Primary Systems Coverage
Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo Game Boy
Sega Master System
Sega Genesis
Atari Lynx
Atari 7800
PC
Amiga
NEC TurboGrafx-16 - TurboGrafx-16 CD-ROM
arcade
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(Table of Content (TOC) and headline excerpts follow. Bullet lists and (notes) added for clarity.)
The Editors View (1 page; editorial by Tom Halfhill; 1990 Winter CES discussion)
The Tip Sheet (2 pages; letters column focusing on reader tip requests and submissions; discussed, none shown:)
Karnov (NES)
Maniac Mansion (NES)
Superstar Ice Hockey
Great Baseball; Reggie Jackson Baseball (SMS)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES)
Bionic Commando (NES)
DuckTales (NES)
Space Quest III: The Pirates of Pestulon
Player's World
Game Player's First Annual Videogame and Computer Game Awards 1989 (2 pages; game award lists; includes sections:)
Game Player's Computer Game Awards
Game Player's Videogame Awards
Game Player's PC Excellence Awards
Game Player's Videogame Excellence Awards
Face To Face... With Wendy Cox and Will Nipper (1 page; celebrity interview)
Nintendo News - Games Galore For 1990! (5 pages; 1990 Winter CES coverage; numerous NES and GB games mentioned across all sections; shown: Baseball Simulator 1.000 (NES), Heavy Barrel (NES), Dash Galaxy in the Alien Asylum (NES), Phantom Fighter (NES), Top Gun: The Second Mission (NES), King's Knight (NES), Magic Johnson's Fast Break (NES), Double Dragon (GB); includes sections:)
Super Mario 3!
Not Just Kid Stuff
New Top Gun Action
Game Boy Avalanche
Arcade Action - S.T.U.N. Runner (2 pages; shown)
PC Players - Into The 1990s: Two New Genres (4 pages; includes sections with games shown:)
The Manhole
David Wolf: Secret Agent
Sega Players - New Games For Genesis, Master System (5 pages; 1990 Winter CES coverage; numerous Gen and SMS games mentioned across all sections; shown: Sega Arcade Power Stick, Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (Gen), Super Basketball (Gen), Cyberball (Gen), Herzog Zwei (Gen), E-SWAT (Gen), Psycho Fox (SMS), Slap Shoot (SMS), Golfamania (SMS), Assault City (SMS), Shinobi Kidd (SMS); includes sections:)
Do The Moonwalk (Michael Jackson Moonwalker)
Movie Madness (Spider-Man, Ghostbusters, Dick Tracy, Fantasia)
Arcade Action (includes TeleGenesis modem coverage)
Third-Party Games
Master System
Atari Safari - New Games For Lynx And 7800 (1 page; 1990 Winter CES coverage; numerous games mentioned; shown: Gauntlet: The Third Encounter (Lynx), Rampage (Lynx))
Amiga Players - Basketball and Bikers (2 pages; all shown; Magic Johnson's Basketball, Pocket Rockets, The Cycles, Super Hang-On)
Commodore Players - Shifting The Point Of View (2 pages; all shown; Savage, Pocket Rockets)
Turbo Players - New Games For 1990 (3 pages; 1990 Winter CES coverage; numerous games mentioned across all sections; shown: Bonk's Adventure, Military Madness, Takin' It to the Hoop, Cratermaze, Deep Blue, JJ and Jeff, World Court Tennis; includes sections:)
New Game Cards
TurboGrafx Vs. Genesis
Cheap Thrills - Crazy Shuffle and Feeding Frenzy (2 pages; Crazy Shuffle (PC), Feeding Frenzy (Amiga); both shown)
Nintendo Game of the Month: A Boy and His Blob (8 pages; NES; strategy guide)
Computer Game of the Month: Their Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain (6 pages; PC; strategy guide)
Game Reviews (1 page each; all shown)
Bases Loaded II: Second Season (NES)
Alex Kidd In The Enchanted Castle (Gen)
Pipe Dream (PC)
Vindicators (NES)
Starflight 2 (PC)
Castlequest (NES)
Phantasy Star II (Gen)
Top Gun: The Second Mission (NES)
It Came From The Desert (Amiga)
Monster Lair (TG16CD)
Cobra Triangle (NES)
Populous (PC)
Adventures of Dino-Riki (NES)
Gold Of The Americas (PC)
The Chessmaster (NES)
News & Previews (5 pages)
New Nintendo Games (approx 2.75 pages of additional 1990 Winter CES coverage; numerous titles mentioned; shown: Mad Max (NES), Heavy Shreddin' (NES), Kid Kool (NES))
Ultima's Second Decade (Ultima IV: The False Prophet (PC); shown)
Champions Role-Playing Games Coming For PCs (none shown)
Challenge The Red Baron (Wings; not shown)
Crime Wave Coming (shown)
The French Connection (Ubisoft upcoming Amiga/PC line-up; B.A.T.: Bureau of Astral Troubleshooters, Iron Lord, Skate Wars, Unreal; none shown)
Silent Service II On The Way (shown)
Guidepost: The Hot 100 (5.5 pages; Top 100 video and computer games; none shown)
Chartbusters (1 page; poll results and Top lists)