ISSUE: 17Content
Primary Systems Coverage
- Nintendo Entertainment System
- Nintendo Game Boy
- Sega Master System
- Sega Genesis
- Atari Lynx
- PC
- Amiga
- NEC TurboGrafx-16
- TurboExpress
- Neo-Geo
- 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; new Genesis-focused sister magazines "Game Player's Encyclopedia of Sega Genesis Games" and "Game Player's Sega Genesis Strategy Guide"; video game system competition determines game magazine focus)
Players World - Neo-Geo Debuts In U.K., Coming Soon To U.S. (2 pages; SNK Neo-Geo home arcade system - hardware shown, marketed primarily to home rental market, retail SKUs, technical specifications, planned link cable and memory card accessories; games mentioned, not shown unless noted:)
- Nam 1975 (shown)
- Ninja Combat
- Magician Lord (shown)
- Baseball Stars Professional (shown)
- Top Player's Golf (shown)
- Cyber-Lip
- Super Spy
- Mahjongg
- Riding Hero
The Tip Sheet (2 pages; letters column focusing on reader tip requests and submissions; discussed, not shown:)
- Mega Man 2 (NES)
- Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade (PC)
- Shadowgate (NES)
- Golvelius (SMS)
- Super C (NES)
- Future Wars (Amiga)
- The Guardian Legend (NES)
- Snake's Revenge (NES)
- Super Thunder Blade (Gen)
Nintendo News - Shingen The Ruler: Best Strategy Game Yet? (3 pages; game overview; shown)
Game Boy Players - Smallscreen Sports Action (3 pages; game overviews; all shown)
- Soccer Mania
- Bases Loaded GB
- Malibu Beach Volleyball
- In Your Face
Arcade Action - Battletech (2 pages; shown, including cabinets an cockpit control layout diagram)
PC Players - Uukrul And Rommel (3 pages; game overviews; both shown)
- The Dark Heart of Uukrul
- Sands of Fire
Sega Players - Sega Genesis Comes On Strong (3 pages; includes section "New Games"; Game Player's introducing two new Genesis publications ("Game Player's Encyclopedia of Sega Genesis Games", "Game Player's Strategy Guide To Sega Genesis Games"); games discussed, not shown unless noted:)
- Aero-Blaster (shown)
- Bimini Run (shown)
- Burning Force (shown)
- Curse - Quest for the Solar Grail (shown)
- Dando
- Dick Tracy (shown)
- DJ Boy (shown)
- Final Zone
- Fire Shark (shown)
- Hellfire
- Junction
- Shadow Blasters
- Spider-Man (shown)
- Sword of Vermillion (shown)
- Trampoline Terror!
Amiga Players - Unreal (2 pages; game overview, shown)
Turbo Players - Ninja Spirit And Chew-Man Fu (3 pages; game overviews, both shown)
Atari Safari - Xenophobe For Lynx (1 page; game overview, shown)
Nintendo Game of the Month: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II (6 pages; TMNT II: The Arcade Game (NES); strategy guide)
Sega Genesis Game of the Month: Mondu's Fight Palace (5 pages; strategy guide)
Computer Game of the Month: The Secret Of Monkey Island (5 pages; PC; strategy guide)
Editors' Picks 1990 (10 pages; includes 1-page introduction and 1/3 page capsule overviews of the following games, hardware and accessories, all shown:)
- Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)
- A Boy And His Blob (NES)
- Solstice (NES)
- Shingen The Ruler (NES)
- Pipe Dream (NES)
- The Chessmaster (NES)
- Quarth (GB)
- Kwirk: The Chilled Tomato (GB)
- Hyper Lode Runner (GB)
- The Revenge of Shinobi (Gen)
- Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle (Gen)
- Herzog Zwei (Gen)
- Military Madness (TG16)
- Takin' It To The Hoop (TG16)
- Bonk's Adventure (TG16)
- Circuit's Edge (PC)
- Silent Service II (PC)
- Populous (PC)
- Treasure Trap (Amiga)
- Battle Squadron (Amiga)
- Pipe Dream (Amiga)
- Chip's Challenge (Lynx)
- Electrocop (Lynx)
- Slime World (Lynx)
- TurboExpress (handheld system)
- The Miracle (NES keyboard accessory)
- Light Boy (GB accessory)
Game Reviews (1 page each; all shown)
- Qix (GB)
- Mad Max (NES)
- After Burner II (Gen)
- Arch Rivals (NES)
- Adventures In The Magic Kingdom (NES)
- Psychosis (TG16)
- Low-G Man (NES)
- Earthrise (PC)
- Back To The Future 2 & 3 (NES)
- Pictionary (NES)
Game News & Previews (3 pages; all shown unless noted)
- Game Genie On Sale In Canada (US court battle; retail packaging shown)
- Nintendo World Championships (1990 Nintendo Powerfest tour, leading up to the Nintendo World Championships; includes tour list with dates and locations)
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New Games For Atari Lynx (new games mentioned, not shown unless noted:)
- Battle Universe
- Alternate Earth
- (untitled action game)
- (untitled adventure game)
- Cards
- Bugs
- The Fidelity Ultimate Chess Challenge (shown)
- Krazy Ace Miniature Golf
- Leaderboard
- E-Motion
- Italy 1990
- Rotox
- Gold
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Disney Software's First Computer Titles (for PC and compatibles; The Sound Source plug-in device (external sound card with speaker); software discussed, not shown unless noted:)
- Dick Tracy
- Arachnophobia (shown)
- DuckTales: The Quest for Gold (shown)
- Mickey's ABC's (shown)
- Mickey's 123's
- Mickey's Colors & Shapes
- Mickey's Runaway Zoo
- Donald's Alphabet Chase
- Goofy's Railway Express
- The Animation Studio (shown)
- Dick Tracy Crimestoppers Print Kit
Guideposts: The Hot 100 (approx. 5.5 pages; Top 100 video and computer games; none shown)
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