Everything published in the English edition of Retro-Gamers: reviews, news, features, memories, guides, hardware and interviews.
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A direct, ironic and sometimes bitter conversation with Massimo Magnasciutti about Dynabyte, Nippon Safes Inc., Deluxe Paint, Donna Fatale and the difficult but unforgettable years of Italian adventure games.
The Atari ST was the Amiga’s closest rival: same Motorola 68000, same European market, but two very different hardware philosophies.
Arcade conversions on Amiga were often painful, but not always. From Capcom disasters to successful ports, all the way to the unreleased Snow Bros.
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The third chapter of Amiga vs the Rest of the World looks at the myth of the Sharp X68000 as “the Japanese Amiga”: Capcom arcade ports, U.S. Gold, Workbench, Human68k, demo scene and two very different computer cultures.
Final Fight on Sharp X68000 is one of the finest home conversions of Capcom’s beat ’em up: brutal, physical and still remarkably close to the arcade spirit.
A short interview with David Perry, from Disney’s Aladdin and Earthworm Jim to Shiny Entertainment, Gaikai and new AI-driven creative tools.
The second chapter of “Amiga vs the Rest of the World” tells the moment when PC DOS stopped chasing: VGA, Sound Blaster, hard drives, 386, 486, LucasArts, arcade conversions and Doom changed the balance.
Shadow of the Beast is one of the Amiga’s absolute myths: spectacular, atmospheric and still powerful, but also rigid, cruel and divisive.
The first chapter of “Amiga vs the Rest of the World” revisits the classic comparison between Commodore’s computer and the 16-bit consoles without turning it into a console war. Mega Drive and Super Nintendo were often better suited to fast action games, but the Amiga spoke a different language: floppy disks, music, graphics, demos, European studios and home creativity.
Cool Spot on SNES is an advertising platformer that still works: great animation, good pacing and plenty of personality beyond the 7 Up brand.
Chuck Rock II: Son of Chuck is one of Core Design’s most recognizable Amiga platformers: colorful, funny and technically polished, but also very much a product of its early 1990s design.
God of War II is one of PlayStation 2’s greatest action games: a fierce, spectacular and technically impressive sequel that still defines Kratos’ Greek era.
Tomb Raider on PlayStation is not only the beginning of Lara Croft’s myth. It is a 3D adventure built around solitude, exploration, puzzles and 1990s videogame memory.
Golden Axe turned 1980s barbarian fantasy into pure arcade action: three heroes, spectacular magic, rideable beasts and one of the strongest identities in SEGA’s coin-op history.
From Maniac Mansion and Loom to Monkey Island and Grim Fandango: how LucasArts gave the adventure game its sharpest voice.
Before games explained everything on screen, manuals, maps, comics and paper inserts were part of the experience: objects to read, study, smell, damage, lose and remember.
From Manfred Trenz on Commodore 64 to Factor 5, Chris Hülsbeck, Mega Turrican and the Super Nintendo chapters: the story of a saga that turned home computer limits into legend.
Classic Star Wars games still matter because they turned the films into playable fantasies across arcades, home computers, consoles and online worlds.
NiGHTS into Dreams… is one of the Sega Saturn’s most original games: a flying, musical score-attack experience where Sonic Team turned dreams into arcade design.
Jim Power in Mutant Planet is one of the most striking Amiga platformers of the early 1990s: console-like in style, powerful in sound, but also harsh, nervous and not always balanced.
Nintendo’s cinematic shoot ’em up: fast, spectacular and still one of the purest symbols of arcade action on Nintendo 64.
From his early years at Konami to Metal Gear, from Snatcher and Policenauts to the break with the traditional industry, and finally to the freedom of Kojima Productions: a journey through the work of one of gaming’s most recognizable auteurs.
Superfrog is one of the Amiga’s most iconic platformers: clean, smooth and beloved, but behind the Team17 myth it remains more elegant than truly memorable.
Squaresoft’s biological thriller that turned New York into a mutant nightmare, blending RPG, survival horror and late-1990s cinema.
Street Fighter II on Super Nintendo was not a perfect arcade replica, but it brought the heart of Capcom’s fighting game home and changed 16-bit multiplayer.
Commodore’s decline was not a sudden collapse, but a slow loss of direction, made of missed opportunities and choices that were never truly decisive — while the Amiga continued to be loved.
The Amiga demoscene: when code became art and pushed computers beyond every limit.
The less celebrated Commodore machines that helped build the foundations of home computing.
Two unreleased architectures that still represent the Amiga future Commodore never managed to deliver.
Amiga arrived with graphics, audio and multitasking that were far beyond what most people expected at the time: a machine projected into the future, but placed in the hands of a company that never fully understood what it had.
With the Commodore 64, the computer truly entered the home: a games machine, a tool for discovery and a symbol of an entire generation.
Before football games became television simulations, Sensible World of Soccer put the whole world into a few pixels, one joystick and an endless career.
Before the Commodore 64 became a legend, Commodore had already changed its own destiny: from typewriters and calculators to the first personal computers.
A school memory of buses, smoke, records, credits and endless challenges around a pinball machine that seemed to call the whole bar to attention.
Retro Games Ltd brings back the spirit of the Amiga 1200 in a full-size machine with a working keyboard, HDMI, USB, Workbench and preloaded games.
The last great miracle of the Commodore 64: a fast, colourful and technically astonishing platform game released when the 8-bit machine seemed already out of time.
NEOGEO AES+ brings SNK’s arcade dream back home with cartridge support, HDMI output, a full-size design and an official arcade stick.
A technical and historical look at the Commodore 1541 and 1571, between serial bus limits, high expectations, Datasette comparisons and the clever tricks that made floppy loading faster.
Between Amiga, CD32, Saturn and PlayStation, a personal memory of the years when the future of gaming was discovered through shop windows, arcades and magazines.
OutRun was more than a racing game: it was a seaside arcade ritual, a silent challenge with a friend and a summer memory that still feels alive.
The recovery of the Sega Channel ROMs brings back one of the most fascinating chapters in video game preservation: SEGA imagined digital distribution long before the world was ready.
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis remains one of LucasArts’ finest graphic adventures: sharp writing, clever puzzles and three different paths for an original adventure worthy of Indy’s cinematic legacy.
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge is LucasArts at its creative peak: brilliant writing, memorable puzzles, rich pirate atmosphere and an almost perfect balance of comedy, mystery and melancholy.
Aladdin on Mega Drive remains one of the most spectacular Disney platformers of the 16-bit era, with superb animation, arcade pace and visual magic that still holds up.
How to use an external Gotek on Amiga 500 while keeping the original floppy drive, with a DF0 selector, external cable and safety tips.
How to turn an Amiga 600, 1200, 4000, and even an Amiga 500 into a faster, quieter and more practical machine with Workbench and WHDLoad.
Lionheart is one of the Amiga’s finest achievements: a spectacular fantasy action game that still combines technical wonder with real playability.
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