Source: Nintendo Power – Issue Number 3 – November/December 1988
This early issue of Nintendo Power from November/December 1988 would have only had the original NES to cover. Its contents include:
Features
- Track & Field II – Here’s your chance to test your “Olympic mettle” and go for the gold!
- Mickey Mousecapade – Disney and the NES. Two of the greatest forces of imagination finally meet.
- Howard & Nester – Nester gets to the “heart” of Simon’s Quest.
- Blaster Master – More on Jason, his radioactive frog, Fred, and the mutant hoards.
- Role Playing Game Special
- Ultima
- Legacy of the Wizard
- Counselors’ Corner – Some call it the best job in America. Meet the Counselors as we profile the pride of Nintendo.
- Classified Information – Lock the door. Draw the shades. The pros disclose top secret information for your eyes only.
- Advantage/Max – Might and mastery at your fingertips. Check out the pros’ “power tools!”
Now Playing
- Anticipation – And now for something completely different! You’ll really be “drawn” to this bright new game.
- Blades of Steel – Dazzling Hockey action!
- Cobra Command – Pilot a state-of-the-art helicopter on a vital mission.
Video Shorts
- Bubble Bobble/Peperboy/Ghostbusters/Tecmo Baseball/Challenge Pebble Beach
- Dr. Chaos/Tecmo Bowl/Platoon/Milon’s Secret Castle
Pak Watch
- NFL Football/John Elway’s Quarterback/California Games/Hollywood Squares
- Wrestlemania/Operation Wolf/Spy vs Spy/Spy vs Spy Mad Island
- Captain Nintendo – At last, the long awaited origin of the greatest hero of all!
- Giant Giveaway – A Power Player’s mindbending dream come true could be yours!
Players’ Forum
- NES Journal – Meet a superstar! Quiz yourself! A WOOZ! Much much more! (A WOOZ?)
- NES Achiever – Great games! Sensational scores! How did YOU do?
- Video Spotlight – Once again, we turn our light on you, profiling premier Power Players.
- Top 30 – With the release of many new games, how have the ranking changed?
…and more!
