Tips & Tricks (Spring 1994)

Source: Tips & Tricks – Spring 1994

I suppose the Tips & Tricks was the closest thing to a successor to VideoGames & Computer Entertainment that there was. Many of the same people were involved. However, while VG&CE was my favorite magazine while it was still around, I don’t think I ever bought an issue of Tips & Trick. While I sometimes enjoyed that type of content, my main interest was in news and reviews type stuff. This is the premiere issue of Tips & Tricks from Spring 1994 and it includes:

Strategy

General Chaos – A squad based overhead action game from Electronic Arts for the Sega Genesis.

Double Switch – A full motion video game from Sega for the Sega CD that is along the lines of Night Trap.

Mortal Komba – Mortal Kombat debuts on home systems for the Super NES, Genesis, Game Boy and Game Gear. This guide helps with all of them.

Mortal Kombat II – Some tips and tricks for the Mortal Kombat II arcade game.

Clay Fighter – A guide to this more humorous fighting game.

Raiden – Atari Jaguar version of this classic vertical shooter.

Departments

Power Up! – An introduction to a brand new magazine along with a glossary of terms including tip, trick, easter egg, bug, combo, and boss.

Readers’ Tips – Tips from readers for Clay Fighter (Super NES) and Street Fighter II Turbo (SNES).

Tips

Genesis Tips – Tips for Battletoads/Double Dragon, Micro Machines, Pink Goes to Hollywood, Flash Back, Mortal Kombat, Aladdin, Sunset Riders, Jungle Strike, Shinobi III, and Ecco the Dolphin.
Sega CD Tips – Tips for Stellar-Fire, Double Switch, Microcosm, The Terminator, and Sonic CD.

Super NES Tips – Tips for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Tournament Fighters, Battletoads / Double Dragon, Super Nova, Pink Goes to Hollywood, Battlemaniacs, Cacoma Knight, Tom & Jerry, Super Street Fighter II Turbo, WWF Royal Rumble, and Taz-Mania.

Jaguar Tips – Tips for Trevor McFur in the Crescent Galaxy.

NES Tips – Tips for Battletoads / Double Dragon and Batman Returns.

Game Gear Tips – Tips for Super Monaco GP II and Lemmings.

Game Boy Tips – Tips for Mortal Kombat.

Game Genie Tips – Entering codes in a Game Genie accomplished much the same sort of thing as using POKEs in 8-bit computer games did. Basically you were hacking parameters of the game.