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Primary Systems Coverage Nintendo Entertainment System Nintendo Game Boy Sega Master System Sega Genesis Atari Lynx PC Amiga Commodore 64 NEC TurboGrafx-16 arcade ------ (Table of Content (TOC) and headline excerpts follow. Bullet lists and (notes) added for clarity) The Editors View (1 page; editorial by Tom Halfhill; discussing process behind Game Player's Awards) The Tip Sheet (2 pages; letters column focusing on reader tip requests and submissions; discussed but none shown:) King's Quest IV (SMS) Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (NES) Last Battle (Gen) Space Harrier (SMS) Mike Tyson's Punch-Out (NES) Dragon Warrior (NES) Phantasy Star (SMS) Double Dragon (NES) Player's World More Parents Playing Videogames (1 page; Mega Man 2 (NES), Super Mario Bros. (NES); both shown) Software Toolworks Acquires Mindscape (1 page; Chessmaster 2100, Paperboy; both shown) Nintendo News - The Changing World of Nintendo (4 pages; NES games coverage; includes sections with games shown:) Impossible Mission II Baby Boomers and Crystal Mines A Boy and His Blob Arcade Action - Night Striker (2 pages; shown) PC Players - The Boys of Winter, The Boys of Summer (4 pages; Wayne Gretzky Hockey, Hardball II; both shown) Atari Safari - Atari Lynx Makes A Splash In New York (1 page; Lynx coverage; shown: California Games, Electrocop, Gates of Zendocon) Amiga Players - Offbeat Sports Games (2 pages; Pro Tennis Tour, Omni-Play Horse Racing; both shown) Commodore Players - Sheilas, Chin-Wag, And Vegemite (2 pages; Aussie Games; shown) Turbo Players - Pac-Land, Space Harrier, & Final Lap Twin (3 pages; all games shown) Cheap Thrills - Modern Breakout Clones (2 pages; Popcorn (PC), H-Ball (Amiga); both shown) Nintendo Game of the Month: Robocop (8 pages; NES; strategy guide) Sega Genesis Special Section/Sega Genesis Buyer's Guide (15 pages total; a mix of capsule previews and strategy guide sections; all games shown; capsule preview unless noted:) Rambo III Super Hang-On Revenge of Shinobi Space Harrier II Super Thunder Blade Thunder Force II Truxton World Championship Soccer Tommy Lasorda Baseball Zoom! Ghouls 'n Ghosts (2 pages; strategies) Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle (3 pages; strategies) Phantasy Star II (5 pages; strategies) Computer Game of the Month: M1 Tank Platoon (5 pages; PC; strategy guide) Game Reviews (1 page each; all shown) Stealth ATF (NES) Manhunter 2: San Francisco (PC) Rolling Thunder (NES) Dungeon Explorer (TG16) Bad Street Brawler (NES) Action Stations! (PC) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (NES) Spellcaster (SMS) Romance of the Three Kingdoms (NES) Their Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain (PC) Godzilla, Monster of Monsters (NES) News & Previews (3.5 pages; all shown unless noted) Bases Loaded - Now With Biorhythms (Base Loaded II: The Second Season (NES), Pinball Quest (NES)) New Titles For Nintendo, Game Boy (none shown: Rock-n-Ball (NES), Isolated Warrior (NES), Power Mission (GB)) From PC To Nintendo, and Vice Versa (Castlevania (Amiga), Jack Nicklaus' 18 Greatest Holes of Championship Golf, King of the Beach, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (PC); not shown: Metal Gear (PC)) A Year At The Races (Indianapolis 500: The Simulation (PC); not shown: Al Unser's Turbo Racing (NES), Michael Andretti's World Grand Prix (NES), Knight Rider (NES), Mad Max (NES), Road Blasters (NES), Stunt Track Racer (Amiga,ST,C64,PC)) Treco's Atomic Robo-Kid: The First Independent Title For Sega Genesis Guideposts: The Hot 100 (6 pages; Top 100 video and computer games; none shown) Chartbusters (1 page; poll results and Top lists)

Primary Systems Coverage Nintendo Entertainment System Nintendo Game Boy Sega Master System Sega Genesis Atari Lynx PC Amiga Commodore 64 NEC TurboGrafx-16 arcade ------ (Table of Content (TOC) and headline excerpts follow. Bullet lists and (notes) added for clarity) The Editors View (1 page; editorial by Tom Halfhill; past and future of the computer-video game industry) The Tip Sheet (2 pages; letters column focusing on reader tip requests and submissions; discussed but not shown:) Metal Gear (NES) Phantasy Star (SMS) Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (NES) Pro Wrestling (SMS) Ultima IV (SMS) Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders Super Mario Bros. 3 (Famicom; tip being, you can play Famicom games on your NES w/adapter) Player's World Game Boy Hits Its Stride (3 pages; all games shown; includes sections:) Modern Technology, Ancient Game (Shanghai (GB)) Pinball Keeps Rolling Along (Revenge of the Gator (GB)) Chill Out With A Hip Tomato (Kwirk: The Chilled Tomato (GB)) Getting The Most From The U-Force and Power Glove (2 pages; hardware shown) Face To Face... With Dustin Diamond (1 page; celebrity interview) Double Dragon For Game Boy (0.5 pages; NES version shown) Game Boy Makes Dynamite Debut (0.5 pages; hardware shown) Nintendo News - Artistic License (5 pages; unlicensed NES games from Color Dreams and Tengen) Captain Comic (shown; games discussed but not shown:) Baby Boomer Raid 2020 Crystal Mines P'radikus Escape From Atlantis Code Blue Dragon Tale More Titles From Tengen (all shown:) Rolling Thunder Road Runner Vindicators Arcade Action - Crime City (2 pages; shown) PC Players - Faery Tale Adventure (4 pages; game shown; includes sections:) Playing The Game (Faery Tale Adventure tips) The Desert Fox (Rommel: Battles for North Africa; shown) Sega Players - Forgotten Worlds and King's Quest (5 pages; tips and strategies for Forgotten Worlds (Gen) and King's Quest (SMS)) Atari Safari - Atari Lynx: Hand-Held Breakthrough! (3 pages; hardware shown; includes section:) An Amazing Maze of Mesas (all games shown) California Games Blue Lightning The Gates of Zendocon Amiga Players - Simple Pleasures (2 pages; shown:) Shufflepuck Cafe Paperboy Fiendish Freddy's Big Top O' Fun Commodore Players - Indy: The Action Game (2 pages; shown; based on Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade film) Turbo Players - The Game Explosion (3 pages; includes sections:) Dungeon Explorer (shown) Power Golf (shown) Vigilante and China Warriors (both shown) Alien Crush and Blazing Lazers (both shown) Progress Report Cheap Thrills - EGAINT and Peter's Quest (2 pages; EGAINT (PC), Peter's Quest: For The Love of Daphne (Amiga)) Nintendo Game of the Month: Double Dragon II: The Revenge (10 pages; NES; strategy guide) Computer Game of the Month: Mean Street (6 pages; PC; strategy guide) Game Reviews (1 page each; games shown) Targhan (PC) Rescue: The Embassy Mission (NES) Shadow of the Beast (Amiga) National Football League (NES) Welltris (PC) Willow (NES) Shinobi (C64) Space Rogue (PC) Who Framed Roger Rabbit (NES) Walter Payton Football (SMS) Casino Kid (NES) Side Arms (TG16) Shadowgate (NES) Arnold Palmer Golf (Gen) The Third Courier (PC) Rock-N-Ball (NES) Rambo III (Gen) Microsoft Flight Simulator 4.0 (PC) News & Previews (approx. 4 pages; games shown unless noted) Four New Nintendo Companies Release First Cartridges (NES; Godzilla: Monster of Monsters, King's Knight, Castlequest, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer) New Life For Joan of Arc (Joan of Arc: Siege & The Sword (Amiga,ST,PC)) Run, Spot, Run! (Spot (PC,Amiga,C64)) Nintendo Games With Commercials (product placement in games; Pepsi logo in Magic Johnson's Fast Break (NES); reportedly "the first videogame to contain commercials") Safe At Any Speed (The Muscle Cars (PC,IIGS,C64,Amiga; The Duel: Test Drive II expansion), The Third Courier) Upgraded Jet Fighter for PC Compatibles (Jet Fighter: The Adventure; version 1.5; not shown) Elves Vs. The Shogun For Nintendo (Arkista's Ring (NES)) Guideposts: The Hot 100 (approx. 5.5 pages; Top 100 video and computer games; none shown) Chartbusters (approx 1.5 pages; poll results and Top lists)