Compute's Nintendo Secrets

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Author

Steven A. Schwartz

Publication

1990 - Compute Books, Greensboro, NC, North Carolina

Language

English

Word Count

48,500 words, Guess

Page Count

194 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

ISBN-100874552346
ISBN-139780874552348
Goodreads4803044
Library of Congress Control Number90080963
OCLC Control Number21969633

and 1 more

Open LibraryOL1895930M

Classifications

DDC794.8
LCCGV1469.3 .S39 1990

Alternate Titles

Compute (Greensboro, N.C.)
Nintendo secrets.

Description

This is a reviews, tips, and strategies book for 31 games for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), and 8 games for the Nintendo Game Boy (GB). Each review, except that for the GB version of 'Batman', has a gray-scale screenshot, a 'Review' of the game, its 'Instructions' booklet, a 'Features' section describing the type of game it is, its Difficulty settings, Number of players, whether it has a pause feature, if it has a continue, password or allows the player to 'Restart at Last Level', and the name of the game 'Manufacturer'. There is also ratings on the games 'Graphics and Sounds', 'Challenge', and 'Play Value'. Besides the reviews the the largest section for nearly each game is its 'Tips, Tricks, and Strategies'. After each section is a 'Super Secrets section, with additional tips, written in mirror face type, and a composite 'Play Value' chart comparing the games in that section. A third section has Violence rating information for the NES games and a game index, which covers this book and the previous book, "Compute's Guide to Nintendo Games", ISBN: 0874552214. The last 8 pages of the book have color screenshots and tips for 16 games. Some of this book, and the previous one would later be recompiled for in a 'Best of' compilation along with new material in Steven's 'The Big Book of Nintendo Games', ISBN: 0874552486. Compute! Nintendo books in this series; * Compute's Nintendo Tips & Tricks. 087455246X * Compute!'s Guide to Nintendo Games. ISBN: 0874552214 * Compute!'s Nintendo Secrets. ISBN: 0874552346 * The Big Book of Nintendo Games. ISBN: 0874552486 * Compute!'s Nintendo Adventure Games. ISBN: 0874552435 * The Official Guide to Mega Man. ISBN: 0874552419 * Conquering Super Mario Bros., and {Conquering Super Mario Bros. Adventures} ISBN: 0874552427, and 0874552656 * Conquering Zelda, and {Conquering Zelda Adventures} ISBN: 0874552397, and 0874552702 * Castlevania: The Official Hint Book. ISBN: 0874552613 * Compute's Guide to Super NES Games. ISBN: 0874552494