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Crash Bandicoot turns 25 – How Naughty Dog transformed Willie the Wombat into a PlayStation icon
Feature 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
Quake turns 25: John Romero looks back on the legendary FPS that almost tore id Software apart
Feature The making of Quake is a story of messy, ambitious development that changed the Doom and Wolfenstein creators forever
This handheld PS2 is like the Sony Switch circa 2000
News The 'PS2 Eclipse' uses the original PS2 motherboard and PS Vita buttons
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”
New Retro Gamer discusses Yasuyuki Oda's big plans for The King Of Fighters XV
News Retro Gamer 222 looks back over the iconic fighting franchise
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
Feature 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
Feature Former head of Sonic Team Yuji Naka reflects on the making of Sonic the Hedgehog
"Yes, we did go to the zoo and observe the gorillas": The making of Donkey Kong Country
Feature How Rare and Nintendo came together to reinvent Donkey Kong and create one of the most iconic games of the '90s
GOG Summer Sale partners with Retro Gamer to highlight 17 retro games going cheap
News Three classic Tomb Raider games, Metal Gear Solid, and Diablo are one a few from the list
From Shogo to Shadow of War: Charting the chaotic, creative history of Monolith Productions
Feature 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
Feature 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
Feature 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
The history of TimeSplitters: "We naively thought that EA are better at selling games than Eidos"
Feature Retro Gamer looks back (or forward?) at the cult FPS from the team that once reinvented the genre on console
The history of Animal Crossing: How the series evolved from an N64 oddity to a Nintendo Switch system seller
Feature As Animal Crossing turns 20, we reflect on the impact and evolution of the series from Dobutsu no Mori to Animal Crossing: New Horizons
The making of Clock Tower: "The most important thing for me was the stillness"
Feature A Japanese classic steeped in all the excess of cult Italian horror, creator Hifumi Kono takes us through the development of Clock Tower
Retro Gamer celebrates Capcom's arcade legacy with 8 collectible covers
News Exclusive artwork highlights the best of the arcade juggernaut
