2019-04-01_Retro_Gamer

» [Xbox] We’d argue Silent Hill 2 is not only the best game in the series, but one of the best sur vival horrors full-stop.

» [Mega Drive] Micro Machines 2, a game that ’s per fect

for shor t blasts of gaming. It ’s still quite cheap, too.

» [ Z X Spectrum] P Hardy, you’re in luck. Graeme Mason

loves 2000 AD so we’re sure he’ll put an ar ticle together.

created a Rogue Trooper game. I also

vaguely remember a sideways scrolling

shooter about Strontium Dog on some

obscure C64 compilation, too.

Any insight would be most helpful.

Thanks and yours faithfully,

P Hardy

You’re right, there have been a

fair few games based on 2000AD

comics. We’ll do a little digging

around, find a suitable freelancer

and see if Rebellion is up for a chat,

as it now owns the licence to these

games along with the actual comic.

SILENT IS GOLDEN

Dear Darran,

Your recent issue that examined

Resident Evil 2 really brought back some

memories and was great. My favourite

videogame of all time is Silent Hill 2. Is

there any chance you would be looking

to do a main lead feature in the near

future examining this pivotal game? If

you have already done so, please let me

know what issue it was but I do think it

deserves its own cover.

Best wishes,

Duncan Bunce

You’ve got great taste in games

Duncan. Silent Hill 2 is a game we’d

love to cover in more detail, but

the members of Team Silent have

scattered to the four winds. There’s

a possibility of us doing an Ultimate

Guide though, so we’re sure we can

do something. In the meantime,

check out our two-page Making Of

with Masahiro Ito in issue 108.

JUST BURSTING

Dear Retro Gamer Team,

I love collecting games. It’s a hobby of

mine. I’m currently attending secondary

school and (somehow) get some time

to play games. I would like to know

if you could suggest a good game to

play in 15-30 minute bursts. Preferably,

a game for the Mega Drive or the

GameCube, but any genre would do.

Also, keep up the amazing subscriber

exclusive covers!

Yours sincerely,

Cayden L

Glad to hear you like the subscriber

covers. If you’re looking for a thrill

ride, we think you should try Micro

Machines 2: Turbo Tournament.

You can race around each track in a

few minutes and it offers plenty of

replay value with friends.

PINBALL HEAVEN

Dear Retro Gamer,

Please, could you run an article on

pinball games in the future? I’m a huge

BUG SQUASHER

STAR LETTER

Dear Retro Gamer,

One feature I would like to see

periodically in Retro Gamer

magazine is a ‘Bug Report’ section,

a column about bugs which had

the potential to ruin otherwise

fantastic games.

My contribution is for Ocean’s

The Great Escape. One mission

involved giving an item to a fellow

prisoner at roll call so he could

case a diversion while the player

attempted to escape. However,

every time I tried this, the game

froze and had to be reloaded!

Whether this was just a

faulty copy I had or was a more

widespread problem I do not

know, but I found it was a rather

annoying problem in an otherwise

excellent title.

Yours faithfully,

D O’Conner

That’s a really good idea. Darran

always used to get annoyed

with constantly dying over and

over again in Jet Set Willy if

you entered certain screens in a

specific way, so it’s an idea that

definitely has some legs. Have a

prize while we think about the

best way to put your idea into

these hallowed pages.

» [ Z X Spectrum] Did you have any games ruined by annoying bugs? Write in and let us know.

HOLY DROK!

Dear Retro Gamer,

I am a relative newcomer to the mag,

and this is the first time I have written

in, but I must compliment the RG team

on such an excellent magazine!

Secondly I have a question, and

apologies if this has already been done

in earlier issues. Could you possibly run

an article on all the games produced

featuring characters from 2000 AD, a

comic I loved in my youth?

I know there have been several

games based on the iconic lawman

Judge Dredd, while Rebellion also

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