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  • Nintendo Magazine System – Issue Number 8

    Source: Computer & Video Game Magazines – Nintendo Magazine System – Issue Number 8

    Nintendo Magazine System was published in several countries and was the official Nintendo magazine in at least some of them. This particular one was published in Britain. Issue number 8 includes:

    Features

    • Cover Story – A cross between Alien Syndrome and countless space-bound horror films, Operation Logic Bomb blasts its way here for an exclusive NMS review. With loads to shoot, and loads of weaponry with which to do so, how does it fare?
    • Exhaust Heat II – Just when you thought racing games couldn’t get any faster, here come Seta with a game so fast it leaves scorch marks on your screen! Forget F-Zero, forget Exhaust Heat. The latest and greatest race game is for your Super NES – and we give it the full Mansell treatment…
    • NMS Goes To The Movies
    • – Lights, camera – and ACTION! With the likes of Batman Returns, Cool World and Lethal Weapon reviewed this very issue, we decided to lump them all together in a special section! So, buy yourself a large bucket of popcorn, irritate people by getting out of your seat and moving along the aisle every five minutes, and keep rustling a jumbo bag of salt and vinegar crisps whenever possible…

    Regulars

    • News – Big Arnie returns for another bout of Nintendo mayhem as Sony sign up the rights to his new movie, The Last Action Hero! Meanwhile Sylvester Stallone is set to hit the Super NES in a game based on his new film, Cliffhanger. Cripes! There’s all this and lots, lots more as we scour the world for all the tidbits of gossip you want to read.
    • Seal’s Mailbag – Arf, arf! Reeking of fish and suitably bewhiskered, SEAL returns for another bout of letter answering. However, if you really want to get on his good side, send him tins of sardines with your letter – it’s almost certain to get in then. Oh, and chocolate. He really likes chocolate. And crisps. And Toffee…
    • NHS: Nintendo Help System – Like Florence Nightingale did to countless soldiers all those years back, NMS cools the fevered brows of you struggling players out there. This month, Prince Of Persia and Alfred Chicken are dissected by our hand-picked team of butchers…sorry surgeons, and their innermost secret removed and placed in specimen jars for your delectation. All this and Small Tips, too. Blimey!
    • Will You Ever? – After revealing in our own, inimitable way the end of Axelay last month, this time we reveal what happens at the end of Super Mario World! That’s right, after the Mario has leapt on to Bowser for the very last time, and all that Mode 7-type related malarkey with the spiky one zooming in and out of the screen has gone, this is what happens…
    • High Scores – Is your sad fizzog featured within these hallowed pages? No, then get playing your fave game, attain a marvelous score, send us a dippy picture, and then wait for us to mock you in the next issue – all in harmless fun, of course.
    • Charts – Rockadoodledoo, Pop Pickers, it’s charteroony time! As well as the official Super NES, NES, and Game Boy charts, there’s the all-important NMS team chart where we scrap amongst ourselves just to get our favorite titles in there. Ah, so that explains why Kirby keeps making all those comebacks…
    • Blagman – Another new idea, and rather a daft one if we do say so ourselves. Blagman is King Scrap, without a doubt. If there is an industry freebie, this Robin Hood of the software industry is there to pinch it and distribute it amongst the needy and greedy. This month, Acclaim’s offices have been stripped bare of all manner of goodies, as the masked wonder offers a massive selection of poached freebies. If you want one, get writing…
    • Index – Ah, the Game Boy, How do we love thee? Let us count the ways. What a beautiful little device. So beautiful in fact that we have acquired the services of the lovely Sarah Ewing, EMAP beauty expert and Game Boy fan to deliver THE ultimate in looks tips and Game Boy info. What’s more, every Game Boy title under the sun is listed for your delectation. There’s never been anything quite like it, which is probably just as well…

    Super NES Reviews

    • Exhaust Heat II
    • Tuff E Nuff
    • Super James Pond
    • Outlander
    • Batman Returns
    • Cool World
    • The Terminator
    • Operation Logic Bomb
    • Shanghai II

    NES Reviews

    • Pugsly’s Scavenger Hunt
    • Lethal Weapon
    • James Pond II: Robocod
    • Mr Gimmick

    Game Boy Reviews

    • Universal Soldier
    • Lethal Weapon

    Previews

    • Alien 3
    • Terminator II
    • Striker
    • Biometal
    • Crash Dummies

    Tips

    • Small Tips
    • Prince of Persia
    • Alfred Chicken

    …and more!


  • VideoGames: The Ultimate Gaming Magazine (February 1994)

    Source: VideoGames: The Ultimate Gaming Magazine – Issue Number 61 – February 1994

    VideoGames: The Ultimate Gaming Magazine was a revamp of VideoGames & Computer Entertainment. However, I always felt it was a much worse magazine. VG&CE was one of my favorites whereas the new iteration was a GamePro wannabe. Still, all magazines from this era were pretty enjoyable…even this one. The February 1994 issue includes:

    News

    • Input – Are Video-Game Cheats for Wimps?
    • Press Start – News, Rumors, Reader Mail, Information, Top 10

    Previews

    • Super Wing
    • Time Killers
    • Brutal
    • Bubsy II
    • Double Switch
    • Goofy’s Hysterical History Tour
    • Marvel Comics’ X-Men
    • Barney’s Hide & Seek Game
    • Fireteam Rogue
    • Formula 1 Grand Prix
    • Sub-Terrania

    Tips & Tricks

    • Mortal Kombat
    • Jurassic Park
    • Sunset Riders
    • Exile: Wicked Phenomenon
    • F-1 Pole Position
    • Stellar 7: Draxon’s Revenge
    • Kendo Rage

    Strategy Guide

    • Zombies Ate My Neighbors
    • General Chaos

    Reviews

    • NBA Jam
    • TMNT: Tournament Fighters
    • Legend
    • Lunar the Silver Star
    • Beauty and the Beast
    • Thunderstrike
    • Eternal Champions
    • Blades of Vengeance
    • RoboCop 3
    • Popeye 2
    • Pinball Dreams
    • Total Carnage
    • Cybermorph
    • Rescue Ranger
    • Micro Reviews

    Other Cool Stuff

    • NBA Jam Pullout Section
    • The History of Street Fighter
    • SportsWire – Sports games news, reviews, previews and more!
    • Global Gaming – International games from abroad!

    …and more!


  • Super Play Gold Summer Special (Summer 1993)

    Source: Computer & Video Game Magazines – Super Play Gold Summer Special – Summer 1993


    Super Play is a magazine that was published in the U.K. and dedicated to the Super Nintendo. It was typically a monthly magazine but like many magazines it had the occasional special issue. This issue, subtitled “The Complete 1993 Super Nintendo Guide” contains mini-reviews and/or mini-guides and tips for all Super Nintendo games released in the U.K. up to that point as well as various articles about the Super Nintendo. Contents includes:

    Features

      • The Super Nintendo Story – Here it is – your complete guide to the genesis and history of the world’s best games machine! Where does Nintendo the company come from? How did it get so big? When did the Super Nintendo come out? We’ve got a behind-the-scenes look at the whole story.
      • Super Nintendo Tech Spec – We take a good, hard look beneath the Super Nintendo’s off-white case. Just what does lurk under there…?
      • Super Nintendo Spotter’s Guide – We show you how to tell a UK from a US or Japanese machine – the easy way!
      • The UK Market – We’ve talked about the Super NES abroad, but what about the UK story? Time to take a close-up look at what’s been happening over here, and what we can expect to see in the future.
      • PAL & SCART: all is revealed – The Super Nintendo’s complicated compatibility problems explained!
      • The Super Nintendo vs its rivals – We put the Super NES up against the world’s best games machines. Has it really got what it takes?
      • Special FX chips – We take a look at DSP chips, Super FX chips, and other ways to enhance the already-considerable abilities of your machine. The best keeps getting better!
      • Super Nintendo add-ons – A close-up look at joysticks, adapters and all the useful little bits and pieces you can buy for your Super Nintendo.
      • CD ROM: The Future of Super Nintendo gaming? – We look at the forthcoming SNES CD system. How much will it cost? When’s it coming? And how good is it really?
      • Super Nintendo Charts – Want to know what are the most popular games on your machine? Here’s where you’ll find out!
      • The world of import games – With the simple purchase of a handy adapter, you can play all the latest games from Japan and America on your UK machine before they get released over here! Jonathan Davies investigates how, and points you in the direction of a few import games you really should try! The things you can pick up down your local Comet really are only the start…
      • Subscriptions – Take advantage of our fabulous Super Play subscription offer here!
    • Super Store – Super Nintendo goodies at giveaway prices! You’d be a fool to miss out!

    Every UK Release!