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PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE
- Nintendo Entertainment System
- Super Nintendo Entertainment System
- Nintendo Game Boy
- Sega Genesis
- Sega Game Gear
- Atari Lynx
- PC
- Amiga
- Macintosh
- Commodore 64
- NEC TurboGrafx-16
- NEC TurboGrafx-16 CD-ROM Player
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FEATURES (Contents page excerpts)
The 1991 Bonk Awards
Prepare to butt heads again! Enter our random drawing and tell us who or what deserves to be "bonked." You could win a TurboExpress, TurboGrafx-16 and more!
The Wolverine Berzerker Smirk Contest
Show us you(sic) best "Berzerker Rage" face and you could win a Nintendo Entertainment System, LJN's Wolverine video game and other exciting prizes!
Star Control (Gen) Player's Guide by Clayton Walnum
Help save the Alliance as our video-game strategist shows us how to conquer the "final frontier." ('Conquering The Cosmos: A Player's Guide to Star Control')
Star Tropics (NES) Player's Guide, Part I by Clayton Walnum
In the first part of our player's guide, we'll tak you on a tour of Coralcola and help you get past the first few levels of Star Tropics. ('Island-Hopping The Hard Way Part I: A Player's Guide to Star Tropics')
The 1991 Pigskin Preview by Bill Kunkel and Arnie Katz
Another exciting year has gone by for electronic-gridiron entertainments. Join our pigskin experts for all the inside plays. (VG&CE's 1991 Pigskin Preview: Pro and College Football Kick Off A New Year')
VG&CE's Annual Gifts For Gamers by Joyce Worley and the VG&CE Editorial Staff
It's holiday gift-giving season again. We've compiled a list of some of the most useful electronic-gaming enhancements available, in order to help you decide on a gift for the gamer on your shopping list.
The 1991 Phone Book by the VG&CE Editorial Staff
Trying to get ahold of your favorite electronic-gaming company? We've updated last year's list to keep you informed.
REVIEWS
Video-Game Reviews
- Joe Montana II Sportstalk Football (Gen)
- Ys III: Wanderers From Ys (TG16CD)
- Pool of Radiance (NES)
- Andre Panza Kick Boxing (TG16)
- Shadow of the Beast (Gen)
- Ufouria - The Saga (NES; never released)
- Outrun (Gen)
- Quad Challenge (Gen)
- Davis Cup Tennis (TG16)
- Captain Planet and the Planeteers (NES)
- Motor City Patrol (NES)
- Fatal Rewind (Gen)
- Cadash (TG16)
- Mercs (Gen)
- Impossamole (TG16)
- DecapAttack (Gen)
- Uncharted Waters (NES)
- Super Bases Loaded (SNES)
Computer-Game Previews
- Ultima VII: The Black Gate (PC)
- Police Quest 3: The Kindred (PC)
- Wordtris (PC)
- Martian Memorandum (PC)
- Earl Weaver Baseball III (PC)
Computer-Game Reviews
- Castles (Amiga/PC/Mac)
- Medieval Warriors (Amiga/PC)
- B.A.T. (Amiga/C64/PC)
- Cybergenic Ranger: Secret of the Seventh Planet (PC)
- The Many Faces of Go (PC)
- Cyberblast (Amiga/Mac)
DEPARTMENTS
Editor's Letter by Andy Eddy
Reader Mail
Tip Sheet by Donn Nauert
- Contra (NES)
- Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom (NES)
- Ghosts 'n Goblins (NES)
- Tiger Heli (NES)
- Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)
- Ys - Books I & II (TG16CD)
News Bits compiled by Joyce Worley
- MicroIllusions to Meet Mediagenic in Court
- Space Quest gets VGA Face-Lift
- Lucasfilm and JVC Launch Star Wars Video Game
- First Independently Manufactured NES Cartridge Completed
- Company Takes Bow With Product for Atari XL/XE
- Digital Camera Enters PC Picture
- Council Supports Multimedia Standards
- Spend an Afternoon With Sierra On-Line
- Guinness Book Is Multimedia Disc
- Lucasfilm Superheroes Defend Dynatron City
- EA Sweepstakes, Rebates Promote Products
- Two Handy Peripherals for Game Boy
- Educator's New Line Features VGA Fun
- Disney Quiz Featured in Promotion
- Digital Games Review Breaks 5,000-Reader Mark
- Barbie Moves to Computer-Land
- B.A.T. Gets Sequel
- Top Coin-Ops of August 1991
- Top 10 IBM PC/Video Games for July 1991
Easter Egg Hunt
- Rocketeer (NES)
- Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom (NES)
- Pilotwings (SNES)
- Faery Tale Adventure (Gen)
- Super Mario World (SNES)
- Ys - Books I & II (TG16CD)
- Centurion Defender of Rome (Gen)
- The Lone Ranger (NES)
- Bonk's Revenge (TG16)
- Gradius III (SNES)
Gaming On The Go by Chris Bieniek (portable game reviews)
- Battletoads (GB)
- Qix (Lynx)
- Halley Wars (GG)
- The Viking Child (Lynx)
- FaceBall 2000 (GB)
- Devilish (GG)
Destination Arcadia - What's Coming in Coin-Op: The AMOA Report by Donn Nauert
(Upcoming arcade games sorted by company.)
Fandango - A Fistful of Fanzine Fun For the Fall (fanzine reviews)
(World Gaming #1, Video Scope #5, Power Play #1)
Inside Gaming - The Development of Game Development: New Trends in Game Design and Implementation by Arnie Katz
(Excerpt:) This month, Arnie discusses some significant changes in the way computer games are produced and examines (the) potential impact on the hobby.
Game Doctor - Game Doctor After The Ball... by the Game Doctor
Advertiser Index
Computer Strategies
- Hard Nova (PC)
- Spirt of Excalibur (Amiga/PC)
COVER (Contents page excerpt)
Joe Montana may be sitting on the sidelines this season, but he's back on the electronic gridiron. Turn to page 42 for a review of Sega's Joe Montana II Sportstalk Football for the Genesis. Cover Photography: © 1991 Jay Silverman
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