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Every issue of Nintendo Power has been uploaded to archive.org

Man maybe I can see my letter! I still have my issues from 98-Wii era. Stopped subscribing around 2006/7.
 
Wow, I still remember how cool I thought the illustrations were that Jeffrey Scott Campbell made for that make your own video game contest featured in issue 6. Always thought that kid had talent so I just googled his name and turns out he went on to become a comic book artist.
 
This is awesome.

Back when I subbed to NP during 1992 and 1993 they didn't send two issues. I guess I'll check them out now. :P
 
Misses a lot of magazines, but now I finally have the chance to see what add grossed Rolfe out. And... It's actually not that bad!
 
Yeah, this is amazing. I'm flipping through the first issue I ever got of the magazine (issue 52), and it's weird how well I remember what was in it. Good times.
 
So I decided to read the issue #1 of NP for the first time in my life, and I discovered that if you lose your sword in the second quest of Zelda 1 by touching a Red Bubble, you can get it back by drinking the Life Potion.

Like holy shit.
 
NeOak said:
CN is still going? Holy shit...
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Hayama Akito said:
Yes and is still one of the most popular magazines in latin america (and is still pretty bad).
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I recall it turning bland during the later years of the Gamecube era. By the Wii's time it ended up too dumbed down for my tastes and I stopped caring. However, the N64 years were great. Many a winner joke and, given the intended demographic, an enjoyably rich vocabulary. Them were the times.
 
Awesome, the best part were the Nester comics and the Top 30s.

NP was incredibly useful in the 80s and not just for tips and passwords. I always knew what games to get as a kid in the 80s by what made the Nintendo Power cover. We didn't have reviews to go by. I learned quickly that those were the games to get. I played Ninja Gaiden, Final Fantasy, Mega Man 2, Startropics, Duck Tales, and Maniac Mansion because they were covers.

Also if anyone cares about NP in the slightest, or you want to see what it was all about, you should check out the AVGN video on it.

http://youtu.be/eegQI9WM6mk
 
Darn, I couldn't find the first issue I ever owned; they must not have it up yet. On the other hand, I was able to find Issue 70, where the Epic Center debuted! Man I wish the timeline it promised of Secret of Mana 2 coming out that October actually happened. Still, the Epic Center, short-lived as it was, will always be my favorite recurring feature of the magazine. If nothing else, it introduced me to Chrono Trigger.
 
Wow, amazing.

The most impressive thing with Nintendo Power was their way of doing maps for all game features. They would painstakingly photograph and patch together every single screen in a game, that must have done your head in.
 
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The 90's sure were a crazy time. Someone should use both the Mega Man and Rush faces as avatars.
 
C&D from Nintendo in 5... 4... 3...

But yeah, unless they're still uploading as we speak, the latest I see up here is June 2001.
 
Niiiiiice.

I still remember how one issue of the comics from 92-93 had it so that the Mario comic insert repeated and flipped halfway through, so I never saw how they actually handled the Giant Boo until the collection was released some time later.
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Found a new avatar, thanks OP.
I didn't grow up with these (or well, I didn't see them on general stands in South Africa), so I'll have a browse around and see what the fuss is about.
 
Hayama Akito said:
Yes and is still one of the most popular magazines in latin america (and is still pretty bad).
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Richie said:
I recall it turning bland during the later years of the Gamecube era. By the Wii's time it ended up too dumbed down for my tastes and I stopped caring. However, the N64 years were great. Many a winner joke and, given the intended demographic, an enjoyably rich vocabulary. Them were the times.
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I stopped reading it in like 2000, so I guess I saw the better years.
 
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