ISSUE: 4Content
Scan replaced October 10, 2019
*Although this is labeled Vol. 1 No. 2 on the cover, both it and the preceding issue issue (Game Player's Buyer's Guide to Nintendo Games Vol. 1 No. 1) would later be counted as the first two issues of volume 2, with the following issue being Game Player's Strategy Guide to Nintendo Games Vol.2 No.3.
PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE
Nintendo Entertainment System
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(Table of Content (TOC) and headline excerpts follow. Bullet lists and (notes) added for clarity. Games for NES unless noted.)
Editor's Notes (approx. 1 1/2 pages; editorial; synopsis of issue contents; games shown: Ninja Gaiden, Bubble Bobble, Castlevania II: Simon's Quest; includes sections:)
- More Game Player's (announcement of upcoming computer gaming magazine - Game Player's: The Leading Magazine of Video and Computer Entertainment)
- Game Tips and High Scores (request for reader high scores)
Game Player's Mailbag (one page; letters column; tips, Q&A, and reader submissions; games discussed:)
- Karnov
- Rad Racer
- Super Mario Bros. 2
- Metal Gear
- WWF Wrestlemania
- A Nightmare on Elm Street
- Double Dragon
The Changing Face of Nintendo (three-page article discussing the diversification of game genres in NES games; board games and game shows, puzzle, edutainment, strategy; games discussed and shown:)
- Othello
- Chessmaster 2000
- Jeopardy!
- Sesame Street ABC
- Sesame Street 123
- Tetris
- Golgo-13
GUIDElines - The latest Nintendo news and products (three pages)
- Broderbund's Hands-Free Controller (U-Force (shown))
- Konami's New Hand-held Games (handheld stand-alone LCD games; Double Dribble, Gradius, Contra, Top Gun, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Camerica's New Video Pistol (Video Blaster light gun; Supersonic joystick)
- New Glove Puts Power At Your Fingertips (Power Glove (shown))
- Arcade Hit Now For Nintendo (Bad Dudes (shown))
- Anticipation and Cobra Triangle From Nintendo
- Activision Announces Two New Games (The Three Stooges (shown), Stealth Eagle)
- New Tengen Titles (Rolling Thunder, Super Sprint, Vindicators)
Super Strategy (NES games; five-page tip sections with game overview and loads of screenshots)
- Amagon
- Bubble Bobble
- Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
- Flying Dragon
- Jackal
- Metal Gear
- Mickey Mousecapade
- Ninja Gaiden
- Wizards & Warriors
- Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
Hot Hits (NES games; similar to the Super Strategy articles above, but limited to two pages per game)
- Blaster Master
- Cobra Command
- Defender II
- Double Dragon
- Gauntlet
- Golgo 13 - Top Secret Episode
- Guardian Legend
- Iron Tank
- Joust
- Kung Fu Heroes
- Legacy of the Wizard
- Legendary Wings
- MagMax
- 1943
- Ninja Taro
- Othello
- Robowarrior
- Super Mario Bros. 2
- Tecmo Baseball
- Tecmo Bowl
DIRECTORY (game publisher/developer directory)
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