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  • Square Deal (Game Boy)

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    Advertisement for Square Deal by DTMC for the Game Boy from the May 1992 issue of Game Pro.

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    Source: GamePro – Issue Number 34 – May 1992

    It’s truly amazing how many games (and how many seem pretty pointless) there were for the Game Boy. The Game Boy was actually introduced on this day in 1989. Despite its black and white nature and the horrible motion blur of action games, it was immensely popular. Square Deal, probably not so much.

    Square Deal is a weird game that seem to be a combination of Poker, Tetris, and Solitaire. Cards fall from the top (like Tetris) and you can only make them disappear by making various Poker hands. The object is to eliminate all 52 cards.

     

    I can’t imagine that this was a very popular game and the only review I found of it was pretty bad. However, it doesn’t seem to be especially rare so there’s no value there either. There seem to be many, many games for the Game Boy that fall into this category.

    If you are looking for a Poker or casino style game for the Game Boy then this is not the game you are looking for. Move along…



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  • Nintendo Power – Issue Number 61 – June 1994

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    Source: Nintendo Power – Issue Number 61 – June 1994



    In 1994, the Game Boy and Super Nintendo were Nintendo’s two main products. The June 1994 issue of Nintendo Power includes:

    Game Reviews

    • Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
    • Firestriker
    • Clay Fighter: Tournament Edition
    • The Twisted Tales of Spike McFang
    • Slammasters
    • Fatal Fury II
    • A.S.P. Air Strike Patrol
    • Super Loopz
    • Donkey Kong
    • Monster Max
    • Stop That Roach
    • Special Features
      • Secret of Mana Special
      • Illusion of Gaia Preview

    Regular Features

    • Tips
      • Classified Information
      • Counselors’ Corner
    • Updates
      • Now Playing
      • Pak Watch
      • Next Issue
    • Comics
      • Metroid
    • Feedback
      • Player’s Pulse
      • Power Player’s Challenge
      • Top 20

    …and more!


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  • Nintendo Power (September 1989)

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    Nintendo Power Issue Number 8 September 1989 Cover .

    Source: Nintendo Power – Issue Number 8 – September 1989

    In 1989, it was still early days for Nintendo Power with this issue still being a bimonthly issue. The September/October 1989 issue of Nintendo Power includes:

    Features

    • Duck Tales – A platform game based on the Disney cartoon of the same name.
    • Dragon Warrior – Classic RPG for the NES. An excellent game overall though it could get a bit repetitive.
    • Hoops – For the time, this was a pretty good basketball game but better ones would be along shortly.
    • Fester’s Quest – I had this game and it was one of the hardest and most frustrating game I have ever played.
    • Roger Rabbit – An adventure game based on the movie of the same name.
    • NES Satellite – In terms of peripherals, there was more experimentation with the NES that perhaps any other console. This was one of the more practical ones that simply provided a way to play four player games. However, there weren’t a huge number of games that supported it.
    • Game Boy – Perhaps the first detailed look at the most famous portable game system of all time.
    • Video Shorts – Short looks at some of the latest games including Sky Shark, Casino Kid, Castlequest, Jordan vs. Bird: One on One, Bad Street Brawler and Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

    Previews

    • Willow – An adventure game from Capcom based on the movie of the same name.
    • River City Ransom – Classic beat-em-up game designed for two player co-op play.
    • Batman – Based on the 1989 Batman movie with Jack Nicholson, Michael Keaton and Kim Basinger.
    • NES Play Action Football – Classic early football game for the NES.

    Departments

    • Counselor’s Corner – How to get through Section 17 in Area 4 in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles plus how to defeat the enemies at the end of Areas 4 and 5; where to find the hammer in Zelda II, how to get to Castlevania in Simon’s Quest; how to get over the wide gap and tall pipe in Ridley’s Hide Out in Metroid; and how to get through Section 10-3 in The Adventures of Lolo.
    • Classified Information – Codes and other secrets for 1943, Ninja Gaiden, Star Soldier, Mega Man II, Tecmo Bowl, Guardian Legend, Zelda II, and Legacy of the Wizard.
    • Pak Watch – Previews of upcoming games including Shadowgate, Bases Loaded II, Gilligan’s Island, Code Name: Viper, Tombs and Treasure, Godzilla, A Boy and His Blob, and more.
    • Players’ Pulse – Letters from readers, mostly with praise for the NES and/or Nintendo Power.
    • Top 30 – At the top of this list this month are Zelda II, Super Mario Bros. 2 and Ninja Gaiden.
    • NES Achievers – Top scores for 1943, Blaster Master, Bomberman, Cobra Command, Double Dragon, Lee Trevino’s Fighting Golf, Gotcha!, Gradius, Guardian Legend, Gun Smoke, Gyruss, Hudson’s Adventure Island, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Jackal, Kid Niki, Legendary Wings, Legacy of the Wizard, Life Force, and many more.
    • NES Journal – A look at an upcoming TV show called Captain N: Game Master.

    …and more!


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