40 years of Amiga, 40 issues of AA, and a return for a classic

This has been in the works for a while. And now we're finally ready to reveal what we're been working on - for our landmark 40th issue we've been working with Future Publishing on a very special issue - a tribute to the UK's greatest Amiga magazine, Amiga Format!

Be in no doubt: this isn't just a retrospective on the mag like we've done in the past. We've gone all out to replicate the look and feel of Format within our own pages. And there's more - we've got a whole bunch of people back from the AF alumni to both interview and write articles for our special magazine!! Names like Bob Wade, Marcus Dyson, Tim Smith, Maff Evans, Ben Vost, Sue White and Steve Jarrett will be familiar to long time readers, and we're so happy they could join us for this issue.

Just some of the content in AA40/AF137:

• A proper staff reunion: Marcus Dyson, Tim Smith, Maff Evans, Steve Jarratt and Ben Vost sit down for a roundtable of anecdotes from day-to-day life at Format HQ
• A full, legal edition of X-Copy Professional (downloadable coverdisk, with optional physical floppy available)
• Sam Dicker, Amiga engineer and creator of the original Boing Ball demo, shares stories from his time building one of the most influential computers ever made
• Neil Jackson returns to review the brand-new Amiga port of The Settlers II
• Andy Nuttall revisits Putty, the highest-scoring game he ever gave a Gold Award, but does he still agree with his original verdict?
• Jason Holborn, former technical editor and coverdisk curator, explains how he packaged the classic AF Workbench and PD Update sections
• Ben Vost guides readers through the Amiga’s premier 3D tool: LightWave 3D.
• Gareth Murfin looks back on how working on Gloom 3 helped shape his career, all the way to Vice City!
• Interview with Eric Schwartz - legendary artist behind the Superfrog intro and long-running AF cartoons
• Graham Morrison explores MIDI creativity with Bars & Pipes
• Robert Polding rounds up the most iconic Amiga software from his time on Amiga Format
• GameBusters Special featuring classic Amiga cheats, hints and tips
• Amiga.Net highlights the very best online resources for modern Amiga users

and much more!

Order now from our shop or see the AF logo on shelves in select stores!