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This is the official editorial account of Retro Gamer magazine. All posts are from the mag team. For subscription issues please email help@magazinesdirect.com
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The new issue of Retro Gamer is on sale now and includes a fantastic Super Mario Bros calendar. Look out for it in shops or grab it directly from us.
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November 29, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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It's always fun when arcade games get hidden features at home, like this secret stage which only exists in the Master System version of Pac-Mania. Coin World seems like the kind of place we'd enjoy visiting, really!

Do you have any favourite exclusive secrets in home conversions of arcade games?
A screenshot of Pac-Mania for the Master System. Pac-Man is in a secret stage with a purple floor and walls made of gold coins, and he's hungrily eyeing up a nearby burger.
November 28, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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The new issue of Retro Gamer is on sale and celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Xbox 360. It also features an amazing calendar covering 40 years of Super Mario Bros. Buy it in shops now!
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November 26, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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Do you remember Crispy Chicken Publishing's short-lived Gizmondo Power magazine? Of course you don't, because it wasn't real! This "advert" appeared in issue 1 of 360, which launched in the summer of 2005. With the Xbox 360 still months away, jokes like this helped to fill pages.
A joke advert for Gizmondo Power!, a magazine purporting to cover the disastrous handheld from Tiger Telematics. Promised features include a Q&A with Dean Gaffney, reader reviews, and a feature on why the PSP is "a right bag of old shite!"
November 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Retro Gamer 279 celebrates 20 years of the Xbox 360! The magazine also includes a 2026 Mario calendar.

Also inside: Stormbringer, Pipe Mania, Mega Man X, Real Bout Fatal Fury 2, Brian Shea, Terminator games and much more.

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The cover of Retro Gamer 279, featuring the Xbox 360 on a green background.
November 20, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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We've been chatting about how some series handled the jump from 2D to 3D more gracefully than others, and here are some examples of the ones we think really nailed it.

Which games do you think made the best transition from 2D to 3D?

Some replies will appear in the magazine.
A screenshot of Super Mario 64 for the N64. In Bob-Omb Battlefield, Mario has just squashed a Goomba on a wooden ramp. A screenshot of Grand Theft Auto III for the PS2. The player is driving an unremarkable car along an urban road at night. A screenshot of Metroid Prime for the GameCube. Samus is blasting a boss enemy while Metroids hover around in the foreground. A screenshot of Ninja Gaiden for the Xbox. Ryu Hayabusa is in a bloodstained indoor environment, slicing through an enemy ninja with his sword.
November 19, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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Knuckles' Chaotix gave the echidna his first starring role, but it has become pricey due to a lack of official ports leaving it stranded on the disastrous 32X.

Do you have it? When and where did you get it, how much did you pay, and which region is it?

Some replies will appear in the magazine.
A screenshot of Knuckles Chaotix for the Mega Drive 32X. Knuckles has thrown Vector upwards in order to hit a power-up monitor.
November 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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It's natural to want to share the gaming hobby with your kids, but how do you start them off? Do you favour a simple retro game, or go with a new game they can talk about with friends?

What was the first game your children played?

Some replies will be printed in the magazine.
An image from an old Intellivision advert, showing a father and son playing Space Armada together.
November 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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We're not sure what the weather is like where you are, but the start of our week has been a very rainy one. We wouldn't mind so much, if the local scenery could match the beauty of this classic King Of Fighters 99 stage.

Do you have any favourite rainy stages in videogames?
A screenshot of King Of Fighters 99 for the Neo Geo. Fighting in a park during a spell of heavy rain, Kim hits K' with a high kick while Benimaru poses in a misguided attempt at assistance.
November 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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The latest issue features the Banjo-Kazooie series on the cover and is on sale now. Grab it in stores or directly from us
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November 1, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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The latest issue of Retro Gamer is on sale now and features.
Banjo-Kazooie
Operation Wolf
Th Great Escape
Lumines: Puzzle Fusion
Steve Jarratt
kill.switch
8-bit jobs
Magicland 2
Sonic 2
Burning Rangers
And more
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October 29, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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What's your favourite Xbox Live Arcade game and why? Some answers will appear in the magazine. (Image ©Microsoft).
October 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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The Xbox 360 may have ushered in the HD era of gaming, but Nick primarily played his on tiny standard definition TVs.

Did you make the jump to HDTV when you got your first HD-ready console - or even before? If not, how long did you wait to upgrade?

Some replies will be printed in the magazine.
A small table with a silver 14" portable CRT TV and an Xbox 360 next to it. Other consoles surround them, including a PS2, a Mega Drive and a Dreamcast.
October 20, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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Sad news to hear that Tomonobu Itagaki, the genius behind the likes of Dead Or Alive and Ninja Gaiden has passed away at the age of 58. Our thoughts go out to all his friends and family. (Image Team Ninja)
October 16, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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What have you been playing this week, or what are you hoping to play at the weekend?

Nick's been spending a bit of time with the Xbox 360, revisiting games like Project Gotham Racing 3.
A screenshot of Project Gotham Racing 3 for the Xbox 360. The streets of London have been turned into a race track on a sunny day. A red car chases a silver car around a sharp right turn, near the Victoria Tower of the Palace of Westminster.
October 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Today, Nick's been thinking about Kurushi (or Intelligent Qube, as it's known elsewhere in the world) - a PlayStation puzzle game that probably wasn't intended to be as nightmarish as its demo disc appearance made it seem.
October 7, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Are you a Banjo-Kazooie fan? If so, we want to know your favourite memories of the bird and the bear.

Maybe you grew up with the N64 and GBA games, or loved Nuts & Bolts? Did you go crazy for their crossover appearances? No matter what, they all count.

Some replies will be printed in the magazine.
Promotional art featuring Mumbo Jumbo, Banjo and Kazooie (L-R).
October 1, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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The latest issue of the magazine is now on sale and celebrates 25 years of the Total Wars series. Grab it in shops now or buy it directly from us.
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September 30, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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Included in this month's Retro Gamer – a special issue of Nintendo Magazine! Featuring 80 pages of information about Nintendo Switch 2 and upcoming games.
You can grab issue 277 in stores or online now. www.magazinesdirect.com/uk/single-is...
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September 26, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Retro Gamer 277 is out today, celebrating 25 years of the Total War series. Also inside: World Series Baseball, The Chaos Engine 2, Mortal Kombat 3, Heretic, Bully, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace and much more.

Pick it up in shops or buy online at: www.magazinesdirect.com/uk/retro-gam...
The cover of Retro Gamer 277, with the 25th anniversary of the Total War strategy game series as the main feature.
September 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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You just know there are going to be shenanigans when two unorthodox fighters like Yoshimitsu and Voldo square off. Who even starts a fight by sitting on the ground?
September 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Burning Rangers is a firefighting game famous for pushing the Saturn hardware to its limits, and its English versions are now expensive. Do you own it? If so, let us know when and where you got it, the rough price you paid and which region it's for.

Some replies will be printed in the magazine.
A PAL copy of Burning Rangers for the Sega Saturn. A screenshot of regular stage gameplay in Burning Rangers. Tillis, a young woman in an orange jumpsuit and high-tech firefighting equipment, is in an industrial location, standing in front of a raging fire that blocks the path ahead. A screenshot of a boss battle in Burning Rangers. Shou, a young man in a blue jumpsuit and high-tech firefighting equipment, stands on a metal mesh platform floating in a room flooded with water. A blue explosion is visible to his left, and a large robotic fish is swimming in the water in the centre-right of the picture.
September 17, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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From the mid-Nineties, powerful new hardware enabled platform games to take a big leap into 3D - one taken by both established stars like Mario and Sonic, as well as fresh newcomers. What's your favourite 3D platformer from the Nineties?

Some replies will be printed in the magazine.
A screenshot from Super Mario 64. Mario stands atop a flying carpet travelling along a rainbow path, in a blue sky filled with floating platforms. A screnshot of Croc: Legend of the Gobbos. Croc hangs on to a purple balloon as it transports him from one grassy platform to another, with a caged Gobbo on the destination platform. A screenshot of Banjo-Kazooie. Banjo and Kazooie swim through murky water, past a huge metal fish called Clanker. Is it a shark or a whale? Nobody seems able to decide. A screenshot of Sonic Adventure. Sonic makes a daring leap between icicles hanging from the ceiling, in order to cross a gap that Tails is casually flying over.
September 16, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Celebrate the release of @sega-west.bsky.social and @lizardcube.bsky.social excellent Shinobi: Art Of Vengeance by buying our new issue, which covers the entire series. Grab it in shops or from
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September 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Issue 276 of Retro Gamer is on sale today, and we're looking back at the evolution of the Shinobi series! Also inside: Championship Sprint, Frontier: Elite II, Final Fantasy VI, Descent, Jak And Daxter and much more.

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The cover of Retro Gamer issue 276, featuring artwork of Joe Musashi from The Revenge Of Shinobi.
August 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM