Nintendo Power Volume 004 (January / February 1989)

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Nintendo Power: January/February 1989
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English

Length

106 Pages

Nintendo Power: January/February 1989 is the fourth 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

Captain Nintendo (pp. 12-14)

Part II of Captain Nintendo's adventures pick up right where they ended in the last issue of Nintendo Power. Our heroes are confonted by Ganon, as well as one of his Darknut minions. There are appearances by Princess Zelda and Link as well. Included in the piece is some artwork of both Ganon and Link.

Top 30 (pp. 102-104)

In this issues Top 30, The Legend of Zelda drops down to number 2, with a total score of 8,476 points, as the newly released Super Mario Bros. 2 took the top spot. The Adventure of Link also just released and took the 3rd spot, with a total of 6,604 points. The game ranked on both the Player's Picks and Pros' Picks, but not the Dealers' Picks. While the game officially released in December of 1988 in limited quantities, it was not widely available yet to make it onto the Dealers' Picks.

The Legend of Zelda

  • Players' Picks: 2,850 points (Second Place)
  • Pros' Picks: 3,261 points (Third Place)
  • Dealer's Picks: 830 points (Ninth Place)

The Adventure of Link

  • Players' Picks: 2,023 points (Fourth Place)
  • Pros' Picks: 4,581 points (First Place)
  • Dealer's Picks: N/A

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