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PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE Sega Genesis (Gen) --- (Table of Content (TOC) and headline excerpts follow. All games for Sega Genesis. Bullet lists and (notes) added for clarity.) COLUMNS Editor's Notes (editorial by Matthew A. Firme) Code Breakers (three pages; "Hints, Tips, and Secret Codes"; games discussed:) Ghouls 'n Ghosts Target Earth Last Battle Tommy Lasorda Baseball E-SWAT Shove It! The Warehouse Game Thunderforce III Populous Cyberball Zoom Super Hydlide Golden Axe Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf Shadow Blasters John Madden Football James "Buster" Douglas Knockout Boxing Cyberball Afterburner II Shadow Dancer Alex Kidd in High Tech World Whip Rush FEATURES (each with game overview / intro, tips & screenshots) Sega of America - A Look Behind the Scenes (three pages; behind-the-scenes with interview commentary; games discussed include Castle of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse (shown), Joe Montana Football, Michael Jackson's Moonwalker) Game Player's Annual Videogame Awards (three pages; "Game Player's Annual Videogame Awards - 1990"; each a 1/3rd - 1/4th capsule overview with screenshots, unless noted) Genesis Game of the Year - John Madden Football Best Genesis Arcade Action Game - Strider Best Genesis Fantasy Role-Playing Game - Sword of Vermilion Best Genesis Puzzle Game - Columns Best Genesis Simulation - Hard Drivin' Best Genesis Sports Game - Lakers versus Celtics Best Genesis Strategy Game - Populous Best Genesis War Game - Herzog Zwei Game Player's Sega Genesis Excellence Awards (screenshots only) Michael Jackson's Moonwalker Bukokan Hellfire Warrior of Rome (six pages; game overview with tips & screenshots) The Never-Ending Season: Great Sports Games on Genesis (five pages; approx. one page per game) John Madden Football Lakers Versus Celtics Arnold Palmer Golf Tommy Lasorda Baseball World Championship Soccer SUPER STRATEGY (each a game overview with tips and screenshots) Abrams Battle Tank (six pages) Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle (three pages) Atomic Robo-Kid (six pages) Batman (seven pages) Castle of Illusion: Starring Mickey Mouse (eight pages; "Castle of Illusion") D.J. Boy (aka DJ Boy; five pages) Dick Tracy (five pages) E-SWAT ("E-SWAT: City Under Siege"; six pages) Final Zone (five pages) Ghostbusters (five pages; "They're Here! - Ghostbusters"; Sega Genesis Game of the Month) Ghouls 'N Ghosts (two pages) Golden Axe (eight pages; Sega Genesis Game of the Month) Herzog Zwei (five pages; Sega Genesis Game of the Month) Mondu's Fight Palace (five pages; Sega Genesis Game of the Month; Slaughter Sport) Michael Jackson Moonwalker (six pages; Michael Jackson's Moonwalker) M.U.S.H.A. (aka MUSHA; five pages; Sega Genesis Game of the Month) Phantasy Star II (six pages) Populous (five pages; Sega Genesis Game of the Month) Rambo III (six pages; Sega Genesis Game of the Month) Rastan Saga II (five pages) The Revenge of Shinobi (six pages) Shadow Blasters (eight pages) Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi (eight pages) Strider (eight pages) Sword of Vermilion (eight pages) Sword of Sodan (six pages) REVIEWS (one page each) Air Busters Altered Beast Arrow Flash Battle Squadron Bimini Run Fatal Labyrinth Gaiares Gain Ground Hard Drivin' Ishido: The Way of Stones James "Buster" Douglas Knockout Boxing Joe Montana Football Junction Klax PGA Tour Golf Powerball Space Invaders 91 Stormlord (listed in ToC as Storm Lord) Super Volleyball TechnoCop Trampoline Terror!

PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) Nintendo Game Boy (GB) --- (Table of Content (TOC) and headline excerpts follow. Bullet lists and (notes) added for clarity.) DEPARTMENTS Editor's Notes (editorial by Leslie Mizell) Directory (2 pages; game publisher and developer directory) FEATURES (each with game overview / intro, tips & screenshots) Battletoads for Game Boy (seven pages; 'Game Boy Battletoads - Come Out Hopping!'; with character profiles) Super Mario World - Part 1 (SNES; five pages; 'Exploring Super Mario World') Star Wars (NES; five pages; 'Nintendo Game of the Month - Star Wars') Ultraman (SNES; two pages; game and 'Ultraman: Towards the Future' TV show) Populous (SNES; four pages; 'Populous - To Be or Not to Be') Super Mario World - Part 2 (SNES; five pages; 'Super Mario World - Second of a Three-Part Guide') Battletoads for NES (eight pages; 'Nintendo Game of the Month - Battletoads') The Simpsons: Bart's Escape from Camp Deadly (GB; four pages; 'Bart Simpson's (sic) Escape From Camp Deadly - Wacky New Adventure') Super Mario World - Part 3 (SNES; five pages; 'Super Mario World - Part 3 of a 3 Part Guide') Castlevania IV (SNES; Super Castlevania IV; five pages; 'Inside Castlevania IV') The Rocketeer (NES; seven pages; 'Nintendo Game of the Month - The Rocketeer') Final Fantasy II (SNES; five pages; 'The Adventure Continues: Final Fantasy II'; with character roster) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III - The Manhattan Project (NES; seven pages; 'Turtles Take Manhattan') Bill & Ted's Excellent Game Boy Adventure (five pages, including 1-page 'Bill & Ted Go To Heaven - And To Hell' (Bogus Journey movie overview) and 1-page 'Bill & Ted Speak' (lingo translation guide)) Who Framed Roger Rabbit: Getting 'Round Toontown (GB; five pages; 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit - Getting 'Round Toontown - Just Follow Our Maps!'; with maps) Star Trek (NES; five pages) Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom (NES; seven pages) SUPER STRATEGY (five pages each unless noted; game overview with tips and screenshots) Actraiser (SNES; categorized in ToC under 'Features') Darius Twin (SNES) Drakkhen (SNES) Final Fight (SNES) U.N. Squadron (SNES) The Adventure of Lolo III (NES; Adventures of Lolo III) Deja Vu (NES) Faria (NES) Isolated Warrior (NES) Power Blade (NES) Burai Fighter Deluxe (GB; three pages) Mega Man in Dr. Wily's Revenge (GB; three pages) REVIEWS (two pages each unless noted; categorized in ToC under 'Super Strategy'; individually labeled 'Review', 'hot hits', 'Reviews', or not labeled) HyperZone (SNES) Lemmings (SNES) Pilotwings (SNES) Super Bases Loaded (SNES) Super R-Type (SNES) American Gladiators (NES) Jeopardy! 25th Anniversary Edition (NES) Legends of the Diamond (NES) Magic Darts (NES) Overlord (NES) Rockin' Kats (NES) Ski or Die (NES) Wayne Gretzky Hockey (NES) World Champ (NES) Fish Dude (GB; one page) Navy SEALS (GB; one page) Power Mission (GB; one page) Power Racer (GB; one page) The Punisher (GB; one page) Snow Bros. Jr. (GB; one page) Solomon's Club (GB; one page) Spud's Adventure (GB; one page) Trax (GB; one page)