Retro Gamer magazine #177

PostRetro Gamer magazine #177 by **jawafour** » Thu Jan 25, 2018 1:13 pm

Retro Gamer Magazine
Published by Future
Load 177 - on sale 25 January 2018

Radar
> 2018 - Year of the Spectrum, Collector's Corner, Back to the Noughties - January 2001

Features
> Retro Revival: Roland on the Ropes
> The All Time Greatest Game Systems (reader vote results - 40 pages!)

30 to 21

20 to 11

10 to 1

> Retro Revival: Rocket Knight Adventures
> The Making Of: Venture (4 pages)
> Classic Moments: Super Skidmarks
> Licence to Thrill: Big Trouble in Little China (4 pages)
> The Unconverted: Fighting Layer
> From the Archives: Looking Glass Technologies (6 pages)
> Retro Revivial: Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
> The Making Of: Earthworm Jim 2 (4 pages)
> The Ultimate Guide To: Castle of Illusion - Master System (6 pages)
> In The Chair With: Tony "Tiny" Williams (6 pages)
> Retro Revival: Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3
> Retro Rated: Super Retro-Cade, Pinball FX 3, A Hat In Time, Stern Pinball Arcade, Okami
> Gamers Homebrew (4 pages)
> Mailbag

Other
> The cover features a selection of game system images, tying into the reader vote results
> The next issue is on sale 22 February and features GoldenEye 007, Enduro Racer, The history of Football Manager, The Need for Speed, MUD and more!
> Subscription offer: £10.50 a quarter - click here

PostRe: Retro Gamer magazine #177 by **Floex** » Thu Jan 25, 2018 1:19 pm

Don’t think I can argue with that top 5, classic after classic.

PostRe: Retro Gamer magazine #177 by **OrangeRKN** » Thu Jan 25, 2018 1:56 pm

There is a clear retro bias in that list, unacceptable

PSP was robbed

PostRe: Retro Gamer magazine #177 by **Winckle** » Thu Jan 25, 2018 2:20 pm

PC - 16th. I suppose most people who would be inclined to vote PC would be reading a different magazine.

Gemini73 · PostRe: Retro Gamer magazine #177 by **Gemini73** » Thu Jan 25, 2018 4:22 pm

03 - Sony PlayStation
01 - Nintendo SNES

These two are in the wrong positions. Must have been a typo.

Actually, Dreamcast should be higher up than the SNES and MD.

Here's the original top 10.

10 - Nintendo Gamecube
09 - Sinclair Spectrum
08 - Commodore 64
07 - Nintendo 64
06 - Sony PlayStation 2
05 - Commodore Amiga 500
04 - PC
03 - Microsoft Xbox 360
02 - Sega Dreamcast
01 - Sony PlayStation

Magazine needs to be recalled.

PostRe: Retro Gamer magazine #177 by **Hypes** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 12:08 pm

Do you think Dreamcast gets looked at with rose-tinted specs, moreso because it was Sega's last console? Also, the limited time it was out for?

PostRe: Retro Gamer magazine #177 by **Preezy** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 12:13 pm

Hyperion wrote:Do you think Dreamcast gets looked at with rose-tinted specs, moreso because it was Sega's last console? Also, the limited time it was out for?

Without knowing what they're using as characteristics for "Greatness", I would definitely rank the Dreamcast in my top 5 best looking consoles. It's a beauty :wub:

The controller isn't the best though.

PostRe: Retro Gamer magazine #177 by **Hypes** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 12:17 pm

Preezy wrote:
Hyperion wrote:Do you think Dreamcast gets looked at with rose-tinted specs, moreso because it was Sega's last console? Also, the limited time it was out for?

Without knowing what they're using as characteristics for "Greatness", I would definitely rank the Dreamcast in my top 5 best looking consoles. It's a beauty

The controller isn't the best though.

It is. I've always considered picking one up and starting a little retro collection. But that controller... :dread:

PostRe: Retro Gamer magazine #177 by **AndyXL** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 7:08 pm

My top 5:

1. SNES
2. NES
3. N64
4. Dreamcast
5. Gameboy

Having a Dreamcast back then was like owning an arcade machine in your home.

But nothing comes remotely close to the SNES.

Gemini73 · PostRe: Retro Gamer magazine #177 by **Gemini73** » Fri Jan 26, 2018 7:13 pm

Hyperion wrote:Do you think Dreamcast gets looked at with rose-tinted specs, moreso because it was Sega's last console? Also, the limited time it was out for?

No I don't think so. Both of mine unfortunately died because the consoles build quality was dire, but Dreamcast was home to some cracking games. Hooray for emulation.

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