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  • Electronic Gaming Monthly (May 1993)

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    Source: Electronic Gaming Monthly – May 1993

    Electronic Gaming Monthly was my second favorite gaming magazine behind VideoGames & Computer Entertainment. It was close though. EGMs sheer volume was amazing and they did a better job of covering new and upcoming games and systems including rumors than anyone. One of the earliest issues I bought had detailed coverage of the upcoming Super Nintendo CD add-on. Alas, that never came to pass. The May 1993 issue includes:

    Departments

    • Insert Coin
    • Interface: Letters to the Editor
    • Review Crew
    • Software Calendar
    • EGM Top Ten
    • Gaming Gossip
    • EGM Express
    • Leading Edge
    • Game Doctor
    • Tricks of the Trade
    • Game Contests
    • High Scores

    International Outlook

    • Hot Hits From The Orient – The epic journey of Adol continues in Y’s IV: Mask of the Sun. Plus, shooting action with Esperanza and mystery with A-Rank.

    Next Wave

    • The Latest and Greatest – The first pix of Sega’s Phantasy Star IV for the Genesis. Thrill to Alien 3, General Chaos, G-2 and Spider-Man 3!

    Special Feature

    • Street Fighter Spectacular – We’ve got the hot new pix for Street Fighter 2 on the Genesis. This Champion Edition is sure to blow your mind!

    Behind the Screens

    • Chip Off the Old Block – Jez San of Argonaut Software talks about his work on the Super FX chip, debuting in Nintendo’s new space shooter, StarFox.

    EGM Lifestyles

    • Street Fighter Comic! – Check out the second part of Malibu’s fantastic Street Fighter comic! It’s a sure hit with all SF fans!

    …and more!


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  • Tecmo NBA Basketball

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    Source: Electronic Gaming Monthly – May 1993

    I’ve never been a really big sports fan when it comes to video games with a few exceptions. I always enjoyed Winter Games and Summer Games on the Commodore 64 as well as the original Tecmo Bowl on the NES. While Tecmo Bowl was probably Tecmo’s most famous sports games, it made several others as well including Tecmo NBA Basketball and Tecmo Super NBA Basketball. The first was for the original NES while the second was for the Super Nintendo. The NES version was released in late 1992 while the Super Nintendo version was released in early 1993. A Sega Genesis port of Tecmo Super NBA Basketball would follow a year later.


    Tecmo NBA Basketball (NES)

    If you were looking for a basketball game in that era, this was a pretty good one. Both the 8-bit a 16-bit versions offered mostly the same features with the 16-bit versions obviously having better graphics and sound. These were the first basketball games to have licenses from both the NBA and the NBPA players unions (though the Intellivison game NBA Basketball had an NBA license in 1980). Tecmo Super NBA Basketball featured all 27 teams from that time (1993) and over 320 real players. For the time, this was a very comprehensive game and definitely the one to have if you were looking for real teams and players.


    Tecmo Super NBA Basketball (Super NES)

    You’ll have to track down originals if you want to play this one (or use emulation). Old sports games, particularly licensed ones, rarely get re-released. One of the 16-bit versions is best but if you are an NES fan then that one is ok too. I think I’ll stick with Tecmo Bowl though.

    The ad above is from the May 1993 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly.



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  • Tips and Tricks (December 1996)

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    Source: Tips and Tricks – December 1996

    Tips & Tricks ultimately evolved from my favorite magazine video games magazine, VideoGames & Computer Entertainment. I never really liked Tips & Tricks as much but it ended up being more popular in the long run. The December 1996 issue includes:

    • Departments
      • Power Up!
      • Readers’ Tips
      • T&T Select Games
      • XBand Top 5 Lists
      • Game Genie/Game Shark codes
      • Letter from Betty
    • Strategy
      • Star Gladiator
      • The King of Fighters ’96
      • WipeOut XL
      • Virtua Fighter Kids
      • Super Mario 64 (Part 3)
    • Super NES tips
    • Genesis tips
    • PlayStation tips
    • Saturn tips
    • Arcade tips
    • Game Boy tips

    …and more!


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