Source: Nintendo Power – Issue Number 4 – January/February 1989
In early 1989, Nintendo Power only had the NES to cover. Nintendo Power was only a few months old but the NES had already been around for several years. The January/February 1989 issue includes:
Features
- Wrestlemania – A wrestling game from an era near the peak of the WWF.
- Captain Nintendo – Part 2 of a story involving a member of Nintendo’s R&D team and the Mother Brain from Metroid among other gaming themes.
- Sesame Street 1.2.3 – A couple of educational Sesame Street themed games that had previously been released on home computers, including Astro Grover and Ernie’s Magic Shapes.
- Zelda II: The Adventure of Link – A detailed guide to the sequel to one of the most successful Nintendo game ever, including maps, items lists and more.
- Skate or Die – A guide to the classic skateboarding game from Electronic Arts.
- Howard and Nester – An ongoing Nintendo themed comic strip.
- Counselors’ Corner – How to get to the other side of the water in World 4-3 of Super Mario Bros. 2; the location of the warp zones in Super Mario Bros. 2; how to advance past Greece in Golgo 13; where to find the red key in the lava stage of Wizards and Warriors; how to get through level 7 of Zelda; how to find the clue books in Castlevania II; and more.
- Classified Information – A variety of hints fro Double Dragon, Mega Man, Life Force, Gantlet, Blaster Master, Bionic Commando, and Track & Field II.
Now Playing
- Marble Madness – A guide to the classic isometric marble game.
- Operation Wolf – One of the better light gun games on the NES and a decent port of the arcade version.
- Nintendo Power Bowl – A comparison of three football games for the NES, including Tecmo Bowl, John Elway’s Quarterback and N.F.L. Football.
- Metal Gear – The beginning of a franchise. I still prefer this 2D overhead version to more modern incarnations.
- Video Shorts – Brief looks at Friday the 13th, World Games, Star Soldier, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Bump ‘N Jump, Rampage, Othello, Robowarrior, Spy vs. Spy, Gyruss and Q*Bert.
- Pak Watch – Previews of upcoming games including Ninja Gaiden, Magic Johnson’s Fast Break, Pro Basketball, hoops, One-on-One, Robocop, Bayou Billy, The Guardian Legend, Knight Rider, Air Wolf, Bad Dudes, Defender of the Crown, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, California Game, and more.
Player’s Forum
- NES Journal – A look at a hands free controller designed for special needs kids. Also, a look at Nintendo’s PlayChoice-10 arcade game (I used to love playing Excitebike on this), new music from Debbie Gibson, Julian Lennon, and Huey Lewis and the News, and more.
- Mail Box – Mail from readers with topics such as Super Mario Bros. 2, Dragon Warrior, Metroid, a 4-year old’s high score on Super Mario Bros, and more.
- NES Achievers – Reader high scores on 1942, Arkanoid, Athena, Castlevania, Commando, Contra, Duck Hunt, Excitebike, Ghosts ‘N Goblins, Golf, Golgo 13, Gradius, Gun Smoke, Hogan’s Alley, and lots more.
- Video Spotlight – Readers brag about their gaming prowess.
- Top 30 – The top games this month include Super Mario Bros. 2, The Legend of Zelda, and Zelda II among many others.
…and more!
