Back in the day, before the fancy interweb was a common household appliance, we had to get our video game tips from our friends on the schoolyard. Most of the time these so called "tips" were complete BS. If you really wanted to take your game to the next level you had to pony up some scratch and purchase a magazine like Nintendo Power, Game Pro and even to a lesser extent Game Player's Magazine. I picked up the issue above all the way back in the golden ages of December 1989. Obviously, the main reason I grabbed this specific magazine was to get tips on how to beat one of the hottest games at the time, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for the Nintendo Entertainment System. This issue did not dissapoint! It gave us 10 whole pages of coverage on this blockbuster game that I am about to share with you....NOW!
Hopefully this extensive guide gave you the tips and tricks you needed to defeat The Shredder and save your beloved sensei, Master Splinter! I know it didn't help me much, the farthest I ever got was to the giant Mouser! Anyway, Game Player's Magazine didn't just cover games, but it gave us an in depth look at how some of Hollywood's biggest stars enjoy their games.
Wow! That's some great info about Married With Children star David Faustino! Who knew his favorite game was Double Dragon and his biggest thrill as an actor was being on the cover of TV Guide? What's that you say? You want more tips? Game Player's Magazine has your questions answered!
Great stuff! Even though the game content is exquisite, I can't in good conscience finish this post without showing off some of those classic advertisements!
I could do a whole month of posts on the ads! So chock full of greatness! Thank you for going on this journey with me through a 30 year old magazine about retro video games. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did! What was your favorite gaming magazine from back in the day/ Let me know in the comments below!
I wonder how great those wireless controllers worked? Awesome post, man!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I never really knew. We never had any of the extra Nintendo controllers. The closest we go to anything out of the ordinary was the NES MAX Controller. It was pretty cool!
DeleteWeird, I don't remember this particular magazine at all! I was never big on getting tips and using walkthroughs, so I never purchased many of the game magazines, I think I had a few Nintendo Powers and that was about it. And you can never go wrong with ads from magazines like this, at this point they're like pieces of artwork.
ReplyDeleteGreat ads! We had a pretty extensive collection of Nintendo Power Magazines also. We got our first subscription during the famous "FREE Dragon Warrior game" promotion.
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