_{Cover of the January/February 1989 issue of Nintendo Power}

In early 1989, Nintendo Power only had the NES to cover. Nintendo Power was only a few months old but the NES had already been around for several years. The January/February 1989 issue includes:

Features

• Wrestlemania - A wrestling game from an era near the peak of the WWF.


• Captain Nintendo - Part 2 of a story involving a member of Nintendo's R&D team and the Mother Brain from Metroid among other gaming themes.


• Sesame Street 1.2.3 - A couple of educational Sesame Street themed games that had previously been released on home computers, including Astro Grover and Ernie's Magic Shapes.


• Zelda II: The Adventure of Link - A detailed guide to the sequel to one of the most successful Nintendo game ever, including maps, items lists and more.


• Skate or Die - A guide to the classic skateboarding game from Electronic Arts.

_{Table of Contents from the January/February 1989 issue of Nintendo Power}

Now Playing

• Marble Madness - A guide to the classic isometric marble game.


• Operation Wolf - One of the better light gun games on the NES and a decent port of the arcade version.


• Nintendo Power Bowl - A comparison of three football games for the NES, including Tecmo Bowl, John Elway's Quarterback and N.F.L. Football.


• Metal Gear - The beginning of a franchise. I still prefer this 2D overhead version to more modern incarnations.

_{Table of Contents from the January/February 1989 issue of Nintendo Power (continued)}

Player's Forum

• NES Journal - A look at a hands free controller designed for special needs kids. Also, a look at Nintendo's PlayChoice-10 arcade game (I used to love playing Excitebike on this), new music from Debbie Gibson, Julian Lennon, and Huey Lewis and the News, and more.


• Mail Box - Mail from readers with topics such as Super Mario Bros. 2, Dragon Warrior, Metroid, a 4-year old's high score on Super Mario Bros, and more.


• NES Achievers - Reader high scores on 1942, Arkanoid, Athena, Castlevania, Commando, Contra, Duck Hunt, Excitebike, Ghosts 'N Goblins, Golf, Golgo 13, Gradius, Gun Smoke, Hogan's Alley, and lots more.

_{Back cover of the January/February 1989 issue of Nintendo Power}

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