Retro Live 2017 - issue 2

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SYSTEM OF THE CENTURY YOU VOTED! Video games have been part of our lives since the 1970s. While there were massive computers able to play simple games in the50s and 60s, using vector displays, it wasn’t until Magnavox released the Odyssey in 1972, a system that could be connected to your TV set, that we had true home console gaming. Things really kicked off when Atari’s Pong was released on the Odyssey 100 and Atari’s own home console. On the computer side we had Spacewar! in 1961, but you needed a mainframe to run it. With the first consoles for homes released, things then moved pretty quickly with Fairchild releasing the VES in ’76 and Atari the 2600. The 2600 became the most popular second generation console. In 1980, Atari had a conversion of Space Invaders released on their 2600 system and families rushed out to buy systems just so they could play the highly addictive game at home. The 80s came and initially the outlook for gaming was bright. A number of companies had systems for the home and the number of games to play was growing, Then the video game crash of 1983 happened. Too many low quality games like E.T flooded the market and gamers voted with their pockets and sales slowed with many companies going bankrupt. Then Nintendo released their Famicom in Japan with better graphics but they were worried how it would be received in the U.S after the crash so they released it as the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was the start of things picking up again for the video game industry. Sega released their Master System and while no where near as popular as the NES, it did well in the U.S and European markets. It was now the [PRE 2000] mid 80s and computer systems from Commodore, Atari, Texas Instruments and the ZX Spectrum from Sinclair were starting to appeal to a different type of customer. One that didn’t mind a bit of fiddling with loading cassettes or typing in code. Tandy also were in the computing business with their TRS-80 Color. Commodore released the VIC-20 in 1980 and sold 1 million units by the end of 1982. Then came the Commodore 64, a brilliant and much loved system that cost almost $600 U.S on release but dominated the low end market in computer sales. In fact it sold around 2 million units per year in the time from 1983 to 198 and was considered by some major developers as the best choice to develop for due to its’ massive sales. The mid 80s saw the release of some major computer systems that were a favourite among gamers. The Commodore Ami-
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Page 1 and 2: RETRO ISSUE 2 LIVE VIDEO GAME SYSTE
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Page 14 and 15: PLAYSTATION . The first playstation
Page 16 and 17: SYSTEM OF THE CENTURY: NINTENDO 64!
Page 18 and 19: The home of Retro...
Page 20 and 21: RETRO TOP We’ve all seen top 10 l
Page 22 and 23: 2. COMMODORE 64 Our most successful
Page 24 and 25: 6. AMSTRAD CPC Very successful form
Page 26 and 27: 10. BBC MICRO Very successful forma
Page 28 and 29: ROB HEWSON’S TOP 10 GAMING SYSTEM
Page 30 and 31: 4. N64 Mario 64, Mario Kart 64, Gol
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Page 34 and 35: INTERVIEW WITH CHARLES MARTINET The
Page 36 and 37: “...IT’S THOUSANDS AND THOUSAND
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Page 40 and 41: FLIGHT SIMULATORS GAMES FLIGHT SIMS
Page 42 and 43: FLIGHT SIMULATOR - 1979/1980: APPLE
Page 44 and 45: SKYCHASE - AMIGA 500 ALSO ON ATARI
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WE ASKED OUR READERS... URITE FLIGH
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WE ASKED OUR READERS... URITE FLIGH
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“IN LATE 1994 I WAS FINALLY IN A
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1994 - 1995
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in the gaming press, and the footag
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1995 - 1996
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1995 - 1996
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1995 - 1996 WRITTEN BY PAUL MONOPOL
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1996 - 1997
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1996 - 1997 WRITTEN BY PAUL MONOPOL
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1997 - 1998
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interests change, and communication
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OLD SCI-FI MOVIES THAT S BLADE RUNN
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RETRO COSPLAY AN AUSTRALIAN COSPLAY
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SPACE CHANNEL 5 In 1999, Space Chan
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CRASH BANDICOOT Living on the ficti
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STREET FIGHTER Street Fighter was o
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Photographer: Beethy Photography ww
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