Retro Gamer Issue 35

Daz@Retro Gamer · Post by **Daz@Retro Gamer** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 7:15 pm

Ok, not as much shmup goodness this month I'm afraid

Excuse the dodgy image, I'll correct it monday

The Definitive Contra - Stuart Campbell is back with another definitive. This time it's Konami's classic Run N Gun franchise

Retroinspection - Vectrex
JoinRetro Gamer as it pays homage to one of the coolest consoles ever created - the awesome Vectrex

Company Profile - Zenobi Software
The Balrog talks to Retro Gamer about the rise and eventual fall of text adventure specialist Zenobi Software

The Making of Cauldron 1 & 2
The creators of the 8-bit Cauldron games reveal the magic behind the popular platformers

Gaming Illuminati Part 2
In the final part of his undercover journey, John Szczepaniak looks back at the games you may never play

The Making of Smash TV
How do you go about creating a follow-up to Robotron 2084, one of the greatest arcade blasters ever made? Eugene Jarvis has two words for you: Smash TV

The History of The King of Fighters
If you thought that 2D beat-em-ups began and ended with Street Fighter then prepare for a new challenger

The Making of Wipeout
In an exclusive new interview, Sony Liverpool talks to Retro Gamer about its influential futuristic racer

The Classic Game - Feud
Feud: A complete load of rubbish or misunderstood genius? Retro Gamer investigates...

Plus
Cannon Fodder
Mickey's Magical Quest
Hudson's Lost Mario Trilogy
Forgotten Worlds
Desert Island Disks
Before They Were Famous and much, much more

steveovig · Post by **steveovig** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 7:48 pm

Fucking hell. I went to Barnes and Noble yesterday looking for it and they were sold out. I want to read the Contra article specifically.

DazTM · Post by **DazTM** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 7:57 pm

steveovig wrote:Fucking hell. I went to Barnes and Noble yesterday looking for it and they were sold out. I want to read the Contra article specifically.

I don't think this is out in the US for a few weeks yet mate.

steveovig · Post by **steveovig** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 9:09 pm

This is around the time my local store would seem to get new issues though. I don't know, maybe I did check too early. What was the last issue you guys got before #35? Was it the Street Fighter issue?

DazTM · Post by **DazTM** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 9:59 pm

steveovig wrote:This is around the time my local store would seem to get new issues though. I don't know, maybe I did check too early. What was the last issue you guys got before #35? Was it the Street Fighter issue?

No that was 33. 34 had a spaceship on the front and can be picked up from the website if you can't find a copy

PFG 9000 · Post by **PFG 9000** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 12:51 am

I really want to subscribe to both Retro Gamer and GamesTM, but it's so expensive to do so here in the US. I always buy an issue that has 2+ articles I think I'd want to read, but obviously that isn't every issue.

The problem with this is that it's almost no cheaper to subscribe than it would be to buy every issue direct from the store. But with the latter option I can pick and choose which issues I spend my money on. Most magazines give up to a 66% discount when you subscribe, but not these. I suppose it's because I have to cover the importing cost...?

Limbrooke · Post by **Limbrooke** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 1:44 am

PFG 9000 wrote:I really want to subscribe to both Retro Gamer and GamesTM, but it's so expensive to do so here in the US. I always buy an issue that has 2+ articles I think I'd want to read, but obviously that isn't every issue.

The problem with this is that it's almost no cheaper to subscribe than it would be to buy every issue direct from the store. But with the latter option I can pick and choose which issues I spend my money on. Most magazines give up to a 66% discount when you subscribe, but not these. I suppose it's because I have to cover the importing cost...?

I agree completely on all terms you touched on. It would cost $185 Canadian to subscribe for 12 issues, that's huge amount compared to what I'm used to paying for mags. Granted, it's import, but still I wish there was a cheaper subscription offer for overseas readers. If that was the case, I might have started buying them sooner than expected.

JBC · Post by **JBC** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 2:25 am

LOL - i can't wait to see thier coverage of Legacy of War. ^__^

freddiebamboo · Post by **freddiebamboo** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 3:01 am

Are daztm and daz@.. the same person?

I seem to remember daztm from a while back talking gamestm.

EDIT: No matter, offtopic explained it all.

PFG 9000 · Post by **PFG 9000** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 1:31 pm

Limbrooke wrote:
PFG 9000 wrote:I really want to subscribe to both Retro Gamer and GamesTM, but it's so expensive to do so here in the US. I always buy an issue that has 2+ articles I think I'd want to read, but obviously that isn't every issue.

The problem with this is that it's almost no cheaper to subscribe than it would be to buy every issue direct from the store. But with the latter option I can pick and choose which issues I spend my money on. Most magazines give up to a 66% discount when you subscribe, but not these. I suppose it's because I have to cover the importing cost...?
I agree completely on all terms you touched on. It would cost $185 Canadian to subscribe for 12 issues, that's huge amount compared to what I'm used to paying for mags. Granted, it's import, but still I wish there was a cheaper subscription offer for overseas readers. If that was the case, I might have started buying them sooner than expected.

I wonder if it would benefit them to open a Western office. I realize the quality of the magazines, in both material and content, is higher than most. And I believe magazine prices are higher in Europe than in North America. But a Western distribution center could allow them to charge less in the West and therefore reach a much wider audience, which would in turn bring in more income... A $12 price tag is rather intimidating when all the competition are charging $5-6.