THE RETROBATES

WHAT GAME DEFINED THE NINETIES FOR YOU?

DARRAN JONES

It’s The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time for me. I told my brother I’d disown him if he didn’t buy it for me for Christmas. (He did.) 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

Doom may not have been the first FPS but it is the most important. Turning the PC into a ‘proper’ games machine to rival the consoles. People are still asking “can it run Doom” 30 years later. 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

IAIN LEE

I’m going to choose Konami’s superb Metal Gear Solid. Expertise: Buying expensive stuff on ebay then never touching it Currently playing: The Beatles: Rock Band Favourite game of all time: Elite (BBC Model B)

TIM EMPEY

From the moment I saw Street Fighter II in an arcade in Weston-super-mare, I knew I’d be spending a whole load of time on it. Expertise: Finishing Game Pass games before they go Currently playing: Risk Of Rain 2 Favourite game of all time: God Hand

RORY MILNE

It may not have been the first polygon-powered videogame, but in 1992 Sega’s Virtua Racing seemed like a glimpse of what the future of gaming might hold. Expertise: The game that I’m writing about at the time of writing Currently playing: TOCA Touring Car Championship Favourite game of all time: Tempest

ANDREW FISHER

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater on Playstation. It started an obsession with the series, so many great memories. Expertise: Forty years of gaming, from Commodore 64 to Switch Currently playing: Strife Sisters Favourite game of all time: Wizball

NICK THORPE

It’s a fairly obscure platform game called Sonic The Hedgehog. This is a deep cut, so I’m sure you’ll all be very surprised to see it. Expertise: Owning five Master Systems and a Mark III Currently playing: Gate Of Thunder Favourite game of all time: Sonic The Hedgehog

PAUL ROSE

The Revenge Of Shinobi. Not the best, but the one I’ve got the most affection for. It blew my mind on first play. Expertise: Winging it Currently playing: Sneaky Sasquatch Favourite game of all time: Half-life 2

MARTYN CARROLL

The original Resident Evil on PS1. Before zombies popped up in everything, it was so cool being locked in a mansion with those shamblin’ dudes. Expertise: Sinclair stuff Currently playing: Castlevania Legends Favourite game of all time: Jet Set Willy