VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (February 1991)

8 months ago (Edited)

_{Cover of the February 1991 issue of VideoGames & Computer Entertainment}

VideoGames & Computer Entertainment was my favorite gaming magazine in the late 1980s to early 1990s. EGM was great then too but this one was my favorite. It was sort of the spiritual successor to the original Electronic Games as it had many of the same people involved though Electronic Games itself would make a return for a little while. The February 1991 issue of VG&CE includes:

Features

Hot Circuits: The Arcade Museum - "Hot Circuits, A Video Arcade" was a traveling arcade museum created by the American Museum of the Moving Image in New York City. It included arcade machines dating back to 1971 all of which were playable by patrons.

Looking for the Light: A Player's Guide to Final Fantasy, Part II - The second part of a strategy guide for Final Fantasy on the NES. Spoilers included.

VG&CE's Best Games of 1990 - Winners and runners up in several categories as determined by the editors of VG&CE. Phantasy Star II for the Genesis won game of the year, Bonk's Adventure for the TurboGrafx-16 won action game of the year, Whip Rush for the Sega Genesis won best science-fiction video games, Devil's Crush won best simulation video game (as a pinball simulation), Herzog Zwei (Genesis) and Military Madness (TurboGrafx-16) tied for best military-strategy video game, It Came From the Desert won best computer game, Prince of Persia won best computer action game, Battles of Napoleon won best computer military-strategy game, and there are a number of other categories as well as honorable mentions in each category.

_{Table of Contents from the February 1991 issue of VideoGames & Computer Entertainment}

Reviews

Video-Game Reviews - Reviews of Bart Simpson vs. the Space Mutants (NES), Battle Squadron (Sega Genesis), The Punisher (NES), Shadow Dancer (Sega Genesis), Galaxy 5000 (NES), Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom (NES), Krazy Kreatures (NES), Burning Force (Sega Genesis), Ultima: Quest of the Avatar (NES), Arrow Flash (Sega Genesis), and Pac-Mania (NES).
Computer-Game Reviews - Reviews of Wing Commander (DOS, Amiga), Spot (Commodore 64, DOS), Ishido (Amiga, DOS, Macintosh), It Came From the Desert II (Amiga), Altered Destiny (Amiga, DOS), Anarchy (Amiga, Atari ST), Unreal (Amiga), Stunt Driver (DOS), and Stormovik (DOS).

Departments

Editor's Letter - Andy Eddy talks about his experience with an Activision event to promote F-14 Tomcat.

Reader Mail - Readers write in about alternate uses for the Game Boy and Atari Lynx, the used game market, Tecmo Bowl for the NES, Pit Fighter, and more.

Crash & Boom - A comic featuring taunting turtles.

Tip Sheet - Tips for Alien Syndrome on the Sega Master System, Snake's Revenge on the NES, and Ninja Spirit on the TurboGrafx-16.

News Bits - Accolade sponsors golf course design contest for Jack Nicklaus' Unlimited Golf; retailers increasingly carrying 16-bit systems and software; Commodore's CDTV; Commodore reduces price of Amiga; new arcade game from Williams (Hit the Ice); and much more.
Easter Egg Hunt - Tips and tricks for Klax (TurboGrafx-16), Loopz (NES), Gilligan's Island (NES), Super Star Soldier (TurboGrafx-16), Gargoyle's Quest (Game Boy), Narc (NES), Devil's Crush (TurboGrafx-16), Mondu's Fight Palace (Genesis), and Chip's Challenge (Lynx).