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Forum: News 29 January 2015, 17:55
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Posted By Strider
You won't find the Amiga Book on Future's...

You won't find the Amiga Book on Future's website. They don't make it.
Forum: News 26 January 2015, 13:22
Replies: 221
Views: 43,827
Posted By Strider
It's just gone on sale in our local Smiths. I...

It's just gone on sale in our local Smiths. I really don't understand why it's taking so long to reach shelves, considering we sent stock out end of December.
Forum: News 23 January 2015, 13:55
Replies: 221
Views: 43,827
Posted By Strider
I looked at the 500 because compatibility meant...

I looked at the 500 because compatibility meant that you'd have been able to experience most of the games featured. I'm sure a second book will be in the works and that will also include pieces on...
Forum: News 20 January 2015, 19:48
Replies: 221
Views: 43,827
Posted By Strider
WHSmiths buy a set amount and then decide where...

WHSmiths buy a set amount and then decide where they sell it. It's gone out to all the usual distributors just like all our other books do, which is why it's now appearing overseas. Maybe smiths felt...
Forum: News 20 January 2015, 14:57
Replies: 221
Views: 43,827
Posted By Strider
Glad you enjoyed it.

Glad you enjoyed it.
Forum: News 20 January 2015, 13:49
Replies: 221
Views: 43,827
Posted By Strider
So apparently the Amiga Book is only on sale in...

So apparently the Amiga Book is only on sale in larger WHSmiths stores. Unfortunately, I have no idea what WHSmiths class a big stores as I don't work for them. It may explain why some of you have...
Forum: News 20 January 2015, 13:19
Replies: 221
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Posted By Strider
Well judging by comments here people most members...

Well judging by comments here people most members don't read the magazine.
Forum: News 20 January 2015, 12:04
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Views: 43,827
Posted By Strider
While there's some great ideas there they would...

While there's some great ideas there they would most likely not appear in a later bookazine. The whole point of our bookazines is that they largely use repurposed material (some of the articles in...
Forum: News 19 January 2015, 11:35
Replies: 221
Views: 43,827
Posted By Strider
Readers are starting to comment that they're...

Readers are starting to comment that they're seeing it in their local stores, so WHSmiths now seems to be up to date on its distribution. With regards to reprints, we'll need to review all the final...
Forum: News 15 January 2015, 16:45
Replies: 221
Views: 43,827
Posted By Strider
We typically produce volumes of work, so there's...

We typically produce volumes of work, so there's enough content on the Amiga 1200, CD32, the history of Amiga systems and additional games to appear later.
You have to realise that reprints or not,...
Forum: News 15 January 2015, 11:16
Replies: 221
Views: 43,827
Posted By Strider
There's always a potential for a reprint, but...

There's always a potential for a reprint, but there's a number of factors to take into consideration, mainly the fact that it won't necessarily have reached overseas stores just yet due to shipping...
Forum: News 14 January 2015, 15:07
Replies: 221
Views: 43,827
Posted By Strider
I understand it's frustrating and I know the...

I understand it's frustrating and I know the person in the department is going as fast as he can. As I said the sales have been phenomenal for the book and combined with a hectic christmas of reduced...
Forum: News 14 January 2015, 13:45
Replies: 221
Views: 43,827
Posted By Strider
Sorry you feel that Neil. There's only one person...

Sorry you feel that Neil. There's only one person who works in the department and he's dealing with all the additional orders that came in over Christmas. If you pm me your details I could possibly...
Forum: News 14 January 2015, 13:35
Replies: 221
Views: 43,827
Posted By Strider
Apologies guys. I've only just seen this! The...

Apologies guys. I've only just seen this!
The Amiga Book sold out far quicker than was expected, in fact it's been our fasted selling bookazine ever. To my understanding, everyone who played an...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 14 January 2015, 13:34
Replies: 61
Views: 9,049
Posted By Strider
The Amiga Book sold out far quicker than was...

The Amiga Book sold out far quicker than was expected, in fact it's been our fasted selling bookazine ever. To my understanding, everyone who played an order would receive a copy as it's apparently...
Forum: Amiga scene 24 December 2014, 11:41
Replies: 361
Views: 101,245
Posted By Strider
This sounds awesome. Starquake was a great game.

This sounds awesome. Starquake was a great game.
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 15 December 2014, 18:59
Replies: 20
Views: 16,816
Posted By Strider
Thanks for all the feedback so far. I'm fully...

Thanks for all the feedback so far. I'm fully aware the ST gets very little mention in the mag, so wanted to balance the scales so to speak.
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 15 December 2014, 18:58
Replies: 9
Views: 2,983
Posted By Strider
We're happy to promote this in the mag if you...

We're happy to promote this in the mag if you want to get in touch. We are out on the 6th of Feb, so can give it a little mention, along with something for the website.
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 09 December 2014, 13:23
Replies: 49
Views: 7,143
Posted By Strider
There were some great Scumm games on Amiga. Still...

There were some great Scumm games on Amiga. Still can't believe the number of disks that came with Monkey Island 2!
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 09 December 2014, 13:22
Replies: 20
Views: 16,816
Posted By Strider
What Atari ST exclusives were you jealous of?

Come on, there must have been a few games on the Atari ST where you thought "I wish I could play that". I was always impressed by Sun Dog and Super Sprint. There must be others that you were jealous...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 09 December 2014, 13:18
Replies: 13
Views: 2,668
Posted By Strider
What a great video. Good to see Ralph getting so...

What a great video. Good to see Ralph getting so much deserved coverage everywhere.
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 08 December 2014, 16:45
Replies: 61
Views: 9,049
Posted By Strider
It's worth remembering that most of our books are...

It's worth remembering that most of our books are typically reprints. While I like the idea of hardware based articles, my concern is that they might be deemed as too techy for the readership. Things...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 01 December 2014, 15:37
Replies: 61
Views: 9,049
Posted By Strider
I will try and contact someone and see if we can...

I will try and contact someone and see if we can get a moment with or something similar together.
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 01 December 2014, 15:36
Replies: 61
Views: 9,049
Posted By Strider
The master system was actually very popular in...

The master system was actually very popular in the UK, way more than the NES, but that's a story for another day ;P It's also worth noting that we have a lot of overseas readers, particularly in the...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 01 December 2014, 14:33
Replies: 61
Views: 9,049
Posted By Strider
I'm pretty sure I apologised about what you're...

I'm pretty sure I apologised about what you're talking about and it's my bad. I'm am also more than happy to look at the other games you've worked on (I'm assuming we're having the right conversation...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 01 December 2014, 13:47
Replies: 61
Views: 9,049
Posted By Strider
We've actually got a 4-page Minority Report on...

We've actually got a 4-page Minority Report on the Amiga 1200 in the next issue. There's some good suggestions made so far. I quite like the idea of delving into emulation, but I'll have to find a...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 01 December 2014, 12:56
Replies: 282
Views: 59,301
Posted By Strider
Is this still being made? Seems to have gone...

Is this still being made? Seems to have gone incredibly quiet lately...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 01 December 2014, 12:55
Replies: 34
Views: 7,058
Posted By Strider
I'm looking forward to this. As much as I liked...

I'm looking forward to this. As much as I liked Wings, it would have been nice to have a few new bits in there. This will hopefully manage that.
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 01 December 2014, 12:45
Replies: 61
Views: 9,049
Posted By Strider
What Amiga coverage do you want to see in Retro Gamer?

Hi there, I'm Darran Jones and I'm the editor of Retro Gamer magazine. We've been receiving numerous comments about more Amiga related coverage in the magazine and I was wondering two things....
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