Retro Gamer’s special 200th issue arrives

Bring out the fizzy pop and sugary snacks – it’s party time at Retro Gamer. The British publication, which launched in 2004, has reached the 200th issue milestone. The new issue – hitting newsstands 31st October – has been in the planning for months, with the team working hard to create something special. With our …

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New Retro Gamer comes with C64 goodies

Early in the magazine’s life, Retro Gamer often came with a CD-ROM filled with various homebrew games and ‘80s classics. But as the UK publication grew the cover CD was eventually dropped in favour of focusing attention elsewhere. This month – thirteen years since the last Retro Gamer cover disc – a free CD once …

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Retro Gamer brings back Super Play for a one-off special

Last month Retro Gamer magazine teased the return of a classic ‘90s gaming mag. Making good on their word, the latest issue – #172 – comes packaged with a 52-page Super Play tribute magazine. Super Play is regarded as one of the finest Nintendo magazines of its era, mostly due to its focus on import …

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Retro Gamer reaches 100

The 100th issue of Retro Gamer has arrived and as you may have guessed, it’s rather special. The editors have been keeping the contents a secret for the past few months but now those secrets are out of the bag. Quite literally in this case – for possibly the first time ever the magazine comes …

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Wheely good

There is, apparently, a shortage of official Nintendo Wii Wheels. But worry not – issue 23 of NGamer (which is due to reach newsagents next week) comes with a free steering wheel shaped piece of plastic. Which isn’t a bad freebie at all, really. In other magazine related news, Retro Gamer hits nifty fifty this …

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