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LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY

Dear Retro Gamer,

I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed the interview with Big Boy Barry in your last issue. It was exactly the kind of feature I like to read in your magazine. It was fun, it had good stories, it was nostalgic and ‘Barry’ didn’t take himself too seriously!

I would really enjoy more interviews like this. Some of your features can get very technical and overly focused on the detail of making games. This is fine, but most of us are not coders. The thing we want to read about is just the nostalgic, carefree fun of gaming.

How about a feature interviewing retro gamers on their gaming experiences in their youth and favourite

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