Electronic Gaming Monthly Issue 3

Review Crew (Steve Harris / Ed Semrad / Donn Nauert / Jim Allee):

• P.O.W. (NES) - 8/7/7/7
• Friday the 13th (NES) - 3/2/4/4
• Hoops (NES) - 7/6/6/5
• The Guardian Legend (NES) - 6/5/6/7
• Stealth ATF (NES) - 4/6/4/3
• Airwolf (NES) - 4/4/4/4
• Thundercade (NES) - 6/6/5/5
• Super Dodge Ball (NES) - 5/3/5/6
• King's Quest: Quest For the Crown (SMS) - 4/7/6/7
• Rastan (SMS) - 6/6/6/6
• Super Thunder Blade (GEN) - 5/6/5/8
• Space Harrier 2 (GEN) - 6/6/8/7
• Vigilante (TG16) - 7/5/6/6
• Legendary Axe (TG16) - 9/8/8/8
• Super Mario Land (GB) - 8/8/7/8
• Alleyway (GB) - 6/3/6/5
• Baseball (GB) - 4/7/7/7

Next Wave:

• Double Dragon II: The Revenge (NES)
• Twin Cobra (NES)
• Sky Shark (NES)
• Dig Dug 2 (NES)
• Duck Tales (NES)
• Holy Diver (NES)
• Robocop (NES)
• King's Knight (NES)
• Bad Dudes (NES)
• River City Ransom (NES)
• Rolling Thunder (NES)
• Ninja Gaiden 2 (NES)
• Ultima IV (SMS)
• Scramble Spirit (SMS)
• Dead Angle (SMS)
• R-Type (TG16)
• Deep Blue (TG16)
• Dragon Spirit (TG16)

Features:

• 16-Bit System Preview – Konix Multi-System
• P.O.W. (NES) Strategy Guide, Part 1 - Levels 1 & 2 strategies and maps
• Wonderboy in Monsterland (SMS) - Level 12 Maze Maps
• Behind the Screens - six developers discuss various console hardware
• Pocket Arcade - Atari Lynx is coming...
• Mega Drive/Genesis Powers Up!  - Sega's Disk Drive, Computer, and Light Tablet hardware
• PC Engine 2 Update - A new PC Engine on the horizon already?

At The Arcades:

• Escape From the Planet of the Robot Monsters
• Black Knight 2000 (PIN)

Cover Story:

• IronSword: Wizards & Warriors II

International Outlook:

• Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)
• Gradius II (NES)

Tricks of the Trade:

• The Guardian Legend (NES)
• Rastan (SMS)
• Rush 'N' Attack (NES)
• Mega Man 2 (NES)
• Ice Hockey (NES)
• Kid Icarus (NES)
• Ninja Gaiden (NES)
• Kid Niki (NES)
• Zelda II: The Adventures of Link
• Thunder Force II (GEN)
• Bomberman (NES)
• Zillion (SMS)
• Bases Loadead
• Ultima: Exodus (NES)
• Crime Busters (TG16)
• Shanghai (TG16)
• Tetris [Tengen] (NES)
• Altered Beast (GEN)

Nintendo Player:

• NES Satellite & games (V'Ball, Super Off-Road, Play Action Football)
• Super Sprint (NES)
• Marble Madness (NES)
• Sky Shark (NES)

Sega Masters:

• Arcade and RPG Action Round Out '89 [Ed Semrad looks at Sega's upcoming lineup]
• Spellcaster (SMS)
• Wonder Boy III (SMS)

Atari Adventure:

• Commando (7800)
• Xenophobe (7800, XE)
• Radar Lock (2600)
• Planet Smashers (7800)
• Double Dunk (2600)
• Shooting Gallery (2600)
• Ikari Warriors (2600, 7800, XE)

Turbo Champ:

• Turbo-Grafx 16 CD-ROM Games lineup
• Legendary Axe (TG16)

Outpost: Genesis:

• Genesis at CES - Steve Harris on upcoming Genesis software shown at the '89 CES
• Tele-Genesis Modem - Online gaming coming to Sega?

Gameboy Club:

• New Games and Support For Gameboy - David White previews the portable system's lineup
• Super Mario Land (GB) - Maps and strategy

Game Over:

• Mega Man II (NES) - Spoiling the ending sequence for everyone!

Ads (in order of appearance):

• Ultima: Exodus (NES)
• Ultima: Exodus hint book
• Bandai NES games: Bandai Golf: Challenge Pebble Beach / Monster Party / Shooting Range / Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde / Wild Boys (cancelled) / Street Cop
• Bad Dudes (multi)
• Hudson NES Joycard Sansui SSS controller / Adventure Island / Milon's Secret Castle / Bomberman / Adventures of Dino Riki
• Secret Video Game Tips, Codes, and Strategies VHS tape
• Hydlide (NES)
• River City Ransom (NES)
• Thundercade (NES)
• Super Dodge Ball (NES)
• John Elway's Quarterback (NES) / Double Dragon (NES)
• Doc's Fix-A-Game cleaning kit
• U.V.T., Inc. mail order company
• EGM subscription card
• EGM/NEC TurboGrafx-16 contest
• Ultimate Game Club mail order company
• Phantasy Star (SMS)
• EGM "Watch and Win" contest card
• NEC TurboGrafx-16 console
• Secrets, Codes, and Strategies VHS tape
• Homer's official Nintendo merchandise
• HO/RC Hobbies, Inc. mail order company
• Black Knight 2000 pinball machine
• FCI phone counseling hotline
• Electronic Gaming Monthly subscription ad
• Lee Trevino's Fighting Golf (NES)
• Beeshu, Inc. NES controllers