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PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE
- Nintendo Entertainment System
- Nintendo Super Famicom (the eventual Super Nintendo Entertainment System)
- Nintendo Game Boy
- Sega Master System
- Sega Genesis - Mega Drive
- NEC TurboGrafx-16
- NEC TurboGrafx-16 CD Player - PC-Engine CD-ROM Player
- Atari Lynx
- Atari Panther (ultimately never released)
- arcade
Below is a synopsis of this issue's contents. Game title typos, shorthand, working titles, etc, are maintained for the historical record. Any relevant clarifications and comments are noted (like so). - RetroDefense
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(Some of the magazine sections listed below (Sega Masters, Gameboy Club, Atari Adventure) are inferred from prior issues, and are never formally named within this specific issue.)
Insert Coin - The Shape Of Games To Come... by Steve Harris (editorial)
Interface (letters column)
Electronic Gaming Review Crew (4-member panel game reviews; each review includes a screenshot, short game summary and four capsule reviews with commentary & score, with the combination encompassing 1/3rd of a page)
- Arch-Rivals (NES)
- G.I. Joe (NES)
- Rad Gravity (NES)
- Ninja Crusaders (NES)
- Quantum Fighter (NES)
- Last Alert (TG16CD)
- TV Sports Football (TG16)
- Arrow Flash (Gen)
- Bimini Run (Gen)
- Lakers vs. Celtics (Gen)
- Mondu's Fight Palace (Gen)
- Double Dribble 5 on 5 (GB)
- Operation-C (GB) (Operation C)
- Zarlor Mercenary (Lynx)
Gaming Gossip by Quartermann
Electronic Gaming Express
- Atari Set To Roar With New "Panther" 16-Bit Machine
Next Wave (capsule game previews)
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (NES)
- Lolo 3 (NES) (Lolo III)
- Zombie Nation (NES)
- Nobunaga's Ambition (NES)
- Ufouria (NES)
- Super Spy Hunter (NES)
- Star Wars (NES)
- Stormlord (Gen)
- Sword of Sodan (Gen)
- Sonic; Spiderman; Battle Tank; Attack Sub (Gen; shared preview) (Sonic The Hedgehog, Spider-Man)
- Powerball (Gen)
- Cyraid (GB)
- Air Buster (Gen)
- R-Type (GB)
- MegaMan (GB) (Mega Man in Dr. Wily's Revenge)
- Pac Man (GB) (Pac-Man)
Tricks of the Trade (tips, tricks and codes)
- Solstice (NES)
- Legendary Axe 2 (TG16) (Legendary Axe II)
- Last Alert (TG16CD)
- Gauntlet 2 (NES) (Gauntlet II)
- Shadow Blasters (Gen)
- Bimini Run (Gen)
- Tommy Lasorda Baseball (Gen)
- Valis 2 (TG16) (Valis II)
- Operation C (GB)
- John Madden Football (Gen)
- Buster Douglas Boxing (Gen)
- Lakers vs. Celtics (Gen)
- E-SWAT (Gen)
Turbo Champ (this issue's Turbo Champ is billed as a magazine-bound-in-magazine insert, complete with cover; 'The Ultimate All-TurboGrafx-16 Magazine')
- Best Games of 1990! (Top 5)
- Bonk (Bonk's Revenge; TG16; 2-page 'Fact File')
- 1991 TurboGrafx-16 Preview Guide... (game previews)
- TurboGrafx-16 CD-ROM Super Power!! (game previews)
- TurboGrafx-16 Multi-Player Games! - Turbo-Tap Action For Up to Five-Player Interaction!!
- TurboGrafx-16 Third-Party Games - The Best Turbo Games From the Hottest Game Companies!!
- Turbo Accessories (Stack Rack game organizer, Game Encyclopedia, Game Card Soft Pack, Ultimate Superstick TurboVision)
- NEC's Turbo Express - The Portable Color Super-Power! (shown, with hand-held tech spec comparison chart (Express, Gameboy, Lynx, Game Gear))
International Outlook
- Third Party Mega Drive Companies End Year With Dozens of New games (capsule previews)
- Super Mario World (SF; 4-page preview)
- The Super Famicom Times (capsule previews)
Behind The Screens: Taito ('EGM Visits - Taito of America;' 4-page article)
Arcade Alley
- Double Dragon 3
- R-360 and D3-BOS
- Thunder Force 3 AC (Thunder Force III AC)
Nintendo Player (NES; 2-page 'Fact File' game overviews)
- Isolated Warrior
- Adventure Island II
- The Simpsons (Bart vs. The Space Mutants)
Sega Masters (SMS; 2-page 'Fact File' game overviews; not listed in TOC)
- Castle of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse
Outpost: Genesis (2-page 'Fact File' game overviews)
- Fatal Labyrinth
- Bimini Run
- Gaiares
Gameboy Club (2-page 'Fact File' game overviews; not listed in TOC)
- Dragon's Lair
Atari Adventure (2-page 'Fact File' game overviews; not listed in TOC)
- Zarlor Mercenary (Lynx)
U.S. National Video Game Team's Super Play - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game (NES; four page strategy guide)
Top Score Club (listed in TOC as 'High Scores')
Game Over! - Thunder Force III (Gen; spoiler alert!)
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