Little Player Issue 4

PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE

Nintendo Wii U
Microsoft Xbox One
Microsoft Xbox 360
Sony Playstation (top lists)
Sony Playstation 3
Sony Playstation 4
Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo 64 (top lists)
Nintendo Switch
Nintendo Gamecube (reader reviews)
mobile (iOS, Android)
Super Nintendo Entertainment System (top lists)
Nintendo Entertainment System
NES Classic Edition
Nintendo Wii (top lists)
arcade

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(Headline excerpts follow.  Bullet lists and (notes) added for clarity.)

Why playing old games is worth your time... (approx. 1/3 page; editorial by publisher / Editor in Chief Martin Alessi; NES Classic Edition and enjoying retro games)

Feature Story - NES Classic Edition (8 pages; includes 2 page hardware overview and 6 pages of capsule NES game overviews, approx 1/5 page each)

• Balloon Fight
• Bubble Bobble
• Castlevania
• Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
• Donkey Kong
• Donkey Kong Jr.
• Double Dragon II: The Revenge
• Dr. Mario
• Excitebike
• Final Fantasy
• Galaga
• Ghosts 'n Goblins
• Gradius
• Ice Climber
• Kid Icarus
• Kirby's Adventure
• Mario Bros.
• Mega Man 2
• Metroid
• Ninja Gaiden
• Pac-Man
• Punch Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream
• StarTropics
• Super C
• Super Mario Bros.
• Super Mario Bros. 2
• Super Mario Bros. 3
• Tecmo Bowl
• The Legend of Zelda
• Zelda II: The Adventure of Link

BIG Editor's Retro Choice (2 pages; Top 5 retro games list per editor, with brief commentary for each #1 game)

• Martin
• Shelly
• Jason
• Tim

little Editor's Retro Choice (2 pages; Top 5 retro games list per editor, with brief commentary for each #1 game)

• Isabella
• Brody
• Hannah
• Aiden

 System Spotlight (six pages; hardware overviews; 1 page each unless noted)

• New Nintendo 3DS XL Solgaleo Lunala Black Edition
• New Nintendo 3DS XL New Galaxy Style (1/2 page)
• New Nintendo 3DS Super Mario 3D Land (1/2 page)
• Microsoft Xbox One S
• Sony PlayStation 4 Slim (1/2 page)
• Sony PlayStation 4 Pro (1/2 page)
• Nintendo Switch (2 pages)

BLAST. FROM. THE. PAST!  Nintendo Entertainment System (one page; NES; system overview)

The Binary Twins starring Wonne & Zheero (one page; comic strip)

Previews

• Super Mario Run (2 pages; iOS, Android)
• Super Mario Maker (2 pages; 3DS)
• The Breath of the Wild (4 pages; Wii U, Switch)

Great Deals! - Nintendo Selects (1 page; Nintendo's budget titles for Wii U and 3DS)

Thank You to our awesome readers! (one page; reader photos)

Collector's Corner (4 pages; "Toys To Life" figure collecting)

• amiibo (1 page)
• LEGO Dimensions (1 page)
• Skylanders Creator (1 page)
• Skylanders Imaginators (1 page)

BIG & little Reviews: Meet the Crew (one page; 1/8 page reviewer capsule bios)

• BIG Players
  • Shelly Alessi
  • Jason Kaplan
  • Tim Wilkus
  • Martin Alessi
• little Players
  • Isabella Ocampo
  • Hannah Friedman
  • Brody Patterson
  • Aiden Friedman

BIG & little Reviews (game reviews; six pages; 1 page per game; each review page includes four capsule reviews (with 10-scale score) by review crew members)

• Paper Mario Color Splash (Wii U)
• Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 (PS4, X1)
• Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas (PS4, X1)
• Yo-Kai Watch 2 Bony Spirits & Fleshy Souls (3DS)
• Pixelgrams: Pixel Puzzles (Android, iOS)
• Henry the Cloud (Android, iOS)

Reader Reviews (1 page; reader submitted game reviews; each approx 1/6 page each with 10-scale score)

• New Super Mario Bros. 2 (DS (sic?); 3DS)
• LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens (PS4)
• ROBLOX (X1)
• Mario Kart Double Dash (GC)

It's Time For a Word Scramble! (one page; Pokemon themed)

Take A Break! (one page; suggestion for taking a break from gaming - study hard)