{"id":30142,"date":"2022-11-14T20:07:30","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T01:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/?p=30142"},"modified":"2022-11-26T00:20:36","modified_gmt":"2022-11-26T05:20:36","slug":"nintendo-power-january-february-1989","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2022\/11\/14\/nintendo-power-january-february-1989\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Power (January\/February 1989)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Video_Game_Magazines%2FNintendo_Power%2F004_1989-01_02&amp;twg_show=000.jpg\" class=\"keychainify-checked\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-30146\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/000-1-764x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"764\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/000-1-764x1024.jpg 764w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/000-1-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/000-1-768x1029.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/000-1-1146x1536.jpg 1146w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/000-1-90x120.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/000-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <em><a href=\"\/magazines\/index.php?twg_album=Video_Game_Magazines%2FNintendo_Power%2F004_1989-01_02&amp;twg_show=000.jpg\" class=\"keychainify-checked\">Nintendo Power &#8211; Issue Number 4 &#8211; January\/February 1989<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>In early 1989, Nintendo Power only had the NES to cover. Nintendo Power was only a few months old but the NES had already been around for several years. The January\/February 1989 issue includes:<\/p>\n<h1>Features<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Wrestlemania<\/b> &#8211; A wrestling game from an era near the peak of the WWF.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Captain Nintendo<\/b> &#8211; Part 2 of a story involving a member of Nintendo&#8217;s R&amp;D team and the Mother Brain from Metroid among other gaming themes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Sesame Street 1.2.3<\/b> &#8211; A couple of educational Sesame Street themed games that had previously been released on home computers, including Astro Grover and Ernie&#8217;s Magic Shapes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Zelda II: The Adventure of Link<\/b> &#8211; A detailed guide to the sequel to one of the most successful Nintendo game ever, including maps, items lists and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Skate or Die<\/b> &#8211; A guide to the classic skateboarding game from Electronic Arts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Howard and Nester<\/b> &#8211; An ongoing Nintendo themed comic strip.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Counselors&#8217; Corner<\/b> &#8211; How to get to the other side of the water in World 4-3 of Super Mario Bros. 2; the location of the warp zones in Super Mario Bros. 2; how to advance past Greece in Golgo 13; where to find the red key in the lava stage of Wizards and Warriors; how to get through level 7 of Zelda; how to find the clue books in Castlevania II; and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Classified Information<\/b> &#8211; A variety of hints fro Double Dragon, Mega Man, Life Force, Gantlet, Blaster Master, Bionic Commando, and Track &amp; Field II.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"attachment wp-att-30145 keychainify-checked\" href=\"\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=30145\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-30145\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/003-764x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"764\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/003-764x1024.jpg 764w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/003-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/003-768x1029.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/003-1146x1536.jpg 1146w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/003-90x120.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/003.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Now Playing<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Marble Madness<\/b> &#8211; A guide to the classic isometric marble game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Operation Wolf<\/b> &#8211; One of the better light gun games on the NES and a decent port of the arcade version.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Nintendo Power Bowl<\/b> &#8211; A comparison of three football games for the NES, including Tecmo Bowl, John Elway&#8217;s Quarterback and N.F.L. Football.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Metal Gear<\/b> &#8211; The beginning of a franchise. I still prefer this 2D overhead version to more modern incarnations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Video Shorts<\/b> &#8211; Brief looks at Friday the 13th, World Games, Star Soldier, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Bump &#8216;N Jump, Rampage, Othello, Robowarrior, Spy vs. Spy, Gyruss and Q*Bert.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Pak Watch<\/b> &#8211; Previews of upcoming games including Ninja Gaiden, Magic Johnson&#8217;s Fast Break, Pro Basketball, hoops, One-on-One, Robocop, Bayou Billy, The Guardian Legend, Knight Rider, Air Wolf, Bad Dudes, Defender of the Crown, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, California Game, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"attachment wp-att-30144 keychainify-checked\" href=\"\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=30144\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-30144\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/004-764x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"764\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/004-764x1024.jpg 764w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/004-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/004-768x1029.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/004-1146x1536.jpg 1146w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/004-90x120.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/004.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Player&#8217;s Forum<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>NES Journal<\/b> &#8211; A look at a hands free controller designed for special needs kids. Also, a look at Nintendo&#8217;s PlayChoice-10 arcade game (I used to love playing Excitebike on this), new music from Debbie Gibson, Julian Lennon, and Huey Lewis and the News, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Mail Box<\/b> &#8211; Mail from readers with topics such as Super Mario Bros. 2, Dragon Warrior, Metroid, a 4-year old&#8217;s high score on Super Mario Bros, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>NES Achievers<\/b> &#8211; Reader high scores on 1942, Arkanoid, Athena, Castlevania, Commando, Contra, Duck Hunt, Excitebike, Ghosts &#8216;N Goblins, Golf, Golgo 13, Gradius, Gun Smoke, Hogan&#8217;s Alley, and lots more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Video Spotlight<\/b> &#8211; Readers brag about their gaming prowess.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Top 30<\/b> &#8211; The top games this month include Super Mario Bros. 2, The Legend of Zelda, and Zelda II among many others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-30143\" src=\"\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/102-750x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/102-750x1024.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/102-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/102-768x1048.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/102-1125x1536.jpg 1125w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/102-88x120.jpg 88w, https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/102.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;and more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Nintendo Power &#8211; Issue Number 4 &#8211; January\/February 1989 In early 1989, Nintendo Power only had the NES to cover. Nintendo Power was only a few months old but the NES had already been around for several years. The January\/February 1989 issue includes: Features Wrestlemania &#8211; A wrestling game from an era near the peak of the WWF. Captain Nintendo &#8211; Part 2 of a story involving a member of Nintendo&#8217;s R&amp;D team and the Mother Brain from Metroid among other gaming themes. Sesame Street 1.2.3 &#8211; A couple of educational Sesame Street themed games that had previously been released on home computers, including Astro Grover and Ernie&#8217;s Magic Shapes. Zelda II: The Adventure of Link &#8211; A detailed guide to the sequel to one of the most successful Nintendo game ever, including maps, items lists and more. Skate or Die &#8211; A guide to the classic skateboarding game from Electronic Arts. Howard and Nester &#8211; An ongoing Nintendo themed comic strip. Counselors&#8217; Corner &#8211; How to get to the other side of the water in World 4-3 of Super Mario Bros. 2; the location of the warp zones in Super Mario Bros. 2; how to advance past Greece [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30146,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50,16],"tags":[1223,1238,2524],"class_list":["post-30142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nintendo-nes","category-retro-games","tag-nes","tag-nintendo","tag-retrogaming"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30142"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30142\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30194,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30142\/revisions\/30194"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megalextoria.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}