The Official Nintendo Player's Guide (1987)
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The Official Nintendo Player's Guide fl complete review of over 90 games for your N.E.5. The Player’s Choice JJONKEYKONG BASEBALL TENNIS * MIKE TYSON'S DUCK HUNT PUNCH OUT!! HOGAN'S ALLEY 10-YARD FJGHJ li/elcome You are probably already familiar with many of the great video games produced by Nintendo and other manufacturers who make game paks that can be played on your Nintendo® Entertainment System™. But The'Official Nintendo Player's Guide™ is designed to help make you a video game expert! This exciting new guide is packed with the kind of information #that will help you maximize your game skills. You'll see how to play faster, conquer your enemies with all-new secrets and tricks, and send your video game scores into the stratosphere! To help you add more power to your game play, we have included in-depth reviews of 24 hot video titles plus a section covering all Nintendo games (90 at present) with concise game reviews which give you the most important facts, figures, and action moves at a glance. Full color game screens are shown in all reviews, and color coding is used throughout to help identify each different series. See our Color Guide on Page Four. At Nintendo, we're committed to providing you with innovative new video games that are as challenging as they are fun. And we've expanded the action of game play with space-age accessories like the new NES MAX™ Joy Pad, the Zapper®, a revolutionary light-sensing video gun, and the NES Advantage™ Joystick which gives you the power, handling, and performance just like arcade joysticks. And you can be confident that there's plenty more to come in the way of innovative game paks and accessories from Nintendo. Keep The Official Nintendo Player's Guide as your video game resource book. And plan to add a lot more information to it in the future. There's excitement, surprise, and a whole world of power play ahead. Because with Nitendo, you're playing with power! Color Guide Each video game series—Adventure, Action, Sports, Light-Gun, Progammable, Arcade, Robot, and Educational— has its own color. And we’ve carried those colors throughout the ninety game reviews in the following pages. That way, it only takes a quick glance to find your favorite series! Table of Contents Welcome Message 3 In-Depth Review: Introduction 7 THE LEGEND OF ZELDA 8 KID ICARUS 68 MIKE TYSON’S PUNCH-OUT!! ... 16 PRO WRESTLING 76 COMMANDO 24 CASTLEVANIA 80 SUPER MARIO BROS 28 EXCITEBIKE 88 GHOSTS ’N GOBLINS 36 ARKANOID 90 TOP GUN 40 RUSH ’N ATTACK 92 DOUBLE DRIBBLE 42 DONKEY KONG 96 ZELDA II-THE ADVENTURE OF LINK ... 44 RYGAR 98 METROID 52 SPY HUNTER 106 RAD RACER 60 THE GOONIES D 108 RING KING 64 IKARI WARRIORS 116 GRADIUS 66 KUNG FU 124 Game Guide: Introduction 127 THE LEGEND OF ZELDA- RAID ON BUNGELING BAY-COMMANDO- ZELDA n-THE ADVENTURE OF LINK- GHOSTS N GOBLINS 142 RYGAR 128 1942-TROJAN-SECTION Z 143 METROID -KID ICARUS-DEADLY TOWERS. .129 MEGA MAN-KID NIKI-BREAKTHRU 144 THE GOONIES n-DOUBLE DRIBBLE- KARNOV-ZANAC-SQOON 145 BASEBALL 130 GRADIUS-RUSH 'N ATTACK-CASTLEVANIA .146 RAD RACER-GOLF- STINGER-TOP GUN-JAWS 147 MIKE TYSON'S PUNCH-OUT!! 131 THE KARATE KID-IKARI WARRIORS- PRO WRESTLING-SOCCER-SLALOM 132 ATHENA 148 TENNIS- 10- YARD FIGHT-VOLLEYBALL 133 ALPHA MISSION-SPY HUNTER-SKYKID ... .149 WINTER GAMES- M.U.S.C.L.E.- THE LEGEND OF KAGE- ARKANOID- FAMILY FUN FITNESS 134 RENEGADE 150 STADIUM EVENTS-TAG TEAM WRESTILING- MIGHTY BOMB JACK-SOLOMON'S KEY- KARATE CHAMP 135 HOGAN'S ALLEY 151 RING KING-SIDE POCKET-LUNAR POOL . .136 DUCK HUNT-GUMSHOE-WILD GUNMAN . .152 TRACK & FIELD-SUPER MARIO BROS.- GOTCHA! -EXCITEBIKE-MACH RIDER 153 KUNG FU 137 WRECKING CREW-LODE RUNNER- PINBALL BALLOON FIGHT-ICE CLIMBER . .138 DONKEY KONG 154 URBAN CHAMPION -CLU CLU LAND- MARIO BROS.-DONKEY KONG JR.-POPEYE . 155 STAR VOYAGER 139 DONKEY KONG 3-BURGERTIME- 3-D WORLDRUNNER-TIGER-HELI- ELEVATOR ACTION 156 SUPER PITFALL 140 GYROMITE-STACK-UP- CHUBBY CHERUB-NINJA KID-SPELUNKER . 141 DONKEY KONG JR. MATH 157 Coming Attractions 158 Index 160 The Official Nintendo Player's Guide Publisher: Tatsumi Yamashila Producer: Tsutomu Otsuka Published by: Tokuma Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd. Concept: WORK HOUSE, Tokyo U.S. Staff Japan Staff Howard Phillips Yukio Yamashita Pam Sather Ichiro Koike Photography Coordinator & Kenji Orimo J.C. Appel Yoshihiro Orimo Goblin Takagi Kohei Nomura Lynn Griffes Osamu Kasai Teizo Osaki Koichi Nabekura Toyotaro Shibao Katsuyuki Asanuma Tadato Kawano Geers Gross Advertising Griffes Advertising Kazutoshi Imayama Yukihiro Kinoshita Reiko Nishina Sho Uragami Kiminobu Iwama Hiroyuki Bussho Suzuko Sato Emi Koyanagi Toshimichi Mizoguchi Kan Fuse Finish Designer: OHBUNSEIKOSHA Co., Ltd. Copyright: ©1987 Nintendo of America Inc., Tokuma Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd. NINTENDO IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF NINTENDO OF AMERICA INC. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced by any mechanical, photographic or electronic process, or in any form of a phonographic recording, or may be stored in a retrieval system, transmitted or otherwise copied for public or private use without written permission of the publishers. Printed and bound in lapan by Dai Nippon 6 In-Depth Game Reviews This is the section of The Official Nintendo Player’s Guide that you want to read carefully and use to significantly improve your game play tactics and skills. It’s packed with detailed information about specific characters with tips on how to take advantage of their weaknesses and deal with their strengths. You’ll also find out about shortcuts, how to make the most of your weapons, secrets never before revealed, and many other great game play tips from the experts. You won’t find a better or more in-depth guide to your favorite games anywhere else. Here is a list of the 24 video games you can look forward to mastering with the help of The Official Nintendo Player’s Guide In-Depth Reviews. THE LEGEND OF ZELDA METROID ARKANOID MIKE TYSON’S PUNCH-OUT!! RAD RACER RUSH 'N ATTACK COMMANDO RING KING DONKEY KONG SUPER MARIO BROS. GRADIUS RYGAR GHOSTS ’N GOBLINS KID ICARUS SPY HUNTER TOP GUN PRO WRESTLING THE GOONIES H DOUBLE DRIBBLE CASTLEVANIA IKARI WARRIORS ZELDA D-THE ADVENTURE OF LINK EXCITEBIKE KUNG FU IN-DEPTH REVIEW THE LEGEND OF ZELDA Defeat Ganon, and save Princess Zelda! Princess Zelda was captured by the evil Ganon who plans to rule the World with darkness and terror. To save the Princess, you must gather all of the eight pieces of Triforce. The adventurous journey begins in the vast land of Hyrule. HOW TO PLAY-1 Long ago and far away, the world MAIN SCREEN AND SUBSCREEN was still in the Age of Chaos. In the Land of Hyrule, there was a There are two screens in this game: display. When you press the START the Main Screen and a Subscreen. button, the Subscreen will appear. small country. Its peace was pro- tected by a golden triangle known as Usually the Main Screen is on "Triforce." One day the "Triforce" was stolen and the Princess was captured by Ganon and his evil henchmen. To succeed against the "power" of Triforce, you must obtain the remaining Triforce of Wisdom. They say the Triforce of Wisdom was divided into eight pieces and they are hidden in the Underworld of Hyrule. THE MAIN SCREEN: SUBSCREEN: It displays Link's tights and movements. It displays Link's possessions. When you The game is played on this screen. push the B button, you can choose the item you want to use. OVERWORLD AND UNDERWORLD The stagCs of this game consist of the vast Overwork! and the nine Underworld Mazes. The Overworld consists of 128 screens. It is composed of forests, lakes, mountains and deserts. Enemies await you in various places. But you must descend into the Underworld to obtain the Triforce UNDERWORLD pieces. The game starts in the Overworld. Enemies The Underworld is a complicated maze. await you everywhere you go. You must The enemies are strong and there are many fight as you proceed. traps. Advance with care. The Triforce pieces are hidden somewhere in the Underworld. 8 THE LEGEND OF ZELDA HOW TO PLAY-2 BE AWARE OF LINK’S FIGHT WITH A GATHER LIFE HEARTS SWORD AND A TRIFORCE The Red Heart marks on the upper SHIELD To go agaiast the Triforce of Power right corner of the main screen that Ganon possesses, you need the Link's main weapon is a Sword. indicate the young hero's Life Force. Triforce of Wisdom. However, the There are three kinds ofSwords: the As he sustains damage, the Red I leart Triforce of Wisdom is divided into Regular Sword, a White Sword with turns white. When all becomes eight pieces and they are hidden in double strength, and the Magical white, it s “Game Over." First, Link each of eight Underworld Mazes, Sword, which is the strongest. You has only three Hearts. As he pro- Level One through Level Eight. operate the Swords with the A ceeds, he can gain additional Hearts. When you obtain a piece of Tri force, button. There are two Shields to -.ill of the Hearts turn red and you will protect Link: a Regular Shield and thy return to the entrance of the maze. Magic Shield. Red Hearts signals Link's Life Force. The Triforce pieces are hidden in the depths of the Underworld Maze. YOU MADE IT! When all the Hearts are red, you can shoot You've obtained a beams from the tip of the sword.