Retro Gamer # 243

Published 16th February Join us as we celebrate the games that defined the Eighties. We pick out 80 fantastic games, speak to developers and chart how games evolved during this exciting period. We also go behind the scenes of SimCopter, pay tribute to Roger Kean and tell you everything you need to know about Aliens and The Way Of The Exploding Fist The 80s: A Decade Of Incredible Games We look back at this fascinating period of gaming, speak to the developers who were there and reveal 80 games that defined the era for us Roger Kean: A Lasting Legacy Friends pay tribute to the editor of magazines such as Crash and Zzap!64 who left his mark on the many gaming mags that followed Making Ofs This month we go behind the scenes of Will Wright’s SimCopter and discover what happened when Domark crossed football with platforming in Marko’s Magic Football Ultimate Guide We revisit Gregg Barnett’s fantastic karate simulator The Way Of The Exploding Fist and explain why Konami’s brilliant Aliens arcade game is still worth playing And much more, including… Trashman, Jeff Minter, Cobra Triangle, Cosmic Smash, Chris Lancaster, Enigma Variations, TurboGrafx-16, Contra 4, Homebrew, Wii Classic Controller