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Nintendo Power · Volume 75

Virtual Boy

Issue
#75
Published
Aug 1995
Poster
Killer Instinct 📌

Virtual Boy took the cover as the system arrived in the U.S., with Teleroboxer, Mario Clash and Red Alarm covered. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island got its first big feature, and the Epic Center began its Chrono Trigger walkthrough. Street Fighter II on Game Boy, Phantom 2040 and Ninja Gaiden Trilogy filled out the features.

It's in your face. It's in your eyes. It's in your blood.

The opening of the Virtual Boy article
Pull-out poster from Nintendo Power issue 75 — Killer Instinct
Pull-out poster
Games featured in this issue
Chrono Trigger cover
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island cover
Street Fighter II cover
Earthworm Jim cover
… as well as the following games not in my collection:
  • Teleroboxer
  • Phantom 2040
  • Ninja Gaiden Trilogy
  • Judge Dredd

Sweepstakes

The winner and a guest went to Orlando for Mortal Kombat: The Live Tour, a trip valued at $5,000. Five second-prize winners got Mortal Kombat prizes, T-shirts went to third, and the same issue previewed the Virtual Boy with Blockbuster's try-before-you-buy rental deal.

Classified Information

The codes and secrets this issue gave away.

True Lies
Super spy codes
Mega Man X2
Diagnostic test
seaQuest DSV
Practice passwords
Adventures of Yogi Bear
Yogi's stage select
WWF Raw
Change wrestler stats
Kirby's Dream Course
Name change
Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
Force codes
Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen
Dragon's haven
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy – Starship Bridge Simulator
Extra ships

Power Charts

These were the top Nintendo games in Aug 1995, as voted by Nintendo Power readers. Arrows show the move since the previous issue's chart; the peak is the best position the game had reached by then.

# Super NESGame Boy
1
— Donkey Kong Country peak #1 · 10 issues
— The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening peak #1 · 28 issues
2
▲1 Final Fantasy III peak #2 · 8 issues
— Donkey Kong Land peak #2 · 7 issues
3
▼1 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past peak #1 · 44 issues
— Metroid II: Return of Samus peak #1 · 44 issues
4
NEW Chrono Trigger debut
▲3 Donkey Kong peak #1 · 15 issues
5
▼1 Super Metroid peak #1 · 16 issues
— Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins peak #1 · 5 issues
6
NEW Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen debut
— Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 peak #1 · 18 issues
7
▲5 Secret of Mana peak #6 · 4 issues
▲1 Tetris peak #3 · 35 issues
8
NEW Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest debut
▼4 Kirby's Dream Land 2 peak #4 · 3 issues
9
▲1 Killer Instinct peak #9 · 2 issues
NEW Dr. Mario debut
10
▼4 NBA Jam: Tournament Edition peak #5 · 7 issues
▼1 Mortal Kombat II peak #3 · 5 issues
11
NEW Doom debut
12
NEW Mortal Kombat II debut
13
▼2 Mega Man X2 peak #7 · 6 issues
14
NEW EarthBound debut
15
▼10 Earthworm Jim peak #5 · 10 issues
16
▼2 Secret of Evermore peak #14 · 2 issues
17
▼4 Final Fantasy II peak #3 · 4 issues
18
▼11 Illusion of Gaia peak #7 · 8 issues
19
NEW NBA Live '95 debut
20
▼12 Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball peak #2 · 6 issues
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