This Christmas we start the Best of the Rest of Nintendo Power’s 7th year.
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Nintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 95
This issue has the results of the 7th annual Nintendo Power Awards.
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Nintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 94
This week we have a bunch of movie licensed games and the launch of a major puzzle franchise that continues to this day.
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Nintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 91
The Play It Loud era continues with a pair of Kirby titles.
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Nintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 90
We return to our regular issues of Nintendo Power with the first issue of the Play It Loud era.
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Nintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 88
This time we have what might be the last new NES game to be featured in Nintendo Power.
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Nintendo Power Retrospectives – Part 86
This time we have a SNES sequel to an NES game, and another title from Quintet.
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Nintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 84
A whole bunch of licensed games (and a couple brawlers) this issue.
We come to our final revision of Street Fighter II for the SNES, along with the newest JRPG after a long gap. Continue reading
We return to our regularly scheduled issues of Nintendo Power with a lot of SNES games. Continue reading
I continue with the Best of the Rest with a slew of action games.
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Games Reviewed: (Links are eBay Affiliate Links – using them helps support the site)
- Wolfchild
– Virgin Games
- First Samurai
– Kemco
- Super Nova
– Taito
- Sunset Riders
– Konami
- Sengoku Denshou
– SNK
- Alien vs. Predator (GB)
– Activision
- Lethal Enforcers
– Konami
- Legend
– Seika
- Pirates of Dark Water
– Sunsoft
We start the Best of the Rest Part 1, with a whole bunch of platformers.
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Games Reviewed: (Links are eBay Affiliate Links)
- Family Dog – Malibu Games
- Wizard Of Oz – SETA
- Dream TV – Triffix Entertainment
- Pink Goes To Hollywood – TecMagik
- Time Slip – Tokai Communications
- Out To Lunch – Microprose
- Popeye 2 – Nintendo
- Asterix & Obelix – Infogrames
- Alfred Chicken – Mindscape
- Mr. Nutz – Ocean
- Super James Pond – Ocean
We wrap up Year 6 of Nintendo Power with a classic title, and the results of the Nintendo Power Awards
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Games Reviewed: (Links are eBay Affiliate links – using them gets me a commission and helps support the site)
- Super Metroid – Nintendo
- King of Dragons – Capcom
- Joe & Mac 2 – Data East
- Barkley Shut Up and Jam! – Accolade
- Bill Walsh College Football – EA
- MLBPA Baseball – EA
- Hardball III – Accolade
- Super Bases Loaded 3 – Jaleco
- ESPN Baseball – Sony Imagesoft
- Suzuka 8 Hours – Namco
- Natsume Championship Wrestling – Natsume
- Champions World Class Soccer – Acclaim
- Super Goal! 2 – Jaleco
- Spectre – Cybersoft
- Knights of the Round – Capcom
- Black Bass – Hot B
- Bonk’s Adventure – Hudson

Nintendo Power Retrospectives – Part 76
We’re one issue away from the end of Nintendo Power Year 6, with issue #58. Continue reading
We move on to issue #58 of Nintendo Power, featuring Wario’s first starring role.
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Games Reviewed:
NBA Jam – Midway
Wolfenstein 3D – ID
Stunt Race FX – Nintendo
R-Type III – Irem
Metal Marines – Namco
Flintstones: Treasure of Sierra Madrock – Taito
Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land – Nintendo
This time we start 1994 with issue #57 of Nintendo Power, with another Looney Tunes licensed game, and a winter sports game roundup.
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Games Reviewed:
- Bugs Bunny in Rabbit Rampage – Sunsoft
- Young Merlin – Virgin Interactive
- Skyblazer – Sony
- Inspector Gadget – Hudson
- Winter Extreme – Electro Brain
- Winter Olympic Games – US Gold
- Riddick Bowe Boxing – Extreme Entertainment
- Brett Hull Hockey – Accolade
- Pro Sport Hockey – Jaleco
- Sports Illustrated Football & Baseball – Malibu Interactive
- ABC Monday Night Football – Data East
- Relief Pitcher – Left Field Entertainment
- BCA Championship Pool – Mindscape
- Side Pocket – Data East
- Lester The Unlikely – DTMC Games
- Choplifter III – Ocean Software
- Arcade’s Revenge – LJN
- Bart & The Beanstalk – Acclaim
- StarTropics II – Nintendo
This time we start 1994 with issue #56 of Nintendo Power, and begin a new era for The Blue Bomber.
Kim Justice’s video about the Bitmap Brothers
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Games Reviewed:
Mega Man X – Capcom
Flashback – Delphine Software
Claymates – Interplay
Soldiers of Fortune – Renegade Software
Battletoads & Double Dragon – Tradewest
Batman: The Animated Series (GB) – Konami
TMNT III: The Radical Rescue – Konami
Tetris II (GB) – Nintendo
Chip & Dale’s Rescue Rangers 2 – Capcom
This time we’re wrapping up 1993 with issue #55 of Nintendo Power covering December, featuring Aladdin!
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Games Reviewed:
- Aladdin – Capcom
- NHL Stanley Cup – Nintendo
- Clay Fighter – Interplay
- The Marvin Missions – Sunsoft
- Battle Cars – Namco
- Tom & Jerry: Frantic Antics – Hi Tech Expressions
- Mega Man IV (GB) – Capcom
- Mega Man VI (NES) – Capcom
- Tetris II – Nintendo
This time we’re covering issue #54 of Nintendo Power for November of 1993, featuring Secret of Mana! Continue reading
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Nintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 66
This time we’re covering issue # 49 of Nintendo Power for June of 1993 Continue reading