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UPCOMING Retrogaming Times Is Reborn

SHOWS Issue #1 of Retrogaming Times Monthly, formerly Retrogam-
ing Times, is now available. It’s still free, with mostly the
same retrogaming goodies, but with a new editor, Adam
over for Tom Zjaba This month’s issue contains
King, taking
11 articles, with most of the writing staff and regular columns
VIDEO GAME returning. Congratulations to Tom for a great run!
http://my.stratos.net/~hewston95/RTM/RTM_Home.htm
SUMMIT
Space Taxi 2
July 17, 2004 Everyone's favorite yellow cab is back! You might remember the original
Space Taxi. It was a very popular Commodore 64 title back in 1984 when it
Lombard, IL was first released. This is the first official sequel. It was created by Twilight
Fairfield Inn and Suites Games with the help of the original author John F. Kutcher. Space Taxi 2
features 26 levels in 3 unique environments. A free demo version of Space
http://avc.atari-users.net/ Taxi is available from Twilight Games and features the first 8 levels of the
Events/FestVGS.html game. http://www.twilightgames.com/

VINTAGE Ocean Depths for Jaguar CD
Ocean Depths, the new slide show, preview, and mini-game from Starcat
COMPUTER Developments for the Jaguar CD is now available online at Songbird. And
you're visiting Songbird, be sure to check out other recent releases
while
FESTIVAL such as JAG-ADS CD, Painter CD, and Alpine Games for the Lynx.
http://songbird-productions.com

July 16-17 Manci Games Closes Shop
Burlington, MA After two issues of publication, Manci Games, a print maga-
Sun Microsystems Campus zine dedicated to classic games, ceased publication. Back
issues and a PDF version of issue #2 are available at
http://www.mancigames.com/.
http://www.vintage.org/

Maniac Mansion Deluxe
LucasFan Games has released a remake of Maniac Mansion for modern
PCs called Maniac Mansion Deluxe. The game can be downloaded for
free at http://people.freenet.de/lucasfangames/maniac/games_eng.htm,
where you will also find a sequel to Zak McKracken.

CLASSIC GAMING NES SP
Nintendo has released the Classic NES series for the Game Boy Advance.
Along with a special version of the GBA SP fashioned to look like the NES,
EXPO the series includes eight cartridges with emulated versions of Bomberman,
Donkey Kong, Excitebike, Ice Climber, The Legend of Zelda, Pac-Man,
Super Mario Bros. and Xevious. Each game retails for $19.99, and the SP
There’s still time to register hardware for $99.99. We will have reviews of each title next issue.
early for this year’s Classic
Gaming Expo, which will be
held August 21 and 22 at Classic Games Are Popular on UK Cell Phones
the San Jose McEnery Con- According to ELSPA, a UK publisher association, Pac-Man
was the most downloaded game in April for mobile phones in
vention Center. For more that country. Tetris was number two, and Space Invaders
details, visit www.cgexpo. ranked tenth.
com.

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