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  1. PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE Nintendo Entertainment System Nintendo Super Famicom (the eventual Super Nintendo Entertainment System) Nintendo Game Boy Sega Master System II Sega Game Gear Sega Genesis - Mega Drive NEC TurboGrafx-16/Turbo Express NEC TurboGrafx-16 CD Player NEC Super Grafx (SuperGrafx) Atari Lynx SNK Neo Geo Below is a synopsis of this issue's contents. Game title typos, shorthand, working titles, etc, are maintained for the historical record. Any relevant clarifications and comments are noted (like so). - RetroDefense --- (This issue of EGM breaks tradition. Instead of a self-contained, all-encompassing review section, each game review is instead presented with its respective 'Fact File.') Insert Coin - The Hottest Year Ever For Electronic Gaming by Steve Harris (editorial) Interface: Letters To The Editor The Best (And Worst) Of 1990 (awards; featured in TOC) Video Game of the Year - Sega's Strider Best Game of the Year (Nintendo) - Konami's Castlevania 3 (Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse) Best Game of the Year (TurboGrafx-16): NEC's Ninja Spirit Best Hand-Held Game of the Year - Atari's Blue Lightning Best Graphics in a Video Game - Sega's Strider Best BGM and Sound in a Video Game - NEC's Y's Book One and Two (Ys: Books I & II) Best Video Game System - Sega Genesis Best New System of the Year... - NEC's Turbo Express Most Challenging Video Game of the Year - Sega's Phantasy Star 2 Best Sports-Themed Game - Sega's Super Monaco GP Best Sequel to an Existing Game - Capcom's Mega Man 3 Most Exciting New Theme - NEC's Bonk's Adventure Best RPG Video Game - NEC's Y's Book One and Two (Ys: Books I & II) Best Peripheral of the Year - Galoob's Game Genie Worst Propaganda of the Year - NEC's Turbo vs. Genesis Card Best License of the Year - Acclaim's The Simpson's Worst License - Sega's Buster Douglas Boxing Best Movie to Game - Sunsoft's Gremlins 2 Best Ending in a Game - Tecmo's Ninja Gaiden 2 Worst Ending in a Game - Sega's Revenge of Shinobi The Most Promising Game Companies - Natsume, Sega, Capcom, Konami, Nintendo Most Lawsuits - Nintendo Worst Move to Game - Acclaim Total Recall Worst Name for a Game - tie - Meldac's Neiankyo Alien, Vic Tokai's Daedalian Opus Worst Name for a Good Game - Hudson's Adventures of Jackie Chan Gaming Gossip by Quartermann Electronic Gaming Express Sega Announces Introduction of CD-ROM Interface for Spring, 1991! (1-page; featured in TOC; Sega/Mega CD Unit artist rendition shown. Article claims Alien Storm (shown) will be released on CD, and 'Sega may also package older titles for play at a lower price!' (Phantasy Star 3 shown)) EGM Exclusive!! Super Famicom Special (six pages of coverage; featured in TOC; games shown (some with commentary)): Super Mario Bros. 4 - Super Mario World (Super Mario World) Final Fight Gradius III Pilot Wings F-Zero Act-Lazer (Actraiser) Big Run R-Type 2 Gdleen Populous Super Darius Super Deformer Sim City Dynamite Bombazal Ultraman Hole-In-One Golf Drakkhen EGM Rates The Systems!! (featured in TOC; 1-page system overviews with tech specs and hardware shown, ending with a 2-page review segment similar to EGM's game review system (4-member review panel with capsule commentary and score)) Nintendo Entertainment System Sega Master System 2 (Sega Master System II) Sega Genesis NEC TurboGrafx-16 Nintendo Gameboy Hand-Held (Game Boy) Atari Lynx Hand-Held NEC Turbo Express Hand-Held NEC Super Grafx (SuperGrafx; never released in the US) SNK Neo-Geo System (Neo Geo) Game Gear Hand-Held Tricks of the Trade (listed in TOC as 'Top Secret'; tips, tricks and codes) Devil's Crush (TG16) Gremlins 2 (NES) Tombs & Treasures (NES) Thunder Force 3 (Gen) Mega Man 3 (NES) Y's (TG16CD) (Ys: Books I & II) Boulderdash (NES) Lock N' Chase (GB) Valis 2 (TG16CD) Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse (NES) (Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse) Ninja Spirit (TG16) Bloody Wolf (TG16) Palamedes (NES) Nintendo Player (NES; 1-page 'Fact File' game overviews, each with 4-member review panel with capsule commentary and scores) Castlevania 3 - Dracula's Curse (Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse) Street Fighter 2010 - The Final Fight TMNT - The Arcade Game (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game) Gremlins 2: The New Batch Shadow of the Ninja Mega Man 3 Flying Warriors Turbo Champ (TG16 & TG16CD; 1-page 'Fact File' game overviews, each with 4-member review panel with capsule commentary and scores) Ys: Books I & II (TG16CD; here, not formally titled in Fact File) Ninja Spirit (TG16) Legendary Axe 2 (TG16) Outpost: Genesis (1-page 'Fact File' game overviews, each with 4-member review panel with capsule commentary and scores) E-SWAT - City Under Sieige!(sic) Fire Shark Insector-X Phelios Review Crew (collection of Review Crew review scores from the past 15 issues of EGM) Top Score Club (listed in TOC as 'Team High Scores;' scores leaderboard) Game Over! - Batman (NES; spoiler alert!)
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  2. PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE Nintendo Entertainment System Nintendo Super Famicom (the eventual Super Nintendo Entertainment System) Nintendo Game Boy Sega Master System Sega Game Gear Sega Genesis NEC TurboGrafx-16 NEC TurboGrafx-16 CD Player Atari Lynx Amstrad GX4000 (ultimately never released) Below is a synopsis of this issue's contents. Game title typos, shorthand, working titles, etc, are maintained for the historical record. Any relevant clarifications and comments are noted (like so). - RetroDefense --- Insert Coin - Video Gaming Direct From Japan... by Steve Harris (editorial) Interface: Letters To The Editor Electronic Gaming Review Crew (4-member panel game reviews; each review includes a screenshot, short game summary and four capsule reviews with commentary & score, with the combination encompassing 1/3rd of a page) Ultima - Avatar (NES) (Ultima: Quest of the Avatar) Yo Noid! (NES) (Yo! Noid) Little Nemo (NES) (Little Nemo: The Dream Master) Ultimate Basketball (NES) Dragon Warrior 2 (NES) (Dragon Warrior II) Adv. of J. Chan (NES) (Adventures of Jackie Chan) Princess Tomato (NES) (Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom) Palamedes (NES) Super Monaco GP (Gen) Whip Rush (Gen) Thunder Force 3 (Gen) (Thunder Force III) Atomic Robo Kid (Gen) Columns (Gen) Strider (Gen) Battle Royale (TG16) Bravoman (TG16) Tiger Road (TG16) TMNT (GB) (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan) Godzilla (GB) Lock N' Chase (GB) Pipe Dream (GB) Dr. Mario (GB) Road Blasters (Lynx) Gaming Gossip by Quartermann Next Wave (capsule game previews with screenshots, approx. 1/2 page each) Double Dragon 3 (NES) (Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones) Adventure Island 2 (NES) (Adventure Island II) Were Wolf (NES) Super Star Soldier (TG16) Aeroblaster (TG16) Mickey Mouse (Gen) (Castle of Illusion) Dynamite Duke (Gen) John Madden Football (Gen) Technocop (Gen) Electronic Gaming Express Amstrad Unveils Surprise Game Machine at London's CES Expo! (Amstrad GX4000; hardware and game screenshot (Burnin' Rubber) shown) Super Mario Bros. 4 - Super Mario World (preview; two-pages of Super Famicom coverage with screenshots) Super Famicom (2 pages of game previews; 1/5th page each with screenshots) R-Type 2 Gdleen Populous Super Darius Super Deformer Sim City Dynamite Bombuzal Ultraman Hole-In-One Golf Drakhen Tricks of the Trade (tips, tricks and codes) Thunder Force 3 (Gen) (Thunder Force III) Dungeon Explorer (TG16) Gargoyle's Quest (GB) Astaynax (NES) Arnold Palmer Golf (Gen) Super Monaco GP (Gen) Phelios (Gen) Crater Maze (TG16) Thunderbirds (NES) Double Dungeons (TG16) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (GB) (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan) Total Recall (NES) Daedalian Opus (GB) Nemesis (GB) Captain Skyhawk (NES) NARC (NES) Sword of Vermilion (Gen) Psychosis (TG16) Dragon's Curse (TG16) Metal Fighter (NES) Back to the Future Pts. 2 & 3 (NES) (Back To The Future Parts II & III) International Outlook - EGM Visits the Offices of Japan's Number One Magazine - Famitsu Nintendo Player (NES; 2-page 'Fact File' game overviews) Yo! Noid Kickle Cubicle (here, never formally titled in 'Fact File') Sega Masters (SMS; 2-page 'Fact File' game overviews) Joe Montana Football Turbo Champ CD-ROM Special! (1-page overview of TurboGrafx-16 CD-ROM Player and games) J.B. Harrold's Murder Club (TG16CD; 1-page 'Fact File') Final Zone 2 (TG16CD; 1-page 'Fact File') Last Alert (TG16CD; 1-page 'Fact File') Outpost: Genesis (2-page (unless noted) 'Fact File' game overviews) Hellfire Shadow Dancer (1-page) Strider Atari Adventure (2-page 'Fact File' game overviews) Road Blasters (Lynx) Gameboy Club (1-page 'Fact File' game overviews; not listed in TOC) Dr. Mario Screen Play (Super Force television show) Top Score Club (not listed in TOC) Game Over! - Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos (NES; spoiler alert!)
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  3. PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE Nintendo Entertainment System - Famicom Nintendo Game Boy Sega Master System Sega Genesis - Mega Drive NEC TurboGrafx-16 - PC-Engine NEC TurboGrafx-16 CD Player Atari Lynx SNK Neo Geo --- Insert Coin - Giving The Players What They Want... by Steve Harris (editorial) Interface: Letters To The Editor Electronic Gaming Review Crew Total Recall (NES) Journey to Silius (NES) Rollergames (NES) Swords & Serpents (NES) Super Monaco GP (SMS) Columns (SMS) Devil's Crush (TG16) Psychosis (TG16) Moonwalker (Gen) Budoken (Gen) Wizards & Warriors X (GB) Batman (GB) Klax (Lynx) Xenophobe (Lynx) Gaming Gossip by Quartermann Next Wave (capsule previews; featured in contents section) Shadow of the Ninja (NES) Y's - Books 1 and 2 (TG16CD) (Ys Books I & II) Legendary Axe 2 (TG16) Bravoman (TG16) Dragon's Curse (TG16) Tiger Road (TG16) Electronic Gaming Express - SNK Announces Stateside Release of 32-Bit Neo-Geo System!! (featured in contents section) Tricks of the Trade Ghouls and Ghosts (Gen) (Ghouls n Ghosts) Thunder Force 3 (Gen) Cyber Core (TG16) Ninja Gaiden 2 (NES) Chip's Challenge (Lynx) Gauntlet: The Third Encounter (Lynx) Dynowarz (NES) Blazing Lazers (TG16) Double Dungeons (TG16) Rad Racer 2 (NES) Bonk's Adventure (TG16) World Court Tennis (TG16) Ironsword (NES) Dig Dug 2 (NES) Tecmo World Wrestling (NES) Populous (Gen) Deep Blue (TG16) Cosmic Epsilon (NES) King of Casino (TG16) Castlevania 3 (NES) International Outlook - The Tokyo Toy Show - The Games of 1991! (10 pages of overseas coverage; featured in contents section as 'EGM Blazes Into Tokyo For The Ultimate Game Show') Nintendo Player (NES 2-page 'Fact Files') Mega Man 3 Sega Masters (SMS 1-page 'Fact Files') Gain Ground Super Monaco GP Turbo Champ (TG16 2-page 'Fact Files') Psychosis Outpost: Genesis (2-page 'Fact Files') Thunder Force III Whip Rush Atari Adventure - New Games Coming Soon for the Lynx (capsule previews) Rampage Slime World Paperboy Zarlor Mercenary Xenophobe Klax Road Blasters Vindicators Ms. Pac Man Rygar 3-D Barrage Gameboy Club (1-page 'Fact Files') Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan Screen Play - Electronic Gaming & Beyond (movies & TV; featured in contents section) Team High Scores Game Over! - Bonk's Adventure (spoiler alert!)
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  4. PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE Nintendo Entertainment System Super Nintendo Entertainment System Nintendo Game Boy ---- (Table of Content (TOC) and headline excerpts follow. Bullet lists and (notes) added for clarity.) Departments Editor's Notes (approx. 1/4th page; editorial by Leslie Mizell; Summer CES; includes June and July issue corrections) Mailbag (2 pages; reader mail; games discussed:) Mega Man 4 (NES) Dragon Warrior II (NES) Crystalis (NES) Final Fantasy II (SNES) Double Dragon II (GB) Shadowgate (NES) The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy (NES) Tiny Toon Adventures (GB) Super Slapshot (SNES) NHLPA Hockey '93 (SNES) Hit The Ice (SNES,GB) Features Super CES for Nintendo (eight pages of coverage sorted by company; includes short Sega CD (hardware shown) and TurboDuo sidebars) Half Man, Half Machine - All Action (SNES Robocop 3 strategy guide; five pages) Ferrari Grand Prix: High-Class Racing (NES; three page strategy guide) Beach Blanket Bimbo (NES Thrilla's Surfari; three page strategy guide) The Jewels in the Crown (NES Gemfire; five page strategy guide) Second Star to the Right - It's Hook (SNES Hook; six page strategy guide) For Him the Bell Tolls (GB Super Hunchback; two page strategy guide) Zelda's Flea Market (SNES The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past; four pages of tips) Something Ooky Is Going On! (SNES The Addams Family; five page strategy guide) Smart Ball Rolls Over Competition (SNES Smart Ball; three page strategy guide) Reviews (1 page reviews, each with 10-scale score) Ninja Taro (GB) Kablooey (SNES) Baseball Stars II (NES) Spy vs. Spy: Operation Booby Trap (GB) Nail 'n Scale (GB) NCAA Basketball (SNES) Radical Psycho Machine Racing (SNES) Fighting Simulator (GB) Magic Sword (SNES)
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