Retro Gamer Issue 125

Retro Radar:

Rubber-keyed Revival (Interview with Steve Wilcox of Elite Systems about the Kickstarter-funded Bluetooth ZX Spectrum)

Retro Diary: 6 February - 4 March (Overview of Major Gaming Moments)

• 6 February 1991 - Capcom's Street Fighter II: The World Warrior debuts in arcades
  
• 7 February 2013 - After Burner Climax releases for iOS platforms
  
• 8 February 2008 - Nitrobike releases in the Europe on the Nintendo Wii
  
• 14 February 1991 - DMA Design's Lemmings releases for the Commodore Amiga
  
• 15 February 2008 - Cooking Mama 2: Dinner With Friends releases in Europe on the Nintendo DS
  
• 17 February 1999 - Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri releases in Europe on the PC
  
• 17 February 2006 - LucasArts' Star Wars: Empire at War releases Europe on the PC
  
• 20 February 1987 - Konami's Contra releases in arcades
  
• 22 February 2002 - RPG Golden Sun releases in Europe on the Game Boy Advance
  
• 22 February 2008 - Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity releases on the Wii
  
• 23 February 1999 - Marvel Super Heroes Vs Street Fighter releases on the PlayStation in the U.S.
  
• 24 February 2006 - Criterion's first-person shooter Black releases on the PS2 and XBOX
  
• 26 February 2010 - Heavy Rain releases for the PS3 in Europe
  
• 27 February 2009 - Silent Hill: Homecoming releases in Europe on the PS3 and XBOX 360
  
• 28 February 2003 - Pac-Man World 2 releases in Europe on the PS2
  
• 28 February 2014 - Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy releases in the U.S. for the Nintendo 3DS
  
• 1 March 1987 - Namco releases Rolling Thunder 2 in arcades
  
• 2 March 2007 - Sonic and the Secret Rings releases in Europe on the Wii
  
• 2 March 1982 - Atari's Pac-Man releases for the 2600
  

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

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

Cover Story: Ultimate Guide: Paperboy (An in-depth look at the Atari arcade game Paperboy, including interview with John Salwitz, lead designer on the game and overview of the various conversions of the game)

A Moment With... (Interview with Charles Cecil, whose recent Kickstarter project, The Serpent's Curse, launched at the end of 2013)

Resurrecting Putty Squad (A look at how, after 19 years from the original release date, the Amiga 1200 version of Putty Squad is finally released)

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

• Star Fighter 3000
  
• Fireball II
  
• Blowpipe
  
• Mr Doo
  
• Big Hunter in Space
  
• Enigma
  
• Ixion
  
• E-Type
  
• Apocalypse
  
• Moon Quake
  
• Blitz
  
• Chocks Away
  
• Talisman
  
• Paradroid 2000
  
• Top Banana
  
• Super Pool
  
• Hamsters
  
• Alerion
  
• Castle Black Heart
  

The Making Of: Paradroid (An in-depth look at the creation of Paradroid for the Commodore 64)

The Translation Kings (Feature that explores the people working today to translate Japan-only games such as Mother 3 and re-translate those games, such as Breath of Fire 2, that really needed it)

The History Of: Toejam & Earl (Feature that explores the history of the Toejam & Earl franchise, from the original top-down Mega Drive game to the last installment on the original XBOX)

Retro Gamer Movie Licence Awards (Retro Gamer spotlights the 10 greatest games based on movies)

• Best Technical Design: Die Hard Trilogy (PlayStation)
  
• Best Animated Feature: Aladdin (Various)
  
• Best Score: Robocop (Game Boy)
  
• Best Voice Acting: Ghostbusters (Commodore 64)
  
• Best Set-Piece: Star Wars (Arcade)
  
• Best Visual Effects: Toy Story (Mega Drive)
  
• Best Director: Cobra (ZX Spectrum)
  
• Best Sound Design: Aliens (Various)
  
• Best Foreign Language: Sweet Home (Famicom)
  
• Best Picture: Goldeneye 007 (Nintedno 64)
  

The Making of: Sinistar (An in-depth look at the creation of Sinistar for arcades)

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

Atari 8-Bit - 35 Years Young (Feature that looks back at the 13-year life of the Atari 8-Bit computer, a system that had been worked on before the original Atari 2600 had even been released)

The Making of: Battletoads (An in-depth look at the creation of the Rare's Battletoads for the Nintendo Entertainment System)

In The Chair: Howell Ivy (In-depth interview with Howell Ivy, who worked on games such as the infamous arcade game Death Race, and the original arcade versions of Virtua Fighter and Daytona USA)

Reviews:

• NES Remix (Wii U)
  
• Putty Squad (Amiga 1200)
  
• Nidhogg (PC)
  
• Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (iOS, Android)
  
• 3D Ecco the Dolphin (3DS)
  
• Dr Luigi (Wii U)
  
• 3D Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master (3DS)
  

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

• A Look at Fuze, a computer based on the Raspberry Pi hardware focused on programming in BASIC
  
• SGT Helmet Zero (Commodore Plus/4)
  
• Uncontrolled (Atari ST)
  
• Lamb Chops (Apple II)
  
• Rofaxan 2089 AD (PC)
  
• Barbarians and the Necromancer's Tower (PC)
  
• Tiny Xevivos (PC)
  
• Interview with Ròbert Kisnémeth, author of SGT Helmet Zero
  

Mailbag (Letters from the Readers)

Endgame: Galaga '88 (Retro Gamer spoils the ending cutscene for a retro game)