_{Cover of the November 1993 issue of Super Play}

Super Play is a magazine that was dedicated to the Super Nintendo and published in the U.K. This is another thing we didn't have much of in the U.S. Magazines dedicated to a specific gaming system weren't all that common until the PlayStation came along, at least if you exclude Nintendo and Sega official publications and even those typically covered multiple systems. Other than a short-lived EGM spin-off, I don't think we had any magazines dedicated to the Super Nintendo. The November 1993 issue of Super Play includes:

Features

• Third-party politics - An article on the relationship between Nintendo and third-part developers. Because of what Nintendo charges developers for carts, taxes, etc., they were not making money on 60 pound carts. This was exacerbated by the fact that Nintendo restricted developers from releasing games on multiple systems. This is what pushed some companies like Electronic Arts to develop for the Genesis.


• The Super Mario Collection - Part two of a player's guide for Super Mario Collection. This part covers Super Mario Bros. 2 (The Lost Levels) and Super Mario USA.


• Kick It!: Super Play's Soccer Special - Reviews and previews of various soccer games on the Super NES. Games covered include Sensible Soccer, Empire Soccer, Pele, World Soccer, High School Soccer, EA Soccer, Super J-League Soccer, World Cup Striker, Virtual Soccer, and Prime Goal.


• Top Gear 2 vs. Lamborghini American Challenge - Reviews and a comparison of these two games. Both were similar style games that are played from a similar perspective as Outrun.


• Mario & Wario - In this game, you must place blocks in front of Mario using the Mouse so that he does not plummet to his death. He has a bucket over his head so he cannot see. I guess you could say that this game is a distant cousin to something like Lemmings.

_{Table of Contents from the November 1993 issue of Super Play}

Regulars

• Gamefreak - Questions answered from readers about 16-bit versions of Metroid and Zelda, Romancing Saga from Square Soft, Blaster Master, the possibility of an uncensored Mortal Kombat, technical specs of the SNES, game release dates, and more.


• Mode 7 - Tips, tricks, passwords and cheats for various games including Final Fight 2, Powermonger, Super Turrican, Yoshi's Cookie, Super Mario World, Starwing, Street Fighter II, Super Fire Pro Wrestling 2, Super Probotector, Prince of Persia, Desert Strike, Rival Turf, Super Family Tennis, Super Formation Soccer, Street Fighter II Turbo, WWF Royal Rumble, and more.


• Playback - Letters from readers about Home Improvement, Japanese vs. U.S. ads, plus envelope art and more.


• What Cart? - Short reviews of 320 Super Nintendo games.

_{Back cover of the November 1993 issue of Super Play}

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