Game Players Volume 2 Number 8

Primary Systems Coverage

• Nintendo Entertainment System
• Nintendo Game Boy
• Sega Master System
• Sega Genesis
• Atari Lynx
• PC
• Amiga
• NEC TurboGrafx-16
• NEC TurboGrafx-16 CD Player
• 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; Game Genie discussion)

The Tip Sheet (1.33 pages; letters column focusing on reader tip requests and submissions; discussed, not shown:)

• Mike Tyson's Punch Out (NES)
• Phantasy Star (SMS)
• Mega Man II (NES)
• Mean Streets (PC)
• Ninja Gaiden (NES)
• Super Mario Bros 3 (NES)
• Shadowgate (NES)

Player's World - Hot NES Games at Summer CES (1 page; 1990 Summer CES coverage; mentioned but not shown:)

• Mega Man 3 (NES)
• Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (NES)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Arcade Game (NES)
• Dick Tracy (NES)
• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (NES)
• Gremlins II (NES)
• Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (NES)
• Double Dare (NES)
• Family Feud (NES)
• Classic Concentration (NES)
• Super Password (NES)
• Mission: Impossible (NES)
• The Lone Ranger (NES)
• The Simpson's (NES)

Nintendo News - Weird Science at Summer CES (4 pages; 1990 Summer CES coverage; Game Genie coverage (shown); includes sections:)

• It's A Miracle (The Miracle (NES) keyboard accessory; shown)
• Talking Heads (Laser Scope (NES) headset accessory; shown)
• Best Of Both Worlds? (Duo Family Computer (PC clone with built-in NES); shown; Duo FC, Duo FC-Plus)
• Nintendo Clones (Bit 70 game console (NES clone; not shown), Bit 79 home computer (NES compatible computer hybrid; shown), Gamate (b&w handheld; shown), Color Gamate (color handheld; not shown))

Game Boy Players - New Titles For Game Boy (3 pages; 1990 Summer CES coverage; numerous game titles and accessories mentioned; games shown:)

• WWF Superstars
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• NFL Football
• Ghostbusters II
• Heavyweight Championship Boxing
• Malibu Beach Volleyball
• NBA All-Star Challenge
• Pipe Dreams
• Soccer Mania
• Mousetrap Hotel
• Super Scrabble
• Deadheat Scramble

Arcade Action - Galaxy Force and Smash T.V. (2 pages; both shown)

PC Players - Railroad Simulations (4 pages; Railroad Tycoon, Railroad Empire; both shown)

Sega Masters - Sega Genesis Title Wave (3 pages; 1990 Summer CES coverage; numerous titles mentioned; shown, though sometimes with arcade screenshots:)

• Michael Jackson Moonwalker
• Super Monaco Grand Prix
• The Sword of Vermillion
• Columns
• Paperboy

Amiga Players - Commodore Unveils CDTV (2 pages; CDTV hardware discussed and shown, numerous game and multimedia titles mentioned; shown: Airwave Adventure: The Case of the Cautious Condor (CDTV))

Turbo Players - TurboExpress And New Games (3 pages; 1990 Summer CES coverage; TurboExpress hardware discussed and shown; numerous game titles mentioned; shown:)

• Splatterhouse
• Super Volleyball
• TV Sports Football
• Ys Book I & II
• Dragon's Curse
• Valis II
• Last Alert
• Psychosis

Atari Safari - More Games For The Lynx (1 page; 1990 Summer CES coverage; numerous titles mentioned; shown: Rampage (Lynx))

Nintendo Game of the Month: Super C (6 pages; NES; strategy guide)

Sega Genesis Game of the Month: Populous (5 pages; strategy guide)

Computer Game of the Month: Centurion (5 pages; PC; strategy guide)

Game Reviews (1 page each; all shown)

• Skate or Die 2 (NES)
• DragonStrike (PC)
• Dusty Diamond's All-Star Football (NES)
• Cosmo Tank (GB)
• Snake's Revenge (NES)
• Devil's Crush (TG16)
• Rocket Ranger (NES)
• Budokan: The Martial Spirit (Gen)
• Klax (NES)
• Conquests of Camelot (PC)

News & Previews (2.5 pages)

• Nintendo Games-O-Plenty! (additional Nintendo 1990 Summer CES coverage; numerous titles mentioned; shown: U.S.M.C. Harrier (NES), Pipe Dream (NES), Fun House (NES), Dirty Harry: The War on Drugs (NES))
• Kung-Fu Heroes Tournament (tips for Kung-Fu Heroes (NES) contest; game shown)