Nintendo Power V96

Nintendo Power V96 is the May 1997 issue of the Nintendo Power magazine. The game on the cover was Doom 64.

Nintendo 64

 * FIFA Soccer 64
 * Blast Corps
 * Doom 64

Super NES

 * Donkey Kong Country 3
 * Lost Vikings 2

Counselor's Corner

 * Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow
 * Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
 * Super Mario 64
 * Looney Tunes (Game Boy)

Power Charts
The "Power Charts" section of the magazine lists the top 10 Super NES and Nintendo 64 games and only the top 5 Game Boy games as ranked by the readers as well as the top 10 most wanted. The following are the first 5 for each game system from this issue.
 * Nintendo 64
 * Mario Kart 64
 * Super Mario 64
 * Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
 * Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
 * Wave Race 64
 * Super NES
 * Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
 * The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
 * Super Mario RPG
 * Super Mario Kart
 * Chrono Trigger
 * Game Boy
 * The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
 * Donkey Kong Land 2
 * Metroid II: Return of Samus
 * Tetris Attack
 * Tetris
 * Most Wanted
 * 64 DD
 * Legend of Zelda 64 (N64)
 * Mario Kart 64 (N64)
 * Nintendo 64
 * Super Mario 64 (N64)

Now Playing

 * FIFA Soccer 64
 * The Lost Vikings 2
 * Casino Fun Pak

Recap

 * Blast Corps
 * Cruis'n USA
 * Doom 64
 * Killer Instinct Gold
 * Mario Kart 64
 * Mortal Kombat Trilogy
 * NBA Hangtime
 * Pilotwings 64
 * Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
 * Super Mario 64
 * Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
 * Wave Race 64
 * Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey

Pak Watch

 * Robotron 64
 * War Gods
 * Aero Fighters Assault
 * Multi-Racing Championship
 * Brunswick World: Tournament of Champions