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  • GamePro (April 1992)

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    Source: GamePro – Issue Number 33 – April 1992

    Though I preferred EGM and the slightly more obscure VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, GamePro was one of the most popular gaming magazines published in the U.S. lasting from 1989 until the end of 2011. The April 1992 issue includes:

    • Letters from the GamePros
    • The Mail
    • Cutting Edge – Play video games by telephone or by television!
    • Hot at the Arcades – Ride with Sunset Riders. Roll with B.O.T.T.S.
    • Special Feature: Genesis and Super NES Games for ’92 – 16-bit gamers are in for some treats this year, no matter which system you own.
    • Pro Reviews
      • Nintendo: King’s Quest, G.I. Joe: The Atlantis Factor, Wacky Racers, Gemfire
      • Genesis: Kid Chameleon, Earnest Evans, Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?, Devilish, Toki
      • Super NES: The Super Scope, Xardion, Preview: Out of this World
      • TurboGrafx-16: Ballistix
      • Game Boy: Batman: Return of the Joker; Snow Bros, Jr; Ultima: Runes of Virture
      • Game Gear: Fantasy Zone, Popits
    • Special Feature: Big Basketball Blowout II
      • ProReviews: Jordan vs. Bird (Genesis), Double Dribble: Five on Five (Game Boy)
      • Previews: Arch Rivals (Genesis), David Robinson’s Supreme Court (Genesis), Bulls vs. Lakers (Genesis and SNES), Roundball (NES), Tecmo Super NBA Basketball (NES), NBA Super All-Star Challenge 2 (Game Boy), Basketbrawl (Lynx)
      • Special Review: Michael Jordan Flight for IBM PC
    • Overseas ProSpects – A new Tetris surfaces in Japan – Tetris Plus Bombliss
    • S.W.A.T. (Secret Weapons and Tactics) – The hottest tips and tactics from GamePros everywhere.
    • Ask the Pros – The GamePros answer your questions about G.I. Joe (NES), Mega Man (NES), Streets of Rage (Genesis), Darius Twin (SNES).
    • ProNews – All the video game news that’s fit to print.
    • Advertiser Index – Here’s what’s coming up next in GamePro.

    …and more!


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  • GamePro (May 1994)

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    Source: GamePro – Issue Number 58 – May 1994 

    GamePro wasn’t my favorite magazine but there’s no doubt it was one of the most popular. Personally, I preferred EGM. It always seemed to me that GamePro was aiming for a slightly younger audience than EGM. The May 1994 issue of GamePro includes:

    • Letter from the GamePros
    • The Mail
    • The Cutting Edge – Virtuality is back! Check out Zone Hunter and more from the virtual wizards at W Industries.
    • Hot at the Arcades – NBA Jam Tournament Edition, Super Street Fighter II Turbo, Power Instinct, and Alien vs. Predator
    • Special Feature: Shooters! – ProReviews of Tempest 2000 (Jaguar), Sub-Terrania (Genesis), Grindstomer (Genesis), Rebel Assault (Sega CD), and Microcosm (Sega CD). Previews of Super R-Type III (SNES) and SoulStar (Sega CD).
    • Cover Feature: The Making of Mortal Kombat II – Inside the minds that brough us Fatalities, Babalities, and incredible digitized graphics.

    ProReviews

    • Genesis
      • Pirates of Dark Water
      • Mutant League Hockey
      • Asterix and the Great Rescue
    • Sega CD
      • Tomcat Alley
    • Super Nintendo
      • The Ninja Warriors
      • Mega Man Soccer
      • Metal Combat
      • Spectre
      • Time Trax
      • King of Dragons
      • Lethal Enforcers
      • Choplifter III
      • Joe & Mac 2: Lost in the Tropics
    • Nintendo
      • Alfred Chicken
    • 3DO
      • The Horde
    • Neo Geo
      • Art of Fighting 2
    • Game Boy
      • Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (Preview)
      • Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade’s Revenge
      • Sports Illustrated for Kids: The Ultimate Triple Dare!
      • Chase HQ II
      • Stop That Roach
    • Game Gear
      • Disney’s Aladdin
      • Cosmic Spacehead
      • Captain America and the Avengers
      • Zool
      • Ms. Pac-Man

    The Sports Page

    • World Series Baseball (Genesis)
    • Hardball III (SNES)
    • MLBPA Baseball (SNES)
    • RBI Baseball ’94 (Genesis)
    • Super Bases Loaded 2 (SNES)
    • Bill Walsh College Football (SNES)
    • Suzuka 8 Hours (SNES)
    • NHL Hockey ’94 (Sega CD)
    • NBA Showdown ’94 (Genesis)
    • Chavez (SNES)
    • Caesars World of Boxing (CD-I)
    • PGA European Tour (Genesis)
    • Pebble Beach Golf Links (Genesis)
    • International Tennis Open (CD-I)

    Role-Player’s Realm

    • Nobunaga’s Ambition (SNES)
    • Liberty or Death (SNES)
    • Young Merlin ProStrategy Guide: Part III (SNES)
    • RPG Industry Interview: Alex Jimenez

    SWATPro

    • Secret weapons and tactics from the GamePros.
    • Fighter’s Edge – More than 60 Fatalities, three hidden characters, how to play Pong, and more weird stuff.
    • GamePro Labs – It’s the Pro Action Replay 2, SG ProPad 6, and Pro Control 6.
    • Short ProShots – Quick looks at some hot new games.
    • Overseas ProSpects – A look at Dracula X (PC Engine Super CD), Ganbare Goemon 2 (Super Famicom), Zoku: The Legend of Bishin (Super Famicom)
    • ProNews – All the video game news that’s fit to print.
    • Index of Advertisers

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  • Kirby’s Avalanche (Super Nintendo)

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    Kirby’s Avalanche (Known as Kirby’s Ghost Trap in Europe) is a puzzle game that was released by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo in 1995. It was a later release for that system so the graphics, sound and music are all top notch…Of course, you can only do so much with a puzzle game.

    Kirby’s Avalanche was exclusive to the Super Nintendo but it was really just a rebranding of Super Puyo Puyo which was released for a wide variety of systems, including the Sega Genesis. Game Play is pretty much the same but the graphics, sound and music were changed to be Kirby themed. However, these changes were only skin deep.

    The game play is pretty straightforward. Two-piece multicolored blobs drop from the top of the screen. You try to rotate them such that when they land you match up the same colors. If you connect four of the same color then they disappear and the remaining pieces drop down. The game can be played one player against the computer or player vs. player. It’s not all that different from games like Columns or Super Puzzle Fighter among others. There is also a plot but it’s not all that important to the game for obvious reasons.

    Kirby’s Avalanche generally got good reviews and if you are a puzzle game fan then there is no reason to believe you won’t like this one. There aren’t a lot of ways to play it though. It was re-released in 2007 via the Wii Virtual Console but that is the only other release I am aware of. However, if you don’t care that much about the Kirby theme, then Super Puyo Puyo (and other sequels and iterations) is basically the same game and is available on a wide variety of systems. Check it out on your favorite system or emulator.


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