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Printed and published in the UK by Imagine Publishing, '''Retro Gamer''' is almost exclusively dedicated to re-visiting the halcyon days of 8-bit and 16-bit gaming (with the odd splash of 32-bit to provide controversy!)
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'''''Retro Gamer''''' is a magazine which is printed and published in the UK by [http://www.imagine-publishing.co.uk/ Imagine Publishing]. It is almost exclusively dedicated to re-visiting the halcyon days of 8-bit and 16-bit gaming (with the odd splash of 32-bit to provide controversy!)
  
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Each issue (currently priced at £4.99) features a range of articles with a wide reaching brief to entice as many readers in as possible, and as a result the [[CPC]] and some of its games have been featured a number of times (although not as much as most of us would like - such is the nature of personal prejudice!)
  
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Each issue (currently priced at £4.99) features a range of articles with a wide reaching brief to entice as many readers in as possible, and as a result the [[CPC]] and some of her games have been featured a number of times (although not as much as most of us would like - such is the nature of personal prejudice!)
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== List of Amstrad CPC games reviewed in ''Retro Gamer'' ==
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{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%"
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!Name!!Issue!!Page!!Rating!!Comments
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|-
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|''[[The Smirking Horror]]''||10||15||65%||
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|-
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|''[[Columns CPC]]''||10||16||75%||
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|-
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|''[[Yarkon Blues]]''||12||15||75%||
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|-
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|''[[Iron Sphere]]''||18||79||7/10||
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|-
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|''[[Groops!]]''||40||16||86%||
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|-
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|''[[Magical Drop CPC]]''||48||97||62%||
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|-
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|''[[Star Sabre]]''||51||96||88%||
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|-
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|''[[Mariano the Dragon in Capers in Cityland]]''||53||96||78%||[[ZX Spectrum]] version was also reviewed
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|-
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|''[[3D Deathchase]]''||54||96||82%||
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|-
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|''[[Sudoku]]''||57||100||89%||ZX Spectrum version was also reviewed
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|-
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|''[[Frogger]]''||59||103||89%||
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|-
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|''[[Sort'em]]''||61||105||71%||
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|-
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|''[[BeTiled!]]''||63||99||88%||
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|-
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|''[[Nanako in Classic Japanese Monster Castle]]''||66||99||82%||
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|-
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|''[[Sewer Rat]]''||68||99||51%||
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|-
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|''[[Sudoku Master]]''||69||99||81%||
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|-
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|''[[Robotron: 6128]]''||71||99||63%||
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|''[[Rick Dangerous 128+]]''||74||99||85%||
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|''[[Dead on Time]]''||77||98||93%||Awarded a ''Retro Gamer'' Sizzler
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|''[[Orion Prime]]''||83||98||92%||
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|''[[Cheril of the Bosque]]''||84||101||83%||
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|''[[Uwol 2]]''||88||101||62%||
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|''[[Sub Hunter]]''||89||100||90%||Awarded a ''Retro Gamer'' Sizzler
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|''[[Hora Bruja]]''||91||101||67%||
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|-
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|''[[BB4CPC]]''||100||104||87%||
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|''[[R-Type]]'' (Easter Egg remake)||101||100||82%||
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|-
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|''[[Imaginario Colectivo]]''||108||103||59%||
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|''[[Totems]]''||111||105||86%||
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|''[[Knights and Demons]]''||115||104||84%||ZX Spectrum and [[MSX]] versions were also reviewed
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|''[[Invasion of the Zombie Monsters]]''||116||105||83%||
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== Links ==
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* [http://www.retrogamer.net/ Official web site]

Revision as of 15:21, 21 June 2013

Retro Gamer is a magazine which is printed and published in the UK by Imagine Publishing. It is almost exclusively dedicated to re-visiting the halcyon days of 8-bit and 16-bit gaming (with the odd splash of 32-bit to provide controversy!)

Each issue (currently priced at £4.99) features a range of articles with a wide reaching brief to entice as many readers in as possible, and as a result the CPC and some of its games have been featured a number of times (although not as much as most of us would like - such is the nature of personal prejudice!)

List of Amstrad CPC games reviewed in Retro Gamer

Name Issue Page Rating Comments
The Smirking Horror 10 15 65%
Columns CPC 10 16 75%
Yarkon Blues 12 15 75%
Iron Sphere 18 79 7/10
Groops! 40 16 86%
Magical Drop CPC 48 97 62%
Star Sabre 51 96 88%
Mariano the Dragon in Capers in Cityland 53 96 78% ZX Spectrum version was also reviewed
3D Deathchase 54 96 82%
Sudoku 57 100 89% ZX Spectrum version was also reviewed
Frogger 59 103 89%
Sort'em 61 105 71%
BeTiled! 63 99 88%
Nanako in Classic Japanese Monster Castle 66 99 82%
Sewer Rat 68 99 51%
Sudoku Master 69 99 81%
Robotron: 6128 71 99 63%
Rick Dangerous 128+ 74 99 85%
Dead on Time 77 98 93% Awarded a Retro Gamer Sizzler
Orion Prime 83 98 92%
Cheril of the Bosque 84 101 83%
Uwol 2 88 101 62%
Sub Hunter 89 100 90% Awarded a Retro Gamer Sizzler
Hora Bruja 91 101 67%
BB4CPC 100 104 87%
R-Type (Easter Egg remake) 101 100 82%
Imaginario Colectivo 108 103 59%
Totems 111 105 86%
Knights and Demons 115 104 84% ZX Spectrum and MSX versions were also reviewed
Invasion of the Zombie Monsters 116 105 83%

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