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  • Tips & Tricks (Spring 1994)

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    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.
    • Pro Action Replay Tips – Much the same as the Game Genie but just with a different code scheme.

    …and more!


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  • Electronic Gaming Monthly (January 1995)

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    Source: Electronic Gaming Monthly – January 1995

    This was one of the best and biggest selling gaming magazines in the U.S. for a long time. I was never a subscriber but I bought issues when I could between probably 1989 and 2002 give or take. The January 1995 issue includes:

    Features

    • Shoshinkai Show Unveils New Products! – The big news was the unveiling of the Virtual Boy and what a flop that was. Some of the first games were Mario Bros. VB, Pinball VB, and Teleroboxer.
    • Getting “Tricky” With The King of the Super NES Jungle! – Tips and tricks for the latest and greatest 2D platform game on the Super NES, Donkey Kong Country.
    • Earthworm Jim Strategy Guide – A level by level guide to this humorous platform game from Shiny Entertainment.
    • Killer Instinct Jumps Onto The Fighting Scene! – A first look at Killer Instinct along with an incomplete moves list.

    Departments

    • Insert Coin – A commentary on the Virtual Boy’s introduction and how Nintendo was already stumbling out of the gate with its release.
    • Interface: Letters to the Editor – Letters from readers about the 32X, bug spray and CDs, Sega CD fighting games, developing games for the Turbo Duo, NAM-1975, full motion video on the SNES, Bloodstorm, and more.
    • Review Crew – Reviews of Samurai Showdown II (Neo Geo, game of the month), X-Men (Super NES), Indiana Jones (Super NES), Jurassic Park 2 (Super NES), Wolverine (Genesis), Aero The Acro Bat 2 (Genesis), Star Wars Arcade (32X), Heart of the Alien (Sega CD), Street Fighter II Turbo (3DO), Doom (Jaguar), Space Invaders (Game Boy), The Marvin Missions (Game Boy), and Ecco 2: The Tides of Time (Game Gear).
    • EGM’s Hot Top Tens – Several top tens lists including Top Ten video Babes (Mai Shiranui from The King of Fighters ’94 gets the top spot), Editor’s Top Ten (Samurai Showdown II for the Neo Geo is at the top), and Readers’ Top Ten (the arcade version of Mortal Kombat II tops the list). There are also top 10 games lists for several systems. Number one games include FIFA International Soccer (3DO), Donkey Kong Country (Super NES), Madden ’95 (Genesis), ESPN National Hockey Night (Sega CD), and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Game Gear).
    • Gaming Gossip – The latest news and rumors about Mortal Kombat III, NBA Jam Tournament Slam, Diddy Kong, Virtual Boy, Saturn and the 32X, Sonic on the 32X, the Sega Neptune, and more.
    • Press Start – Nintendo teams up with Paradigm to create a flight sim for the Ultra 64 (Nintendo 64); Earthworm Jim commercial featuring worm eating; Flightstick Pro from CH Products for the 3DO; a Super Game Boy to Game Genie adapter; Donkey Kong Country launched worldwide; Xband Catapult Modem for the Genesis; and more news and new products.
    • Arcade Action – A look at some of the latest arcade games including Tattoo Assassins (Data East), Ace Driver (Namco), Locked ‘N’ Loaded (Data East), and Point Blank (Namco).
    • International Outlook – Previews of new and upcoming games released overseas including Fighting Polygon (Super Famicom), Chrono Trigger (Super Famicom), Front Mission (Super Famicom), Kirby 2 (Game Boy), Super Bomberman 3 (Super Famicom), Super Bomberman Panic Bomber W (Super Famicom), Sim City 2000 (Super Famicom), Burning Heroes (Super Famicom), Pacific Theater of Operations 2 (Super Famicom), Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV (Super Famicom), Winning Post 2 (Super Famicom), Super Panchiko War (Super Famicom), Super Family Stadium 4 (Super Famicom), Go For It Tonosama (Super Famicom), Super Chinese Fighter (Super Famicom), Drift Highway Battle 2 (Super Famicom), Super Bombliss (Super Famicom), Tale Fantasia (Super Famicom), Battle Crushers (Game Boy), Super Chinese Land 3 (Game Boy), Pokonyan (Super Famicom), Art of Fighting 2 (Super Famicom), Live World Soccer Perfect Eleven (Super Famicom), and Fatal Fury Special (PC Engine Super CD-ROM).
    • Tricks of the Trade – Tricks tips and codes for VR Stalker (3DO), Shock Wave (3DO), Contra Hard Corps (Genesis), Brutal (Sega CD), Super Street Fighter II Turbo (3DO), The Lion King (Super NES), Doom (32X), Samurai Showdown (Game Boy), The King of Fighter ’94 (Game Boy), Super Return of the Jedi (Super NES), King of the Monsters 2 (Super NES), FIFA International Soccer (3DO), Out of This World (3DO), Earthworm Jim (Super NES), Beavis & Butt-head (Genesis), Shining Force II (Genesis), Sonic & Knuckles (Genesis), Ren & Stimpy: Time Warp (Super NES), Crazy Chase (Super NES), and Sonic Blastman 2 (Super NES).
    • Next Wave – Previews of upcoming games including Blue Lighting (Jaguar), Incoming (Saturn & PlayStation), TimeCop (Super NES), Clue (Sega CD), Trivial Pursuit (Sega CD), Family Feud (3DO), Cadillacs & Dinosaurs (Sega CD), Rise of the Robots (Game Gear), Air Cavalry (Super NES), Troy Aikman Football (Jaguar), Hover Strike (Jaguar), Val D’isere Skiing and Snowboarding (Jaguar), Flashback (Jaguar), Dragon’s Lair (Jaguar), and Ultra Vortex (Jaguar).
    • Special Feature – Namco discusses the making of Ridge Racer for the PlayStation with an interview of Shigeru Yokoyama, Kouichiro Shigeno, and Tsuyumi Toyoda; NEC launches FC-FX game system; a continuing look at Snatcher for the Sega CD; and more.
    • Team EGM – A look at the latest in sports games including Tecmo Super Bowl ’95, Sega Sports NHL All-Star Hockey, Road Rash III, NBA Jam Tournament Edition, Madden ’95, WCW Superbrawl, and more.

    Fact Files

    • Super NES Times – A quick look at Home Improvement (95% complete), Ogre Battle (90% complete), The Ignition Factor (100% complete), Pinball Fantasies (95% complete), and Savage Empire (95% complete).
    • Outpost Sega – Previews of Mega Bomberman (95% complete), The Death and Return of Superman (100% complete), Mighty Max (100% complete), Cosmic Carnage (32X, 100% complete), Samurai Showdown (Sega CD, 50% complete), Fatal Fury Special (Sega CD, 50% complete), Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Sega CD, 100% complete), Ecco II: The Tides of Time (Sega CD, 100% complete), and Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure (Sega CD, 100% complete).
    • Neo Geo Challenge – Preview of Samurai Showdown II (100% complete).
    • Planet 3DO – Previews of Super Street Fighter II Turbo (100% complete), The Need for Speed (85% complete), Shockwave: Operation Jumpgate (90% complete), Shanghai: Triple Threat (95% complete).
    • Jaguar Domain – Preview of Zool 2 (93% complete – oddly specific).
    • Club Game Boy – Previews of Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf (95% complete), Pinball Fantasies (95% complete), and Bonk’s Revenge (100% complete).
    • Super Gear – Previews of Ristar (90% complete) and Legend of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (80% complete).

    …and more!


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  •  Nintendo Power (December 1995)

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    Source: Nintendo Power – Issue Number 79 – December 1995

    At the end of 1995 the Super Nintendo was at its peak. Though it would have a few more good years, it would be mostly downhill from here as the Nintendo 64 would be released the following year. This was the holiday season that the Virtual Boy was around also. It lasted all of about five minutes on the shelves. This was probably Nintendo’s biggest flop…by far. Though I wish I would have bought about a 100 of them when they were put on clearance. Could probably make a fortune today. The December 1995 issue of Nintendo Power includes:

    Full Coverage

    • Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest – A full guide to this blockbuster game. One of the more technically impressive games for the SNES and a very good side-scrolling platform game.
    • Wario Land – While the 3-D graphics were certainly unique on the Virtual Boy, the novelty of the all red display wears thin pretty soon. Also, I don’t think any of the games were really THAT good, including this one.
    • Waterworld – As I recall, this movie was a pretty big flop in that it cost a lot more to produce than it made. This version of the game for the Super NES is a combination of side-scrolling and isometric view adventure/puzzle game. This game ended up being only released in PAL territories. That must have been a late decision given this lengthy look at the game in Nintendo Power. Maybe the movie did better in Europe.
    • Sports Scene – A look at three new sports games for the Super NES, including NBA Give ‘N Go, Frank Thomas Big Hurt Baseball, and NFL Quarterback Club ’96.
    • WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game – A conversion of the arcade game for the Super NES. I guess it was an ok conversion though it only kept 6 of the 8 characters.
    • Vegas Stakes – For those who like gambling without the gambling part. This game is similar to Vegas Dream for the NES and includes poker, craps, roulette, blackjack and slots. It’s presented here as a Super Game Boy game but I assume it worked on the Game Boy too.
    • Mortal Kombat 3 – Another Game Boy/Super Game Boy game. If I wanted to play it on the Super NES I would play the Super NES version though.

    Take 2 Reviews

    • Mechwarrior 3050 – Not to be confused with the first person Mechwarrior games, this is a continuation of the isometric action series though this one has less plot than the original.
    • Urban Strike – The sequel to Jungle Strike and part of one of the better shooter series for the Super NES (and Genesis for that matter).

    Special Features

    • Shoshinkai Preview – The place where the Nintendo 64 will be officially unveiled (in Japan at least).
    • Earthworm Jim 2 Preview – A look ahead what was to be one of the better platform games for the Super NES.

    Epic Center

    • Epic News – An update on the upcoming Super Mario RPG, screen shot of Tactics Ogre, Square Soft and Enix soon to release Romancing Saga 3 and Dragon Quest VI respectively, and more.
    • Secret of Evermore – The second part of a guide for this RPG, though Nintendo Power insists this is a review.
    • P.T.O. II – Review/guide to this World War II action/strategy game in which you take command of either the U.S. Navy or the Japanese Navy.
    • Epic Strategies – Strategy guide for Civilization on the Super NES.

    Every Issue

    • Player’s Pulse – Readers write in with their ideas for dream games. Some would eventually happen (like a Mario Kart sequel).
    • Power Charts – The Top twenty games for the Super NES this month include Killer Instinct, Chrono Trigger and Donkey Kong Country at the top of the list. The top Game Boy games include The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, Donkey Kong Land and Tetris, then there is also a top 10 sports games list and top 5 Virtual Boy games list (probably close to the total catalog).
    • Classified Information – Codes and other tricks for Killer Instinct, Bubsy II, Syndicate, Chrono Trigger, Judge Dredd, Batman Forever, Mega Man VII and more.
    • Counselors’ Corner – Questions answered and problems solved for Doom (Super NES), Yoshi’s Island (Super NES), Mortal Kombat II (SNES), Mortal Kombat II (Game Boy), and more.
    • Arena – Challenges for Yoshi’s Island, Killer Instinct and Doom.
    • Now Playing – A quick look at some of the latest releases including Donkey Kong Country 2, Frank Thomas Big Hurt Baseball, Kawasaki Super Bike Challenge, Mechwarrior 3050, Mortal Kombat 3, NBA Give ‘N Go, NFL Quarterback Club ’96, P.T.O. II, Porky Pig’s Haunted Holiday, Urban Strike, Vegas Stakes, Wario Land, Waterworld, Wayne Gretzky and the NHLPA All-Stars, and WWF Wrestlemania: The Arcade Game.
    • Pak Watch – Previews of upcoming games including Revolution X (Super NES), Final Fight 3 (Super NES), Frank Thomas Big Hurt Baseball (Game Boy), PGA Tour ’96 (Super NES), Waterworld (Game Boy), Tetris Blast (Super NES), Toy Story (Super NES), Zoop (Game Boy), and more.
    • Next Issue – Coming next month, coverage of Earthworm Jim 2, the Ultra 64, Revolution X, and more.

    …and more!


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