Game Players Volume 2 Number 2

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; discussing process behind Game Player's Awards)

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

• King's Quest IV (SMS)
• Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (NES)
• Last Battle (Gen)
• Space Harrier (SMS)
• Mike Tyson's Punch-Out (NES)
• Dragon Warrior (NES)
• Phantasy Star (SMS)
• Double Dragon (NES)

Player's World

• More Parents Playing Videogames (1 page; Mega Man 2 (NES), Super Mario Bros. (NES); both shown)
• Software Toolworks Acquires Mindscape (1 page; Chessmaster 2100, Paperboy; both shown)

Nintendo News - The Changing World of Nintendo (4 pages; NES games coverage; includes sections with games shown:)

• Impossible Mission II
• Baby Boomers and Crystal Mines
• A Boy and His Blob

Arcade Action - Night Striker (2 pages; shown)

PC Players - The Boys of Winter, The Boys of Summer (4 pages; Wayne Gretzky Hockey, Hardball II; both shown)

Atari Safari - Atari Lynx Makes A Splash In New York (1 page; Lynx coverage; shown: California Games, Electrocop, Gates of Zendocon)

Amiga Players - Offbeat Sports Games (2 pages; Pro Tennis Tour, Omni-Play Horse Racing; both shown)

Commodore Players - Sheilas, Chin-Wag, And Vegemite (2 pages; Aussie Games; shown)

Turbo Players - Pac-Land, Space Harrier, & Final Lap Twin (3 pages; all games shown)

Cheap Thrills - Modern Breakout Clones (2 pages; Popcorn (PC), H-Ball (Amiga); both shown)

Nintendo Game of the Month: Robocop (8 pages; NES; strategy guide)

Sega Genesis Special Section/Sega Genesis Buyer's Guide (15 pages total; a mix of capsule previews and strategy guide sections; all games shown; capsule preview unless noted:)

• Rambo III
• Super Hang-On
• Revenge of Shinobi
• Space Harrier II
• Super Thunder Blade
• Thunder Force II
• Truxton
• World Championship Soccer
• Tommy Lasorda Baseball
• Zoom!
• Ghouls 'n Ghosts (2 pages; strategies)
• Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle (3 pages; strategies)
• Phantasy Star II (5 pages; strategies)

Computer Game of the Month: M1 Tank Platoon (5 pages; PC; strategy guide)

Game Reviews (1 page each; all shown)

• Stealth ATF (NES)
• Manhunter 2: San Francisco (PC)
• Rolling Thunder (NES)
• Dungeon Explorer (TG16)
• Bad Street Brawler (NES)
• Action Stations! (PC)
• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (NES)
• Spellcaster (SMS)
• Romance of the Three Kingdoms (NES)
• Their Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain (PC)
• Godzilla, Monster of Monsters (NES)

News & Previews (3.5 pages; all shown unless noted)

• Bases Loaded - Now With Biorhythms (Base Loaded II: The Second Season (NES), Pinball Quest (NES))
• New Titles For Nintendo, Game Boy (none shown: Rock-n-Ball (NES), Isolated Warrior (NES), Power Mission (GB))
• From PC To Nintendo, and Vice Versa (Castlevania (Amiga), Jack Nicklaus' 18 Greatest Holes of Championship Golf, King of the Beach, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (PC); not shown: Metal Gear (PC))
• A Year At The Races (Indianapolis 500: The Simulation (PC); not shown: Al Unser's Turbo Racing (NES), Michael Andretti's World Grand Prix (NES), Knight Rider (NES), Mad Max (NES), Road Blasters (NES), Stunt Track Racer (Amiga,ST,C64,PC))
• Treco's Atomic Robo-Kid: The First Independent Title For Sega Genesis

Guideposts: The Hot 100 (6 pages; Top 100 video and computer games; none shown)

Chartbusters (1 page; poll results and Top lists)