Rygar arcade for sale on craigslist
WHEN ARCADES RULED THE EARTH We chart the story of the arcade, from its triumphant beginning to eventual endĦ2 THE LEGACY OF ROBOTRON Key developers celebrate Eugene Jarvis’s iconic twin-stick shoot-’em-upĩ6 THE HISTORY OF STREET FIGHTER We celebrate one of the most important one-onone fighters of all timeġ24 THE LEGACY OF DRAGON’S LAIR Discover how Don Bluth created one of the arcade’s most mesmerising laserdisc gamesġ58 THE STORY OF STRIDER Key Capcom developers explain the origins behind gaming’s greatest arcade ninjaĪrcade games were a key force 6 | ARCADE CLASSICSĬelebrating the game that was instrumental to creating the arcade sceneĥ2 STAR WARS Recreate blowing up the Death Star in one of the greatest movie licences of all timeġ22 GOLDEN AXE How a fantastical spin made Sega’s scrolling fighter stand out from the crowdġ48 ASTEROIDS Ed Logg is one of arcades greatest legends and Asteroids is the proof Retro Gamer Book of Arcade Classics © 2015 Imagine Publishing Ltd ISBN 978 1785 462 078
This bookazine is fully independent and not affiliated in any way with the companies mentioned herein.
Although the bookazine has endeavoured to ensure all information is correct at time of print, prices and availability may change. All copyrights are recognised and used specifically for the purpose of criticism and review. Nothing in this bookazine may be reproduced in whole or part without the written permission of the publisher. All text and layout is the copyright of Imagine Publishing Ltd. From the origins of Space War to the creation of OutRun and Pac-Man, this book will give you fascinating insight in to one of the gaming’s most significant periods.ĪRCADE CLASSICS Imagine Publishing Ltd Richmond House 33 Richmond Hill Bournemouth Dorset BH2 6EZ +44 (0) 1202 586200 Website: Twitter: Facebook: Publishing Director Aaron Asadi Head of Design Ross Andrews Editor Darran Jones Senior Art Editor Greg Whitaker Designer John Ndojelana Printed by William Gibbons, 26 Planetary Road, Willenhall, West Midlands, WV13 3XT Distributed in the UK, Eire & the Rest of the World by Marketforce, 5 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5HU Tel 02, Distributed in Australia by Network Services (a division of Bauer Media Group), Level 21 Civic Tower, 66-68 Goulburn Street, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia Tel +61 2 8667 5288 Disclaimer The publisher cannot accept responsibility for any unsolicited material lost or damaged in the post. The following pages celebrate that golden period by collecting some of the greatest content from the last decade of Retro Gamer. While many of these classic games would appear on home systems, they were oen pale shadows of the arcade originals, ensuring gamers in their thousands continued to flock to the many arcades that were found all around the world. It was an exciting time, with all sorts of innovations appearing. Companies like Atari, Sega and even Nintendo were pushing specific hardware boards to create unique gaming experiences, many of which had never been experienced before. While videogames were progressing at an astonishing rate in homes throughout the world, it was the arcade in the West and East where most of the biggest technical leaps and bounds were being made. ARCADE CLASSICS DISCOVER THE ORIGINS OF KEY GAMES HOW ARCADES RULED THE WORLD AMAZING DEVELOPER INTERVIEWSīack in the Seventies and early Eighties the arcade was king.