Retro Gamer Issue 118

Retro Radar:

New Retro Games Announced (Overview of the new and game announcements from E3 2013)

The Wall: (News tidbits from the world of retro gaming)

• Retro Gamer Visits Revival (Report from UK gaming expo Revival, dedicated to retro gaming)
  
• Wolfenstein To Arrive Soon (MachineGames' Wolfenstein: The New Order to focus only on single player)
  
• Square Enix Gets Its RPG On (Square Enix announces several new RPGs at E3, including Kingdom Hearts III and Final Fantasy XV)
  

Retro Diary: 19 July - 16 August (Overview of Major Gaming Moments)

• 19 July 2002 - Mario debuts on the GameCube in Super Mario Sunshine
  
• 21 July 1995 - Nintendo's ill-fated Virtual Boy releases in Japan
  
• 22 July 1985 - Gremlin Graphics' Thing On A Spring releases for the Commodore 64
  
• 24 July 1946 - Birth of Al Lowe, creator of Leisure Suit Larry
  
• 26 July 2013 - Pikmin 3 arrives on the Wii U in Europe
  
• 27 July 1987 - Beat-'em-up legend Double Dragon debuts in arcades
  
• 27 July 2001 - Remedy Entertainment's Max Payne releases on the PC
  
• 30 July 1996 - Sega's Arcade Classics releases on the Mega Drive
  
• 31 July 1967 - Starting out as a supplier of cleaning equipment, Tecmo is founded in Japan
  
• 1 August 1985 - Level 9 releases Red Moon for the ZX Spectrum
  
• 1 August 1986 - Taito's Bubble Bobble debuts in arcades
  
• 6 August 1993 - Squaresoft releases the RPG Secret of Mana for the SNES
  
• 8 August 2008 - Codemasters publishes Race Driver: Grid for the Nintendo DS
  
• 9 August 1982 - Priced at $595, the Commodore 64 debuts in the U.S.
  
• 12 August 1983 - Saturn is released in arcades
  
• 12 August 1994 - Sunsoft releases Panorama Cotton on the Genesis exclusively in Japan
  
• 12 August 2003 - Virtual Fighter 4: Evolution releases in the U.S. for the PlayStation 2
  
• 13 August 1928 - The ColecoVision releases in the U.S with Donkey Kong
  
• 15 August 1986 - EA releases Starflight on the PC
  

Back to the Eighties: April 1981 (A look back at the gaming news of April 1981)

Back to the Nineties: May 1996 (A look back at the gaming news of May 1996)

Cover Story: Flashback To The Future (Feature that delves in the history of Flashback, the hit 16-bit adventure game and how it's being updated for current generations of gamers)

A Moment With... (Interview with Jordan Mechner, the creator behind the popular Prince of Persia)

The Making Of: Chequered Flag (Article that looks at the creation of Psion's ZX Spectrum racer)

Shoot To Thrill! (Feature that explores the rise and decline of the interactive gun game, from Ralph Baer's Brown Box to the Wii Zapper)

Minority Report: (A look at the little-known gems for the Atari Jaguar. This one covers only Jaguar games)

• Missile Command
  
• Super Burnout
  
• Ultra Vortex
  
• Power Drive Rally
  
• Hyper Force
  
• Ruiner Pinball
  
• Total Carnage
  
• Protector: Special Edition
  
• I-War
  
• Rayman
  
• Tempest 2000
  
• Doom
  
• Alien Vs Predator
  
• Towers II: Plight of the Stargazer
  
• Iron Soldier 1 & 2
  
• Hover Strike
  
• Brett Hull NHL Hockey
  
• Zero 5
  
• Skyhammer
  

The Making Of: Flight of the Amazon Queen (A look behind the creation of the Amiga graphic adventure)

NES - A Celebration (Extensive article on the Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo's extremely influential home console with interviews from David Darling, Co-Founder of Codemasters and Ste Pickford, one half of the famous Pickford Brothers)

Future Classic: Bayonetta (Feature about a more recent game and why it will become a classic in the future)

Kings of the Budget Frontier (Article that explores the rise of budget-priced games initiated by Mastertronic)

The Unconverted (Feature on arcade games that were never ported to home consoles and suggestions on a similar game that did make it to consoles.)

• Gunforce 2 (1994)
  
• 005 (1981)
  
• Prop Cycle (1996)
  
• Mr. Goemon (1986)
  

Top 25 Mega Drive Games (List of the top 25 games for the Sega Mega Drive as voted on by the readers)

• 25 - Disney's Aladdin
  
• 24 - Jungle Strike
  
• 23 - Rocket Knight Adventures
  
• 22 - Shining Force
  
• 21 - ToeJam & Earl
  
• 20 - Desert Strike
  
• 19 - QuakShot Starring Donald Duck
  
• 18 - John Madden Football '92
  
• 17 - Thunder Force III
  
• 16 - Golden Axe
  
• 15 - Ghouls 'n Ghosts
  
• 14 - Dynamite Headdy
  
• 13 - Flashback
  
• 12 - Streets of Rage
  
• 11 - Strider
  
• 10 - Thunder Force IV
  
• 9 - Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
  
• 8 - The Revenge of Shinobi
  
• 7 - Road Rash II
  
• 6 - Micro Machines Turbo Tournament '96
  
• 5 - Sonic The Hedgehog 3
  
• 4 - Sonic The Hedgehog
  
• 3 - Gunstar Heroes
  
• 2 - Sonic The Hedgehog 2
  
• 1 - Streets of Rage 2
  

The Making Of: Defender of the Crown (A look at the creation of the action/strategy blended Defender of the Crown)

The Making Of: Dino Crisis (A look at the creation of Capcom's horror title starring dinosaurs)

Desert Island Disks (Feature on Paul Norman, developer or a number of Commodore 64 games such as Forbidden Forest, Def Con 5 and Navy Seal)

Reviews:

• Super Puzzle Platformer Deluxe (PC)
  
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (iOS, PC, Mac, XBOX)
  
• Resident Evil: Revelations HD (PC, XBOX 360, PS3, Wii U)
  
• Hyper Breaker Turbo (iOS)
  

Homebrew: (Reviews and news of the latest in homebrew video games)

• Arcade Game Designer 4.0 (Spectrum 128k)
  
• Sir Abadol (NES)
  
• Oh Mummy (Mega Drive)
  
• Stairrunner (Commodore PET)
  
• Interview with Andrew Gillen, developer of Moebius Goatlizard for the Amiga
  

Mailbag (Letters from the Readers)

Endgame: Jurassic Park (Retro Gamer spoils the ending cutscene for a retro game)