Retro Gamer Issue 121

Retro Radar:

Recreating Putty Squad (Interview with Mark Cale on the 16-Bit platformer's revival on current-day systems)

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

• Shell-Shocked (Blitz Games closes after 23-years)
  
• The Beast is Back (Shadow of the Beast, the Commodore Amiga side-scroller, to be released on Sony's PlayStation network)
  
• A Legend Passes (Nintendo's ex-president, Hiroshi Yamauchi, passes away)
  
• Scrumping On iOS (Developer Jim Bagley to release lost platformer Apple Dash on iOS)
  

Retro Diary: 10 October - 07 November (Overview of Major Gaming Moments)

• 12 October 2013 - Pokemon X and Y release for the Nintendo 3DS
  
• 13 October 1995 - Sega's Nomad releases in the U.S.
  
• 14 October 1983 - Chuckie Egg releases for the ZX Spectrum
  
• 14 October 1985 - Mastertronic announces its new sub-label, MAD
  
• 14 October 1999 - Sega Bass Fishing releases on the Dreamcast
  
• 15 October 1992 - The infamous Mega-CD FMV game Night Trap is released in the U.S.
  
• 16 October 1995 - The obscure Casio Loopy console releases exclusively in Japan
  
• 17 October 1983 - The Atari 2800 launches exclusively in Japan
  
• 17 October 1985 - The Amstrad focused magazine Amtix! is first published
  
• 18 October 2013 - Sonic Lost World releases for the Wii U and 3DS
  
• 21 October 1983 - Coleco enters the computer market with the Coleco Adam computer
  
• 25 October 2006 - Rockstar's school-focused Bully releases for the PS2 in the UK
  
• 29 October 2004 - The PS2 Slim releases across Europe
  
• 30 October 1987 - Hudson Soft and NEC's TurboGrafx-16 releases in Japan
  
• 31 October 2003 - Mega Man Zero 2 releases on the Game Boy Advance
  
• 5 November 1976 - Atari's only projection game, F-1, releases in arcades
  
• 5 November 2004 - Bejeweled 2 Delux is released on the PC
  

Back to the Eighties: April 1980 (A look back at the gaming news of April 1980)

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

Cover Story: The Making Of: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (An extensive look at Nintendo's controversial first Zelda for the GameCube and why it stands as one of the best Zelda games ever made)

A Moment With... (Interview with Smooth McGroove, YouTube star known for his a cappela renditions of classic video game music)

Compilation Kings: The Rise and Fall of the Classic Compilations (Article the delves into the history of 8-bit game compilations and how the trend died with successive generations)

A Very British Affair - English Software (A look at the company English Software, one of the biggest publishers of games for Atari's 8-Bit computers)

Ultimate Guide: Strider (Feature on Capcom's arcade hit Strider, including an overview of it's numerous ports)

Import Only: Tobal 2 (A look at Square Enix's beat-'em-up sequel for the Dreamcast that never made it out of Japan)

The Making Of: Bombuzal (Feature on the creation of Image Works' puzzle game Bombuzal)

Fairchild Channel F Retrospective (Article discussing the Fairchild Channel F, the first game console to use interchangeable cartirdges, but which was ultimately overshadowed by the Atari 2600.)

The History Of Rambo Videogames (Overview of the various games based off of popular Rambo movies from the 1980s)

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)

• Vapor TRX (1998)
  
• Sky Raider (1978)
  
• Cloak & Dagger (1983)
  
• Batman (1992)
  

A Bluffer's Guide to RPGs (Article that explores the origins and evolution of RPGs starting from Dungeons & Dragons to modern games such as Mass Effect and World of Warcraft)

Minority Report: (A look at the little-known gems of the Atari 7800. This one focuses only on Atari 7800 games)

• Ninja Golf
  
• Crossbow
  
• Tank Command
  
• Dark Chambers
  
• Crack'ed
  
• Ballblazer
  
• Water Ski
  
• Desert Falcon
  
• Alien Brigade
  
• Klax
  
• Commando
  
• Food Fight
  
• Jinks
  
• Xenophobe
  
• Scrapyard Dog
  
• Midnight Mutants
  
• Meltdown
  
• Fatal Run
  
• Basketbrawl
  

The Making Of: Gribbly's Day Out (Article on the creation of Hewson Consultants' platformer Gribbly's Day Out for the Commodore 64)

In the Chair: Nigel Alderton (In-depth interview with Nigel Alderton, creator of Chuckie Egg for the ZX Spectrum and who worked on several other Spectrum games such as Rocket Raider and Commando)

Review:

• Rayman Legends (PS3, 360, Wii U, Vita, PC)
  

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

• Alien 8 (Atari 8-Bit)
  
• Classic Game Designer (Sinclair Spectrum)
  
• Lab Escape (Amstrad CPC)
  
• Titanium (Texas Ti99/4a)
  
• Interview with Bruno R Marcos, creator of 8-Bit game Bruce Lee II
  

Mailbag (Letters from the Readers)

Endgame: Beneath a Steel Sky (Retro Gamer spoils the ending cutscene for a retro game)