Game Players Encyclopedia of Nintendo Games

the long version

This is the eigth in a series of eight books which reprint articles from the "Game Player's Strategy Guide to Nintendo Games" magazine. This is a hints, tips, and review book for "Nintendo Entertainment System" {NES}, and the "Super Nintendo Entertainmet System" {SNES}, and Game Boy {GB} games. There are 25 featured games, 80 "Reviews" games {The contents page lists the game "The Blues Brothers" however it is not in this book, instead there is a advertisment for a "Game Players Giveaway", on this page. There is also a interview with Garry Kitchen. There were 15 writers that contributed their artcles to this book; Vince Matthews, Leslie Mizell, Jonathan Gagnon, Patrick Baggatta, Stephen Poole, Chris Slate, Jeff Ludrigan, Matthew A. Firme, Billy R. Moon, Michael Poole, Patrick McGee, Erik Lundrigan, Paul C. Schuytema, Lance Elko, Selby Bateman. There are color screenshots, as well as clip and past maps for the occational games, while for the rest there are descriptions next to each image. Each article is reprinted, page by page from its origainal magazine appearance. {For example its in the first volume, the "Friday the 13th" 5 page article, also appeared in Volume 2, Issue Number 4, of the magazine. At the end of the book there is a "Directory" of video game companies. The book originally cost $14.95 in the USA, and Canada.