This time we’ve got Rare’s first big title for the SNES – Donkey Kong Country.
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This time we’ve got Rare’s first big title for the SNES – Donkey Kong Country.
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It has been a long time since I did Where I Read for a video game magazine, as much of the work I had been putting into my read through of Nintendo Power has been going into the Nintendo Power Retrospectives, and the second magazine I’d been covering – Electronic Gaming Monthly – has made something of a return. However, with my coverage of Nintendo Power for the show having reached 1995, I feel like I’ve lost some perspective on where the game industry was at this point, so I’ve decided to launch a read-through of another magazine, that is contemporaneous for where we are in gaming in the N.P.R.
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This time we have a SNES sequel to an NES game, and another title from Quintet.
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A whole bunch of sequels this issue, with Mortal Kombat II, Super Bomberman II, and Pocky and Rocky 2.
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. Read more
We return to our regularly scheduled issues of Nintendo Power with a lot of SNES games. Read more
We wrap up the Best of the Rest with some movie licensed games and fighting games. Read more
We start the Best of the Rest Part 3, with a plethora of strategy games and RPGs.
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We start the Best of the Rest Part 1, with a whole bunch of platformers.
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We wrap up Year 6 of Nintendo Power with a classic title, and the results of the Nintendo Power Awards
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We’re one issue away from the end of Nintendo Power Year 6, with issue #58. Read more
This time we’re wrapping up 1993 with issue #55 of Nintendo Power covering December, featuring Aladdin!
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This time we’re covering issue #54 of Nintendo Power for November of 1993, featuring Secret of Mana! Read more
This time we’re covering issue #53 of Nintendo Power for October of 1993! Read more
This time we’re covering issue #52 of Nintendo Power for September of 1993! Read more
This time we’re covering issue #51 of Nintendo Power for August of 1993 Read more
This time we’re covering issue # 49 of Nintendo Power for June of 1993 Read more
This time we’re covering The Best of the Rest for Nintendo Power’s 5th year. Read more
This time we’re covering issue #46 of Nintendo Power for March of 1993. Read more
This week I have a video of my pickups from Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2016, with an unboxing of Hyperkin’s Gen6 Controller. Read more
This time we’re covering issue #44 of Nintendo Power for January of 1993. Read more
This time we’re covering issue #42 of Nintendo Power for November of 1992 Read more
This time we’re covering Issue #38 for July of 1992, featuring a real game-changer.