Super Play V1 (UK)

Super Play V1 (UK)
Date	November 1992
Cover	Super Nintendo Sensation
Other Games	Dragon's Lair Golden Fighter Mario Paint Paridous Prince of Persia Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge Street Fighter II: The World Warrior Super SWIV 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 issue 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.

Super Express

Super Play Hot List

• Pstodius
• Prince of Persia
• The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
• Super Aleste
• Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
• Contra III: The Alien Wars

The Biggest UK Games Show Ever

Future Entertainment Show 1992

Charts Across The World

Official Penguin Gallup UK Charts 1. WWF Super WrestleMania 2. Super Smash T.V. 3. Lemmings 4. The Addams Family 5. Super Castlevania IV

6. Super Soccer 7. F-ZERO 8. Super Tennis 9. Top Gear 10. U.N. Squadron

UK Import Charts 1. Street Fighter II: The World Warrior 2. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 3. Contra III: The Alien Wars 4. Super Smash T.V. 5. Krusty's Super Fun House

6. SimCity 7. The Legend of the Mystical Ninja 8. Super Castlevania IV 9. Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts 10. U.N. Squadron

Japanese Chart 1. Super Mario Kart 2. Street Fighter II: The World Warrior 3. Tecmo Team Soccer 4. Mario Paint 5. Parodius

6. Suzuki Aguri no F-1 Super Driving 7. Prince of Persia 8. Light Fantasy 9. Kings Quest 10. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time

American Charts 1. Street Fighter II: The World Warrior 2. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 3. F-ZERO 4. Super Play Action Football 5. Soper Mario World

6. Final Fantasy 2 7. PGA Golf Tour 8. Super Castlevania IV 9. Contra III: The Alien Wars 10. Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts

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