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Issue 20

Super Play Issue 20

June 1994
Release Date: 5 May 1994
Pages: 100
Editor: James Leach

Introduction

Samus Aran took pride of place on the cover of issue 20 as Super Metroid got a Japanese release. Tony, Zy and James all offered their opinion on the game, which seemed to subvert all expectations. They gave it an excellent score of 92%, with Tony calling it the best game he'd played all year. They also briefly looked at the history of Metroid and how it differed from the macho man stereotype of the mid 80s by having a girl as the starring character.

With the World Cup of 1994 just around the corner, there was another round up of all the football games on the SNES, with reviews of World Cup Striker (91%), Kick off 3 (also 91%) and FIFA International Soccer (89%). They covered each of the 13 other games in brief, and came to the conclusion that there were four games worth buying - depending on your preference. The aforementioned world cup striker, Kick off and FIFA, as well as previously reviewed Sensible Soccer. 

The big news this month was that developer Williams had committed to developing games for Nintendo's Project Reality. They specialised in arcade games, so it was a real possibility that games like Killer Instinct could be published on Nintendo consoles in the future - which would be a change from Nintendo's family orientated history. As usual there were plenty of new games showcased, including the latest Street Fighter, Final Fantasy VI, Sparkster and Pac Attack. Their Japanese column “Live from Hell City” looked at a Japanese Super Famicom CD magazine - which actually covered soundtracks to games, rather than games themselves.

A feature this month looked at cheap games, with some of the great games now under £30, and some even under £15. As part of this there was also the news that Nintendo had announced a Game Boy adaptor (the Super Game Boy) and a look at an unofficial NES adaptor to play some great classic games. 

Mega Man X got the full guide treatment this month as Allen Brett walked us through all the stages of the game.There was the usual Gamefreak column from Jason, who answered reader questions on both SNES tech and games, whilst Allen’s Mode 7 covered short-form tips for games like Mortal Kombat, NBA-Jam and Street Fighter II Turbo. In the What Cart section, they looked at some of the best sports games that weren’t anything to do with football.

Articles

Features

  • Live From Hell City
  • Cheap Tricks - Find games deals
  • Golaccio! Football Games Roundup

Previews

  • Super Street Fighter X
  • The Three Musketeers
  • Final Fantasy VI
  • Ogre Battle Episode 7: Let's Cling Together
  • Kasuki Rocks
  • True Goddess
  • SOS
  • Eek! The Cat
  • Sparkster
  • Urban Nightmare
  • Pack Attack

Reviews

  • World Cup Striker
    Author: Tony Mott
    Country: UK
    Score: 91
  • Kick Off 3
    Author: Tony Mott
    Country: UK
    Score: 91
  • Fifa International Soccer
    Author: Tony Mott
    Country: Uk
    Score: 89
  • Super Metroid
    Author: James Leach / Tony Mott / Zy Nicholson
    Country: Jap
    Score: 92
  • X-Kaliber 2097
    Author: Tony Mott
    Country: USA
    Score: 68
  • Astro Go! Go!
    Author: Jonathan Davies
    Country: Jap
    Score: 51
  • Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny
    Author: Zy Nicholson
    Country: USA
    Score: 67
  • The Flintstones: The Treasure of the Sierra Madrock
    Author: James Leach
    Country: USA
    Score: 54
  • Super Troll Islands
    Author: Sue Grant
    Country: USA
    Score: 70
  • Mega Man Soccer
    Author: Simon Kirrane
    Country: USA
    Score: 62
  • Time Trax
    Author: Jonathan Davies
    Country: Uk
    Score: 73
  • Ninja Warriors
    Author: James Leach
    Country: USA
    Score: 84
  • King of Dragons
    Author: Trenton Webb
    Country: Jap
    Score: 53
  • Winter Olympics
    Author: Sue Grant
    Country: UK
    Score: 35
  • Turn and Burn: No-Fly Zone
    Author: Tony Mott
    Country: USA
    Score: 71
  • Mickey's Ultimate Challenge
    Author: Tony Mott
    Country: USA
    Score: 54
  • Plok!
    Author: James Leach
    Country: UK
    Score: 90
  • Super Strike Eagle
    Author: James Leach
    Country: UK
    Score: 61
  • R-Type III
    Author: James Leach
    Country: UK
    Score: 83

Players Guides

  • Mega Man X

Staff

  • Sue Grant Production Editor
  • Lisa Nicholls Art Editor
  • Zy Nicholson Staff Writer
  • James Leach Editor
  • Wil Overton Art Assistant
  • Tony Mott Staff Writer