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Gareth Chappell

Reviewer/Retro Writer, GS Retro offline mag Senior Editor

Profile: Gareth Chapell (aka Retro Ghost) refuses to believe that the new generation of consoles is anything more than a passing phase (and that one day we will all return to the good old days of gaming). Unsurprisingly, he deals mainly with the retro side of things. Currently living somewhere in the West Country, Gareth spends his days watching Jackie Chan films and waiting for the next Castlevania game to come out. Fascinated by Transformers, Trap Door and many other things frowned upon in a fashionable society, he somehow managed to get himself a degree in Film and English studies - and, even more remarkably, managed to convince the powers that be at Gamestyle that he could bring something useful to the site.

First Game: Tubbaruba (Amstrad)

Fondest Gaming Memory: The bike chase in FFVII, pretty much all of any Lucas Arts or Revolution point and click game

Best Achievement: Becoming European runner up at Street Fighter 2 back in the day (SNES)

Would Love To Work For: Retro gamer/ Nintendo/ Edge/ Square-Enix (I'm not fussy anyone of those will do)

I Wish I'd Never Played: Steel Talons (SNES), Kasumi Ninja (Jaguar)

Favourite Gaming Food: No time to eat