Nintendo Power Issue 088 (September 1996)

SYSTEMS COVERED:

• Sistema di intrattenimento Super Nintendo
• Gioco ragazzo
• Nintendo 64

(Synopsis loosely based on TOC, with bullet lists and (notes) added. This issue’s poster: Turok Dinosaur Hunter (N64))

FULL COVERAGE:

• Super Mario 64 (N64, 10 pages)
• Pilotwings 64 (N64, 8 pages)
• Realm (SNES; 6 pages)
• Kirby Super Star Part 2 (SNES; 6 pages including poster fold-out)
• Donkey Kong Land 2 Diddy’s Kong Quest (GB; 8 pages)
• Pinocchio (GB; 4 pages)

SPECIAL FEATURES:

• N64: The Launch (‘Blast Off To The Future: Nintendo makes history with North American Launch of the N64;’ 4 pages)
• Cruis’n USA Update (N64, 4 pages)
• Turok: Il cacciatore di dinosauri (N64, 4 pages)
• Player’s Choice for Game Boy (‘Pick of the Paks;’ The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle 2, Star Wars, Mega Man: Dr. Wily’s Revenge)

PREVIEWS:

• Donkey Kong Country 3 Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble (SNES; 2 pages)
• Prince of Persia 2 (SNES; 2 pages)
• Maui Mallard (SNES; 2 pages)

EPIC CENTER:

• Epic News (1-page)
  • Sims and Strategy
  • Lufia II Arrives (At Last)
  • SimCity 2000: Breaking News

  [*]SimCity (SNES; 6 pages)

  [*]War 3010: The Revolution (SNES; 4 pages)

  [*]Epic Strategies (‘Secret of Evermore;’ 2 pages)

EVERY ISSUE

Player’s Pulse (letter’s column, envelope art, reader polls)

Classified Information (tips & codes)

• Killer Instinct 2
• Ken Griffey Jr’s Winning Run
• Spawn
• Star Trek Generations: Beyond the Nexus (GB)
• Killer Instinct (GB)
• Tiny Toon Adventures (GB)
• Tetris Blast (GB)
• Doom
• Bass Masters Classic: Pro Edition
• MK3 (Mortal Kombat 3)

Counselor’s Corner (tips Q&A)

• Mega Man X3
• Super Mario RPG
• Uncharted Waters: New Horizons
• Wario Land
• Q&A Fast Facts (sidebar; Eye of the Beholder, Brandish, The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle)

Arena (challenges, quizzes, best times, top scores)

Now Playing (capsule reviews)

• The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle 2 (GB)
• Donkey Kong Land 2 (GB)
• Mega Man (GB)
• Disney’s Pinocchio (GB)
• Pilotwings 64 (N64)
• Realm (SNES)
• SimCity (SNES)
• Super Mario 64 (N64)
• Tetris Attack (GB)
• War 3010: The Revolution (SNES)

Pak Watch:

• Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (N64)
• Nintendo’s N64 (Tetrisphere, Kirby’s Air Ride, Super Mario Kart R, Star Fox 64, Wave Race 64)
• Madden NFL ’97 (SNES)
• Super Star Wars (SNES)
• Arcade’s Greatest Hits (SNES)
• College Football USA ’97 (SNES)

Insider Update:

• Street Fighter Alpha 2
• Toy Story
• Star Wars
• N64 In Japan
• Disney’s Pinocchio
• Mario Paint
• Mortal Kombat Trilogy
• Release Forecast

Player’s Poll Contest

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