Nintendo Power Volume 007 (July / August 1989)
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Language | English | |
Length | 99 Pages | |
Nintendo Power: July/August 1989 is the seventh issue of Nintendo Power magazine. Up through the end of 1990, Nintendo Power magazine volumes were released covering two-month periods of time, and they were not generally numbered in or on the magazine until Volume 16 (September/October 1990), although "Strategy Guide" issues before this carried a dual "SGxx/NPxx" numbering.
Zelda Content
Players Pulse (pp. 6-7)
In the Players Pulse, Jackie Verbon writes in, asking when is Link's birthday? How old is he? Did he marry Princess Zelda? Nintendo Power doesn't have exact answers to these questions but feels NES fans have enough imagination to conjure up some of their own facts about NES characters.
In the Video Spotlight, James T. Winch writes in about how he likes to make The Legend of Zelda more challenging. While he usually beats the game getting the Magical Sword, he sometimes tries to make it more challenging by only using the White Sword. He has continued to make the game more challenges by using weaker swords and fewer powers. He mentions that he beat both quests with only the Wooden Sword and the Blue Ring.
In the Power Player Profile, Chuck "The Whiz" Burks is featured and he mentions that The Legend of Zelda has been his favorite game since he got it.
Top 30 (pp. 36-38)
In this volumes Top 30, The Adventure of Link drops to the number 2 spot, while The Legend of Zelda drops down to number 4. Super Mario Bros. 2 takes the number 1 spot. Adventure of Link comes in with 12,900 points, while The Legend of Zelda has 5,158 points. There is a typo in the magazine, as the Adventure of Link is listed as 13,428 points and Super Mario Bros. 2 shows 12,900 points. When adding up the Players', Pros', and Dealers' picks, the numbers add up, but they are accidentally attributed to the wrong game.
The Legend of Zelda
- Players' Picks: 2,350 points (Third Place)
- Pros' Picks: 2,808 points (Third Place)
- Dealer's Picks: 448 points (23rd Place)
The Adventure of Link
- Players' Picks: 4,922 points (Second Place)
- Pros' Picks: 3,692 points (First Place)
- Dealer's Picks: 4,286 points (Second Place)
Classified Information (p. 74, 76)
In this volume of Nintendo Power, there is a bit of Classified Information for both The Adventure of Link and The Legend of Zelda.
Walk Through Walls
When navigating the Great Palace in The Adventure of Link, Link travels down multiple elevators. On some screens, it appears that all Link can do is ride the elevator straight down, but there are actually hidden walls. Link can walk through the wall to the left where he'll find a bird statue. He can hit the statue and it will either awaken an enemy or release a Magic Jar. If an enemy awakens, he can leave the room, return, and try again to try to get the Magic Jar.
Single Out The Enemy
When navigating the overworld in The Legend of Zelda, after navigating a number of screens, enemies will begin to respawn. One trick to avoid this is to fight all the enemies, except leave one of them remaining. When returning to this screen only that single enemy will remain.
Nintendo Power Advertisements (pp. 2, 97)
There is an advertisement with a man can be seen holding an issue of Nintendo Power, which features The Adventure of Link. Readers were able to win a free Team Power Top Poster by referring a friend to Nintendo Power. An advertisement is shown where readers can order back issues of Nintendo Power magazine, with the first six issues pictured, with the 4th issue featuring The Adventure of Link on the cover. There is also an advertisement for The Legend of Zelda Tips & Tactics Strategy Guide.
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