THE RETROBATES

WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE DREAMCAST GAME?

DARRAN JONES

It has got to be Rez. A truly astonishing game with an incredible soundtrack. Expertise: Juggling a gorgeous wife, two beautiful girls and an award-winning magazine, all under one roof! Currently playing: Silent Hill 3 Favourite game of all time: Outrun 2006: Coast 2 Coast

ANDY SALTER

I don’t think I’ve ever held a Dreamcast controller in my hand, let alone play a game on one. Getting Quake III Arena to run on it was impressive though. Expertise: Modding games, no ‘vanilla’ versions for me, thanks! Currently modding: Total War: Rome Remastered - RTR: Imperium Surrectum Favourite game of all time: Rome: Total War although I guess it’s the Remastered edition now

PAUL DRURY

The fab-u-lous Space Channel 5. I still walk into every room like I’m Ulala. Life-changing stuff. Expertise: Name-dropping Currently playing: Murder Is Game Over Favourite game of all time: Sheep In Space

TIM EMPEY

Power Stone was damn good fun. Cool characters and such frantic gameplay made it difficult to put down. Expertise: Finishing Game Pass games before they go Currently playing: Marvel’s Midnight Suns Favourite game of all time: God Hand

RORY MILNE

I have a soft spot for Bizarre’s Metropolis Street Racer. Driving stylishly to earn Kudos is such a conceit, but who doesn’t want to be praised for looking cool? Expertise: The game that I’m writing about at the time of writing Currently playing: Crash Twinsanity Favourite game of all time: Tempest

ANDREW FISHER

Soulcalibur amazed me the first time I saw it, and it still looks and plays brilliantly today. Expertise: Forty years of gaming, from Commodore 64 to Switch Currently playing: Portal (N64) Favourite game of all time: Wizball

NICK THORPE

Choosing just one feels impossible! I’ll go for Shenmue II – it was unlike anything else I’d ever played. Sorry, Sonic Adventure. Expertise: Owning five Master Systems and a Mark III Currently playing: Headhunter Favourite game of all time: Sonic The Hedgehog

GRAEME MASON

Playing Resident Evil – Code: Veronica and marvelling at the brilliant 3D backgrounds. Expertise: Adjusting the tape azimuth with a screwdriver Currently playing: Full Void Favourite game of all time: Resident Evil 4

MARTYN CARROLL

Soulcalibur. I bought it at launch and was blown away by it. It was the first Dreamcast game that genuinely felt next-gen to me. Expertise: Sinclair stuff Currently playing: Super Mario Bros Wonder Favourite game of all time: Jet Set Willy