VideoGames & Computer Entertainment Issue 22

PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE

• Nintendo Entertainment System
• Nintendo Game Boy
• Sega Genesis
• Atari ST
• Atari Lynx
• IBM PC
• Amiga
• Apple II/IIGS
• Macintosh
• Commodore 64
• NEC TurboGrafx-16
• NEC TurboGrafx-16 CD-ROM Player
• Arcade

FEATURES (Contents page excerpts)

Special Sega Genesis Section (essentially treated as a magazine bound within a magazine - see full breakout below)

This 47-page supplement contains lots of Genesis-specific information, including reviews, a buyer's guide, Genesis Easter Eggs and a strategy guide on Populous.

Swords And Serpents (NES) Player's Guide, Part I by Donn Nauert

If you're having difficulty getting through the Serpent's dungeons, let our game expert take your party's lead to help you find all those elusive items and temples.

Games That Go Bump In The Night by Bill Kunkel and Joyce Worley

It's Halloween time, but you don't have to leave the comfort of your home for a good scare. Power up for a look at the latest and greatest in horrific software.

In Control! A Look At Custom Controllers In 1990 by Bill Kunkel and Joyce Worley

There are lots of ways to move your characters on-screen, and we'll give you an overview of the freshest entries.

The Gods Themselves, Part 2: A Player's Guide To The Battle Of Olympus (NES) by Clayton Walnum

In the second installment, we'll help you get past such enemies as the Graeae, the centaur and the dragon on your way to a final meeting in Hades.

Tetris... And Beyond by Andy Eddy

VG&CE's Executive Editor recently met with Alexey Pajitnov, Tetris' inventor, to discuss electronic gaming, his latest efforts and his feelings on its future.

Computer-Game Strategies by Frank Tetro, Jr. (listed under the Reviews section of the contents page)

Crime Wave (PC) and Street Rod (Amiga/C64/PC) are the focus of this month's expert disk assistance.

REVIEWS

Video-Game Reviews

• Dick Tracy (NES)
• Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (NES)
• Pipe Dream (NES)
• Psychosis (TG16)
• Super Glove Ball (NES)
• Final Fantasy (NES)
• Dragon's Curse (TG16)
• Low G Man (NES)
• Dragon Warrior II (NES)
• Y's - Books I & II (TG16CD)
• Super Volleyball (TG16)
• Legendary Axe II (TG16)

Computer-Game Reviews

• Faces (Amiga/PC/Mac)
• Les Manley in: Search for The King (Amiga/PC)
• PGA Tour Golf (PC)
• Future Wars (Amiga/ST/PC)
• Block Out (Amiga/Apple IIGS/ST/C64/PC/Mac)
• Champions of Krynn (Amiga/Apple II/C64/PC)
• The Cycles: International Grand Prix (Amiga/C64/PC)
• Rick Dangerous (Amiga/ST/C64/PC)
• MegaTraveller I (PC)
• Wayne Gretzky Hockey (Amiga/ST/PC/Mac)

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Letter by Andy Eddy

Reader Mail

(This VG&CE department was often responsible for printing corrections, if any. In this issue, a full page is dedicated to Neutopia (TG16) maps omitted from the September 1990 issue.)

Tip Sheet by Donn Nauert

• Double Dragon (NES)
• Mega Man 2 (NES)
• Ikari Warriors 2 (NES)
• Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (NES)
• Bionic Commando (NES)
• Ultima: Exodus (NES)

News Bits compiled by Joyce Worley

• Carmen Will Star on TV
• Crime Wave Gets Update
• How Hot Is Too Hot?
• Company Offers Cartridge Services, New Uses for NES
• Acclaim Gifts Hospital With Games and Hardware
• Florida Girl Wins Taito Sweepstakes
• EA Expands Exchange Program
• Top Coin-Ops of July 1990
• Tengen First at Rent-to-Own
• Fractured Football Is King of New Coin-Snatcher
• Air-Controller Gets Military Update
• Clue Book for Silver Blades
• Lawrence Productions Signs With Broderbund
• Quantum Promenade's New Online Service
• Accolade Establishes New Hint Lines
• MicroProse to Nintendo-ize
• Tiger Gets New Lair
• New Pins Introduced

Easter Egg Hunt

• Dash Galaxy in the Alien Asylum (NES)
• Neutopia (TG16)
• Captain Skyhawk (NES)
• Dragon Spirit (TG16)
• Ninja Gaiden II (NES)
• Chip's Challenge (Lynx)
• Timeball (TG16)
• Blue Lightning (Lynx)
• Thunderbirds (NES)

Yea & Nay

Gaming On The Go - The Game's The Thing by Maurice Molyneaux

(Portable game reviews. The sports titles listed here are covered in a single compare/contrast review.)

• NFL Football (GB)
• Soccer Mania (GB)
• Xenophobe (Lynx)
• Harmony (GB)

Destination Arcadia by Donn Nauert

• Pigskin 621 A.D. (arcade)
• Ninja Combat (arcade)

Game Doctor - Visit the Arcade Clinic! by the Game Doctor

Inside Gaming - Focus On Electronic-Gaming Fandom by Arnie Katz

(Excerpt:) This time he reviews some of the most interesting new fanzines. (Reviewed: The Subversive Sprite #3, Turbographing #1, Turbo Tap #1, amiDETONATOR Summer 1990.)

Advertiser Index

COVER (Contents page excerpt)

Elvira will soon be making her way to computer screens, thanks to Accolade's Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. Turn to page 140 for more scary software. Photography: David Goldner, Cover Art: Jim McDermott.

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Video Games & Computer Entertainment - VG&CE Presents a Special Section on the Sega Genesis

FEATURES (Contents page excerpts)

Letter From Michael V. Katz, President, Consumer Products Division, Sega of America, Inc.

Genesis Buyer's Guide

As we get closer to Christmas, lots of new Genesis games are coming out. Take a peek at our comprehensive listings, and see what titles from Sega and its 17 third-party licensees tickle our fancy.

The God Game: A Player's Guide To Populous by Clayton Walnum

Electronic Arts has a big smash with this strategy game translated from the computer-game realm. Troubled gods can refer to our tips for successful colonizing.

REVIEWS

Genesis Video-Game Reviews

• The Sword of Vermilion
• Buster Douglas Knock-Out Boxing
• Whip Rush
• Ka-Ge-Ki
• E-S.W.A.T. - City Under Siege
• Shadow Blasters
• Columns

DEPARTMENTS

Easter Egg Hunt

As the Sega Genesis gains popularity and has more titles added to its library, more hints and tips are appearing. Here's a handful of Eggs that should keep you busy.

• Target Earth
• Ghouls 'n' Ghosts
• Moonwalker
• Thunder Force II
• Space Harrier
• Populous