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Issue 7

Super Play Issue 7

May 1993
Release Date: 1 Apr 1993
Pages: 100
Editor: Matt Bielby

Introduction

Issue 7 saw the appearance of the hugely popular Addams Family on the cover, with the UK review of Pugsly’s Scavenger Hunt. Both Matt and Jonathan scored it at 90%, especially praising the graphics. By far the biggest and most important review was Starfox, with both the USA and Japanese version looked at. The team gave it the biggest review yet, with six pages covering many of the levels of the game. Jason, Jonathan and Matt all had an opinion on the game, but it was widely praised, and gained an excellent 93%. The Japanese version of Batman Returns also scored 87%, whilst a couple of mini UK reviews of Super Star Wars and Mickey’s Magical Quest scored 89%. There were plenty of other reviews, although most scored under 70%. There was also a playtest of several third party joypads and joysticks, with scores out of 5 for all of them.

In the news Nintendo finally took over distribution of games in Europe, with four new divisions in the UK, France, Belgium and the Netherlands. They also had the first shots of Final Fight 2 as well as several new Shoot-em-ups. Live from Hell City looked at Japan’s annual arcade machine show, and Anime World looked at various Manga Videos.

Also in this issue, they had an interview with Jez San, the man responsible for Star Fox and the Super FX chip, as well as the founder of Argonaut. They found out all the development secrets behind the game and how the Super FX chip was going to be used in future games. Jason also looked at RPG’s with a beginners guide to what an RPG was and what makes a good one, as well as all the newest and upcoming games for the SNES - these were mainly from Japan, but many of them have since been translated to English.

Players guides this month looked at Magical Quest starring Mickey Mouse as well as Bart’s Nightmare, with full level tips for both games. In Gamefreak Jason Brooks also answered many readers questions, covering games, and many other subjects. In letters, Envelope Art made a return, with many of their readers' artwork being featured. In What Cart they listed over 200 SNES games (it took N64 magazine over 2 years to hit that mark), and had the top-5 sidekicks and puzzle games, as well as looking at the worst games on the SNES. 

Articles

Features

  • The Starfox Creators Interview
  • Realms of Fantasy RPGS's and the Japanese
  • Shooting Stars: Choosing the best in controller upgrades for the SNES

Previews

  • Final Fight 2
  • POp'n Twin Bee
  • Super Air Diver
  • Super Famistar 2
  • Darius III
  • Sonic Wings
  • 100% Cotton
  • Bio Metal
  • Dragonball Z
  • Septentrion
  • YS IV: Mask of the Sun
  • F1 Exhaust Heat II
  • Nigel Mansells F1 Championship

Reviews

  • Addams Family in: Pugsley's Scavenger Hunt
    Author: Jonathan Davies
    Country: UK
    Score: 90
  • Starfox
    Author: Jason Brookes
    Country: USA/JAP
    Score: 93
  • Batman Returns
    Author: Jonathan Davies
    Country: JAP
    Score: 87
  • Aerobiz
    Author: Rich Pelley
    Country: USA
    Score: 69
  • Psycho Dream
    Author: Matt Bielby
    Country: JAP
    Score: 33
  • The Hunt for Red Otober
    Author: Rich Pelley
    Country: USA
    Score: 25
  • Evil Sword
    Author: Jonathan Davies
    Country: JAP
    Score: 55
  • The Terminator
    Author: Rich Pelley
    Country: UK
    Score: 59
  • Super Bikuri Man
    Author: Jonathan Davies
    Country: JAP
    Score: 18
  • Super Fire Pro Wrestling 2
    Author: Jason Brookes
    Country: JAP
    Score: 72
  • Chessmaster
    Author: Jonathan Davies
    Country: UK
    Score: 55
  • Warpspeed
    Author: Jason Brookes
    Country: Uk
    Score: 32
  • The Blues Brothers
    Author: Rich Pelley
    Country: UK
    Score: 68
  • Cosmo Gang The Puzzle
    Author: Matt Bielby
    Country: Jap
    Score: 58
  • Pro Quarterback
    Author: Matt Bielby
    Country: USA
    Score: 62
  • Magic Sword
    Author: Jonathan Davies
    Country: UK
    Score: 58
  • Pebble Beach Golf
    Author: Jonathan Davies
    Country: UK
    Score: 82
  • Uncharted Waters
    Author: Rich Pelley
    Country: Jap
    Score: 37
  • NBA All-Star Challenge
    Author: Matt Bielby
    Country: USA
    Score: 59
  • Ushio and Tora
    Author: Rich Pelley
    Country: Jap
    Score: 35
  • California Games II
    Author: Matt Bielby
    Country: USA
    Score: 22
  • Clue
    Author: Jonathan Davies
    Country: USA
    Score: 46
  • Monopoly
    Author: Sue Grant
    Country: USA
    Score: 40
  • Jeopardy
    Author: Jonathan Davies
    Country: USA
    Score: 15
  • Cal Rikpkin Jr Baseball
    Author: Jonathan Davies
    Country: USA
    Score: 70
  • Super Pang
    Author: Jonathan Davies
    Country: Uk
    Score: 72
  • Super Double Dragon
    Author: Jonathan Davies
    Country: UK
    Score: 86
  • Super Star Wars
    Author: Jonathan Davies
    Country: UK
    Score: 89
  • Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse
    Author: Jonathan Davies
    Country: UK
    Score: 89
  • Best of the Best Championship Karate
    Author: Jonathan Davies
    Country: UK
    Score: 50

Players Guides

  • Mickey's Magical Quest
  • Bart's Nightmare

Staff

  • Matt Bielby Editor
  • Sue Grant Production Editor
  • Jonathan Davies Staff Writer
  • Jason Brookes Staff Writer
  • Jeremy Bridgeman Designer
  • Lisa Nicholls Art Editor