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CONTENTS-VOLUME 22 MARCH 1991 WEinikES nBMETALSTORM 8 vel M-308 Gunner defies gravity andSTARTROPICS 22SPECIAL REPORTINSIDE THE N ES —60iailfHi«B kTrp7FRn()MVhe PROS"HOWARD & NESTER.20CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.42COUNSELORS’ CORNER.84VIDEO UPDATESA handy reference to rerent releasesThere's lots Co look forward to—check It out1OPERATION C 52ADVENTURE ISLAND n46THE RESCUE OFPRINCESS BLOBETTE 54G.LJ0E64mmtm player s forumPLAYER’S PULSE.6NES ACHIEVERS.76TOP 30.88PRINCESS TOMATO.7«IN THE SALAD KINGDOMIUCELEBRITY PROFILE.91BULLETIN BOARD.98NEXT ISSUE.99THE INFO ZONENINTENDO POWER AWARDS ’90 80
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Game Boy ClassifiedPOWER MISSION From AqB«T #477Land TorpedoSuper Strong FleetFORTRESS OF FEARHF„o*AqENT#061Initial BonusThe high score entry in this great Game Boy adven ture not only lets you compare your score withscores made by the Pros, but it can also allow you tostart your next game with extra players in reserve.When the game is over and you have the option ofentering your initials to the list of high scores,choose a letter W, a Heart and another W. After thecharacters are entered, press the Start Button to
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Adventure Island ]I1 Hudson StormPrincess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom Hudson SoftQixTaitoTimes of LoreTohoWar On Wheels JalecoWWF Wrestlemania Challenge AcclaimFox's Peter Pan and the PiratesFun HouseG.l. JoeHarlem GlobetrottersYou can get the most out of ourgame listing by understandingthe categories. Title, Companyand Game Type are self ex-IP5P-A/BattIPipIP/Pass4p-SIPIP/PassIP/Pass1 33.3Some games are made to be played with asmany as four players at the same time. Somealso employ a battery or password to savegame play ic ActionRole PlayingComic ActionGame ShowCombat ActionBasketballAdventureNinja AdventureSci-Fi ActionRole PlayingRole PlayingRollerSkatingWrestlingPOWER METERThe Pros at Nintendo HQrate each new game,Ratings are from 1 (poor) to5 (excellent) in four differ ent categories:derstand Play Info and the ; 5P-A FIVE PLAYERS ALTERNATING* ? Y.f N"OLvaluable Power Meter ratings. PASS PASSWORD BATT BATTERY ' “ THEME AMD FUN
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* Welcome to the 3rd Annual presentation of the nominees for the 1990Nintendo Power Awards (also known as “The Nesters”)! We had a toughtime narrowing the field-1990 was truly a banner year for NES (and GameBoy) titles. For that reason, we have expanded the number of nominees. Sowithout further ado, here are your choices!
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The Players, Pros and Dealers combine to select these top titles. Mario is stillriding high and loving every minute of it. Mega Man, another mega-popularcharacter, holds three positions in the Top 30-two of them in the Top 5!
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fir WinterOuEWhen CES attendees described Nintendo's booth at this winter's CES as intense,they weren't talking about the fact that it was housed in a giant tent Intense is simplythe best way to describe the atmosphere in Nintendo's now traditional CES city. Imaginea 63,000-square foot pavilion full of nothing but the hottest new and future games for theNES and Game Boy, and you'll begin to see why a trip through the Nintendo booth wasoverwhelming! Howard Phillips, Nintendo's Game Master, is here with a report on what he saw atthe Winter CES:ON WITHTHE SHOW!
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* stroAIa' s. 6/ Our goal is to try and preserve classic videogame magazinesfrom years gone by before they are lost forever.Thanks goes out to all the people who make this possible.From the original editors and waters,to everyone involved in acquiring and digitizing these magazines.People interested in helping us out, in whatever way possible.Either by donating classic magazines, scanning, editing or distributing them,visit us at http://www.retromags.comWe are only interested in preserving classic magazinesthat are at least 5 years out of print.We have no desire or intention to profit from these in any way.So please, if you come across people trying to sell these releases, don't support them!Thank You and ENJOY!4
When CES attendees described Nintendo's booth atthis winter's CES as intense, theyweren't talking about the fact that it was housed in a giant tent Intense is simply thebestway to describe the atmosphere in Nintendo's now traditional CES city. Imagine a 63,000-square foot pavilion full ofnothing but the hottestnew and futuregames for the
