Super Play V1 (UK)

Super Play V1 (UK)
Date	November 1992
Cover	Super Nintendo Sensation
Other Games	Dragon's Lair Prince of Persia Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge Street Fighter II: The World Warrior The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past The Simpsons: Bart's Nightmare
Contest	1.National Games Championships 2. Anime World Competition 3. Mario Madness

Super Play Issue 1 is first of the popular Super Nintendo Entertainment System magazine Super Play. It features a chibi Link from the The Legend of Zelda series along with anime/manga-influenced style characters done by artist Wil Overton which his style will be used in future covers of the magazines run.

Previews

Super SWIV

RoboCop 3
Axelay
Test Drive II: The Duel

UK Release Previews

• Acclaim Entertainment
  • Alien³
     
  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day
     
  • The Simpsions: Bart's Nightmare
     
  • Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge
• Activision
  • Shangahi
     
  • Spindizzy
     
  • Super Strike Gunner
• Accolade
  • Test Drive II: The Duel
  • Universal Soldier
  • WarpSpeed
• Anco/Imagineer
  • Kick Off
  • Populous
  • Populous II: Trials of the Olympian God
• Electronic Arts
  • HHLPA Hockey '93
  • Road Rash
  • John Madden Football '93
• Gremlin Graphic
  • Top Racer
  • Nigel Mansell's World Championship
  • Utopia: The Creation of a Nation
  • Video Kid
• Hudson Soft
  • Super Adventure Island
• MicroProse
  • F-117A
  • Railroad Tycoon
  • Super Strike Eagle
• Mindscape
  • Battletoads
  • Captive
  • Chessmaster
  • Paperboy 2
  • Terminator
  • Ultima VI: The False Prophet
  • Wing Commander
• Ocean Software
  • Aquatic Games
  • Cool World
  • Exhaust Heat
  • James Pond II: Robocod
  • Lemmings
  • Mr. Nuts
  • Pushover
  • The Addams Family
• Renegade
  • Gods
  • Sensible Soccer
  • The Chaos Engine
• Storm
  • Super SWIV
  • Indy Heat
  • The Lawnmower Man
  • Troddlers
• System 3
  • MYTH: History in the Making
  • Super Putty
• Titus Software
  • The Blue Brothers
  • The Brainies
  • Titus The Fox
• Tradewest
  • Jack Nicklaus Golf
  • Super Battletoads
  • Super Double Dragon
  • Super Off Road
• Ubisoft
  • Battle Isle
  • Jimmy Connors' Pro Tennis Tour

Anime World

Anime Featured

• Akira
• City Hunter
• Detonator Orgun
• Porco Rosso

Import Reviews

Title	Publisher	Score	Reviewer
The Simpsons: Bart's Nightmare	Acclaim Entertainment	91%	Jonathan Davies
Cameltry	Taito Corporation	52%	Jonathan Davies
Dinosaur	Irem	83%	Jonathan Davies
Hook	Sony Imagesoft	72%	Jason Brookes
Out of this World	Interplay	81%	Jason Brookes
Golden Fighter	Culture Brain	42%	Jason Brookes
Phalanx	Kemco	70%	Matt Bielby
Super Bowling	Athena	48%	Matt Bielby
Super F1 Circus	Nichibutsu	83%	Matt Bielby
F1 Grand Prix	Video System	66%	Matt Bielby
Battle Grand Prix	Video System	72%	Matt Bielby
GPX Cyber Formula	Takara	70%	Matt Bielby
Super Mario Kart	Nintendo	93%	Jonathan Davies Matt Bielby
Super Pang	Capcom	72%	Jonathan Davies
Xandra's Big Adventure	Namco	88%	Jason Brookes

UK Reviews

Title	Publisher	Score	Reviewer
Dragon's Lair (SNES)	Elite Systems	82%	Jonathan Davies
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior	Capcom	94%	Jason Brookes
Super Smash TV	Acclaim Entertainment	84%	Jonathan Davies
Super Castlevania IV	Konami	91%	Jonathan Davies
Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja	Elite Systems	72%	Jonathan Davies
Krusty's Super Fun House	Acclaim Entertainment	79%	Jonathan Davies
F-Zero	Nintendo	86%	Jonathan Davies
Pilotwings	Nintendo	92%	Jonathan Davies
SimCity	Nintendo	84%	Jonathan Davies
Super R-Type	Irem	72%	Jonathan Davies
Super Tennis	Nintendo	92%	Jonathan Davies
The Addams Family (SNES)	Ocean Software	82%	Jonathan Davies
Super Soccer	Nintendo	83%	Jonathan Davies
WWF Super WrestleMania	Acclaim Entertainment	74%	Jonathan Davies
U.N. Squadron	Capcom	91%	Jonathan Davies
Final Fight	Capcom	86%	Jonathan Davies

Mode 7

Mode 7 section of the magazine where they give tips on cheat codes on each game. Here are the games included:

• Battle Blaze
• HyperZone
• John Madden's Football
• Magic Sword
• Parodius
• Rushing Beat
• SimCity
• Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts
• Suepr Smash TV
• The Addams Family
• U.N. Squadron
• Ultraman: Towards the Future

What Cart?

Shoot-'em-up

Title	Publisher	Alternate Name	Media Storage	Player	Score
Blazeon	Atlus	None	8-Mbit	1	4
Contra Spirts	Konami	Contra III: The Alien Wars (NA) Super Probotector (UK)	8-Mbit	2	9
Darius Twin	Taito Corporation	none	8-Mbit	2	7
D-Force	Asmik Corporation	none	8-Mbit	1	2
Gradius III	Konami	none	4-Mbit	1	7
HyperZone	HAL Laboratory	none	8-Mbit	1	3
Parodius	Konami	none	8-Mbit	1	9
Phalanx	Kemco	none	8-Mbit	1	7
Raiden Trad	Toei Animation	none	8-Mbit	2	4
Strike Gunner	Athena	None	8-Mbit	2	6
Super Aleste	Athena	Space Megaforce (NA)	8-Mbit	1	8
Super E.D.F.: Earth Defense Force	Jaleco Entertainment	None	8-Mbit	1	6
Super R-Type	Irem	None	8-Mbit	1	7
Super Smash TV	Irem	None	4-Mbit	2	8
Syvalion	Toshiba EMI	None	8-Mbit	1	6
Thunder Spirits	Toshiba EMI	None	8-Mbit	1	6
U.N. Squadron	Capcom	Area 88 (JP)	8-Mbit	1	9

Driving Games

Title	Publisher	Alternate Name	Media Storage	Player	Score
Aguri Suzuki F-1 Super Driving	LOZC	None	8-Mbit	2	7
Battle Grand Prix	Naxat Soft	None	8-Mbit	2	6
F-ZERO	Nintendo	None	4-Mbit + BB	1	8
F-1 Exhaust Heat	SETA Corporation	F1 ROC (NA)	4-Mbit + BB	1	7
GPX Cyber Formula	Takara	Cyberspin (NA)	8-Mbit	1	6
Super Mario Kart	Nintendo	None	4-Mbit + BB	2	9
Paper Boy 2	Mindscape	None	4-Mbit	1	3
RPM Racing	Interplay	None	4-Mbit + BB	2	6
Super F1 Circus	Nichibutsu	None	8-Mbit + BB	1	8
Super F1 Grand Prix	Video System	None	8-Mbit + BB	1	5
Super Off Road	Tradewest	None	4-Mbit	2	7
Top Gear	Kemco	None	4-Mbit	2	8

Strategy

Title	Publisher	Alternate Name	Media Storage	Player	Score
Air Manager (JP)	Kemco	None	8-Mbit + BB	4	Impossible to Judge
Earth Light	Hudson Soft	None	8-Mbit + BB	1	Impossible to Judge
Gundam F-91	Bandai	None	8-Mbit + BB	1	6
Populous	Imagineer	None	4-Mbit + BB	1	8
SimCity	Nintendo	None	4-Mbit + BB	1	8
SimEarth	Imagineer	None	6-Mbit + BB	1	Impossible to Judge
Zen War III	Wolfteam	None	8-Mbit + BB	1	Impossible to Judge

Simulations

Title	Publisher	Alternate Name	Media Storage	Player	Score
Pilotwings	Nintendo	None	4-Mbit	1	8
Super Battletank	Absolute Entertainment	None	4-Mbit	1	5

Beat-'em-ups

Title	Publisher	Alternate Name	Media Storage	Player	Score
Astral Bout	A-Wave	None	8-Mbit	2	4
Battle Blaze	Sammy Corporation	None	8-Mbit	2	7
Final Fight	Capcom	None	8-Mbit	1	8
Final Fight Guy	Capcom	None	8-Mbit	1	8
Golden Fighter	Culture Brain	None	8-Mbit	1	4
River City Ransom 2	Technos Japan	None	8-Mbit	2	Impossible to Judge
Last Fighter Twin	Banpresto	None	8-Mbit	2	6
Rival Turf!	Jaleco Entertainment	Rushing Beat	8-Mbit	2	7
Pit-Fighter	THQ	None	4-Mbit	1	2
Ranma 1/2	NCS	None	8-Mbit	2	8
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior	Capcom	None	16-Mbit	2	9
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time	Konami	None	8-Mbit	2	7
Ultraman: Towards the Future	Bandai	None	8-Mbit	1	6

Sports Games

Title	Publisher	Alternate Name	Media Storage	Player	Score
Augusta Masters 3D Golf	T&E Soft	None	8-Mbit + BB	4	8
Extra Innings	Sony Imagesoft	Ganba League Baseball (JP)	8-Mbit + BB	2	7
Fire Dodgeball	Sunsoft	None	8-Mbit	2	6
Hat Trick Hero (JP)	Taito Corporation	Super Soccer Champ	4-Mbit	2	7
HAL's Hole in One Golf	HAL Laboratory	None	8-Mbit	4	7
Jack Nicklaus Golf	Tradewest	None	4-Mbit	4	6
John Madden Football	Electronic Arts	None	4-Mbit	2	5
Pebble Beach Golf Links	T&E Soft	None	8-Mbit + BB	4	8
Nolan Ryan's Baseball	Romstar	None	4-Mbit	2	7
PGA Tour Golf	Electronic Arts	None	4-Mbit	4	6
Pro Soccer	Imagineer	None	4-Mbit + BB	2	3
SD Dodgeball	Banpresto	None	8-Mbit + BB	2	5
Space Football	Triffix	None	4-Mbit	1	6
Super Baseball Simulator 1.000	Culture Brain	None	4-Mbit	2	6
Super Bases Loaded (US)	Jaleco Entertainment	Super Professional Baseball (JP)	8-Mbit	2	6
Super Bases Loaded II (US)	Jaleco Entertainment	Super Professional Baseball II(JP)	8-Mbit	2	6
Super Birdie Rush	Data East	None	8-Mbit + BB	2	7
Super Bowling	Athena	None	4-Mbit	2	4
Super Cup Soccer	Jaleco Entertainment	None	4-Mbit	2	6
Super Dunkshot (JP)	HAL Laboratory	NCAA Basketball (NA)	8-Mbit	2	8
Super Fire Pro Wrestling	Human Entertainment	None	8-Mbit	2	6
Super Soccer	Human Entertainment Nintendo	Super Formation Soccer (JP)	4-Mbit	2	8
Super Tennis	Tonkin House	None	4-Mbit	2	9
Super WWF	Acclaim Entertainment	None	8-Mbit	2	6
Tecmo Team Soccer	Tecmo	None	8-Mbit + BB	2	Impossible to Judge
Ultimate Football	Sammy Corporation	None	8-Mbit	2	6
Waialae Country Club	T&E Soft	None	8-Mbit	4	8
World Championship Boxing	Sofel	None	4-Mbit	2	3

Platform Games

Title	Publisher	Alternate Name	Media Storage	Player	Score
The Addams Family (SNES)	Ocean Software	None	8-Mbit	1	7
Dinosaures (JP)	Irem	DinoCity (NA)	8-Mbit	1	8
Dragon's Lair (SNES)	Elite System	None	4-Mbit	1	8
Home Alone	THQ	None	4-Mbit	1	2
Hook	Sony Imagesoft	None	8-Mbit	1	7
Jerry Boy	Sony Imagesoft	Smartball (NA)	8-Mbit	1	6
Joe & Mac	Data East Elite System	None	8-Mbit	2	7
Krusty's Super Fun House	Acclaim Entertainment	None	8-Mbit	1	8
Magic Sword	Capcom	None	8-Mbit	1	6
Metal Jacket	Atlus	None	8-Mbit	1	2
Musya	Datam	None	8-Mbit	1	3
Out of This World	Interplay	None	8-Mbit	1	8
Prince of Persia	NCS	None	8-Mbit	1	8
Spanky's Quest	Natsume	None	4-Mbit	1	5
Super Adventure Island	Hudson Soft	None	8-Mbit	1	7
Super Castlevania IV	Konami	None	8-Mbit	1	9
Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts	Capcom	None	8-Mbit	1	8
Super Mario World	Capcom	None	4-Mbit + BB	1	9
Super Valis	Telenet	None	8-Mbit	1	5

Puzzle Games

Title	Publisher	Alternate Name	Media Storage	Player	Score
Bombuzal (JP)	Kemco	Ka-Blooey	4-Mbit	1	4
Chessmaster	Mindscape	None	4-Mbit	1	5
Lemmings	Sunsoft	None	8-Mbit	2	9
Othello World	Tsukuda Original	None	8-Mbit	2	6
Super Shanghai	Hot-B	None	8-Mbit	1	6

RPG/Adventure Games

Title	Publisher	Alternate Name	Media Storage	Player	Score
ActRaiser	Enix Quintet	None	6/8-Mbit + BB	1	9
Arcana (NA)	HAL Laboratory	Card Master (JP)	8-Mbit + BB	1	6
Dragon Ball Z	Bandai	None	8-Mbit + BB	1	Impossible to Judge
Drakkhen	Kemco	None	8-Mbit + BB	1	6
Final Fantasy II (US)	Square Co.	Final Fantasy IV (JP)	8-Mbit + BB	1	8
Kings Quest V	Bronson	None	8-Mbit + BB	1	Impossible to Judge
Lagoon	Kemco	None	8-Mbit + BB	1	7
The Legend of the Mystical Ninja	Konami	Goemon 3	8-Mbit	2	9
Romance of the Three Kingdoms II	Koei	None	8-Mbit + BB	12	5
SD Great Battle	Banpresto	None	6-Mbit	1	4
SD Gundam	Bandai	None	8-Mbit + BB	1	Impossible to Judge
Soul Blader	Enix	None	8-Mbit + BB	2	8
Super Chinese World	Culture Brain	None	8-Mbit	1	Impossible to Judge
Super Ninja	Koei	None	12-Mbit + BB	1	Impossible to Judge
Super Wagan Island	Namco	None	8-Mbit	1	Impossible to Judge
Xardion	Asmik Corporation	None	8-Mbit + BB	1	4
Ys III: Wanderers from Ys	Tonkin House	None	8-Mbit + BB	1	7
Zelda 3: A Link to the Past	Tonkin House	None	8-Mbit + BB	1	9

Miscellaneous

Title	Publisher	Alternate Name	Media Storage	Player	Score
The Simpsons: Bart's Nightmare	Acclaim Entertainment	None	8-Mbit	1	9
Cameltry	Taito Corporation	None	8-Mbit	1	5
Mario Paint	Nintendo	None	8-Mbit + BB	1	5
Pang	Nintendo	None	4-Mbit	1	5
The Rocketeer	IGS	None	8-Mbit	1	3

Triva

This cover shown on the left here was originally planned to be cover for the first issue but was change at the last minute.

External Links

Super Play Issue 1 at Out-of-Print Archive website