Time sure flies. So fast in fact that it's already time for our December feature of Back in Time.
We begin with a look at the Amiga version ofRobocop 3, which strays quite far from the expected run and gun side-scrolling gameplay. Our second Amiga game isFirst Samurai, which was later ported to the SNES as well.
Then we look at how wellSmash TVwas adapted to the Commodore 64 from the arcade.
And finally we look at the NES version ofManiac Mansion, and see how it stacks up to the previous versions, with or without a microwaved hamster.
To read about not only these games but the complete selection of featured magazines this month, don't forget to click the link to the full feature below.

The start of a new month always mean that we take the opportunity to look back in time exactly 20 years, and see which magazines were just hitting the shelves.
This time, we take you back to October 1991 and focus on four articles from a variety of magazines.
Our first selection is a review forMarvel Landon the Mega Drive and can be found in Raze 12.
Following on its heels isGanbare Goemonfor the Super Famicom, which you'll find in CVG issue 119. next up we have the top-down shooter for the Amiga:Alien Breed, which features in The One issue 37.
The final highlight for this week isSpeedball 2for the Commodore 64 which can be found in Zzap!64 issue 78.
To read about not only these games but the complete selection of featured magazines this month, don't forget to click the link to the full feature below.

August has come and gone, which means it's time for our September feature of Back-in-Time. We take a look at the magazines that were released exactly 10 years ago and have selected four articles to give you a little taste of these fine publications.
The first one is a review forUN Squadronon the SNES and can be found in Mean Machines 12.
Our second review is for the NES gameBart vs The Spacemutantswhich can be found in Raze 11. From here we move on to one of the famous strategy games of years gone by:Mega Lo Mania, this version being for the Amiga.
For our final selection we have chosen the C64 gameTerminator 2which can be found in YC issue 83.
To read about not only these games but the complete selection of featured magazines this month, don't forget to click the link to the full feature below.

While we are taking a much needed breather on the magazine restoration and preservation front, our Back in Time feature keeps on trucking. This month is July 1991 as we see a big push towards 16-bit consoles, starting with the originalSonic the Hedgehogon the Mega Drive.
From here we zoom towards the Commodore 64 with the arcade adventure gameExile. Sticking with arcade style action we jump intoShadow Dancerfor the Amstrad CPC, which is an actual port of the arcade game unlike the Mega Drive version.
Our last article for this month takes a closer look atWarzoneon the Amiga. A game that took it inspiration clearly from Capcom's Commando.
To read about not only these games but the complete selection of featured magazines this month, don't forget to click the link to the full feature below.

Whenever a new month comes around, that means we will take a trip back in time to exactly 20 years ago, so prepare to enter May 1991 with the latest Back-in-Time feature.
The first game we focus on is the RPGHero Questfor the Amiga, quickly followed by the arcade adventure gameExile, also on the Amiga.
From there we take a look at a licenced game which is actually brilliant for a change, namelyTotal Recallon the Amstrad CPC. The final game we put under the spotlight is the classicLemmingsfor the Atari ST.
To read about not only these games but the complete selection of featured magazines this month, don't forget to click the link to the full feature below.

Once again we jump into our videogaming time machine to go 'Back in Time' twenty years to reminisce about the classic videogaming magazines at that time. It was a time of 8-bits and 16-bits, consoles and computers all vying for the gamers' affections. These magazines and games themselves are truly timeless classics. This was a time when C+VG, Mean Machines, Zzap!64, Your Sinclair, Amstrad Action and Amiga Format reigned supreme. A time when Super Mario World made its triumphant appearance on the Super Famicom, Switchblade and North & South surpassed all expectations on the 8-bits and Turrican 2 was still leaving its mark on the home micros. This is March 1991...

Following the recent redesign, the most relevant or interesting magazines from each format from this month have been chosen to focus on (i.e. one magazine from multi-format, C64, Spectrum, etc.). To accompany the main article, four online articles have been chosen from these selected magazines. This month the chosen articles are ACE's review ofRise of the Dragonfor the PC, Zzap!64's review ofLast Ninja IIIon the C64, Amstrad Action's review ofNorth And Southfor the Amstrad CPC and CU Amiga's review ofGodsfor the Amiga. Sit back, relax and enjoy your nostalgic trip back to March 1991...

We continue our 'Back in Time' monthly feature where we look back at the classic video gaming magazines twenty years ago this month. This month it's January 1991 when Amiga gamers were held 'Captive' with Tony Crowther's latest Amiga release, Navy Seals infiltrated the C64 in cartridge form, the Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles impressed with its colourful Speccy version and John Madden began his domination of Football games on the Mega Drive...

From the magazines featured in the article, we have chosen four reviews to read online: the 'C&VG Hit!' review ofJohn Madden Footballon the Mega Drive, Your Sinclair's 'Megagame' review ofTeenage Mutant Hero Turtleson the Spectrum, Zzap!64's sizzling review ofNavy Sealson C64 cartridge and Amiga Action's review of Captiveon the Amiga.

Today we take a look at one of the most infuential players in the history of the UK video game magazine sector.
We celebrate their rich past, from the start up till the sad end.
With this feature we would like to give a bit more insight into a publisher that is very dear to our hearts as we grew up with many of their magazines as well as the incredible talent that put them all together.

"Three brand new magazines were launched, arcade hit Ivan 'Iron Man' Stewart's Super Off Road raced all over the major computer formats, the Commodore 64 re-launched in console form and Wonderland proved a wonderful hit..." That was October 1990 and this is 'Back in Time', our monthly feature where we look back at the classic video gaming magazines twenty years ago this month.
As usual, the feature comes with a selection of articles that were chosen from four of the magazines covered and are available to read online:
Commodore Format's feature onthe C64GS, Amstrad Computer User's feature on the new range ofAmstrad Plus machines, CU Amiga's review ofWonderland on the Amiga and The One's review ofPowermonger on the Amiga.

Smash TV crashed into the arcades, Kick Off 2 kicked the other soccer games in to touch, Midnight Resistance impressed all and Italy 1990 topped the All Formats Top 20 Chart..." That was August 1990 and this is 'Back in Time' where we look at the classic video gaming magazines twenty years ago this month. To accompany our biggest edition of 'Back in Time' yet, with 20 magazine titles covered, we selected a handful of online articles from the magazines: Amiga Action's review ofKick Off II, The Games Machine's review ofVenus The Flytrap(Amiga), Computer & Video Game's review ofSmash TV(Arcade) and YC's review ofMurder(C64).