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“Don't they know ninjas never wear bow ties?” — Nester regarding the actor (actually Howard) playing Ryu Hayabusa in the Ninja Gaiden movie

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Nintendo Power V6 is the sixth issue of Nintendo Power. It featured Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on its cover and had a 10-page article on the game inside. This volume also presented the very first Nintendo Power Awards.

Counselor's Corner was 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. The games featured in this issue are Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, Milon's Secret Castle, Ikari Warriors, The Legend of Zelda, and Cobra Command.

Ninja Gaiden

The next article continued the Ninja Gaiden article from the previous issue. It showed maps, items and the story for Acts 4 and 5, and gave a preview of Act 6.

Classified Information

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

Game	Secrets
Blaster Master	Extended Grenade
Golgo 13	Extra Ammunition
1943	Super Shot
Metal Gear	Pitfall Removal
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link	Odd Apparition
Ninja Gaiden	Quick Climb Manuever, Listen to Music and Sound Effects
Mickey Mousecapade	Continue Codes
Seicross	Continue Codes
Ultima	Character Development, Hit or Miss, Resurrection
Bubble Bobble	Happy Ending
Adventure Island	Preview of Coming Attractions
Super Mario Bros. 2	Twice the Power

Video Shorts and Pak Watch

Both the Video Shorts and Pak Watch sections showcased games that were scheduled for release. It gave the reader a quick glance at future games. Some of the games seen in these sections included Super Dodgeball, Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle, Adventures of Lolo, Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, DuckTales, Back to the Future, and The Three Stooges. Pak Watch also previewed the Power Glove and gave readers the first image of the upcoming handheld Game Boy.

J. Scott Campbell

Famous comic book artist J. Scott Campbell was featured in this volume of Nintendo Power when he was only 15 years of age. He had entered the "Invent the Ultimate Video Game Contest", submitting tons of drawings, stories, stages, and controller actions and won first prize. Some of his work was featured on one page of this issue. The game he created, which was never made into an actual game, was titled "Lockarm".

Player's Forum

Top 30

The "Top 30" section of the magazine listed the top 30 games as ranked by the readers. In this issue, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link surpassed Super Mario Bros. 2 to take the #1 spot in the poll. The following are the first 10 from that list of 30.

Trivia

In the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles strategy review, Bebop and Rocksteady's names are mixed up. This same mistake was also made in the NES Game Atlas Player's Guide.

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 '''Nintendo Power V6''' is the sixth issue of [[Nintendo Power]]. It featured ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' on its cover and had a 10-page article on the game inside. This volume also presented the very first [[Nintendo Power Awards]].
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 ===Nintendo Power Awards '88===
-::''(See main article: [[1988 Nintendo Power Awards]])''
+{{Main|1988 Nintendo Power Awards}}
 This issue had the winners of the very first [[Nintendo Power Awards]]. Fans and readers were presented the list of nominees in the [[Nintendo Power V5|previous volume]] and the results were published in this volume. ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]]'' was voted Best Game Overall.
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 ===Howard & Nester===
-As in previous issues, a ''Howard & Nester'' comic is featured here. It was a two-page comic that showed the characters in a ''[[Ninja Gaiden]]'' setting.
+As in previous issues, a ''Howard & Nester'' comic is featured here. This installment features Nester working as a consultant for a ''[[Ninja Gaiden]]'' movie whose director, unlike certain real-life directors of later video game movies, actually wants the movie to be true to the game.
 ===Counselor's Corner===
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 |Preview of Coming Attractions
 |-
-|''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
+|''[[Super Mario Bros. 2 (USA)|Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
 |Twice the Power
 |}
 ===Video Shorts and Pak Watch===
-Both the ''Video Shorts'' and ''Pak Watch'' sections showcased games that were scheduled for release. It gave the reader a quick glance at future games. Some of the games seen in these sections included ''[[Super Dodgeball]]'', ''[[Bugs Bunny's Crazy Castle]]'', ''[[Adventures of Lolo]]'', ''[[Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers]]'', ''[[DuckTales]]'', ''[[Back to the Future]]'', and ''[[The Three Stooges]]''. ''Pak Watch'' also previewed the [[Power Glove (accessory)|Power Glove]] and gave readers the first image of the upcoming handheld [[Game Boy]].
+Both the ''Video Shorts'' and ''Pak Watch'' sections showcased games that were scheduled for release. It gave the reader a quick glance at future games. Some of the games seen in these sections included ''[[Super Dodgeball]]'', ''[[The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle|Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle]]'', ''[[Adventures of Lolo]]'', ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]'', ''[[DuckTales]]'', ''[[Back to the Future]]'', and ''[[The Three Stooges]]''. ''Pak Watch'' also previewed the [[Power Glove (accessory)|Power Glove]] and gave readers the first image of the upcoming handheld [[Game Boy]].
 ===J. Scott Campbell===
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 ===Player's Forum===
 ====Top 30====
-The "Top 30" section of the magazine listed the top 30 games as ranked by the readers. In this issue, ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]]'' surpassed ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' to take the #1 spot in the poll. The following are the first 10 from that list of 30.
+The "Top 30" section of the magazine listed the top 30 games as ranked by the readers. In this issue, ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]]'' surpassed ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2 (USA)|Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' to take the #1 spot in the poll. The following are the first 10 from that list of 30.
 # ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]]''
-# ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
+# ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2 (USA)|Super Mario Bros. 2]]''
 # ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]''
 # ''[[Contra]]''
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 # ''[[Metal Gear]]''
 # ''[[Bionic Commando]]''
-# ''[[Metroid]]''
+# ''[[Metroid (video game)|Metroid]]''
 # ''[[Rampage]]''
 ==Trivia==
-* In the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' strategy review, Bebop and Rocksteady's name are mixed up. This same mistake was also made in the ''NES Game Atlas'' Player's Guide.
+* In the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' strategy review, Bebop and Rocksteady's names are mixed up. This same mistake was also made in the ''NES Game Atlas'' Player's Guide.
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-{{DEFAULTSORT:Nintendo Power V006}}
 [[Category:Nintendo Power Awards]]
-[[Category:1989 Nintendo Power volumes]]
+[[Category:1989 magazines]]

Changes: Nintendo Power V6

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Contents

Contents

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Nintendo Power Awards '88

The Adventures of Bayou Billy

Cobra Triangle

Life Force

Previews

Howard & Nester

Counselor's Corner