The newest problem of Retro Gamer is hitting cabinets right this moment, and we’re celebrating the 25 12 months outdated Nintendo 64 by taking a deep take a look at the {hardware}. To learn the way the machine ticked at a technical stage, we converse to builders who labored on nice video games together with Tremendous Mario 64, Banjo-Kazooie, 1080 Snowboarding, Diddy Kong Racing, Excitebike 64 and Star Wars Episode I: Racer.
In fact, that’s not all. Elsewhere within the problem we’ve a tribute to Falcom, the celebrated Japanese RPG developer that has simply reached its fortieth anniversary, in addition to options on the creation of the PS2’s graphical marvel Ghosthunter, the surprisingly powerful The Simpsons: Bart vs The House Mutants and the CD-ROM showcase Litil Divil. You’ll additionally discover an Final Information to Technos’ beat-’em-up sequel Double Dragon II: The Revenge, protecting the arcade sport with a take a look at the entire house conversions, plus a function on the evolution of the ever-popular egg Dizzy. A information to gathering video games for SNK’s magnificent Neo Geo Pocket Shade additionally awaits, as does our common lengthy interview – this time with videogame music veteran Matt Furniss.
You’ll be able to choose up problem 224 of Retro Gamer in all good newsagents, or purchase subscriptions and single points from Magazines Direct.
