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| − | '''''Nintendo Power''''' was a | + | '''''Nintendo Power''''' was a video game magazine published by [[Nintendo]] from 1988 to 2012 with a total of 285 printed magazines. It began as a bi-monthy publication, but switched to monthly starting with the May 1990 issue. It is one of the longest running video game magazines in the Western world. |
Each magazine included in-depth segments on a couple games, but also several recurring segments like "Counselor's Corner," which answered reader's gaming questions, "Classified Information," which usually contained cheats and secrets, "Howard & Nester," a comic which always gave a game hint, "Pak Watch," which talked about the upcoming games, the "Top 30," which ranked the most popular games (Nintendo's own always made the most appearances). | Each magazine included in-depth segments on a couple games, but also several recurring segments like "Counselor's Corner," which answered reader's gaming questions, "Classified Information," which usually contained cheats and secrets, "Howard & Nester," a comic which always gave a game hint, "Pak Watch," which talked about the upcoming games, the "Top 30," which ranked the most popular games (Nintendo's own always made the most appearances). | ||
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* [[:Category: Nintendo Power|Page Scans]]. | * [[:Category: Nintendo Power|Page Scans]]. | ||
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| + | ==Secondary Magazines== | ||
| + | Nintendo Power released several additional magazines which either focused on a single game or covered all the upcoming games for a new system. These magazines included: | ||
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| + | * [[The Official Nintendo Player's Guide]] | ||
| + | * [[Tips & Tactics: The Legend of Zelda - Instruction Booklet]] | ||
| + | * [[Nintendo Power Strategy Guide: 4-Player Extra]] | ||
| + | * [[Nintendo Power Strategy Guide: Final Fantasy]] | ||
| + | * [[Nintendo Power Strategy Guide: Dragon Warrior]] | ||
| + | * [[Nintendo Power Strategy Guide: Ninja Gaiden II]] | ||
| + | * [[Nintendo Power Strategy Guide: Super Mario Bros. 3]] | ||
| + | * [[Nintendo Player's Guide: Earthbound]] | ||
| + | * [[Nintendo Player's Guide: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]] | ||
| + | * [[Nintendo Player's Guide: Mario Mania]] | ||
| + | * [[Nintendo Player's Guide: NES Game Atlas]] | ||
| + | * [[Nintendo Player's Guide: Pokemon]] | ||
| + | * [[Nintendo Player's Guide: Super Game Boy]] | ||
| + | * [[Nintendo Player's Guide: Super Mario Bros. All Stars]] | ||
| + | * [[Nintendo Player's Guide: Super Metroid]] | ||
| + | * [[Nintendo Player's Guide: Super NES]] | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
Revision as of 17:25, 20 February 2018
Nintendo Power was a video game magazine published by Nintendo from 1988 to 2012 with a total of 285 printed magazines. It began as a bi-monthy publication, but switched to monthly starting with the May 1990 issue. It is one of the longest running video game magazines in the Western world.
Each magazine included in-depth segments on a couple games, but also several recurring segments like "Counselor's Corner," which answered reader's gaming questions, "Classified Information," which usually contained cheats and secrets, "Howard & Nester," a comic which always gave a game hint, "Pak Watch," which talked about the upcoming games, the "Top 30," which ranked the most popular games (Nintendo's own always made the most appearances).
I adored Nintendo Power in the late 1980s and early 1990s because it offered video game information that was otherwise unavailable to us pre-Internet kids. Since my parents would never buy me a video game magazine, I had to rely on reading copies from friends, or viewing them in my school's library. While I would make hand-drawn copies from them, my older brother would just rip out the pages for the games we owned. I stopped caring about Nintendo Power around the time the Nintendo 64 came out.
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Secondary Magazines
Nintendo Power released several additional magazines which either focused on a single game or covered all the upcoming games for a new system. These magazines included:
- The Official Nintendo Player's Guide
- Tips & Tactics: The Legend of Zelda - Instruction Booklet
- Nintendo Power Strategy Guide: 4-Player Extra
- Nintendo Power Strategy Guide: Final Fantasy
- Nintendo Power Strategy Guide: Dragon Warrior
- Nintendo Power Strategy Guide: Ninja Gaiden II
- Nintendo Power Strategy Guide: Super Mario Bros. 3
- Nintendo Player's Guide: Earthbound
- Nintendo Player's Guide: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
- Nintendo Player's Guide: Mario Mania
- Nintendo Player's Guide: NES Game Atlas
- Nintendo Player's Guide: Pokemon
- Nintendo Player's Guide: Super Game Boy
- Nintendo Player's Guide: Super Mario Bros. All Stars
- Nintendo Player's Guide: Super Metroid
- Nintendo Player's Guide: Super NES
Links
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Power - Wikipedia.
