defender of the Future: How Sega watery hero went 3D
Advert Rising: An indepth look at product placement over the years
The Making of Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders: One of the funniest LucasArts adventures that doesn’t have a psychotic rabbit in it.
And much more including M Bison, Sir Lancelot, Scooby Doo, Pacific, Bubbles, The Ooze , Homebrew reviews
January 30th, 2009 at 11:41 am
Eh?? Long time subscriber, (groovy mag) but hang on a cotton pickin minute, the next issue page in issue 59 advertises a shoot-em-up special…..and the existentence/evidence of this on the pictured front page of issue 60 is what precisely…?????
February 2nd, 2009 at 12:43 am
They decided not to put all the shoot ‘em up articles in this one issue, but to spread them out over the next few months…
Love the cover, great Mario Kart article and nice work all round!
February 15th, 2009 at 2:31 am
Ordered this along with Issue #59.
Can’t wait to read about Zak McKracken and System Shock 2.