Latest articles by Retro Gamer Team
50 things that changed gaming, from Computer Space to virtual reality
Features Retro Gamer looks back at 50 moments that had a major impact on the trajectory of games over the last five decades
Pixels to polygons: How 2D games tried to shine in a 3D world
Features Retro Gamer speaks with veteran developers to explore the transition from 2D to 3D
Exploring the resurgence of the low-fi 3D visual style of the PS1 era
Features Chatting with the developers bringing back the early 3D-style of the original PlayStation to try and unlock its untapped potential
The developers behind iconic Star Wars games talk Legends, the Force, and exploring a vast universe
Features Retro Gamer chats with Star Wars Legends video game developers
How the N64 "confidently signposted our way into the 3D future"
Features Retro Gamer takes an in-depth look at the strengths, influence, and legacy of the N64 with veteran developers
The making of Enter the Matrix, the game that defied the foundations of interactive storytelling with messy results
Features The creators of Enter the Matrix reflect on its messy and ambitious development
Retro Gamer Celebrates 20 years of Halo: Combat Evolved
News Master Chief headlines this bumper issue of Retro Gamer
The new Retro Gamer goes hands-on with the Evercade VS console
News And outlines how two N64 games paved the way for GTA3
The making of Resident Evil 4: "By that point in the series, zombies were simply no longer scary to players"
Features Capcom producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi looks back on how this genre defining monster was made
The making of Super Metroid: Looking back at the origins of an all-time classic
Features With Metroid Dread bringing Samus back, Retro Gamer explores the making of one of series' most memorable entries
Crash Bandicoot turns 25 – How Naughty Dog transformed Willie the Wombat into a PlayStation icon
Features Retro Gamer explores how Crash Bandicoot shaped 3D platforming, the PS1, and even Naughty Dog itself
The new Retro Gamer reveals the Nintendo 64 didn’t need to be 64-bit
News Giles Goddard and other veteran coders debunk Nintendo’s popular console
Here's how Star Wars: Republic Commando made clones into characters
News Inspiration came from the US Army
Here's how classic Star Wars games shaped modern lightsaber combat
News "Our team wanted the lightsaber combat to not just be a guy waving a stick around that one-shotted enemies"
From Dark Forces to Battlefront, Retro Gamer charts the history of Star Wars video games
News “When you look at the whole saga, the real hero might be R2-D2”
The ultimate guide to The Legend of Zelda games
Features For its 35th anniversary, we explore the history of the Legend of Zelda series: From the Famicom game that started it all through to the newly released Skyward Sword HD
Celebrate Sonic's 30th Anniversary with the latest issue of Retro Gamer
News Takashi Iizuka admits to Retro Gamer that Sonic’s look needed to be rethought after that first movie trailer dropped in an amazing new Retro Gamer exclusive
Super Mario 64 turns 25: Examining the impact of the N64's most revolutionary game
Features Industry icons join Retro Gamer to look back at the N64 launch title that changed 3D gaming forever: "Mario 64 showed the way forward for the whole industry!"
Sonic the Hedgehog turns 30: How Sega transformed 'Mr Needlemouse' into one of gaming's most enduring icons
Features Former head of Sonic Team Yuji Naka reflects on the making of Sonic the Hedgehog
From Shogo to Shadow of War: Charting the chaotic, creative history of Monolith Productions
Features The story of Monolith Productions is one of eclectic games and technological trailblazing
"The outrage was ridiculous": How Raven Software made one of the most controversial shooters of its time with Soldier of Fortune
Features Discover how Call of Duty: Warzone developer Raven Software created an FPS that would become embroiled in controversy
Looking back at R-Type 2, the arcade sequel that struggled to escape the shadow of its own legacy
Features Retro Gamer charts developer Irem's difficulties in following up on its arcade mega hit
R-Type Final 2 is the star of this month's Retro Gamer
News R-Type Final 2’s Kazuma Kujo reflects on his new game and the long-running franchise
