Game Players Volume 3 Number 2

Primary Systems Coverage

• Nintendo Entertainment System
• Nintendo Game Boy
• Sega Genesis
• Sega Master System
• Atari Lynx
• PC
• Amiga
• NEC TurboGrafx-16
• pinball

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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; QSound)

The Tip Sheet (2 pages; letters column focusing on reader tip requests and submissions; discussed, not shown:)

• Back to the Future 2 & 3 (NES)
• Gargoyle's Quest (GB)
• Les Manley in: Search for The King (PC)
• Maniac Mansion
• Phantasy Star II (Gen)
• Shinobi
• Super C (NES)
• Alex Kidd in High-Tech World (SMS)

Player's World - Game Player's Annual Awards - 1990 (4 pages; game award lists typically sorted by system; Game of the Year winner shown unless noted:)

• Nintendo Entertainment System
• Nintendo Game Boy
• Sega Genesis
• NEC Turbografx-16
• Atari Lynx
• Amiga (not shown)
• Coin-Op Arcade Games
• PC Compatibles
• Game Player's Special Achievement Award - TurboExpress (hardware shown)

Nintendo News - Dr. Mario (3 pages; NES; includes sections 'A Tetris Clone?' and 'Strategy Tips'; game shown)

Game Boy Players - Dr. Mario (3 pages; GB; game shown)

Arcade Action - Pinball: 1991 (2 pages; coin-op pinball coverage; discussed, shown unless noted:)

• Diner
• Riverboat Gambler
• Funhouse
• Radical (not shown)
• Dr. Dude and His Excellent Ray (not shown)
• Back to the Future (not shown)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (not shown)
• The Simpsons

Amiga Players - Psygnosis Strikes Again (2 pages; Shadow of the Beast II, The Killing Game Show; both games shown)

PC Players - Blue Max: Aces of the Great War (3 pages; game shown)

Atari Safari - Robo-Squash (1 page; Lynx; game shown)

Sega Players - Something for Everyone! (3 pages; Gen; includes sections 'What If You Don't Like Football?' and 'Save Those Quarters'; discussed, shown:)

• Joe Montana Football
• Sword of Sodan
• Crackdown
• Trampoline Terror!

Turbo Players - Jack Nicklaus Turbo Golf (3 pages; TG16; game shown)

Nintendo Game of the Month: The Immortal (5 pages; NES; strategy guide)

Sega Genesis Game of the Month: Strider (4 pages; strategy guide)

Computer Game of the Month: Test Drive III: The Passion (5 pages; PC; strategy guide)

Game Reviews (1 page each; all shown)

• Yo! Noid (NES)
• Aero Blasters (TG16)
• Dick Tracy (NES)
• Streetfighter 2010 (NES)
• NBA All-Star Challenge (GB)
• Snake Rattle N Roll (NES)
• Columns (Gen)
• Circus Caper (NES)
• Ishido: The Way of Stones (PC)
• Skull and Crossbones (NES)
• Little Nemo: The Dream Master (NES)

News & Previews (approx. 2.5 pages; all shown unless noted)

• Let's Do The Time Warp (Time Lord (NES))
• Game Boy Gets Serious (InfoGenius; not shown)
• Futuristic Roller Derby (RollerGames (NES))
• Stellar 7 Returns For PC's
• Beat The Odds In Vegas Dream (NES)
• Castlevania Sweepstakes (win trip to Transylvania; Castlevania III: The Dracula's Curse (NES) promotion)
• A-10 Tank Killer Hits Amiga