Primary Systems Coverage
Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo Game Boy
Sega Genesis (news coverage)
NEC Turbografx-16 (news coverage)
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(Table of Content (TOC) and headline excerpts follow. Bullet lists and (notes) added for clarity. With the exception of some news stories and reader mail, this issue consists entirely of NES coverage.)
Editor's Notes (approx. 1/4th page; editorial by Leslie Mizell; issue synopsis)
Mailbag ( 2 pages; reader Q&A mail; discussed:)
Astyanax
Crystalis
Punch-Out
Metal Gear
Nobunaga's Ambition
Genghis Khan
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Bandit Kings of Ancient China
Nobunaga's Ambition (GB)
Shingen the Ruler
Destiny of an Emperor
Narc
Ninja Gaiden II
Kid Icarus
Special Preview: The Simpsons - Bart Vs. The Space Mutants (5 pages; game overview with lots of screenshots)
Dragon's Lair: Re-Creating A Classic (6 pages; game overview and strategies with lots of screenshots; includes 1/2 page 'Behind The Scenes' section)
Super Strategy (each a 5-page NES strategy guide, complete with game overview and lots of screenshots)
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
Dirty Harry
Frankenstein
The Immortal
Solar Jetman: The Hunt for the Golden Warship
Hot Hits (NES; each a 2-page overview with screenshots)
The Adventures of Rad Gravity
Days of Thunder
Dr. Mario
Palamedes
Pinball Quest
Yo! Noid
GUIDElines (4 pages; news & products; not shown unless noted; topics:)
Score with Fantasy Sports (NES; Rollergames (shown), Klashball)
Game Boy Gets Smarter (InfoGenius)
Loop the Loopz (NES, GB versions shown)
Clean Up the Street with The Punisher
The Pac Is Back! (NES; Pac-Mania (shown))
NES Role-Playing Game from FCI (The Bard's Tale (shown))
Win a Date with Dracula (Castlevania III promotion; win a trip to Transylvania)
Install an Arcade in Your Own Home (NES,Gen,TG16; G.A.M.E. arcade cabinet (prototype shown))