Electronic Gaming Monthly Issue 23

PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE

• Nintendo Entertainment System - Famicom
• Nintendo Super Famicom (the eventual Super Nintendo Entertainment System)
• Nintendo Game Boy
• Atari Lynx
• Sega Game Gear
• Sega Genesis - Mega Drive
• NEC TurboGrafx-16 - PC-Engine
• FM-Towns (never released)
• Camerica The Express (portable NES prototype coverage; never released)
• Camerica NES/Gameboy adapter (prototype coverage; never released)
• PC

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

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Insert Coin - 1,000,000 Readers! by Ed Semrad (editorial)

Interface (letters column)

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)

• Battletoads (NES)
• Ultimate Journey (NES)
• Monopoly (NES)
• Lolo 3 (NES) (The Adventure of Lolo III)
• Lone Ranger (NES) (The Lone Ranger)
• TV Basketball (TG16) (TV Sports Basketball)
• Sherlock Holmes (TG16) (Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective)
• Batman (Gen)
• Midnight Resistance (Gen)
• Twin Cobra (Gen)
• Wings of Wor (Gen)
• Mickey Mouse (GG) (Castle of Illusion)
• Revenge of Drancon (GG)
• Punisher (GB) (The Punisher)

Software Calendar (presented by EGM and Vic Tokai)

Gaming Gossip by Quartermann

Electronic Gaming Express

• Camerica To Release NES Games - Rumors Of Portable Nintendo and Gameboy Converter also Growing! (prototype hardware shown)
• Konami To Be First To Demonstrate Super NES Games! (Gradius 3 (III), Wanderers From Y's (Ys), Goemon, Castlevania 4 (Super Castlevania IV))

Next Wave (capsule game previews)

• Snow Brothers (NES) (Snow Bros.)
• Smash TV (NES)
• Rockin' Kats (NES)
• Harlem Globetrotters (NES)
• High Speed (NES) (High Speed Pinball)
• Talespin (TG16)
• Camp California (TG16)
• Dino Land (Gen)
• Onslaught (Gen)
• GG Shinobi (GG)
• Navy Seals (GB)
• Mr. Do (GB)
• Track Meet (GB)

Tricks of the Trade (tips, tricks and codes)

• Gaiares (Gen)
• Mega Man 3 (NES) (Mega Man III)
• Aeroblasters (TG16)
• Revenge of Drancon (GG)
• Ikari 3: The Rescue (NES) (Ikari III: The Rescue, Ikari Warriors III: The Rescue)
• Psychic World (GG)
• Valis 3 (Gen) (Valis III)
• Sagaia (Gen)
• Rampage (Lynx)

Electronic Arts & Electronic Gaming Monthly Present The 16-Bit Entertainment Buyer's Guide (16-page insert; see full breakout below)

International Outlook - Game Companies Unveil New Summer Carts at Tokyo Consumer Software Group Trade Show! (capsule game previews)

• Jerry Boy (SF)
• Wanderers From Y's (Famicom) (Wanderers From Ys)
• Gdleen (SF)
• Hyper Zone (SF)
• Double Dragon 2 - The Revenge (MD)
• Zero Wing (MD)
• Space Battle Ship Gomora (MD)
• Fire Mustang (MD)
• Fastest 1 (MD)
• Bonanza Brothers (MD)
• The Legend of Ju Ju (Famicom)
• Palamedes 2 (Famicom)
• Final Soldier (PCE)
• Magic Soldier (PCE)
• Bonk 3 (PCE)

The Super Famicom Times (game previews, 1-page each)

• Super R-Type
• U.N. Squadron

Behind The Screens at ICOM Simulations - "Accomplishing The Impossible With CD-ROM" (three-page behind-the-scenes; FM-Towns hardware, Sherlock Holmes screenshots shown)

 

Nintendo Player (NES; 2-page game overviews, unless noted)

• The Rocketeer
• Ultimate Journey (1-page)
• Battletoads
• Hudson Hawk (1-page)

Outpost: Genesis (2-page game overviews, unless noted)

• Midnight Resistance
• Alien Storm (1-page)
• Hardball (1-page)
• Street Smart (1-page)

Game Boy Club (1-page game overviews)

• The Punisher

Gear Up! (GG; 1-page game overviews)

• Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse

U.S. National Video Game Team's Super Play - Batman (Gen; four page strategy guide)

Top Score Club (listed in TOC as 'High Scores')

Game Over! - Super Mario World (SF; spoiler alert!)

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Electronic Arts & Electronic Gaming Monthly Present The 16-Bit Entertainment Buyer's Guide

The Complete Guide to 16-Bit Gaming (2-page article comparing 8-bit and 16-bit)

Super Famicom (2-page system overview)

Sega Genesis (2-page system overview)

Software Guide (Gen; capsule game overviews)

• NHL Hockey
• Road Rash
• Blockout
• Might & Magic
• The Faery Tale Adventure

Software Preview (Gen; capsule game previews)

• King's Bounty
• Rings of Power
• The Immortal
• Centurion: Defender of Rome
• Starflight

Computers (2-page overview)

Software Guide (PC; capsule game overviews)

• Chuck Yeager's Air Combat
• Birds of Prey
• Earl Weaver Baseball II
• Powermonger
• Car & Driver