THE RETROBATES

WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE XBOX GAME?

DARRAN JONES

Halo: Combat Evolved, if only because of the 16-player sessions I used to have in my front room every Saturday night. Expertise:

Juggling a gorgeous wife, two beautiful girls and an award-winning magazine Currently playing: Super Mario Odyssey Favourite game of all time: Strider

SAM RIBBITS

Easy - Burnout 3: Takedown.

It’s completely ridiculous which makes it super fun and the soundtrack was pretty great, too. Expertise:

Pixels

Currently playing:

Cuphead

Favourite game of all time:

Croc: Legend Of The Gobbos

DAVID CROOKES

For me, Prince Of Persia: Sands Of Time because of the way it revitalised the 2D game I loved so much on my CPC.

Expertise: Amstrad, Lynx, adventures, Dizzy and Playstation (but is it retro? Debate!)

Currently playing: Uncharted: The Lost Legacy

Favourite game of all time: Broken Sword

NICK THORPE

Dead Or Alive Ultimate is still great to look at, and Xbox Live support meant I was never short of opponents back in the day.

Expertise: Owning five Master Systems (I sold two)

Currently playing: Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony

Favourite game of all time: Sonic The Hedgehog

JASON KELK

It’s tempting to say Geometry Wars, but Outrun 2 is the one that I threw huge amount of time into.

Expertise: Being a homebrew hero

Currently playing: Scout

Favourite game of all time: Io

PAUL DRURY

I love Stranger’s Wrath (it’s also my favourite FPS) but I’ll nominate Crimson Skies, which is like a fantastic update of Combat on the VCS.

Expertise: Atari shenanigans

Currently playing: Batalyx

Favourite game of all time: Sheep In Space

DREW SLEEP

I’d annoy my parents by spending an inordinate amount of time playing Halo: Combat Evolved on the demo systems in PC World. It blew my tiny little mind at the time.

Expertise: Functional hangovers

Currently playing: Persona 5

Favourite game of all time: Final Fantasy VIII

GRAEME MASON

Call Of Cthulhu: Dark Corners Of The Earth, one of the most compelling and frightening games I’ve ever played.

Expertise: Adjusting the tape azimuth with a screwdriver

Currently playing: Terra Cresta

Favourite game of all time: Resident Evil 4

ANDREW FISHER

Burnout 3: Takedown – the first Xbox game I ever played, and it’s awesome.

Expertise: Commodore 64 and Nintendo player for over 30 years

Currently playing: Demon’s Crest

Favourite game of all time: The Sentinel