Yep, those are turtles alright.
TOC -
1989 is probably the NES's best year in America. Mega Man 2 came over here, Dragon Warrior is finally coming, Ninja Gaiden, Mario 3 on the horizon -- lots of good stuff happening. Looks like we've got some awards for it being the one year anniversary of NP, too.
Nester Awards -
Wow, Mario 2 cleaned up but didn't take Best Game. Haha, Mario 2 won best ending. I have no idea how it beat out Bionic Commando which was one of the nominees. Mario and Zelda dominated these things, man.
Nothing too notable in the MM2 section. The game is obviously done and just being localized.
Dragon Warrior preview has crazy art. They acknowledge it being the first DW game despite the audience having no idea.
Top 30 -
What the hell is up with Metal Gear? 3 -> 23 -> 7. Track and Field 2 finally gets on the board at #5. I guess it takes a while from this ridiculous preview coverage to people owning the game to being able to vote for the game. Zelda 2 finally brings the Mario 2 dominance to a close. Zelda 1 refuses to go away while Mario 1 returns to the top 30 this month. Mega Man 2 drops to 30. Why am I analyzing this
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