Game Players Volume 3 Number 3

Primary Systems Coverage

• Super Famicom (editorial coverage; the eventual Super Nintendo Entertainment System)
• Nintendo Entertainment System
• Nintendo Game Boy
• Sega Master System
• Sega Genesis
• Atari Lynx
• PC
• Amiga
• Neo-Geo
• NEC TurboGrafx-16
• NEC TurboGrafx-16 CD Player
• 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; the Super Famicom)

The Tip Sheet (2 pages; letters column focusing on reader tip requests and submissions; discussed, not shown:)

• Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan (GB)
• Ghostbusters (Gen)
• Gold Rush (PC)
• R-Type (TG16)
• Destiny of an Emperor (NES)
• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (PC)
• Phantasy Star (SMS)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES)

Player's World

• Hundreds Cheer Final Winners At Nintendo World Championship (2 pages; includes lists of finalists, photo showing Robert Whiteman, Jeff Hansen, Thor Aackerlund)
• Bringing The Arcade Home (2 pages; hardware and cabinets shown; includes sections:)
  • The G.A.M.E. (arcade cabinet for NES,Gen,TG16)
  • Neo-Geo (AVS)
  • The Powarcade (Jamma module arcade cabinet)
• Face To Face... With R.J. Williams (1 page; celebrity interview)

Nintendo News - Games and More Games for '91 (3 pages; Star Wars (NES) discussed and shown in intro; numerous games mentioned across all sections but not shown unless noted; system compatibility noted only when given; includes sections:)

• Winter CES
  • The Game of Harmony (GB)
  • Monopoly
  • Swordmaster
  • Die Hard
  • Ultimate Air Combat
  • Robocop II
  • Burgertime Deluxe (GB)
  • Bo Jackson Baseball (NES)
  • Lolo 3 (The Adventures of Lolo III)
  • Day Dreaming Davey (NES; shown)
  • Rollerball
  • Dexterity: The Misadventures of Dexter Doolittle
  • Ikari Warriors III: The Rescue
  • Final Fantasy II
  • Godzilla II
• For The Younger Set
  • Talespin (NES)
  • Firehouse Rescue
  • Perfect Fit
  • I Can Remember
  • Sesame Street A-B-C
  • Sesame Street 1-2-3
  • Count's Counting
  • Tom & Jerry (NES,GB)
  • Dungeons and Ducks (GB)
  • American Gladiators
  • Barbie (NES)
  • Twin Peaks (NES)
  • Totally Rad (NES; shown)
  • War on Wheels
  • Metal Mech
  • The Last Ninja
  • Wall Street Kid
  • Happily Ever After
  • Klashball
  • Shadow of the Ninja
  • S.C.A.T.
  • Twin Eagle (NES)
  • Rally Bike (NES)
  • Thunder & Lightning
  • World Bowling (GB)
  • Championship Bowling (NES)
• RPG Treasures
  • Deja Vu (NES; shown)
  • Uninvited
  • Mariner's Run (NES; shown)
  • Counterstroke
  • Krion Conquest
  • Crystal Passage
  • Laser Invasion (NES)
  • The Lone Ranger (NES)
  • Base Wars
  • Ufouria
  • Super Spy Hunter
  • Formula One: Built To Win
  • Battle Bull (GB)
  • Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (NES)
  • Beetlejuice (NES,GB)
  • The Untouchables
  • R.B.I. Baseball III (NES; shown)
  • Airball
  • F-15 City War
  • Double Strike

Game Boy Players - Game Boy or Brain Boy? (3 pages; InfoGenius Productivity Paks, shown; includes sections:)

• What, No Keyboard? (keyboard workarounds in InfoGenius Productivity Paks)
• The Sword of Hope (game shown)

Arcade Action - Spring Fever (2 pages; Space Gun, Cisco Heat, Pigskin 621 AD; all shown)

PC Players - PGA Tour Golf and Links (3 pages; both shown)

Sega Players - Buster Douglas K.O.'s Tyson - Again (3 pages; James "Buster" Douglas Knockout Boxing (Gen) discussed and shown; includes sections:)

• Data East Endorses Genesis (Data East becomes official licensee; Gen; games mentioned, not shown:)
  • Crystal Quest
  • Vapor Trail
  • Midnight Resistance
• EA's New Games (Gen; games discussed, not shown:)
  • PGA Tournament Golf
  • Dark Castle
  • King's Bounty
  • Might & Magic II
  • Unreal
  • Road Rash
  • James Pond, Underwater Agent
• Genesis Games Galore (games mentioned, not shown unless noted:)
  • Onslaught
  • Star Control (shown)
  • Hardball!
  • Wings of Wor (shown)
  • Jesse "The Body" Ventura's Superstars of Wrestling
  • StormLord
  • Death Duel
  • Death by Steel
  • Gaiares
  • Gain Ground
  • Valis III
  • Dinoland
  • Arcus Odyssey
  • Blue Almanac
  • Pit Fighter
  • Pac-Mania
  • R.B.I Baseball III

Amiga Players - Powermonger (2 pages; game shown)

Turbo Players - Veigues (TG16), Drop Off (TG16), and Valis II (TG16CD) (3 pages; all games shown)

Atari Safari - Rampage (1 page; Lynx; shown)

Nintendo Game of the Month: G.I. Joe (5 pages; NES; strategy guide)

Sega Genesis Game of the Month: Strider (4 pages; strategy guide)

Computer Game of the Month: King's Quest V (5 pages; PC; strategy guide)

Game Reviews (1 page each; all shown)

• Magician (NES)
• Bandit Kings of Ancient China (NES)
• Bravoman (TG16)
• Rollergames (NES)
• Countdown (PC)
• Ultimate Basketball (NES)
• Rise of the Dragon (PC)
• Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom (NES)
• M.U.S.H.A. (Gen)
• Gauntlet II (NES)
• Gremlins 2: The New Batch (GB)
• Muppet Adventure No. 1: Chaos at the Carnival (NES)
• Hal Wrestling (GB)
• Chase H.Q. (GB)
• Wrestlemania Challenge (GB)

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

News & Previews (approx. 2.66 pages; shown unless noted)

• AD&D Magic From FCI (Pool of Radiance (NES, not shown), Heroes of the Lance (NES))
• M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E (edutainment computer games; Mickey's Colors & Shapes: The Dazzling Magic Show (not shown), Mickey's 1-2-3's: The Big Surprise Party)
• Natsume Challenge (sweatshirt contest; Shadow of the Ninja (NES) and Amazing Penguin (GB, not shown) promotion)
• Get A Grip (Stik-Gripper Total Control Stand for computer joysticks)
• Return to Skara Brae (The Bard's Tale III: Thief of Fate; not shown)
• Computer Metropolis (online service, not shown)
• Game Boy Sound Booster (Nuby Game Boy Amplifier)
• Chip's Challenge For NES (not shown)
• Arcade Flight Simulator (Sega R360)