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Primary Systems Coverage Nintendo Entertainment System Nintendo Game Boy Sega Master System Sega Genesis Atari Lynx PC Amiga NEC TurboGrafx-16 arcade ------ (Table of Content (TOC) and headline excerpts follow. Bullet lists and (notes) added for clarity.) The Editors View (1 page; editorial by Tom Halfhill; Super Mario Bros. 3, Ultima VI: The False Prophet) The Tip Sheet (2 pages; letters column focusing on reader tip requests and submissions; discussed, none shown:) Ninja Gaiden (NES) Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (NES) Ghouls 'n Ghosts (Gen) King's Quest IV Strider (NES) Super Mario Bros. (NES) Shinobi (SMS) Double Dragon II: The Revenge (NES) Player's World Nintendo World Championships! (2 pages) Dragon Quest IV Fever Sweeps Japan (1 page) Face To Face... With Jason Hervey (1 page; celebrity interview) Nintendo News - Bring On The Games (5 pages; includes sections "Tipsy Ninjas?" , "A Mad Dash", "The Scorpion Deathlock"; NES games shown:) The Battle of Olympus Destination Earthstar The Mafat Conspiracy (Golgo 13) Master Chu and the Drunkard Hu Raid 2020 Shinobi After Burner Alien Syndrome Dash Galaxy in the Alien Asylum Heavy Barrel Al Unser Jr. Turbo Battle Chess Target: Renegade Wrath of the Black Manta Tecmo World Wrestling Xexyz Game Boy Players - Games Galore! (3 pages; includes sections "Web Wars" and "Brawl Games"; shown:) The Amazing Spider-Man Wizards & Warriors Chapter X: The Fortress of Fear Fist of the North Star NFL Football Nemesis The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle Arcade Action - Exterminator (2 pages; shown) PC Players - Deja Vu II and Clue (4 pages; both games shown) Sega Players - Previews Of Upcoming Games (3 pages; games shown:) Psycho Fox (SMS) Ghostbusters (Gen) Herzog Zwei (Gen) Amiga Players - Amiga Meets Nintendo (2 pages; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; shown) Turbo Players - Military Madness (3 pages; TG16; includes sections "Built-In Manual", "How To Play", "Strategy Hints"; shown) Atari Safari - Gauntlet: The Third Encounter (1 page; Lynx) Nintendo Game of the Month: Super Mario Bros. 3 (8 pages; NES; strategy guide) Sega Genesis Game of the Month: Rambo III (6 pages; strategy guide) Computer Game of the Month: Ultima VI: The False Prophet (5 pages; PC; strategy guide) Game Reviews (1 page each; all shown) Cratermaze (TG16) Evert & Lendl in Top Players' Tennis (NES) Shinobi (NES) Snoopy (NES) Kwirk: The Chilled Tomato (GB) Remote Control (NES) Knights of Legend (PC) Blood Money (PC) Code Name: Viper (NES) Battles of Napoleon (PC) River City Ransom (NES) News & Previews (3 pages; shown unless noted) IMN Control (IMN Control joystick) More Courses For Jack Nicklaus (Jack Nicklaus International Course Disk Vol. II expansion for Jack Nicklaus' Greatest 18 Holes of Major Championship Golf) Indiana Jones Movie Offer (free copy of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade movie with the purchase of both Indy: The Action Game and Indy: The Graphic Adventure) Nintendo Fun, Disney Style (NES; Rescue Rangers, Adventures in the Magic Kingdom) The Return of Rodney and Lester (Ski or Die, LHX Attack Chopper for computer platforms) Guideposts: The Hot 100 (approx. 5.5 pages; Top 100 video and computer games; none shown) Chartbusters (poll results and Top lists)

Primary Systems Coverage Nintendo Entertainment System Nintendo Game Boy Sega Master System Sega Genesis Atari Lynx PC Amiga NEC TurboGrafx-16 arcade ------ (Table of Content (TOC) and headline excerpts follow. Bullet lists and (notes) added for clarity.) The Editors View (1 page; editorial by Tom Halfhill; Summer CES rumors; includes sections:) 16-bit Nintendo Hand-held Sega Hand-held NEC "True" 16-bit NEC The tribulations of Tengen The Tip Sheet (2 pages; letters column focusing on reader tip requests and submissions; discussed, none shown:) Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES) Golden Axe (Gen) River City Ransom (NES) Blazing Lazers (TG16) The Adventures of Bayou Billy (NES) Leisure Suit Larry III Shadowgate (NES) Afterburner (SMS) The Last Battle (Gen) Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (NES) Player's World - Father And Son Make A Winning Team (1 page; Bruce and Mike Trogdon - father/son team - win regional Nintendo World Championships; includes photo) Nintendo News - Grading The Grapplers (4 pages; NES wrestling games and upcoming Color Dreams titles; includes sections "Early Efforts" , "Later Releases", "In Other News..."; games discussed and shown unless noted:) Pro Wrestling M.U.S.C.L.E. (not shown) Tecmo World Wrestling Tag Team Wrestling Wrestlemania World Championship Wrestling Hellraiser (NES,Gen; not shown) Storm Lords (NES,Gen; not shown) Game Boy Players - Double Dragon (2 pages; game overview and strategies; shown) Arcade Action - Battleshark (2 pages; shown) PC Players - Champions Of Krynn (4 pages; shown) Sega Players - The First Genesis Games From Independents (3 pages; Genesis games discussed and shown:) Super Hydlide Air Diver Shove It! Target Earth Amiga Players - Nuclear War And The Third Courier (2 pages; both shown) Turbo Players - Neutopia (3 pages; TG16; includes sections "The Quest Begins", "Valuable Items"; shown) Atari Safari - Chip's Challenge (1 page; Lynx; shown) Nintendo Game of the Month: Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos (8 pages; NES; strategy guide) Sega Genesis Game of the Month: Herzog Zwei (5 pages; strategy guide) Computer Game of the Month: Loom (5 pages; PC; strategy guide) Game Reviews (1 page each; all shown) Kings Of The Beach (NES) Takin' It To The Hoop (TG16) Rad Racer II (NES) Trivial Pursuit (PC) Wrath Of The Black Manta (NES) Boxxle (GB) Nightmare On Elm Street (NES) Archon (NES) Zoom! (Gen) Gunboat (PC) Risk (PC) News & Previews (2.66 pages; shown unless noted) Joe Montana Joins The Sega Team (Joe Montana signs with Sega, football game planned; also discussed but not shown:) Atomic Robo-Kid (Gen) Sega Genesis Arcade Power Stick Super Monaco Grand Prix (Gen) Cyberball (Gen) Storm Lord (Gen) Hellraiser (Gen) Kung-Fu Heroes Tournament (high-score photo contest; game shown) Manage The Environment In Balance Of The Planet (PC; not shown) Flood Of Game Boy Titles (mentioned, not shown unless noted:) Double Dragon Batman Cat Trap Worm Chessmaster Days of Thunder Gauntlet II Paperboy (shown) Dead Heat Scramble Dexterity Final Fantasy Legend Flipull Pipe Dream Hatris Heiankyo Alien Hyper Lode Runner Jeopardy Wheel of Fortune Malibu Beach Volleyball Heavyweight Championship Boxing Monster Master Nemesis Skate or Die NFL Football Penguin Wars Power Mission QBillion Rolan's Curse Soccer Mania Space Invaders World Bowling Wizards & Warriors X WWF Superstars NBA All-Star Challenge (shown) GB Solomon's Club Head-On Snoopy Cosmo Tank Serpent Guideposts: The Hot 100 (approx. 5.33 pages; Top 100 video and computer games; none shown) Chartbusters (1 page; poll results and Top lists)