Welcome to the Nintendo Power magazine section. Here you will find articles on the Super Mario Bros. series that were featured in Nintendo power magazine since 1988 featuring guides, previews, information on how games were made, tricks and tips from Nintendo and more.
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A couple of miscellanous Super Mario related articles from Nintendo Power Magazine Volume 38 published in July 1992 including:- A Competition to win a special edition Super Mario Bros full sized Pinball machine A Competition to win Super Mario World “Turn up the Power” jackets… I bet those are like gold dust now! A Pak … Read more
Yoshi’s Story guide in Nintendo Power Magazine Vol. 106 This eight page spread on Yoshi’s Story for the Nintendo 64 was published in Nintendo Power Magazine in March 1998. In Volume 105’s Yoshi’s Story feature we showed you the opening pages of the game- now you’ll learn the secrets and strategies for getting through the … Read more
Wario Land 2 guide in Nintendo Power Magazine Vol. 106 A ten page feature on the Gameboy’s Wario Land II, originally published in March 1998. Everyone wants a piece of Wario. It seems that someone is always out to steal his fortune or just ruin his day. In Nintendo’s Wario Land II for Game Boy, … Read more
Yoshi’s Story feature in Nintendo Power Magazine Vol. 105 An eight page spread on our green dino pals Nintendo 64 adventure, Yoshi’s Story. First published in February 1998. Ripped from the pages of Yoshi‘s Story: The first chapter of our storybook strategies for uncovering all the hearts in the first two worlds.
Yoshi’s Story feature in Nintendo Power Magazine Vol. 104 An eight page feature on Yoshi’s Story for the Nintendo 64 originally published in January 1998. Once upon a time there was the 2-D side-scroller Yoshi’s Island. Two years, one 64-Bit system and half a dimension later, the Yoshis return to spin a tale that could … Read more
Mario Kart 64 Taco Bell advert in Nintendo Power Magazine Vol. 102 You WILL get a Taco Bell, and you WILL like it!!!
Yoshi’s Story preview in Nintendo Power Magazine Vol. 100 This preview of Yoshi’s Story for the Nintendo 64 was originally published in September 1997. Yoshi‘s first solo appearance for the N64 is scheduled for the end of the year, but Mr. Miyamoto recently shared some secrets with Nintendo Power for this sneak preview. We still … Read more
Mario Kart 64 power cup feature in Nintendo Power Magazine Vol. 96 Did you enter this competition back in May 1997? Nintendo Power’s Race for the Gold is under way! Entries for the drawing are whizzing in every day. A few of the fastest qualifiers are listed below. How did they go so low? Pit … Read more
Super Mario 64 game faces competition in Nintendo Power Magazine Vol. 96 Ever mess up Mario’s face in Super Mario 64? These guys did. These pages were published in the May 1997 edition of NP. In Volume 93, the Arena asked aspiring artists to put on their best game faces in Super Mario 64 and … Read more
Game & Watch Gallery Game & Watch Gallery feature in Nintendo Power Magazine Vol. 95 This preview was originally published in April 1997. Game & Watch portable games were a big hit for Nintendo in the early ’80s, Now four Game & Watch classics are back on one Game Boy pak, along with new, updated … Read more
Super Mario RPG “Beat the boss” feature in Nintendo Power Magazine Vol. 94 This boss guide to Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven stars was originally published in March 1997. This guide offers tips on how to beat various bosses such as Hammer Bros, Mack, Belome, Bowyer, Punchinello, Knife Guy & Grate Guy and … Read more
Mario Kart 64 driver guide in Nintendo Power Magazine Vol. 94 The March 1997 edition of Nintendo Power Magazine included driver data cards giving information on the eight playable characters in Mario Kart 64: Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Princess, Bowser, Wario, Toad and Donkey Kong. These are scans of the back and front of each card.
Super Mario 64 questions and answers in Nintendo Power Magazine Vol. 94 Questions in this Q&A session from back in March 1997 included:- How do I knock over the Whomp Fortress plank? How do I get the first star in Shifting Sand Land? How do I get the caged star in Whomp’s fortress?
Mario Kart 64 time trials and ghost info in Nintendo Power Magazine Vol. 94 We’ll help you push your Mario Kart 64 performance envelope with the top time trial tips for every course, including exclusive secrets and shortcuts that could come only from Nintendo. This article was published in March 1997. Am I the only … Read more
Mario Kart 64 power cup competition in Nintendo Power Magazine Vol. 94 This article was originally published in the March 1997 edition of NP. Send in a photo of your record-breaking run, and you could win one of thousands of prizes and have your time published in Nintendo Power and on the Nintendo Power Source … Read more
Mario Kart 64 eleven page crash course in Nintendo Power Magazine Vol. 93 It was way back in February 1997 that we got sent on this awesome 11 page Crash Course for MK64!. A clean driving record won’t get you squat in Mario Kart 64. Instead, Nintendo’s incredible racing game for the N64 rewards drivers … Read more
Mario Kart 64 preview in Nintendo Power Magazine Vol. 91 This issue of Nintendo Power was published in December of 1996 and gave us our first look at the upcoming Nintendo 64 title Mario Kart 64 which was due for release early in the year to follow.
Tetris Attack Tetris Attack feature in Nintendo Power Magazine Vol. 89 This four page article about Tetris Attack was published in October 1996 and featured appearances from many popular Mario universe characters. The puzzle game everyone is flipping over on the Super NES is now available for Game Boy! Nintendo’s password-packed Tetris Attack hits the … Read more
Super Mario RPG strategy and tips in Nintendo Power Magazine Vol. 89 This four page Super Mario RPG strategy guide was originally published in October 1996. Mario and Co, have pulled up their side-scrolling roots and planted them-selves squarely (a play on Square Enix?) in epic territory, combining the charm and humor of the Super … Read more
Super Mario 64 competition in Nintendo Power Magazine Vol. 89 This competition was first published in October 1996. Collect 100 gold coins and win your own star, anyone got one of these they could send in a picture of? it would be cool to add to this page if so… luke@classic-mario.net
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kongs Double Trouble Featured in Nintendo Power Magazine Vol. 89 Although the Donkey Kong series is not the Mario series, we still publish it here due to the fact that they certainly at least overlap, with DK featuring in Mario Kart games and Mario featuring in DK games and the … Read more
Super Mario 64 exclusive preview in Nintendo Power Magazine Vol. 88 This ten page serving of Super Mario 64 goodness was originally published in September 1996. Princess Toadstool has invited Mario to her castle for a bite to eat, but what follows is no piece of cake! Follow Mario as he leaps into 15 vast … Read more
Donkey Kong Land 2 Donkey Kong Land 2 preview in Nintendo Power Magazine Vol. 88 This eight page article was originally published in Nintendo Power in September 1996. Too Kool for K. Rool! All of the game play goodness that made DKC 2 such a phenomenal hit for the Super NES is here in Donkey … Read more
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble Preview in Nintendo Power Magazine Vol. 88 This two page feature on DKC3 for the Nintendo 64 was originally published in September 1996’s edition. Dixie takes centre stage in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble and once again, she proves that it’s not how many … Read more