It's late in the summer, but not too late for us to hand out a summer reading assignment. Racketboy and Retromags.com have teamed up to offer a scanned PDF of Nintendo Power's May/June 1989 issue, which features Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on the cover.Looking through the issue reminds us, of course, of how adorable Nintendo Power used to be, with its hyperenthusiastic text that bordered on ad copy, and its cutely off-model original art throughout. But it also reminds us of just how awesome it was to have an NES in 1989, with things like Mega Man 2, Ninja Gaiden, and even the first Dragon Warrior right around the corner.
Do you think that, in 18 years, someone will get nostalgic about old Wii Fanboy posts? Don't answer that.
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9-10-2007 @ 12:37PM
samfish said...
"Hey, remember that old Wii Fanboy post from back in the day?
"Which one?"
Y'know – the one with all those spelling and grammatical errors in it?"
"Which one?"
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9-10-2007 @ 12:39PM
Peter Tangney said...
Nice high quality scans there (62.7MB). I'm reading through it right now. I didn't have Nintendo Power back then, but I wish I had. I like the design of the mag.
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9-10-2007 @ 12:55PM
Gareth Williams said...
^ very good :)
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9-10-2007 @ 1:36PM
the real mii said...
i subscribed when nintendo power offered the dragon warrior nes game for free. it was a great game too. why can't nintendo power offer incentives like that any more? i re-subscribed this year when nintendo offered a free cheap plastic wii remote keychain. i don't even know where that thing is right now...
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9-10-2007 @ 2:38PM
Gonzo said...
Thanks for the trip in the wayback machine.
I used to have that Megaman 2 poster (the "centerfold" for that issue) up on my wall. Damn... I was in Jr.high back then.
Don't worry, I was able to get my hands on real centerfolds too.
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9-10-2007 @ 2:54PM
Kev said...
Ahh... the good old days when you used to get maps and comics.
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9-10-2007 @ 3:52PM
AstroZombie said...
When I was a kid, I actually had nearly my entire room wallpapered with the centerfolds from NP. In chronological order. Yes, I'm awesome.
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9-10-2007 @ 10:47PM
flo said...
@ astroszombie
No ur lame n i hope u don hav those anymore
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