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  • Nintendo Magazine System – Issue Number 6

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    Source: Nintendo Magazine System – Issue Number 6



    Nintendo Magazine System (a bit of a play on Nintendo Entertainment system I guess) was an officially endorsed Nintendo magazine published in the U.K. (at least this iteration). Issue Number 6 (according to the cover) or issue number 4 (according to the contents page) from March? 1993? includes:

    Cover Story

    • StarFox – Get set for the next generation of Nintendo gaming, and a cartridge so hot it’s going to blow you out of your seat. The amazing Star Fox is here, and NMS grabs another World Exclusive with an incredible 8-PAGE Review! You’ve never seen anything quite like this game on any home console anywhere, so seeing is believing as you turn to page 18 and feast your eyes on the products of Nintendo’s Top Secret SFX super chip.

    Super NES Reviews

    • Star Fox
    • Tiny Toons
    • Ranma 1/2
    • Jaki Crush
    • Tennis
    • Ki Ki Katai
    • Chester Cheetah
    • Flying Hero
    • Syvalion
    • Wordtris
    • The Combatribes
    • Aliens V Predator
    • Congo’s Caper
    • Jeopardy
    • Tetris 2

    NES Reviews

    • Spider-Man
    • RC Pro-Am 2

    Game Boy reviews

    • Alfred Chicken
    • Humans

    Exclusive Previews

    • B.O.B.
    • Xandra’s Adventure
    • Human Grand Prix
    • Super F1 Hero

    Regulars

    • News – The Nintendo News Network goes into hyperdrive this month! Not only do we have all the usual white hot little items which make this section so essential, we’ve pushed the boat out to give you an amazing 8-page CES report across the centre too!
    • High Scores – Incredible! This month’s sad and pathetic excuses for High Scores resulted in the top level NMS executive decision to drop them until next issue! This means you have four weeks to bring those scores up to the standards we expect, or we’re going to start getting tough…
    • Q&A – It’s that time of the month again. Jaz dons his doh-resistant motorcycle helmet to sift through the sad, misguided souls who still think Streetfighter Championship Edition is coming for the Game Boy. What words of wonder can he pour on these troubled waters? Find out with Q&A!
    • S.E.A.L’s Mail Bag – There’s never been anything quite like him, and the S.E.A.L. is back with his barbed comments to reel in any sad, unsuspecting readers who reckon they’re a bit tasty when it comes to backchat. S.E.A.L. has all the answers, so why not check them out now!
    • NHS – Next patient, nurse. There’s no need for laughing gas in the outrageously unprivate world of the Nintendo Help System. Lack of cash injection and ridiculously long waiting lists are simply not our concern, while we dissect cheats and tips for all our lovely patients.
    • Charts – Here they are – all the top-selling games in the land and your guide to what everyone else is shelling out for. This issue we have an important new addition – the NMS Chart, in which we detail our favorite games regardless of price or release dates!
    • Index – It just gets bigger and bigger! It’s the comprehensive guide to EVERY game you can get your hands on, complete with review ratings and even some new info on the games. It’s great, it’s essential, it’s right here.
    • Next Month – You’ve had a fabulous time, you’re feeling great, but sadly NMS has come to its final page. Do you fret? Do you worry? No – you simply check out our Next Month page and wait 28 days or so for all that incredibility to arrive…

    …and more!


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  • Super Putty (Super Nintendo)

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    Source: Game Players – Issue Number 37 – February 1994


    I remember it seemed like almost every game for the Super Nintendo had the word “Super” in front of it. Perhaps it makes some sense with Super Putty. I mean would anyone buy a game named “Putty”? In any case, the protagonist is a ball of putty with super powers so the designation fits…

    Super Putty is a fairly typical 2D platformer. You play the role of the um… blob of putty. But it is super putty after all. You have the ability to stretch, absorb and bounce among other things. Your mission is to rescue and destroy. That is, destroy whatever you are not rescuing.

    This does not seem to have been a particularly popular or well known game. At least I don’t recall it from back in the day. However, it got pretty good reviews overall and it really isn’t a bad game. It’s just that there were a LOT of 2D platformers to choose from that time period and this one doesn’t necessarily stand out. Kind of like first person shooters today. Super Putty adds quite a bit of humor to the mix which is a plus. If there is a complaint to be made, I guess its that things can get a little repetitive after a while.

    Super Putty was developed by System 3 and was also released for the Amiga and Amiga CD32. If you like 2D platformers than this is worth trying. You’ll have to track down an original copy (not too hard) or resort to emulation though as I don’t think this is a game that has been re-released on modern platforms.

    The review above was taken from the February 1994 issue of Game Players magazine.


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