Source: Game Player’s (February 1991)
Game Player’s covered a variety of video game system and home computers. In 1991 this list included the original Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), Sega Genesis, Sega Master System, Atari Lynx, Amiga, PC (DOS), and TurboGrafx-16. The February 1991 issue included the following:
- Tip Sheet – Tips for Back to the Future 2 & 3 (NES), Gargoyle’s Quest (NES), Maniac Mansion (NES), Les Manles in: The Search for the King (PC), Phantasy Star II (Genesis), Shinobi (NES), Super C (NES), and Alex Kidd in High-Tech World (Sega Master System).
- Player’s World – Game Player’s Annual Awards for 1990. Top honors went to Super Mario Bros. 3 for the NES, Duck Tales for the Game Boy, John Madden Football for the Sega Genesis, Bonk’s Adventure for the TurboGrafx-16, S.T.U.N. Runner for the arcade, Shadow of the Beast for the Amiga, Todd’s Adventures in Slime World for the Atari Lynx, and Railroad Tycoon for the PC. Tons of other games were awarded with lesser accolades as well.
- Nintendo News – This month, the news was all about Dr. Mario, a puzzle game similar in some ways to Tetris.
- Game Boy Players – Here the news was all about Dr. Mario as well.
- Arcade Action – Emphasizing pinball this month with coverage of Diner, Funhouse, The Simpsons and Riverboat Gambler
- Amiga Players – Coverage of new Psygnosis games Shadow of the Beast II, Awesome and The Killing Game Show.
- PC Players – Featuring Blue Max: Aces of the Great War.
- Atari Safari – Featuring Robo-Squash for the Atari Lynx.
- Sega Players – Covering Joe Montanna football and comparing it to John Madden Football, as well as Sword of Sodan, Crackdown and Trampoline Terror all for the Genesis.
- Turbo Players – Coverage of Jack Nicklaus Turbo Golf for the TurboGrafx-16.
- Nintendo Game of the Month: The Immortal – This was a 3/4 view isometric adventure game that I really wanted at one point. For some reason it cased the display on my crappy tiny color tv to be wavy so it was returned and I never played it. I’ve heard mixed things about it so maybe I didn’t miss much…
- Sega Genesis Game of the Month: Strider – I loved this platformer for the NES but never played the Genesis version.
- Computer Game of the Month: Test Drive III: The Passion – My experience with the Test Drive series ends with the original Test Drive on the Commodore 64. At a glance, the actual game play screens don’t look all that much better graphically. I assume the animation was smoother.
- Game Reviews:
- Yo! Noid (NES) – Domino’s actually brought the Noid back in commercials recently but didn’t do a very good job of it. To think he was once popular enough to have his own game.
- Aero Blasters (TG16) – A side-scrolling shooter for the TurboGrafx-16. It’s ok but doesn’t really stand out.
- Dick Tracy (NES) – A Nintendo platformer based on the movie of the same name. This review refers to it as “above average”. I have my doubts.
- Streetfighter 2010 (NES) – Not to be confused with Street Fighter II though it is by Capcom and based more or less on the same series that started with the original Street Fighter.
- NBA All-Star Challenge (Game Boy) – I am not a fan of basketball games generally and less a fan of sports games of any kind on the Game Boy.
- Snake Rattle N Roll (NES) – An action game that is graphically reminiscent of Marble Madness.
- Columns (Genesis) – I played quite a bit of this on the Game Gear (I believe it was the pack-in). Everybody was trying to compete with Tetris at the time. I don’t think Columns beat it but it was an ok game if you are a puzzle game fan.
- Circus Caper (NES) – A circus themed action/platform game. Presumably with the younger game player as the target audience.
- Ishido (PC/DOS) – A puzzle/strategy game that can be played solo or against the computer or against another player.
- Skull and Crossbones – A pirate-themed platformer. This is another game I wanted at some point based on the ad. I never played it though. Apparently it is a difficult single player game but a more balanced two-player game.
- Little Nemo – No, not based on the Disney movie Finding Nemo. That came much later. This one is based on a turn of the century comic strip character. Like 1900 turn of the century not 2000 turn of the century.
- Game News & Previews – Covering new and upcoming games including Time Lord (NES), InfoGenius (NES), RollerGames (NES), an updated version of Stellar 7 (PC/DOS), Vegas Dream (NES), Castlevania III (NES), and A-10 Tank Killer (Amiga).
…and more!
