Game Players Volume 2 Number 12

Primary Systems Coverage

• Super Famicom
• Nintendo Entertainment System
• Nintendo Game Boy
• Sega Genesis
• Atari Lynx
• PC
• Amiga
• NEC TurboGrafx-16
• NEC TurboGrafx-16 CD-ROM
• 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; CD-ROM technology in video gaming; Super Famicom CD-ROM player, Turbografx-16 CD-ROM discussed)

Players World - Super Famicom Debuts In Japan (2 pages; hardware shown; hardware discussion and specifications, USA release speculation; games discussed, shown unless noted:)

• Sim City
• Populous (not shown)
• Super Mario World
• Gradius III
• F-Zero
• Pilotwings

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

• Double Dragon II (NES)
• Super Hang-On (Gen)
• Bonk's Adventure (TG16)
• Dragon Warrior (NES)
• DuckTales (NES)
• River City Ransom (NES)

Nintendo News - Dragon's Lair For Nintendo (4 pages; NES game overview; arcade and NES versions shown; includes 0.66 page "Behind the Scenes" section discussing Don Bluth, Sullivan Bluth Studios (movie production), Sullivan Bluth Interactive Media (interactive entertainment), and MotiveTime (NES, GB Dragon's Lair developers))

Game Boy Players - Dragon's Lair: The Legend (3 pages; game overview; shown)

Arcade Action - Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (2 pages; game overview; shown)

PC Players - King's Bounty (3 pages; game overview; shown)

Sega Players - Parental Guidance Suggested (3 pages; Genesis games discussed, shown unless noted:)

• TechnoCop
• John Madden Football
• Battle Squadron
• Turrican (Amiga version shown)
• Sword of Sodan (not shown)
• Sword of Sodan II (not shown)
• Turrican II (not shown)
• The Aviators (not shown)
• Centurion: Defense of Rome (PC version shown)

Amiga Players - King's Quest IV (2 pages; game overview, shown)

Turbo Players - Role Playing On TurboGrafx-CD (3 pages; Ys Book I and II (TG16CD) game overview, shown)

Atari Safari - Zarlor Mercenary and Ms. Pac-Man (1 page; Lynx game overviews, both shown)

Nintendo Game of the Month: Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (7 pages; NES; strategy guide)

Sega Genesis Game of the Month: Atomic Robo-Kid (5 pages; strategy guide)

Computer Game of the Month: Silent Service II (5 pages; PC; strategy guide)

Game Reviews (1 page each; all shown)

• Dragon Warrior II (NES)
• Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (PC)
• Pinball Quest (NES)
• Boxy Boy (TG16)
• Adventure Island II (NES)
• Days Of Thunder (NES)
• Lakers Versus Celtics (Gen)
• Rad Gravity (NES)
• Gargoyle's Quest (GB)
• Bubble Ghost (GB)

Game News & Previews (3 pages; not shown unless noted)

• Nintendo Tries To Stop Game Genie In Canada (Nintendo vs. Game Genie legal battle)
• The Magic Candle For Nintendo (American Sammy planning NES port; PC version shown)
• New Kids On The Screen (Parker Brothers planning New Kids on the Block NES game)
• Broderbund Exits Nintendo Market (Broderbund selling video game division to THQ; Power Games (NES) postponed indefinitely)
• Futuristic Warfare For Genesis (Granada (Gen); shown)
• Tengen Games In Video Stores (NES,Gen,TG16 games to be made available in video rental stores; includes $5 rebate coupon)
• Three Fantasy-Adventures For NES (future Hudsonsoft releases; discussed:)
  • Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom (shown)
  • Mendel Palace
  • Adventure Island II
• New Disney Titles For NES And Game Boy (games discussed:)
  • TaleSpin (NES)
  • Who Framed Roger Rabbit (GB)
  • (untitled Mickey Mouse game, GB)