Including a six-page interview with artist legend Roger Dean

Surviving the death of a publisher is no mean feat, but in December 2005 Retro Gamer crawled from the wreckage of Live Publishing and set up shop at Imagine. Now, against all odds, the magazine is celebrating its 50th issue.

For this milestone, I’ve penned something special and a bit different from my usual videogame making-ofs—an interview with Roger Dean. Inventor of the sea-urchin chair and cover artist for Yes, Roger’s best known in gaming circles for his imaginative and stunning artwork for Psygnosis games. However, as the interview reveals, his gaming-oriented output is more wide-ranging than covers for classic 16-bit titles.

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