Retro Gamer is the world's biggest - and longest-running - magazine dedicated to classic games, from ZX Spectrum, to NES and PlayStation. Relaunched in 2005, Retro Gamer has become respected within the industry as the authoritative word on classic gaming, thanks to its passionate and knowledgeable writers, with in-depth interviews of numerous acclaimed veterans, including Shigeru Miyamoto, Yu Suzuki, Peter Molyneux and Trip Hawkins.
Latest articles by Retro Gamer Team

The latest issue of Retro Gamer Celebrates Sonic The Hedgehog 3
By Retro Gamer Team published
News Takashi Iizuka looks back at the classic Mega Drive game

Don’t miss Retro Gamer’s Sega special
By Retro Gamer Team published
News Issue 247 features OutRun 2 and includes a fantastic 32-page book

The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks carried the Phantom Hourglass torch to the next station
By Tom Sykes published
Feature Another sleeper hit for the DS that's well worth a return ticket today

A Tomb Raider double-bill hits Retro Gamer 145
By Retro Gamer Team published
News Lara's original devs revisit a digital legend

Remembering Zelda 2: The Adventures of Link, a sequel that dared to be different
By Alex Dale published
FEATURE Exploring the underrated, sometimes unfairly derided classic

The first Legend of Zelda game is a masterpiece that has enthralled us for almost 40 years
By Retro Gamer Team published
FEATURE And here's why it's still well-worth playing today

Celebrate the 80s with Retro Gamer
By Retro Gamer Team published
News This month’s feature reveals the decade’s defining games

Retro Gamer reveals the Amiga’s defining games
By Retro Gamer Team published
News Discover the classics that shaped Commodore’s 16-bit computer

The making of Alien Resurrection: Why did the high-profile movie tie-in arrive three years late?
By Retro Gamer Team published
FEATURE Lost in space

The evolution of Project Gotham: from Metropolis Street Racer to the original Xbox and beyond
By Retro Gamer Team published
FEATURE The chequered history of how Metropolis Street Racer transformed into Project Gotham Racing

The evolution of Wipeout from the devs behind the futuristic racer series
By Rory Milne, Darran Jones published
Feature Retro Gamer speaks to key creatives behind the Wipeout series to explore its evolution

The making of BioShock: How Irrational Games created an FPS that's still celebrated 15 years on
By Adam Barnes published
Feature This year marked the 15th anniversary of BioShock, Retro Gamer looks back on the development of the celebrated FPS

Retro Gamer celebrates the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
By Retro Gamer Team published
News Discover the turtles’ many classic videogames

Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami on the making of a horror classic: "one by one staff would resign from the job"
By Retro Gamer Team last updated
Feature Retro Gamer investigates the making of Resident Evil, 25 years on from its PlayStation debut

Exploring the legacy of Fatal Fury: The legendary fighting game series that's returning after 23 years
By Nick Thorpe published
Feature Looking back on the history of Fatal Fury, SNK's fighting series that's set to return more than 20 years later

Capcom wants Street Fighter to be around in another 35 years
By Retro Gamer Team published
News Retro Gamer 236 grapples with three and a half decades of the iconic fighter

Discover the greatest lightgun games of all time in Retro Gamer magazine
By Retro Gamer Team published
News Plus Donkey Kong, Wonderboy, and D&D

How Super Mario Kart and dance music created WipEout
By Retro Gamer Team published
News Retro Gamer outlines the making of the racing classic

Retro Gamer celebrates the Spectrum’s 40th anniversary
By Retro Gamer Team published
News And looks back at Simpsons Hit & Run

Monkey Island creators recount the origins of its infamous Insult Sword Fighting
By Josh West published
Feature Ron Gilbert and Tim Schafer reflect on 30 years of fighting like dairy farmers ahead of Return to Monkey Island

The creators of Earthworm Jim on what’s in store for his new Amico adventure
By Retro Gamer Team published
News David Perry, Tommy Tallarico and Nick Bruty outline the past and future of Earthworm Jim

Developers reveal their favourite SNES games in Retro Gamer
By Retro Gamer Team, Ali Jones published
News Plus Top Gear on the SNES and Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
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