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Cover Story:
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Preview '89 (Want to see what's coming down the pipeline for your favorite systems? Here you go!)
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Bad Dudes (NES)
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Heavy Barrel (NES)
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Rampage (NES)
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Robocop (NES)
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Super Hang-On (NES)
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Airwolf (NES)
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Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II (NES)
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WWF Wrestlemania (NES)
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Qix (NES)
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Operation Wolf (NES)
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Sky Shark (NES)
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Hoops (NES)
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Goal! (NES)
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RoboWarrior (NES)
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Defender of the Crown (NES)
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Metal Gear (NES)
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Skate or Die (NES)
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES)
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Q*Bert (NES)
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Gyruss (NES)
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Silent Service (NES)
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Track and Field II (NES)
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The Adventures of Bayou Billy (NES)
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The California Raisins (NES / Cancelled)
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DuckTales (NES)
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Mega Man 2 (NES)
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Strider (NES)
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"Mindscape Games"
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Magic Johnson's Fast Break (NES)
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Taboo (NES)
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P.O.W. - Prisoner of War (NES)
Departments:
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Insert Coin (Editor Steve Harris hypes the coming video game lineup for 1989)
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Video Game Top Ten (A list of the ten titles keeping the EGM folks burning the midnight oil).
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Interface: Letters to the Editor (Readers write, editors respond)
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At the Arcades (A preview of Atari's new Hard Drivin' cabinet)
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Gaming Gossip (Quarterman divulges industry rumours about Tengen, FCI, Hasbro, Mattel, and other dishy subjects)
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16-Bit Sizzler (The TurboGrafx-16, Sega Genesis, Konix Slipstream and Super Famicom are coming!)
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Dare to Compare (The editors pit John Elway's Quarterback against Tecmo Bowl in a battle for gridiron supremacy!)
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Amusement Players Association International Scoreboard (High scores submitted from homes and arcades world-wide!)
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Game Over (Coming attractions for next issue!)
Next Wave (previews):
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Mega Man 2 (NES)
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Super Sprint (NES)
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Guerrilla War (NES)
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Vindicators (NES)
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Strider (NES)
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Hydlide (NES)
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WWF Wrestlemania (NES)
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Walter Payton Football (SMS)
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Lord of the Sword (SMS)
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Poseidon Wars 3-D (SMS)
Press Start (gaming and industry news):
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Beeshu controllers
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Tiger LCD handhelds
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Pro-Play Arcade Cabinet for NES
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N.A.R.C. (Arcade)
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Cinemaware's Defender of the Crown and The Three Stooges coming to NES
The Home Front (console reviews):
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1943 (NES)
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Racket Attack (NES)
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Ultima: Exodus (NES)
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Bubble Bobble (NES)
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Bump 'n' Jump (NES)
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Y's (SMS)
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Rastan (SMS)
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Time Soldiers (SMS)
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Hat Trick (7800)
Game of the Month (U.S. National Video Game Team picks their top choice):
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Tetris [Tengen] (NES)
Logon (personal computer reviews):
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F-19 Stealth Fighter (IBM)
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Zak McCracken and the Alien Mindbenders (IBM)
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Hybris (Amiga)
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Double Dragon (C64)
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Sword of Sodan (Amiga)
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Offshore Warrior (Amiga)
Ads (in order of appearance):
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Tengen Games: Gauntlet (NES) / Pac-Man (NES) / RBI Baseball (NES) / Tetris (NES)
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Tradewest Games: John Elway's Quarterback (NES) / Double Dragon (NES)
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Acclaim Games: WWF Wrestlemania (NES) / Rambo (NES) / Airwolf (NES) / Star Voyager (NES) / Wizards & Warriors (NES) / 3-D World Runner (NES) / Winter Games (NES) / Tiger-Heli (NES)
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FCI Game Counseling Hotline
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RoboWarrior (NES)
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Electronic Gaming Monthly's Great Game Giveaway contest
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Hard Drivin' (Arcade)
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Xenophobe (NES)
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TAXAN Videodiction newsletter
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TAXAN Games: Star Soldier (NES) / Mystery Quest (NES) / Fist of the North Star (NES) / Mappy Land (NES)
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Phantasy Star (SMS)
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Thunder Blade (SMS)
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Beeshu computer peripherals
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Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine subscription
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SNK Games: Ikari Warriors 2: Victory Road (NES) / Iron Tank: The Invasion of Normandy (NES)
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Beeshu joysticks and controllers (NES)
Notable Stuff:
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Includes a full-size poster for FCI's Mag Max (NES).
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There's no real criteria for explaining how the Top 10 Games were ordered the way they were, or who was responsible for picking them in the first place.
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A letter column in the first issue? Well, all the reader response comes from the original EGM '89 Buyer's Guide, which is kind of like their Issue 0.
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One lucky winner in EGM's Great Game Giveaway contest takes home more than 50 NES games.
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Tecmo Bowl blows John Elway's Quarterback off the field, as it should.
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The TAXAN Videodiction newsletter is formatted to look like an article from the magazine, though it's completely a production of TAXAN's in-house ad team. Sneaky, sneaky, guys...
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This early in the game, EGM's juggling both console and home computer software. They'll cut the home software aspect to go console-only before too long.
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A subscription to EGM runs $19.95 for 12 issues, according to this issue's subscription ad.
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The Konix Slipstream (later renamed the Konix Multisystem) was cancelled after the company ran out of money.
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EGM editor Donn Nauert sure gets around...he has high scores submitted to the APA across multiple platforms from multiple cities in Texas and California.
- Games linking to this issue: 1943: The Battle of Midway
- Bubble Bobble
- Bump 'n' Jump
- Racket Attack
- Ultima III: Exodus
- Y's: The Vanished Omens
- Rastan
- Time Soldiers
- Hat Trick
Cover Story:
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Preview '89 (Want to see what's coming down the pipeline for your favorite systems? Here you go!)
- Bad Dudes (NES)
- Heavy Barrel (NES)
- Rampage (NES)
- Robocop (NES)
- Super Hang-On (NES)
- Airwolf (NES)
- Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II (NES)
- WWF Wrestlemania (NES)
- Qix (NES)
- Operation Wolf (NES)
- Sky Shark (NES)
- Hoops (NES)
- Goal! (NES)
- RoboWarrior (NES)
- Defender of the Crown (NES)
- Metal Gear (NES)
- Skate or Die (NES)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES)
- Q*Bert (NES)
- Gyruss (NES)
- Silent Service (NES)
- Track and Field II (NES)
- The Adventures of Bayou Billy (NES)
- The California Raisins (NES / Cancelled)
- DuckTales (NES)
- Mega Man 2 (NES)
- Strider (NES)
- "Mindscape Games"
- Magic Johnson's Fast Break (NES)
- Taboo (NES)
- P.O.W. - Prisoner of War (NES)
Departments:
- Insert Coin (Editor Steve Harris hypes the coming video game lineup for 1989)
- Video Game Top Ten (A list of the ten titles keeping the EGM folks burning the midnight oil).
- Interface: Letters to the Editor (Readers write, editors respond)
- At the Arcades (A preview of Atari's new Hard Drivin' cabinet)
- Gaming Gossip (Quarterman divulges industry rumours about Tengen, FCI, Hasbro, Mattel, and other dishy subjects)
- 16-Bit Sizzler (The TurboGrafx-16, Sega Genesis, Konix Slipstream and Super Famicom are coming!)
- Dare to Compare (The editors pit John Elway's Quarterback against Tecmo Bowl in a battle for gridiron supremacy!)
- Amusement Players Association International Scoreboard (High scores submitted from homes and arcades world-wide!)
- Game Over (Coming attractions for next issue!)
Next Wave (previews):
- Mega Man 2 (NES)
- Super Sprint (NES)
- Guerrilla War (NES)
- Vindicators (NES)
- Strider (NES)
- Hydlide (NES)
- WWF Wrestlemania (NES)
- Walter Payton Football (SMS)
- Lord of the Sword (SMS)
- Poseidon Wars 3-D (SMS)
Press Start (gaming and industry news):
- Beeshu controllers
- Tiger LCD handhelds
- Pro-Play Arcade Cabinet for NES
- N.A.R.C. (Arcade)
- Cinemaware's Defender of the Crown and The Three Stooges coming to NES
The Home Front (console reviews):
- 1943 (NES)
- Racket Attack (NES)
- Ultima: Exodus (NES)
- Bubble Bobble (NES)
- Bump 'n' Jump (NES)
- Y's (SMS)
- Rastan (SMS)
- Time Soldiers (SMS)
- Hat Trick (7800)
Game of the Month (U.S. National Video Game Team picks their top choice):
- Tetris [Tengen] (NES)
Logon (personal computer reviews):
- F-19 Stealth Fighter (IBM)
- Zak McCracken and the Alien Mindbenders (IBM)
- Hybris (Amiga)
- Double Dragon (C64)
- Sword of Sodan (Amiga)
- Offshore Warrior (Amiga)
Ads (in order of appearance):
- Tengen Games: Gauntlet (NES) / Pac-Man (NES) / RBI Baseball (NES) / Tetris (NES)
- Tradewest Games: John Elway's Quarterback (NES) / Double Dragon (NES)
- Acclaim Games: WWF Wrestlemania (NES) / Rambo (NES) / Airwolf (NES) / Star Voyager (NES) / Wizards & Warriors (NES) / 3-D World Runner (NES) / Winter Games (NES) / Tiger-Heli (NES)
- FCI Game Counseling Hotline
- RoboWarrior (NES)
- Electronic Gaming Monthly's Great Game Giveaway contest
- Hard Drivin' (Arcade)
- Xenophobe (NES)
- TAXAN Videodiction newsletter
- TAXAN Games: Star Soldier (NES) / Mystery Quest (NES) / Fist of the North Star (NES) / Mappy Land (NES)
- Phantasy Star (SMS)
- Thunder Blade (SMS)
- Beeshu computer peripherals
- Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine subscription
- SNK Games: Ikari Warriors 2: Victory Road (NES) / Iron Tank: The Invasion of Normandy (NES)
- Beeshu joysticks and controllers (NES)
Notable Stuff:
- Includes a full-size poster for FCI's Mag Max (NES).
- There's no real criteria for explaining how the Top 10 Games were ordered the way they were, or who was responsible for picking them in the first place.
- A letter column in the first issue? Well, all the reader response comes from the original EGM '89 Buyer's Guide, which is kind of like their Issue 0.
- One lucky winner in EGM's Great Game Giveaway contest takes home more than 50 NES games.
- Tecmo Bowl blows John Elway's Quarterback off the field, as it should.
- The TAXAN Videodiction newsletter is formatted to look like an article from the magazine, though it's completely a production of TAXAN's in-house ad team. Sneaky, sneaky, guys...
- This early in the game, EGM's juggling both console and home computer software. They'll cut the home software aspect to go console-only before too long.
- A subscription to EGM runs $19.95 for 12 issues, according to this issue's subscription ad.
- The Konix Slipstream (later renamed the Konix Multisystem) was cancelled after the company ran out of money.
- EGM editor Donn Nauert sure gets around...he has high scores submitted to the APA across multiple platforms from multiple cities in Texas and California.
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