From the world’s wackiest games magazine to the industry’s mainstream breakout in the late-Nineties, freelance writer Rich Pelley has been penning jokes and reviews since 1989. Retro Gamer caught up with him to chat about Your Sinclair, Amiga Power, Arcade and more

Retro Gamer freelancer Graeme Mason returns to talk about his newsletters

Tim and Darran look back at early gaming mags

At 16, I was just obsessed with engines and motorbikes. That’s all. I used to have an AR50 Kawasaki moped when I was 16. It’s knackered, but I’ve still got it and I’m going to do it up. My whole life

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In the 1960s, American project developer and writer Stewart Brand played a part in the LSD-based counterculture of San Francisco. Along with author Ken Kesey and composer Ramón Sender Barayón, he co-p