Electronic Gaming Monthly Issue 24

PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE

• Nintendo Entertainment System - Famicom
• Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Super Famicom
• Nintendo Game Boy
• Atari Lynx
• Sega Game Gear
• Sega Master System
• Sega Genesis - Mega Drive
• NEC TurboGrafx-16 - PC-Engine
• NEC TurboGrafx-16 CD-ROM Player

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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Insert Coin - It's Showtime...! by Ed Semrad (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)

• Bill & Ted (NES) (Bill & Ted's Excellent Video Game Adventure)
• High Speed (NES) (High Speed Pinball)
• Smash TV (NES)
• Basewars (NES)
• S.C.A.T. (NES)
• BIll Elliot's(sic) Nascar Challenge (NES) (Bill Elliott's NASCAR Challenge)
• J.B. Harold (TG16CD)
• Street Smart (Gen)
• Sonic the Hedgehog (Gen)
• 688 Attack Sub (Gen)
• Navy Seals (GB)
• Sneaky Snakes (GB)
• Warbirds (Lynx)
• Ninja Gaiden (Lynx)

Software Calendar (presented by EGM and Vic Tokai)

Gaming Gossip by Quartermann

Electronic Gaming Express

• Super Nintendo To Make It's U.S. Debut At The Summer CES! (SNES artist rendition shown; hardware breakdowns; Zelda 3 screenshot)
• NEC Lowers TurboGrafx System and CD-ROM Prices!... (base package from $149.99 to $99.99, Bonk SuperSet (shown) for $149.99, CD-ROM Player (shown) from $399 to $299.99)
• Third Party Super Famicom Peripherals Hit Market... (sidebar; JB King joystick, JB Turbo auto-fire accessory)

International Outlook - Dozens of New SF and Mega Drive Softs Coming this Summer! (capsule game previews)

• Galaxy Force 2 (MD)
• Thunder Fox (MD)
• Valis 4 (PCE) (Valis IV)
• Y's 3 (Famicom) (Ys III)
• Elevator Action (GB)
• Devil's Crush (MD)
• Final Soldier (PCE)
• Joe and Mac (SF) (Joe & Mac)
• Raiden Densetsu (SF)

The Super Famicom NES Times (game previews, 1-page (unless noted) each)

• Castlevania 4 (Super Castlevania IV)
• Super Ghouls and Ghosts (Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts)
• Super Adventure Island (1/2 page)
• Bill Lambeer's Combat Basketball (1/4 page)
• SimCity (1/4 page) (Sim City)

Next Wave (capsule game previews)

• Batman, Return of the Joker (NES)
• Bases Loaded 3 (NES)
• Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (NES) (Bill & Ted's Excellent Video Game Adventure)
• W.U.R.M. (NES)
• Star Trek (NES)
• NIghtshade (NES)
• Trog (NES)
• Contra Force (NES)
• Champions Forever of Boxing (TG16)
• TV Sports Tennis (TG16)
• Vapor Trail (Gen)
• Quad Challenge (Gen)
• Kick Boxing (TG16)
• Kageki (Gen) (Ka-Ge-Ki)
• Saint Sword (Gen)
• The Simpsons (GB)
• Castlevania 2 (GB, released as Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 (GB, released as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Back From the Sewers)

Tricks of the Trade (tips, tricks and codes)

• Midnight Resistance (Gen)
• Adventure Island 2 (NES) (Adventure Island II)
• Captain Skyhawk (NES)
• Mickey Mouse: Castle of Illusion (Gen) (Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse)
• Silver Surfer (NES)
• Twin Cobra (Gen)
• Bomberman (TG16)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 (NES) (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game)

Behind The Screens at Hudson Soft - "Converting Games For The American Market" (three-page behind-the-scenes)

Taking Control - Electronic Gaming Monthly's Guide to the Hottest Game Controllers!!!

• Power Player (NES)
• Double Player (NES; shown)
• Freedom Stick -- Freedom Stick 16 (NES -- Gen/TG16 (shown))
• Supersonic - The Joystick (NES)
• A-Storm Ni-5 Jetfighter -- SG Fighter (NES -- Gen)
• A-Storm Ni-Pro (NES; shown)
• Super Controller (NES; shown)
• Gizmo (NES/Gen/TG16)
• Ultimate Joystick (NES; shown)
• Zinger (NES/Gen/TG16; shown)
• Zoomer (NES/Gen/TG16)
• Maverick (NES/Gen/TG16; shown)
• Intruder 2 -- 3 (NES -- Gen)
• SuperCon (SNES; shown)
• Gravis NES Joystick (shown)
• Competition Pro Joypad (NES/Gen; shown)
• Competition Pro Joystick (NES/Gen/TG16)
• Bat Handle Joystick (NES/Gen/TG16/SMS)
• Red Ball Joystick (NES/Gen/TG16/SMS)
• Super 3-Way Joystick (NES/Gen/TG16/SMS)
• Tac50 Tactical Audible Controller (NES/Gen; shown)

LJN Brings The Terminator To The Nintendo (three-page movie/games preview)

Nintendo Player (NES; 1-page game overviews, unless noted)

• Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom (2-pages)
• Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
• Romance of the Three Kingdoms II
• Faria
• The Little Mermaid

Outpost: Genesis (2-page game overviews, unless noted)

• Fantasia
• Streets of Rage
• Ms. Pac-Man (1-page)

Game Boy Club (1-page game overviews)

• Altered Space
• Fortified Zone

Gear Up! (GG; 1/2-page game overviews)

• Woody Pop
• World Class Leader Board

Sega Masters (SMS; 2-page game overview)

• Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin

Turbo Champ (TG16; 1-page game overviews)

• Bonk II (Bonk's Revenge)
• TV Sports Hockey

U.S. National Video Game Team's Super Play - Batman Part Two (Gen; four page strategy guide)

U.S. National Video Game Team's Super Play - Kabuki Quantum Fighter (NES; two page strategy guide)

Top Score Club (listed in TOC as 'High Scores')