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  • GamePro (October 1993)

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    Source: GamePro – Issue Number 51 – October 1993

    There were tons of video game magazines from the late 1980s through the late 1990s. GamePro wasn’t my favorite (I preferred EGM and VG&CE) but there is no doubt that it was one of the most popular. The October 1993 issue includes the following:

    • Letters from the GamePros – The GamePro editors explain their rating system.
    • The Mail – Letters from readers with comments and questions on video game violence, playing NES games on the SNES, taking the Turbo Duo on the road, converting Japanese RPGs, obtaining back issues, choosing games to create strategy guides for, baseball games, and more.
    • Cutting Edge – A detailed look at the upcoming Atari Jaguar, including some of the first games. It’s a shame Atari didn’t put more effort into games development and courting 3rd party developers. This could have been a great system.
    • Special Feature: Hot at the Arcades – Part 2 of a Slam Masters Strategy Guide, an arcade wrestling game from Capcom that plays a bit like Street Fighter II.
    • Role-Player’s Realm – Hints and strategies for RPGs including Shining Force for the Genesis, The Seventh Saga for the Super NES, Final Fantasy Legend III for the Game Boy, and Defenders of Oasis for the Game Gear.
    • Special Feature: 3D0 Games – A look at some of the first 3DO games including Battlechess, Crash ‘ Burn, Intelliplay Football, Mad Dog McCree, Oceans Below, Out of This World, San Diego Zoo, Total Eclipse, and Star Trek: The Next Generation.
    • Cover Feature: Super Street Fighter II – It seemed like there were endless variations of Street Fighter II. Street Fighter II: The New Challengers was released after Turbo Street Fighter II Champion Edition and its main changes include four new fighters plus new and improved moves for existing characters.
    • Special Feature: Disney’s Aladdin – Aladdin was near the pinnacle of 2D gaming on 16-bit systems in terms of graphics, animation, sound and music. This is a preview of Aladdin on the Genesis.
    • Special Feature: Star Wars – A look at recent and upcoming Star Wars games, including Super Empire Strikes Back (SNES), Rebel Assault (Sega CD), and Star Wars (Game Gear). Plus, a behind the scenes look at the making of some of these games.

    • ProReviews
      • Genesis – Reviews of Aero the Acro-Bat, Haunting Starring Polterguy, Dashin’ Desperadoes, Dinosaurs for Hire, Gauntlet IV, The Adventures of B.O.B.; Plus previews of Street Fighter II Special Champion Edition, Robocop Vs. Terminator, Robocop III, Pink Panther: Pink Goes to Hollywood, and Sonic Spinball
      • Sega CD – Reviews of AH-3 Thunderstrike and Spider-Man vs. Kingpin plus a preview of Stellar-Fire
      • SNES – Reviews of Terminator 2: Judgement Day, SimAnt, Legend, Battle Cars, Super Aquatic Games, Incredible Crash Dummies, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego, Mr. Nuts; Plus previews of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighter, ActRaiser 2, Captain America and the Avengers, and Cliffhanger
      • Nintendo – Reviews of Star Trek: The Next Generation and Mario is Missing!
      • Neo Geo – A strategy guide for Samurai Showdown
      • Game Boy– Reviews of DuckTales 2, Ring Rage, Lemmings, Tumble Pop, and WWF: King of the Ring
      • Game Gear – Reviews of WWF Steel Cage Challenge, Strider 2, Cave Dude, and Off the Wall
      • Lynx – Review of Gordo 106

    • Overseas ProSpects – A look at Jim Powers for the Super NES and Genesis.
    • The Sports Page – Reviews and previews of sorts games including NHL Hockey ’94 (Genesis and SNES), Legends of the Ring (Genesis and SNES), Riddick Bowe Boxing (SNES), Evander Holyfield (Game Gear), Madden NFL ’94 (Genesis and SNES), Football Fury (SNES), Top Gear 2 (SNES), and Nigel Mansell’s World Championship Racing (Genesis, NES, Game Boy). Plus news about upcoming sports releases.
    • GamePro Lab Report – A look at the Dual Turbo wireless controllers for the SNES and Genesis, the Naki Pro Control Pad for the Genesis, and more.
    • Short ProShots – Brief looks at Formula 1 World Championship (Genesis), Prince of Persia (Genesis), Pit-Fighter II (Genesis), WWF Royal Rumble (Genesis), Super Baseball 2020 (Genesis), Dune II (Genesis), Wizzy ‘n’ Lizzy (Genesis), Puggsy (Genesis), Incredible Hulk (Genesis), Bubba ‘n’ Sticks (Genesis), Microcosm (Sega CD), EA Sports Soccer (Genesis), The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (Genesis), F-1 Pole Position (SNES), Lester the Unlikely (SNES), NBA Showdown (SNES), Redline: F-1 Racer (SNES), Super Battletank 2 (SNES), Turn and Burn (SNES), Super Putty (SNES), Super Off Road: The Baja (SNES), Kirby’s Pinball Land (Game Boy), John Madden Duo CD Football (Duo), James Pond II (Game Gear), and more.
    • S.W.A.T.Pro – Hints, tips, codes and passwords for Alien 3 (Super NES), Mario is Missing! (SNES), Time Gal (Sega CD), Spy vs. Spy (Game Boy), Muhammad Ali’s Heavyweight Boxing (Genesis), The Lost Vikings (SNES), Side Arms (Duo), WWF Royal Rumble (SNES), Panic Restaurant (NES), Green Dog (Genesis), Mutant League Football (Genesis), R.B.I. BAseball (Genesis), Bomberman ’93 (Duo), Gates of Thunder (Duo), Mousetrap Hotel (Game Boy), Cotton (Duo), and more.
    • GameBusters: X-Men (Genesis) – A more detailed strategy guide for X-Men on the Genesis.
    • ProNews – AT&T acquires Sierra Network, new SNES bundle featuring Super Mario All-Stars for $149, a new handheld video game featuring barcodes, Double Dragon: The Movie coming soon, Pitfall Harry: The Mayan Adventure delayed, and more.

    …and more!


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  • Exile (TurboGrafx-CD)

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    EXiLE
    Working Designs
    TurboGrafx-16
    1991

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    Exile was released by for both the Sega Genesis and TurboGrafx-CD in 1992. It was a remake of a game originally released in Japan in 1988 for various computers mostly unknown to those of us in North America, including the NEC PC-8801, NEC PC-9801, MSX2 and the X1 turbo. The game is an action RPG and features both a top down perspective like the original Zelda and other similar games, as well as a side-scrolling action perspective depending on what you are doing.

    While the the Genesis and TurboGrafx-CD versions are very close, the TurboGrafx version has a slight edge in some areas. Because it is CD based, there are more cinematics and better music (though this might be a matter of personal preference to some degree). The graphics are very close but the TurboGrafx-CD version has slightly more colors. The translation also seems to be a little better and the story more coherent on the TurboGrafx version. However, these are all mostly minor differences. One interesting difference is the fact that the Genesis localization (done by Renovation) censored certain aspects of the game (e.g. naked girls in one scene) while the TurboGrafx-CD localization (done by Working Designs) did not.

    Overall this is a very good game even if it is not as well known as some others. While I wouldn’t say it is as good as Ys I and II, it’s still quite good and fans of those games will likely enjoy this one. I am not aware of any remakes or re-releases so you will have to resort to emulation or track down and original Genesis or TurboGrafx-CD versions if you want to play.

    Exile was followed up by Exile: Wicked Phenomenon the following year for the Turbo Duo or TurboGrafx-CD with the Super System Card.





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  • Ninja Spirit (TurboGrafx-16)

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    ‘Ninja Spirit’

    [TG16] [USA] [MAGAZINE, MULTI-PAGE] [1990]

    • GamePro, December 1990 (#17)

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    Ninja Spirit is a platform arcade game published by Irem in 1988. It was ported to a number of platforms but the most popular version and best port was probably the TurboGrafx-16 version. The game consists of seven stages with a boss at the end of each stage. As the ninja, you are seeking revenge for your father’s murder. The ninja always has his Katana but other weapons and power-ups are available throughout the game.

    As far as platform games go you won’t find one much better than this, especially on the TurboGrafx-16. There were a lot of Ninja games in the late 1980s and early 1990s and this was possibly the best. EGM gave it a perfect 10 and a Game of the Year award and every review you’ll find is very positive. If you own a TurboGrafx-16 then this is a must have game. Some of the other versions were very good, including the Commodore 64 version, but none matched the near perfect arcade translation of the TurboGrafx-16 version.

    This isn’t a game that is hard to find for the TG16 but there are other options as well. Ninja Spirit became available on the Wii’s Virtual Console in 2007 and again in 2013 and is still available for the Wii-U.

     





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