Game Players Volume 3 Number 9

Primary Systems Coverage

• Nintendo Entertainment System
• Super Nintendo Entertainment System
• Sony Play Station (aka Sony Playstation; SNES with CD-ROM; never released)
• SNES Philips CD-ROM (never released)
• Philips CD-i
• Magnavox CD-i
• Nintendo Game Boy
• Sega Master System
• Sega Genesis
• Sega Game Gear
• PC
• Atari Lynx
• Amiga
• Turbografx-16 - Turbografx-16 CD-ROM
• arcade
• CDTV

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(Table of Content (TOC) and headline excerpts follow.  Bullet lists and (notes) added for clarity.  Working and tentative titles purposefully retained.)

The Editors View (1 page; editorial by Tom Halfhill; Sony "Play Station" and Philips SNES CD-ROM add-on announcement and woes; includes 'News Flash!' sidebar announcing Game Genie to be released in USA after court decision)

The Tip Sheet (approx. 2 pages; letters column featuring game tips, codes, strategies; discussed, not shown unless noted:)

• The Secret of Monkey Island (PC?)
• Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)
• Shadow Dancer (Gen)
• Timelord (NES)
• Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire (PC)
• Gargoyle's Quest (GB; shown)
• TMNT II: The Arcade Game (NES; shown)
• Wonder Boy 2 (SMS; Wonderboy in Monsterland)

Player's World Special Feature: Super NES (SNES CES coverage; 8 pages; 1 page intro with capsule previews of the following, each shown:)

• Actraiser
• Castlevania IV
• Dimension-Force
• Darius Twin
• F-Zero
• Final Fantasy IV
• Final Fight
• Gradius III
• Hole-In-One Golf
• Jellybean
• Pilotwings
• Super Bases Loaded
• Super Ghouls and Ghosts
• Super R-Type
• U.N. Squadron
• Ultraman

(mentioned but not shown:)

• Astrailius
• Big Run
• Bill Laimbeer's Combat Basketball
• Bombuzal
• Caveman Ninja
• Dragon Warrior V
• Drakken
• F-1: Built to Win
• F-117A: Stealth Fighter
• Face Ball 2000
• Gdleen
• Hook
• Hyperzone
• The Jetsons
• Lakers vs. Celtics and the NBA Playoffs
• Legend of the Mystical Ninja
• Lemmings
• Nobunaga's Ambition
• Nosferatu
• PGA Tour Golf
• Populous
• Radio Flyer
• Robocop 3
• The Rocketeer
• Sim City
• The Simpsons
• Smash T.V.
• Sony Slugger
• Space Mega Force
• StarTropics II
• Super Adventure Island
• Super Baseball Simulator
• Super Battle Tank: War in the Gulf
• Super Boxing
• Super John Madden Football
• Super Play Action Football
• Super WWF Wrestlemania
• Ultrabots
• Wanderers from Ys
• Wizard Quest
• Wizardry
• Zelda III
• Railroad Tycoon

Player's World: CD/I Is Coming This Fall ...and it's compatible with Nintendo's CD player! (2 pages; CD-i coverage, Magnavox CD-i hardware shown; software shown:)

• ABC Sports Golf: Palm Springs Open
• A Visit to Sesame Street
• The Classic Jukebox
• Treasures of the Smithsonian
• Time-Life Photography

Nintendo News - Upcoming Games for the NES (3 pages; CES coverage; includes sections 'Sequels II: The Return' and 'More Stuff'; games not shown unless noted:)

• Terminator 2: Judgement Day
• Wolverine (shown)
• Roger Clemens MVP Baseball (shown)
• Town & Country II: Thrilla's Safari
• Star Wars (shown)
• Defenders of Dynatron City (shown)
• The Addams Family
• Toxic Crusaders
• Wizardry II: Knight of Diamonds
• Gun-Nac (shown)
• Ultima: Warriors of Destiny (shown)
• Hillsfar
• G.I. Joe 2
• Kung Fu II
• Hammerin' Harry
• Paperboy 2
• Super Jeopardy
• RBI Baseball III
• Rampart
• The Avengers
• L'Empereur (shown)
• Uncharted Waters
• Toki (shown)
• Kick Master
• Rainbow Island (shown)
• Bubble Bobble
• The Flintstones

Game Boy Players - Hot Games (3 pages; CES coverage; includes sections 'Big Leagues and Major Fun', 'Second Helpings', and '...And Still More!'; games not shown unless noted:)

• Hook
• The Addams Family
• Terminator 2: Future Wars
• Star Trek (shown)
• Hudson Hawk
• Darkman (shown)
• Beetlejuice (shown)
• Tecmo Bowl (shown)
• Double Dribble: 5 on 5
• Jordan vs Bird: One on One
• Blades of Steel (shown)
• Jack Nicklaus Golf
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II
• Double Dragon II (shown)
• Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge (shown)
• Paperboy 2
• Boxxle II
• Battletoads
• Missile Command
• Asteroids
• Adventure Island
• Doomsayer
• Hammerin' Harry
• Battle of Kingdom
• Wordhai
• Lunar Chase
• Metroid
• Kid Icarus of Myths and Monsters
• Hunchback
• Marble Madness
• Ninja Gaiden: The Arcade Game

Arcade Action - Hologram: Time Traveler (2 pages; arcade cabinet and rudimentary cabinet blueprints shown)

PC Players - PC Games at Summer CES (3 pages; CES coverage; games not shown unless noted:)

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (arcade)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (role playing adventure)
• Bart Simpson's Adventure
• Back to the Future III (shown)
• Riders of Rohan
• Baseball Card Collector
• Ultima VII: The Black Gate (shown)
• Wing Commander II (shown)
• Strike Commander (shown)
• The Two Towers
• Star Trek
• Gateway to the Savage Frontier
• Eye of the Beholder II
• Pools of Darkness
• Might and Magic III
• Crusaders of the Dark Savant
• Detectron (shown)
• Vengeance of Excalibur
• Leisure Suit Larry V
• The Adventures of Robin Hood (shown)
• The Adventures of Willy Beamish (shown)
• Les Manley: Lost in L.A. (shown)
• Elvira II: The Jaws of Cerberus (shown)
• Monkey Island II: LeChuck's Revenge (shown)
• Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (shown)
• Sim Ants
• Armour-Geddon
• Theater of War
• Battle Isle
• Patriot
• Conflict: Middle East (shown)
• Patton Strikes Back
• Flames of Freedom
• Twilight: 2000 (shown)
• Super Tetris
• Wordtris
• Tony LaRussa Ultimate Baseball (shown)
• 1992 Winter Olympics
• Mike Ditka's Power Football
• Pro Football Analyst
• Hare-Raising Havoc
• The Rocketeer
• Stunt Island

Sega Players - Genesis CD-ROM! (3 pages; Sega Genesis CD-ROM hardware preview (approx. 1 page, hardware shown); includes section 'The New Games' (CES coverage) with game titles sorted by publisher; games not shown unless noted, for Sega Genesis unless noted:)

• Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe
• Battlemaster
• Shadow of the Beast
• The Killing Game Show
• Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday
• The Immortal
• Starflight (shown)
• Rings of Power
• NHL Hockey (shown)
• Earl Weaver Baseball
• Marvel Land
• Quad Challenge (shown)
• Rolling Thunder 2 (shown)
• Batter Up (GG)
• Pac-Man (GG)
• Vapor Trail
• Beast Warriors
• Syd of Valis (shown)
• El Viento
• Golden Axe II
• Streets of Rage (shown)
• QuackShot Starring Donald Duck
• Toe Jam & Earl
• Decapattack Starring Chuck D. Head (shown)
• Mario Lemieux Hockey
• Mercs
• Thunderfox
• Growl
• Saint Sword
• Corporation
• The Terminator
• Chuck Rock

Amiga Players -New Games for Amiga (2 pages; CES coverage; games for Amiga computers unless noted, games not shown unless noted:)

• Agony
• Amnios
• Atomino
• Aquaventura
• Barbarian II
• Shadow of the Beast III
• Lemmings II
• Knights of the Crystallion (shown)
• The Godfather
• RoboCop 3D
• Elf
• The Entity
• Hoi
• Wing Commander
• Ultima VI
• The Savage Empire
• Times of Lore
• Lord of the Rings
• Castles
• Black Crypt
• Battle Isle
• Spirit of Excalibur (CDTV)
• Vengeance of Excalibur
• Conan the Barbarian
• Corporation
• Shuttle
• Trivial Pursuit (CDTV)
• Herewith the Clues (CDTV)
• 'Nam (CDTV)
• Sim City (CDTV)
• Jack Nicklaus Golf (CDTV)
• Elvira II: The Jaws of Cerberus
• Altered Destiny (shown)
• Les Manley in: Lost in L.A.

Turbo Players - New Games at Summer CES (3 pages; games scheduled for TG16 and TG16 CD-ROM; TurboTap, Super System card, and new software compression techniques discussed; includes section 'Spooky and Kooky'; games not shown unless noted:)

• The Addams Family
• Camp California
• Yo, Bro (shown)
• It Came from the Desert
• Valis III
• Ys III
• Lords of the Rising Sun
• Shape Shifter
• Night Creatures
• TV Sports Hockey
• TV Sports Baseball
• Andre Panza Kick Boxing (shown)
• Davis Cup Tennis (shown)
• Champions Forever Boxing
• Impossamole
• Shadow of the Beast
• Ballistix
• Paradroid 90
• Darkwing Duck
• Silent Debuggers (shown)
• Bonk's Revenge (shown)
• Loom

Atari Safari - New Games for Lynx (1 page; CES coverage; games not shown unless noted:)

• Lynx Casino
• Viking Child
• Rolling Thunder
• Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
• Toki
• Golf Challenger
• Baseball
• S.T.U.N. Runner (shown)
• Basketbrawl
• Hockey
• Ishido
• Cabal
• Dirty Larry
• Joust
• Krazy Ace Miniature Golf
• Qix
• A.P.B.
• World-Class Soccer
• Turbo Sub
• Scrapyard Dog
• Tournament Cyberball
• Xybots
• NFL Football
• Grid Runner
• Hard Drivin'
• Checkered Flag
• Crystal Mines 2

Nintendo Game of the Month - Battletoads (8 pages; NES; strategy guide)

Sega Genesis Game of the Month - Sonic the Hedgehog (6 pages; strategy guide)

Computer Game of the Month - Chuck Yeager's Air Combat (5 pages; strategy guide)

Super NES Special Feature: Final Fight (6 pages; SNES; strategy guide)

Game Reviews (1 page each; games shown)

• Ninja Gaiden III (NES)
• Lemmings (PC)
• American Gladiators (NES)
• Spider-Man Vs The Kingpin (Gen)
• Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (NES)
• Legends of the Diamond (NES)
• Romance of the Three Kingdoms II (NES)
• Choplifter II (GB)
• Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (NES)
• Ultima: Runes of Virtue (GB)
• Wings of Wor (Gen)

Game News & Previews (approx. 4 pages; games not shown unless noted)

• Wealth of Games From Konami (NES unless noted - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III, Contra Force, Pirates!, Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? (shown), Star Trek (shown), King's Quest V, Tiny Toon Adventures, Monster in my Pocket, Bucky O'Hare, Nightshade, Blades of Steel (GB), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II (GB), Star Trek (GB), Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge (GB, shown))
• Asteroids and Missile Command Coming to Game Boy
• Battletoads For Game Boy (shown)
• Movie Titles For NES and Game Boy (Hook, Hudson Hawk)
• PC Games From Sierra and Dynamix (Hoyle's Book of Games III (shown), The Castle of Dr. Brain (shown), Nova 9 (shown))
• Role-Playing Games For NES (Ultima: Warriors of Destiny, Hillsfar)