VideoGames & Computer Entertainment Issue 35

PRIMARY SYSTEMS COVERAGE

• Nintendo Entertainment System
• Super Nintendo Entertainment System
• Nintendo Game Boy
• Sega Genesis
• Sega Game Gear
• Atari Lynx
• PC
• Amiga
• Macintosh
• Commodore 64
• NEC TurboGrafx-16
• NEC TurboGrafx-16 CD-ROM Player

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FEATURES (Contents page excerpts)

The 1991 Bonk Awards

Prepare to butt heads again! Enter our random drawing and tell us who or what deserves to be "bonked." You could win a TurboExpress, TurboGrafx-16 and more!

The Wolverine Berzerker Smirk Contest

Show us you(sic) best "Berzerker Rage" face and you could win a Nintendo Entertainment System, LJN's Wolverine video game and other exciting prizes!

Star Control (Gen) Player's Guide by Clayton Walnum

Help save the Alliance as our video-game strategist shows us how to conquer the "final frontier." ('Conquering The Cosmos: A Player's Guide to Star Control')

Star Tropics (NES) Player's Guide, Part I by Clayton Walnum

In the first part of our player's guide, we'll tak you on a tour of Coralcola and help you get past the first few levels of Star Tropics. ('Island-Hopping The Hard Way Part I: A Player's Guide to Star Tropics')

The 1991 Pigskin Preview by Bill Kunkel and Arnie Katz

Another exciting year has gone by for electronic-gridiron entertainments. Join our pigskin experts for all the inside plays. (VG&CE's 1991 Pigskin Preview: Pro and College Football Kick Off A New Year')

VG&CE's Annual Gifts For Gamers by Joyce Worley and the VG&CE Editorial Staff

It's holiday gift-giving season again. We've compiled a list of some of the most useful electronic-gaming enhancements available, in order to help you decide on a gift for the gamer on your shopping list.

The 1991 Phone Book by the VG&CE Editorial Staff

Trying to get ahold of your favorite electronic-gaming company? We've updated last year's list to keep you informed.

REVIEWS

Video-Game Reviews

• Joe Montana II Sportstalk Football (Gen)
• Ys III: Wanderers From Ys (TG16CD)
• Pool of Radiance (NES)
• Andre Panza Kick Boxing (TG16)
• Shadow of the Beast (Gen)
• Ufouria - The Saga (NES; never released)
• Outrun (Gen)
• Quad Challenge (Gen)
• Davis Cup Tennis (TG16)
• Captain Planet and the Planeteers (NES)
• Motor City Patrol (NES)
• Fatal Rewind (Gen)
• Cadash (TG16)
• Mercs (Gen)
• Impossamole (TG16)
• DecapAttack (Gen)
• Uncharted Waters (NES)
• Super Bases Loaded (SNES)

Computer-Game Previews

• Ultima VII: The Black Gate (PC)
• Police Quest 3: The Kindred (PC)
• Wordtris (PC)
• Martian Memorandum (PC)
• Earl Weaver Baseball III (PC)

Computer-Game Reviews

• Castles (Amiga/PC/Mac)
• Medieval Warriors (Amiga/PC)
• B.A.T. (Amiga/C64/PC)
• Cybergenic Ranger: Secret of the Seventh Planet (PC)
• The Many Faces of Go (PC)
• Cyberblast (Amiga/Mac)

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Letter by Andy Eddy

Reader Mail

Tip Sheet by Donn Nauert

• Contra (NES)
• Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom (NES)
• Ghosts 'n Goblins (NES)
• Tiger Heli (NES)
• Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)
• Ys - Books I & II (TG16CD)

News Bits compiled by Joyce Worley

• MicroIllusions to Meet Mediagenic in Court
• Space Quest gets VGA Face-Lift
• Lucasfilm and JVC Launch Star Wars Video Game
• First Independently Manufactured NES Cartridge Completed
• Company Takes Bow With Product for Atari XL/XE
• Digital Camera Enters PC Picture
• Council Supports Multimedia Standards
• Spend an Afternoon With Sierra On-Line
• Guinness Book Is Multimedia Disc
• Lucasfilm Superheroes Defend Dynatron City
• EA Sweepstakes, Rebates Promote Products
• Two Handy Peripherals for Game Boy
• Educator's New Line Features VGA Fun
• Disney Quiz Featured in Promotion
• Digital Games Review Breaks 5,000-Reader Mark
• Barbie Moves to Computer-Land
• B.A.T. Gets Sequel
• Top Coin-Ops of August 1991
• Top 10 IBM PC/Video Games for July 1991

Easter Egg Hunt

• Rocketeer (NES)
• Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom (NES)
• Pilotwings (SNES)
• Faery Tale Adventure (Gen)
• Super Mario World (SNES)
• Ys - Books I & II (TG16CD)
• Centurion Defender of Rome (Gen)
• The Lone Ranger (NES)
• Bonk's Revenge (TG16)
• Gradius III (SNES)

Gaming On The Go by Chris Bieniek (portable game reviews)

• Battletoads (GB)
• Qix (Lynx)
• Halley Wars (GG)
• The Viking Child (Lynx)
• FaceBall 2000 (GB)
• Devilish (GG)

Destination Arcadia - What's Coming in Coin-Op: The AMOA Report by Donn Nauert

(Upcoming arcade games sorted by company.)

Fandango - A Fistful of Fanzine Fun For the Fall (fanzine reviews)

(World Gaming #1, Video Scope #5, Power Play #1)

Inside Gaming - The Development of Game Development: New Trends in Game Design and Implementation by Arnie Katz

(Excerpt:) This month, Arnie discusses some significant changes in the way computer games are produced and examines (the) potential impact on the hobby.

Game Doctor - Game Doctor After The Ball... by the Game Doctor

Advertiser Index

Computer Strategies

• Hard Nova (PC)
• Spirt of Excalibur (Amiga/PC)

COVER (Contents page excerpt)

Joe Montana may be sitting on the sidelines this season, but he's back on the electronic gridiron. Turn to page 42 for a review of Sega's Joe Montana II Sportstalk Football for the Genesis. Cover Photography: © 1991 Jay Silverman