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"Sony would also turn to Mercury for all their tech demos for publishers": Jeb Mayers talks us through the creation of the portable puzzler

Feature | The mini making of Arthur Maclean's Mercury

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30 years on, developers reflect on Super Metroid's impact: "Like Zelda and Mario, there is almost nothing else out there like it in tone. Still to this day, even"

Feature | Super Metroid: An Enduring Legacy – As Nintendo's sci-fi classic turns 30, Retro Gamer revisits Zebes to speak with developers of both Metroidvanias and actual Metroid games to learn what makes Samus Aran's 2D adventure so special

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"We would look at all the American RPGs and the JRPGs at the time and just go, 'Right, if they're doing it, we're not": Peter Molyneux and John McCormack talk the development of Fable 20 years on

Feature | The Making of Fable: Celebrating 20 years, Retro Gamer talk with Peter Molyneux and John McCormack about the highs and lows of creating Fable

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26 years on, developers discuss the massive impact Metal Gear Solid had on the industry: "This was going much further than all previous action games. And that was totally inspiring"

Feature | The Impact of Metal Gear Solid: Retro Gamer talks with a selection of developers about the stealth game's 1998 release, and how it changed the industry forever

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"The PSP was one of the first machines that had the hardware to allow you to play 'proper console games' on the go": Developers celebrate 20 years of Sony's handheld

Feature | "We're in the big leagues now": Retro Gamer talks to the devs and media who worked with the PlayStation Portable from its 2004 launch

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26 years later, Codemasters' Chris Southall talks Colin McRae Rally: "We wanted to do something that was an authentic rally experience for the hardware of the time"

Feature | The Evolution of Colin McRae Rally: Retro Gamer talks with former Codemasters creative Chris Southall on the racing series' legacy

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"Beyond Good and Evil's influence is 2000% Miyazaki": 21 years on, the developers behind Ubisoft's cult classic reflect on how it came to be

Feature | The Making of Beyond Good and Evil: Retro Gamer talks with the developers behind Ubisoft's unique hidden gem about creating a classic

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"We were honouring Sonic's holistic history which includes both designs": 13 years on, Takashi Iizuka reveals why Sonic Generations need twice the 'hogs

Feature | The Making of Sonic Generations – Retro Gamer talk with Sonic Team creative director Takashi Iizuka about the game's original 20th anniversary release

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20 years of the Nintendo DS: celebrating the innovative handheld in the latest Retro Gamer

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Retro Gamer charts the creation of Sonic Generations and its new remaster

Takashi Iizuka on updating the platforming classic for a new generation of gamers

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Retro Gamer celebrates Namco’s Ridge Racer series

Ex-Namco members revisit the iconic arcade racer

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Nintendo accidentally created one of the best-selling PS1 games by saying no to a 3D Yoshi platformer that Miyamoto "loved," and after 27 years it's getting remastered

"We showed it to Miyamoto-san and he was blown away"

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Retro Gamer Celebrates 20 Years Of The PSP

Developers revisit the legacy of Sony’s first handheld

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Check out a magazine to surpass Metal Gear as Solid Snake sneaks onto Retro Gamer's cover

Developers recall the impact of Hideo Kojima’s PlayStation masterpiece

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How the war began – the making of Call of Duty

Interview | The story of Call of Duty begins with one of its fiercest rivals – here, Retro Gamer goes deep into the history of an FPS dynasty

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30 years later, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is still a stone-cold classic: "We wanted to make the third game more epic than Sonic 2"

Interview | In conversation with the creators of Sonic 3 and its expansion Sonic & Knuckles

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NES devs discuss the process of creating classic retro games that defined a generation

Holiday Long Read | Retro Gamer spoke to NES vets on 8-bit coding, sprites, and the future of the old-school console

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Celebrating 20 rubber-burning years of OutRun 2

Holiday Long Read | Retro Gamer's 'The Legend Lives On' series hits the grid with a free-wheeling classic

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With GTA 6 taking us back to Miami, here's how the original GTA Vice City came to life

Holiday Long Read | How Grand Theft Auto Vice City went from a reskin to a revolution for the GTA series

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Exploring the impact of Resident Evil 4 and how it redefined the series forever

Holiday Long Read | Retro Gamer revisits the Resident Evil game that changed everything

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I’m not starting Christmas until I get this Sega Dreamcast ornament

This Sega Dreamcast Christmas ornament will add some '90s console nostalgia to your tree, and it could be the perfect gift for the retro gamer in your life.

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10 Best 3DO games

Retro Gamer picks its 10 best 3DO games of all time

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The latest issue of Retro Gamer Celebrates Sonic The Hedgehog 3

Takashi Iizuka looks back at the classic Mega Drive game

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One of last year's most nostalgic retro beat 'em ups is getting an online co-op mode

Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons' developer is just perfecting single-player first

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Don’t miss Retro Gamer’s Sega special

Issue 247 features OutRun 2 and includes a fantastic 32-page book

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