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[Darran@Retro Gamer]

Apologies for this post, but it's quite a big deal and your memebers should find it of interest As it features a piece on the videogame crash by Marty Goldberg and David Crane has written an article about the technical tricks he used while working on the Atari 2600.

Here's the content
Developer Autographs
Eastern Blocks: The Story Of Game Boy Tetris
Baer's Odyssey (interview with Ralph Baer)
The Making Of Grand Theft Auto
John Romero Discusses Dangerous Dave
Crash And Burn (The Videogame Crash)
The Music Man (An Interview with Rob Hubbard)
Inside The ZX Spectrum
David Braben discusses Elite
David Crane's Tricks Of The Trade (David discusses the many Atari 2600 techniques he created)
The Making Of Sonic The Hedgehog with Yuji Naka
A Moment With Mark Jones
100 Classic Gaming Moments
In The Chair with Andrew Braybrook
RG Rampage - A Commodore 64 Type In Game
Eugene Jarvis discusses Robotron: 2084

Issue 1 Contents
Sinclair Researched (the story of sinclair)
Return Of The Rings (the videogames based on Lord Of The Rings)
Hall Of The Miner King (Jet Set Willy Feature)
Top 100 Retro Games
Mastertronic A History
Street Fighting Clan (story of Street Fighter)
Licence To Kill (videogame nasties)
1983 Advertising Gallery
Emulation Nation (the best emulators)

If you don't want to miss this special issue you can buy it directly from www.imagineshop.co.uk

[Cafeman]

I wil anxiously await for it at the local Barnes & Noble store ... in about 3 weeks.

[Fr0st]

Picked it up at lunchtime today, looks amazing. Can't wait to get a decent read through. Cheers Darran

[Cafeman]

Darran, what do you mean about Issue 100 AND Issue 1 ?  Does Issue 100 have a reprint of issue 1?

[Fr0st]

Yep. Both issues together in a plastic bag. Copy one in all it's glory. the cover says 'Reprint. Not for resale' in the corner.

[Rex Dart]

Nice! Gotta pick this up at either B&N or Fry's later.  I still haven't finished the one with the Metal Slug feature on the cover.

[Cafeman]

I just got back from a trip to B&N - issue 99 is out now - the one with "He's behind you!" 3D monster maze cover.  (Metal Slug one is #98 - which I haven't read it all either yet!)

[Philsan]

I am a subscriber.
Can't wait!

[Crazy Climber]

I still remember buying issue #1
I was completely shocked that a mag called retro gamer was available at an actual bookstore and not just for order online. I have been a reader ever since and will pick this one up as well I do miss the coverdisks though, I should have kept them.

[roberto]

Hope to find it over here too (many good bookstores that were carrying RetroGamer closed recently ). really looking forward to reading this!

[high voltage]

Wow, I still have the first 18 issues, with CDs.



What a mistake ridden magazine the first issues were :-)

[Metal Jesus]

This will be a must buy once it hits Barnes & Noble in the States. I love Retro Gamer magazine!

[Gaztee]

Couldn't find a copy in my local WH Smith yesterday (

[GroovyBee]

I couldn't find it in Smiths at the weekend either.

[Midnight Synergy]

Congrats, Darren, on reaching 100!

I'm a subscriber (I probably have 90+ of the first 100 issues... I'm running out of room in my bookcase!) and (almost) always enjoy what you guys come up with.

Looking forward to this one!

My one big suggestion for the next 100: label your screenshots more carefully!

[Retro Rogue]

Cafeman, on Thu Mar 1, 2012 11:51 AM, said:

I just got back from a trip to B&N - issue 99 is out now - the one with "He's behind you!" 3D monster maze cover.  (Metal Slug one is #98 - which I haven't read it all either yet!)

It won't be out until next month in the States, we're usually 1 to 2 months behind. I'm usually waiting all that time to see how my articles actually look, I never get to see the finished result until I buy it on the news stand like everyone else.

For everyone that's having problems finding it, Barnes and Noble almost always carries it. Haven't seen too many any other bookstores that do.

Hope you guys enjoy the crash article, had a good time writing it and I really tried to dispel a lot of the common myths surrounding it. Although there's only so much you can cover in 6 pages.

[Cafeman]

Retro Rogue, on Thu Mar 8, 2012 4:22 PM, said:

Hope you guys enjoy the crash article, had a good time writing it and I really tried to dispel a lot of the common myths surrounding it. Although there's only so much you can cover in 6 pages.

Very cool, I am looking forward to it.

I wonder if RG will do a 5200 30th anniversary article.  They covered 5200 pretty well recently so I doubt it unless there is something new to cover.

[Retro Rogue]

Cafeman, on Fri Mar 9, 2012 7:50 AM, said:

I wonder if RG will do a 5200 30th anniversary article.  They covered 5200 pretty well recently so I doubt it unless there is something new to cover.

Probably not. That was my 5200 article, and I don't think there's enough of a demand to cover it again so soon. Especially since I tried to go pretty in depth (as much as you can in the limited space) behind it's development.

[Cafeman]

Retro Rogue, on Fri Mar 9, 2012 1:08 PM, said:

Probably not. That was my 5200 article, and I don't think there's enough of a demand to cover it again so soon. Especially since I tried to go pretty in depth (as much as you can in the limited space) behind it's development.

Yep. I enjoyed your article. It was refreshing for me to read so much about the 5200 and even its homebrews, a nice break from articles on Speccy, Sensible Soccer, or other common RG themes that I as an American gamer don't relate to. The article could have been more pages, in my opinion!  

I'm not compaining mind you - I still enjoy reading about the UK stuff too.

[high voltage]

Wow I just realised I only have 32 issues mark II, better get cracking.....

[Retro Rogue]

Cafeman, on Fri Mar 9, 2012 10:28 PM, said:

Yep. I enjoyed your article. It was refreshing for me to read so much about the 5200 and even its homebrews,

I took flack from some of the readers for including after market games in the 5200 and 7800 articles. My thought is though, the title of the section is "Perfect 10". It's 10 games for the console that you need to play, not 10 games from a specific time frame. I always try to include a mixture of games from back then and current releases.

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a nice break from articles on Speccy, Sensible Soccer, or other common RG themes that I as an American gamer don't relate to. The article could have been more pages, in my opinion!  

Yah, it's always a chore trying to come in at the given character count.

[Mayhem]

Retro Rogue, on Sat Mar 10, 2012 9:30 PM, said:

I took flack from some of the readers for including after market games in the 5200 and 7800 articles. My thought is though, the title of the section is "Perfect 10". It's 10 games for the console that you need to play, not 10 games from a specific time frame. I always try to include a mixture of games from back then and current releases.

Fickle crowd. I actually got plenty of positive comments regarding putting homebrews into the Vic20 and Vectrex articles that I wrote.

[high voltage]

Here's of course, one of the best issues:

[GroovyBee]

Darran@Retro Gamer, on Thu Mar 1, 2012 4:28 AM, said:

If you don't want to miss this special issue you can buy it directly from www.imagineshop.co.uk

Sold out already!

[Gaztee]

I'm glad I got my copy on Saturday. My regular magazine haunt was sold out! phew!!