THE retrobates
WHAT’S your Favourite snk game?
Darran Jones
Of course it’s Prehistoric Isle In 1930. What on earth were you possibly expecting me to say? Expertise:
Juggling a gorgeous wife, two beautiful girls and an award-winning magazine Currently playing:
Dead Cells
Favourite game of all time: Strider
sam ribbits
It has to be a Metal Slug, right? The original, Metal Slug X or Metal Slug 3 especially. Neogeo games rarely disappoint. Expertise:
Pixels
Currently playing:
Pool Panic
Favourite game of all time: Croc: Legend Of The Gobbos
David crookes
I’d have to say Ikari Warriors – moving in one direction while firing in another hit the spot for me.
Expertise:
Amstrad, Lynx adventures, Dizzy and Playstation (but is it retro? Debate!)
Currently playing:
Fortnite
Favourite game of all time: Broken Sword
Drew sleep
I remember encountering an MVS proudly showing off Metal Slug at my local leisure centre. It’s bombastic and satisfying to play: the perfect arcade game. Expertise:
Psycho Solider, apparently Currently playing:
Dark Souls III
Favourite game of all time: Final Fantasy VIII
Graeme mason
I love my run-and-guns, so SNK’S military breakthrough Ikari Warriors gets my vote. Expertise:
Adjusting the tape azimuth with a screwdriver
Currently playing:
Grand Theft Auto V
Favourite game of all time: Resident Evil 4
paul Drury
I’m going proper retro and saying Vanguard. Bashing those four fire buttons remains a beloved childhood memory.
Expertise:
C64 mini updates
Currently playing:
Guacamelee 2
Favourite game of all time: Sheep in Space
nick Thorpe
Just one? Oof, that’s hard.
I’ll go with The King Of Fighters ’98, as I never seem to get bored of it thanks to its extensive cast.
Expertise:
Owning five Master Systems (I sold two)
Currently playing:
Valkyria Chronicles 4 Favourite game of all time: Sonic The Hedgehog
martyn carroll
Got to be Guerrilla War. Ralf and Clark were absent, but for me it worked better as the third Ikari Warriors game than the actual Ikari III.
Expertise:
Sinclair stuff
Currently playing:
The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
Favourite game of all time: Jet Set Willy
andrew Fisher
Top Hunter: Roddy &
Cathy, I love the big, bold cartoonlike sprites.
Expertise:
Over 35 years of gaming, from Commodore 64 to Wii U Currently playing:
Mayhem In Monsterland Favourite game of all time: Paradroid