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Nintendo Power V47 is the April 1993 issue of Nintendo Power magazine. It featured Star Fox on its cover. The contents of the issue are as follows.

Super NES[]

Star Fox[]

The first SNES game featured in the magazine is the cover story, Star Fox. The 12-page article has maps for a few of the Stages and a preview of the rest.

Street Fighting Games[]

The next featured article reviews a number of tournament fighting games all at once. The games included in the reviews are Brawl Brothers, Doomsday Warrior, Fatal Fury, Street Combat, and Ultimate Fighter.

Pocky & Rocky[]

Pocky & Rocky is the next SNES game featured. The article describes both Pocky's and Rocky's moves, and has maps for three different Stages.

SimEarth[]

The next article discusses SimEarth. It talks briefly about the new features in the game and the differences between it and SimCity.

Congo's Caper[]

The next SNES article is about Congo's Caper. It has maps for many of the Areas within the game.

Super Black Bass[]

The next SNES article features the fishing game Super Black Bass. It briefly describes the Circuit, Championship and Tournament modes.

MechWarrior[]

MechWarrior is the last SNES article. It details the different Mechs and offers some strategies for offense, defense and recon.

Nester's Adventures[]

As in previous issues, a Nester's Adventures comic is featured here. This one puts Nester in a Star Fox setting.

Classified Information[]

The Classified Information section reveals codes and hidden secrets in certain games. Games featured in this section include:

Game Secrets
Q*bert 3 (SNES) Bonus levels, Background show
SimCity (SNES) Erase saved data
Sküljagger: Revolt of the Westicans (SNES) Hidden areas
Avenging Spirit (GB) Expert level
Ninja Boy (GB) Continue code
James Bond Jr. (NES) Sound test and more
Might & Magic: Secret of the Inner Sanctum (NES) Items change, Best items

Star Fox comic[]

Main article: Star Fox (comic)

This is Act 3 of a comic based on Star Fox. After defeating a Battle Attack Carrier, Fox McCloud and his friends continue to fight Andross' army.

Game Boy[]

Kid Dracula[]

Kid Dracula (NA)

Kid Dracula box art

The first Game Boy article takes a look at Kid Dracula. The article talks about the weapons and what to expect in a few of the Stages.

Joe & Mac[]

The next article features Joe & Mac. It has maps for Stages 1–4.

Top Rank Tennis[]

Top Rank Tennis is the next game featured. It describes both the 1-Player and the 2-Player modes.

The New Chessmaster[]

The last Game Boy game featured is The New Chessmaster. This article also talks about the different game modes.

Counselor's Corner[]

Counselor's Corner is a feature in which the writers of the magazine would respond to game-related questions in the hope of getting the player out of a tough spot in various games. The games featured in this issue are Krusty's Super Fun House (SNES), Out of This World (SNES), Might & Magic: Secret of the Inner Sanctum (NES), and King's Quest V (NES).

NES[]

DuckTales 2[]

The first featured NES game is DuckTales 2. The article has maps for Niagara, Scotland, Mu, Egypt, Bermuda, and The Underground.

Yoshi's Cookie[]

Yoshi's Cookie is the next game featured. The article gives strategies for certain situations.

Kid Klown in Night Mayor World[]

The next NES game is Kid Klown in Night Mayor World. The 2-page article gives a very brief overview of the game.

The Koei Connection[]

This article discusses Koei and what that company's historical video games are all about.

Top 20[]

The "Top 20" section of the magazine lists the top 20 NES, Game Boy, and Super NES games as ranked by the readers.

# Super NES Game Boy NES
1 Street Fighter II: The World Warrior Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins Tecmo Super Bowl
2 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Metroid II: Return of Samus Super Mario Bros. 3
3 Super Mario Kart Tetris The Legend of Zelda
4 Star Fox Super Mario Land Mega Man 4
5 Marip Paint Dr. Mario Final Fantasy
6 NCAA Basketball Mega Man III Mega Man 4
7 NHLPA Hockey 93 Faceball 2000 Battletoads
8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time Kirby's Dream Land Tetris
9 Super Mario World Battletoads Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project
10 John Madden Football '93 Bart Simpson's Escape from Camp Deadly Mega Man 3
11 Bulls vs Blazers and the NBA Playoffs Prince of Persia Template:GameLinkLink
12 F-ZERO Final Fantasy Adventure Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
13 Road Runner's Death Valley Rally F-1 Race Monopoly
14 Final Fantasy II The Final Fantasy Legend Super Mario Bros. 2
15 Super Star Wars Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge Baseball Stars
16 Wing Commander Mega Man II Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
17 Equinox Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan' NES Open Tournament Golf
18 Super Play Action Football Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Back from the Sewers Maniac Mansion
19 The Magical Quest starring Mickey Mouse Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Metroid
20 SimCity Super R.C. Pro-Am Dragon Warrior IV

Now Playing[]

This article lists new game releases and ratings for those games. It also has a very brief overview of a few of them. (The NES game Hit the Ice was reviewed here and slated to be released in April 1993, but the game was ultimately canceled.) Some of the top-rated games in this section include (in alphabetical order):

Pak Watch[]

The Pak Watch section showcased games that were scheduled for release. It gave the reader a quick glance at future games. Some of the games seen in this section include Aero The Acro-Bat (SNES), Yoshi's Cookie (SNES), Pro Sport Hockey (NES), and Brett Hull Hockey (SNES).