Retro Gamer Issue No. 152 2016 - pdf - zeke23

Retro Gamer - Issue 152, 2016

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Retro Gamer is a British magazine, published worldwide, covering retro video games. It was the first commercial magazine to be devoted entirely to the subject. Although launched in January 2004 as a quarterly publication, Retro Gamer soon became a monthly. In 2005, a general decline in gaming and computer magazine readership led to the closure of its publishers, Live Publishing,[1] although the rights to the magazine were later purchased by Imagine Publishing.

The first 18 issues of the magazine came with a coverdisk. It usually contained freeware remakes of retro video games and emulators, but also videos and free commercial PC software such as The Games Factory and The Elder Scrolls: Arena. Some issues had themed CDs containing the entire back catalogue of a publisher such as Durell Llamasoft and Gremlin Graphics.

On 27 September 2005, the magazine's original publishing company, Live Publishing, went into bankruptcy.[1] The magazine's official online forums described the magazine as "finished" shortly before issue #19 was due for release. However, rights to Retro Gamer were purchased by Imagine Publishing in October 2005 and the magazine was re-launched on 8 December 2005.[2] The magazine is now £1 cheaper, but lacks a cover disc. The website was relaunched with a new forum, which can be found at www.retrogamer.net/forum.

The magazine celebrated its 100th issue in March 2012, which included a reprint of the very first issue.

Issue 118 was editor Darran Jones' 100th in charge of the magazine.


Issue 53 (July 2008) of Retro Gamer - The cover art features Konami's Track & Field.

Editor Martyn Carroll (2004-2005)
Darran Jones (2005-present)
Categories Computer and video game magazine
Frequency Monthly (formerly quarterly)
First issue January 2004
Company Live Publishing (2004-2005)
Imagine Publishing (2005-present)
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Website www.retrogamer.net