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Game Players Volume 2 Number 11

ISSUE: 17Content

Primary Systems Coverage

  • Nintendo Entertainment System
  • Nintendo Game Boy
  • Sega Master System
  • Sega Genesis
  • Atari Lynx
  • PC
  • Amiga
  • NEC TurboGrafx-16
  • TurboExpress
  • Neo-Geo
  • arcade


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(Table of Content (TOC) and headline excerpts follow.  Bullet lists and (notes) added for clarity.)

The Editors View (1 page; editorial by Tom Halfhill; new Genesis-focused sister magazines "Game Player's Encyclopedia of Sega Genesis Games" and "Game Player's Sega Genesis Strategy Guide"; video game system competition determines game magazine focus)

Players World - Neo-Geo Debuts In U.K., Coming Soon To U.S. (2 pages; SNK Neo-Geo home arcade system - hardware shown, marketed primarily to home rental market, retail SKUs, technical specifications, planned link cable and memory card accessories; games mentioned, not shown unless noted:)

  • Nam 1975 (shown)
  • Ninja Combat
  • Magician Lord (shown)
  • Baseball Stars Professional (shown)
  • Top Player's Golf (shown)
  • Cyber-Lip
  • Super Spy
  • Mahjongg
  • Riding Hero

The Tip Sheet (2 pages; letters column focusing on reader tip requests and submissions; discussed, not shown:)

  • Mega Man 2 (NES)
  • Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade (PC)
  • Shadowgate (NES)
  • Golvelius (SMS)
  • Super C (NES)
  • Future Wars (Amiga)
  • The Guardian Legend (NES)
  • Snake's Revenge (NES)
  • Super Thunder Blade (Gen)

Nintendo News - Shingen The Ruler: Best Strategy Game Yet? (3 pages; game overview; shown)

Game Boy Players - Smallscreen Sports Action (3 pages; game overviews; all shown)

  • Soccer Mania
  • Bases Loaded GB
  • Malibu Beach Volleyball
  • In Your Face

Arcade Action - Battletech (2 pages; shown, including cabinets an cockpit control layout diagram)

PC Players - Uukrul And Rommel (3 pages; game overviews; both shown)

  • The Dark Heart of Uukrul
  • Sands of Fire

Sega Players - Sega Genesis Comes On Strong (3 pages; includes section "New Games"; Game Player's introducing two new Genesis publications ("Game Player's Encyclopedia of Sega Genesis Games", "Game Player's Strategy Guide To Sega Genesis Games"); games discussed, not shown unless noted:)

  • Aero-Blaster (shown)
  • Bimini Run (shown)
  • Burning Force (shown)
  • Curse - Quest for the Solar Grail (shown)
  • Dando
  • Dick Tracy (shown)
  • DJ Boy (shown)
  • Final Zone
  • Fire Shark (shown)
  • Hellfire
  • Junction
  • Shadow Blasters
  • Spider-Man (shown)
  • Sword of Vermillion (shown)
  • Trampoline Terror!

Amiga Players - Unreal (2 pages; game overview, shown)

Turbo Players - Ninja Spirit And Chew-Man Fu (3 pages; game overviews, both shown)

Atari Safari - Xenophobe For Lynx (1 page; game overview, shown)

Nintendo Game of the Month: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II (6 pages; TMNT II: The Arcade Game (NES); strategy guide)

Sega Genesis Game of the Month: Mondu's Fight Palace (5 pages; strategy guide)

Computer Game of the Month: The Secret Of Monkey Island (5 pages; PC; strategy guide)

Editors' Picks 1990 (10 pages; includes 1-page introduction and 1/3 page capsule overviews of the following games, hardware and accessories, all shown:)

  • Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)
  • A Boy And His Blob (NES)
  • Solstice (NES)
  • Shingen The Ruler (NES)
  • Pipe Dream (NES)
  • The Chessmaster (NES)
  • Quarth (GB)
  • Kwirk: The Chilled Tomato (GB)
  • Hyper Lode Runner (GB)
  • The Revenge of Shinobi (Gen)
  • Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle (Gen)
  • Herzog Zwei (Gen)
  • Military Madness (TG16)
  • Takin' It To The Hoop (TG16)
  • Bonk's Adventure (TG16)
  • Circuit's Edge (PC)
  • Silent Service II (PC)
  • Populous (PC)
  • Treasure Trap (Amiga)
  • Battle Squadron (Amiga)
  • Pipe Dream (Amiga)
  • Chip's Challenge (Lynx)
  • Electrocop (Lynx)
  • Slime World (Lynx)
  • TurboExpress (handheld system)
  • The Miracle (NES keyboard accessory)
  • Light Boy (GB accessory)

Game Reviews (1 page each; all shown)

  • Qix (GB)
  • Mad Max (NES)
  • After Burner II (Gen)
  • Arch Rivals (NES)
  • Adventures In The Magic Kingdom (NES)
  • Psychosis (TG16)
  • Low-G Man (NES)
  • Earthrise (PC)
  • Back To The Future 2 & 3 (NES)
  • Pictionary (NES)

Game News & Previews (3 pages; all shown unless noted)

  • Game Genie On Sale In Canada (US court battle; retail packaging shown)
  • Nintendo World Championships (1990 Nintendo Powerfest tour, leading up to the Nintendo World Championships; includes tour list with dates and locations)
  • New Games For Atari Lynx (new games mentioned, not shown unless noted:)
    • Battle Universe
    • Alternate Earth
    • (untitled action game)
    • (untitled adventure game)
    • Cards
    • Bugs
    • The Fidelity Ultimate Chess Challenge (shown)
    • Krazy Ace Miniature Golf
    • Leaderboard
    • E-Motion
    • Italy 1990
    • Rotox
    • Gold
  • Disney Software's First Computer Titles (for PC and compatibles; The Sound Source plug-in device (external sound card with speaker); software discussed, not shown unless noted:)
    • Dick Tracy
    • Arachnophobia (shown)
    • DuckTales: The Quest for Gold (shown)
    • Mickey's ABC's (shown)
    • Mickey's 123's
    • Mickey's Colors & Shapes
    • Mickey's Runaway Zoo
    • Donald's Alphabet Chase
    • Goofy's Railway Express
    • The Animation Studio (shown)
    • Dick Tracy Crimestoppers Print Kit

Guideposts: The Hot 100 (approx. 5.5 pages; Top 100 video and computer games; none shown)



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Information

    Title: Game Players Volume 2 Number 11
    Month: November
    Year: 1990
    Publisher: Signal Research
    Editor: Robert C. Lock
    Pages: 116
    Price: $3.95 $4.95 CANADA
    Country: United States
    Language: English
    Votes: 0

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