Martyn Carroll

Latest articles by Martyn Carroll

Resident Evil 2

How Resident Evil 2 came to Nintendo 64 despite Capcom's doubts: "I recall having daily meetings and someone asked, 'Should we be worried?'"

By Martyn Carroll published

Interview Int🐽erview | Project director Chris Fodor reveals how small US developer Angel Studios defied the odds – and Capcom's own doubts – by squeezing Resident Evil 2 onto the Nintendo 64

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The Resident Evil 2 key art showing a zombie peeking around a corner, used on the GOG store listing for the PC version of the game

Resident Evil 2 still deserves its high praise 27 years on, but how did it turn a one-off PS1 success into an unstoppable horror franchise juggernaut?

By Martyn Carroll published

Feature Feature | In 1998, Capcom ret🧜urned to the world of survival horror with an ambitious sequel that would propel the Resident Evil series into ꦛthe stratosphere

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Outrun 2

Celebrating 20 rubber-burning years of OutRun 2

By Martyn Carroll published

Feature Holiday Long Read | Retro Gamer✱'s 'The Legend Lives On' series hits the grid with a free-wheeling classic

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R-Type 2

Looking back at R-Type 2, the arcade sequel that struggled to escape the shadow of its own legacy

By Retro Gamer Team, Martyn Carroll published

Feature Retro Gamer charts d🌳eveloper Irem's difficul😼ties in following up on its arcade mega hit

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The making of The Mist

The making of Stephen King's The Mist: "It's kind of hard for a text adventure to be scary"

By Martyn Carroll, Retro Gamer Team published

Feature Tales from the Retro Crypt – Chapter One

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30 years of Game Boy: How Nintendo's modest handheld became a such a massive success

By Martyn Carroll published

Retro Retro Gamer reflects on the 30th anniversary of the Game Boy with developers t♈hat were there at the time

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