Game Players Volume 1 Number 5

Primary Systems Coverage

• Nintendo Entertainment System
• Nintendo Game Boy
• Sega Master System
• Sega Genesis
• Atari Lynx
• PC
• Amiga
• Commodore 64
• NEC TurboGrafx-16
• 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; console wars)

The Tip Sheet (2 pages; letters column focusing on reader tip requests and submissions; discussed, none shown:)

• Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES)
• Ys (SMS) (Y's: The Vanished Omens)
• Bionic Commando (NES)
• Castlevania (NES)
• Phantasy Star (SMS)
• Ultima (NES)
• Blaster Master (NES)
• Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (NES)

Player's World

• Face To Face... With Captain Lou Albano (1 page; celebrity interview)
• NEC TurboGrafx-16 - Winning Strategies For Keith Courage (3 pages; strategy guide)
• Sega Genesis: The First Five (3 pages; all shown; includes sections:)
  • Space Harrier II
  • Tommy Lasorda Baseball
  • Thunder Force II
  • Super Thunder Blade
  • Last Battle

Nintendo News - New Titles For NES, Game Boy (5 pages; Game Boy (hardware and carts shown; mentioned but not shown: Tennis, Super Mario Land, Baseball, Alleyway, Tetris) and NES coverage; all NES games shown; includes sections:)

• This Year's Monster? (Double Dragon II: The Revenge (NES))
• Spin-Offs (And Spin-Offs Of Spin-Offs) Dept. (all NES; Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Uncle Fester's Quest, Top Gun: The Second Mission)
• Blobs And Other Creatures (all NES; A Boy and His Blob, Clash at Demonhead, Demon Sword)

Arcade Action - Golden Axe (2 pages; shown)

PC Players - The Trend Toward Better Graphics (4 pages; Decisive Battles of the American Civil War, Journey; both shown)

Sega Masters - Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap (2 pages; SMS; shown)

Atari Safari - Color Portable Gets New Name, Higher Price (1 page; Atari Lynx coverage; hardware shown)

Amiga Players - The Imports Are Coming (2 pages; Gauntlet II, Ikari Warriors; both games shown)

Commodore Players - Dungeons, Dragons, and Destroyers (3 pages; Curse of the Azure Bonks, Destroyer Escort; both shown)

Mac Players - Ishido - The Way of Stones (1 page; shown)

Cheap Thrills - Blackjack! and Gravattack (3 pages; Blackjack! (PC), Gravattack (Amiga); both shown)

Nintendo Game of the Month: Mega Man II (10 pages; NES; strategy guide)

Computer Game of the Month: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (6 pages; PC; strategy guide)

Game Reviews (1 page each; games shown)

• Nobunaga's Ambition (NES)
• Zany Golf (Amiga)
• Echelon (PC)
• The Three Stooges (NES)
• Might and Magic II (PC)
• The Adventures of Bayou Billy (NES)
• Storm Across Europe (C64)
• Blockout (PC)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES)
• Sim City (PC)
• Red Lightning (PC)
• Goal! (NES)
• Strider (NES)
• Desert Commander (NES)

News & Previews (4 pages; games shown unless noted)

• Two New Titles For Game Boy (Shanghai, Revenge of the Gators; none shown)
• Shadowgate For Nintendo (NES)
• Monster Party For Nintendo (NES)
• The Manhole and Fatman For PC
• Arcade-Quality Joystick Controller For Nintendo, Sega, and Computers (Bondwell QS-128 Deluxe Professional Joystick (shown))
• The Blue Angels For PC and Amiga
• Trickier Than A Riddling Sphinx (Eye of Horus (PC,Amiga,ST,C64); not shown)
• Mean Streets For PC
• The British Are Coming! (Elite enters U.S. market; Amiga titles mentioned but not shown: Aquablast, Thundercats, Speed Buggy, Wanderer 3D, Ikari Warriors, Beyond the Ice Palace)
• War Games From Down Under (Computer Software Service importing Panther Games products; titles mentioned but not shown: Fire-Brigade (PC,Mac,IIGS,Amiga,ST), Fulda Gap)
• Design Your Own Shoot-Em-Ups For Amiga and 64 (Shoot 'Em Up)

Guideposts: The Hot 100 (approx. 5.5 pages; Top 100 video and computer games; none shown)

The Game Player's Hall of Fame (approx. 0.5 pages; reader bios)

Chartbusters (1 page; poll results and Top lists)