The Nintendo Player’s Guides are a series of

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strategy guides from Nintendo based on ''

Nintendo Power ''Nintendo Power'' was a video game news and strategy magazine from Nintendo of America, first published in July/August 1988 as Nintendo's official print magazine for North America. The magazine's publication was initially done monthly by Ninten ...

'' magazine.

Original format

The first ''Player's Guide'' was simply named ''The Official Nintendo Player's Guide'', featuring dozens of different NES games. The following 22 games were covered in depth, with enemy descriptions, level maps, and strategy tips. * ''

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'' * '' Top Gun'' * '' Ghosts and Goblins'' * ''

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'' * '' Zelda II: The Adventure of Link'' * '' Metroid'' * ''

Rad Racer ''Rad Racer'', known as in Japan, is a racing video game developed and published by Square for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in 1987. In this game, players drive a Ferrari 328 or a generic Formula One racing machine through a ...

'' * '' Ring King'' * ''

Kid Icarus ''Kid Icarus'' is a platform video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Family Computer Disk System in Japan and the Nintendo Entertainment System in Europe and North America. It was released in Japan in December 1986, in Europe in ...

'' * ''

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'' * '' Castlevania'' * ''

Excitebike is a motocross racing video game developed and published by Nintendo. In Japan, it was released for the Famicom in 1984 and then ported to arcades as ''Vs. Excitebike'' for the Nintendo Vs. System later that year. In North America, it was init ...

'' * ''

Arkanoid is a 1986 block breaker arcade game developed and published by Taito. In North America, it was published by Romstar. Controlling a paddle-like craft known as the Vaus, the player is tasked with clearing a formation of colorful blocks by deflect ...

'' * '' Rush'n Attack'' * ''

Rygar ''Rygar'' is a video game created by Tecmo in 1986 and originally released for arcades in Japan as . It is a side-scrolling platform game where the player assumes the role as the "Legendary Warrior", battling through a hostile landscape. The ...

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Ikari Warriors ''Ikari Warriors'', known as in Japan, is a vertically-scrolling, run-and-gun shooter arcade video game released by SNK in 1986. It was published in North America by Tradewest. The game was released at the time when there were many ''Commando' ...

'' * ''

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'' * '' The Goonies 2'' * ''

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'' Screenshots and short descriptions of other games were also included. ''The Official Nintendo Player's Guide'' was followed in the early 1990s by a number of publications, which were produced under the slightly different moniker of ''Nintendo Power Strategy Guides''. These were sent between the then bi-monthly magazine issues to subscribers or mailed alongside them. Nintendo Entertainment System games covered by their ''Strategy Guides'' included: * '' Super Mario Bros. 3'' * '' Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos'' * ''

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'' * ''4-Player Extra'', which covered multiple four-player games on the

NES The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is an 8-bit third-generation home video game console produced by Nintendo. It was first released in Japan in 1983 as the commonly known as the The NES, a redesigned version, was released in American ...

Nintendo ceased production of these bimonthly ''Strategy Guides'' due to a lack of important game releases in the pre-holiday seasons of the year.

Player's Guide

After converting ''Nintendo Power'' to a monthly format came the more well-known mainstay of ''Player's Guides''. Early guides covered groups of games in one book. These books covered strategy for: *

Game Atlas ** '' Castlevania'' ** '' Castlevania II: Simon's Quest'' ** '' Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse'' ** '' Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers'' ** ''

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'' ** ''

'' ** '' Mega Man'' ** ''

Mega Man 2 ''Mega Man 2'' is an action game developed and published by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was released in Japan in 1988 and in North America and PAL regions the following years. ''Mega Man 2'' continues Mega Man (character), ...

'' ** ''

Mega Man 3 ''Mega Man 3'' (stylized as ''Mega Man III'') is an action- platform video game developed and published by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It is the third game of the original ''Mega Man'' series and was originally released in ...

'' ** ''

Ninja Gaiden is a series of action video games by Tecmo featuring the ninja Ryu Hayabusa as its protagonist. The series was originally known as in Japan. The word "gaiden" in the North American ''Ninja Gaiden'' title means "side story" in Japanese. The o ...

'' ** ''

Ninja Gaiden II is a 2008 action adventure hack and slash game developed by Team Ninja and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360. It is the sequel to the 2004 title '' Ninja Gaiden'', making it the second 3D title in the series of the same nam ...

'' ** ''

StarTropics ''StarTropics'' is an action-adventure video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Unlike most of Nintendo's games, it was never released or intended to be released in Japan. It was released only in North ...

'' ** ''

'' ** '' Super Mario Bros. 2'' ** '' Super Mario Bros. 3'' ** ''

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' is an American media franchise created by the comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It follows Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael, four anthropomorphic turtle brothers (named after It ...

'' ** '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game'' ** '' Zelda II: The Adventure of Link'' *

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** '' Batman'' ** '' Castlevania: The Adventure'' ** '' Cosmo Tank'' ** '' Days of Thunder'' ** ''

Double Dragon is a beat 'em up video game series initially developed by Technōs Japan and released as an arcade game in 1987. The series features twin martial artists, Billy and Jimmy Lee, as they fight against various adversaries and rivals. The origina ...

'' ** '' Dr. Mario'' ** ''

'' ** '' F-1 Race'' ** '' Final Fantasy Legend'' ** '' Fortified Zone'' ** '' Gargoyle's Quest'' ** ''

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'' ** '' Gremlins 2: The New Batch'' ** ''

The Hunt for Red October ''The Hunt for Red October'' is the debut novel by American author Tom Clancy, first published on October 1, 1984, by the Naval Institute Press. It depicts Soviet submarine captain Marko Ramius as he seemingly goes rogue with his country's cutt ...

'' ** ''

Kwirk ''Kwirk'', known in Japan as , is a puzzle video game developed and published by Atlus in Japan on November 24, 1989, for the Game Boy. The game was later published in North America in March 1990 by Acclaim Entertainment. Plot Kwirk and his gir ...

'' ** '' Nemesis'' ** '' Operation C'' ** ''

Quarth , known as ''Block Hole'' outside Japan, is a hybrid puzzle/shoot 'em up game developed by Konami which was released in 1989 as an arcade game. Besides the arcade version, there were also ports of the game to the MSX2 (with a built-in SCC chip) ...

'' ** ''

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'' ** '' Revenge of the 'Gator'' ** '' Super Mario Land'' ** '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan'' ** '' SolarStriker'' ** '' Solomon's Club'' ** '' Super R.C. Pro-Am'' ** '' Sword of Hope'' ** ''

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'' ** '' Ultima: Runes of Virtue'' * Mario Mania ** ''

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'', along with a history of the character,

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. * Super Nintendo Entertainment System ** ''

ActRaiser is a 1990 hybrid platformer, god game, and city-building game with light action RPG elements for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System developed by Quintet and published by Enix, combining traditional side-scrolling platforming with urban ...

'' ** '' Bill Laimbeer's Combat Basketball'' ** '' The Chessmaster'' ** '' Darius Twin'' ** '' Drakkhen'' ** ''

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'' ** ''

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'' ** ''

Final Fantasy II * is a fantasy role-playing video game developed and published by Square in 1988 for the Family Computer as the second installment of the ''Final Fantasy'' series. The game has received numerous enhanced remakes for the WonderSwan Color, the ...

'' ** ''

Final Fight ''Final Fight'' is a series of beat 'em up video games by Capcom, which began with the arcade release of ''Final Fight'' in 1989. Set in the fictional Metro City, the games focus on a group of heroic vigilantes who fights against the control and ...

'' ** ''

Gradius III ''Gradius III'' is a 1989 scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Konami, originally released for the arcades in Japan and other parts of Asia on December 11, 1989. It is the third game in the ''Gradius'' series. The game was por ...

'' ** ''

Home Alone ''Home Alone'' is a 1990 American Christmas comedy film directed by Chris Columbus and written and produced by John Hughes. The first film in the ''Home Alone'' franchise, the film stars Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Hea ...

'' ** ''

HyperZone is a rail shooter video game developed and published by HAL Laboratory for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). It used the SNES' Mode 7 capability. Gameplay ''HyperZone'' is a rail shooter game.''HyperZone'' instruction booklet (Sup ...

'' ** '' Joe & Mac'' ** '' John Madden's Football'' ** '' Hal's Hole in One Golf'' ** ''

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'' ** '' Legend of the Mystical Ninja'' ** '' The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past'' ** '' Miracle Piano Teaching System'' ** '' Nolan Ryan's Baseball'' ** '' Paperboy 2'' ** '' Pilotwings'' ** '' Pit Fighter'' ** '' Populous'' ** '' RPM Racing'' ** ''

SimCity ''SimCity'' is an open-ended city-building video game series originally designed by Will Wright. The first game in the series, ''SimCity'', was published by Maxis in 1989 and were followed by several sequels and many other spin-off "''Sim ...

'' ** ''

Smash TV ''Smash TV'' is a 1990 arcade video game created by Eugene Jarvis and Mark Turmell for Williams Electronics Games. It is a dual-stick shooter (one for moving and the other for firing) in the same vein as 1982's ''Robotron: 2084'' (co-created b ...

'' ** '' Super Bases Loaded'' ** '' Super Baseball Simulator 1.000'' ** '' Super CastleVania IV'' ** '' Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts'' ** ''

'' ** '' Super Off-Road'' ** '' Super R-Type'' ** '' Super Tennis'' ** '' True Golf Classics: Waialae Country Club'' ** '' Ultraman: Towards the Future'' ** '' U.N. Squadron'' ** '' Ys III: Wanderers from Ys'' * ''Top Secret:

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'' Outside of offering an optional ''Player's Guide'' as a free gift for a ''Nintendo Power'' subscription or subscription renewal, ''Nintendo Power'' did not include ''Player's Guide''s with the magazine. They were, however, made available separately, both through mail-order and at book and video-game shops. Nintendo did also once offer a subscription motive that included four of the aforementioned ''Player's Guide''s instead of only one. Following these four ''Player's Guide''s, a fifth was released to Nintendo Power subscribers entitled Top Secret Passwords, containing passwords for a wide variety of NES, SNES, and Game Boy games. While initially billed as a subscriber exclusive, this guide was eventually sold at retailers.

Later era

In its later years, each ''Player's Guide'' published features one specific game, much like the earlier ''Nintendo Power Strategy Guides''. These ''Nintendo Power'' branded ''Player's Guide''s were available (with the exception of the

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-published ''

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'') only for Nintendo-published games, but the concept is now emulated by other publishing companies such as Brady Games or Prima for major releases on all

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s. Almost all major video games released today will have one or more official Guides associated with them. While the rise of the

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and the increasing availability of free on-line FAQs and walkthroughs has taken away some of the need for commercial strategy guides, there is still a market for them. Guides often feature extensive picture-by-picture walkthroughs, maps, game art, and other visual features that cannot be provided by a bare text online walkthrough. Among the games that have been given ''Nintendo Player's Guide''s: * ''

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'' * '' Animal Crossing: Wild World'' * '' Advance Wars: Dual Strike'' * '' Advance Wars 2 Black Hole Rising'' * '' Banjo-Kazooie'' * ''

Banjo-Tooie ''Banjo-Tooie'' is a platform video game developed by Rare and originally released for the Nintendo 64 console in 2000. It is the second game in the '' Banjo-Kazooie'' series and the sequel to '' Banjo-Kazooie''. The game follows the returnin ...

'' * '' Battalion Wars'' * ''

'' * '' Conker's Bad Fur Day'' * ''

Diddy Kong Racing ''Diddy Kong Racing'' is a 1997 racing video game developed and published by Rare for the Nintendo 64. The game is set on Timber's Island and revolves around Diddy Kong and his friends' attempt to defeat the intergalactic antagonist, a wizar ...

'' * ''

Donkey Kong 64 ''Donkey Kong 64'' is a 1999 platform game developed by Rare and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. It is the first 3D game in the '' Donkey Kong'' series. As the gorilla Donkey Kong, the player explores themed levels to collect it ...

'' * ''

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version) * '' Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest'' * '' Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!'' * '' EarthBound'' * '' Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem'' * '' Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls'' * '' Final Fantasy III (VI)'' * ''

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'' * '' Final Fantasy V Advance'' * ''

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles ''Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles'' is a series of video games within the ''Final Fantasy'' franchise developed by Square Enix. Beginning in 2003 with the game for the GameCube, the series has predominantly been released on Nintendo gaming ha ...

'' * ''

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance is a 2003 tactical role-playing game developed and published by Square (now Square Enix) for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance. A spin-off of the ''Final Fantasy'' series, the game shares several traits with 1997's ''Final Fantasy Tactics'', althoug ...

'' * ''

Fire Emblem is a fantasy tactical role-playing game franchise developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. First produced and published for the Famicom in 1990, the series currently consists of sixteen core entries and five spinoffs. ...

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version) * '' Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance'' * '' Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones'' * ''

F-Zero GX ''F-Zero GX'' is a 2003 racing video game developed by Amusement Vision and published by Nintendo for the GameCube console. It runs on an enhanced version of the engine used in ''Super Monkey Ball''. ''F-Zero AX'', the arcade counterpart of ''G ...

'' * '' GoldenEye 007'' * '' Golden Sun: The Lost Age'' * '' Jet Force Gemini'' * ''

Killer Instinct ''Killer Instinct'' is a series of fighting video games originally created by Rare and published by Midway, Nintendo, and Microsoft Studios. The original ''Killer Instinct'' was released for arcades in 1994; the game was then released for ...

Mario Kart 64 is a kart racing video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. It was also released for the iQue Player in China in 2003. The game is the second main entry in the ''Mario Kart'' series and is the successor to ''Super Mari ...

'' * '' Mario Kart: Double Dash!!'' * '' Mario Paint'' * ''

Metroid Fusion is an action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance in 2002. It was developed by Nintendo Research & Development 1, which had developed the previous game in the series, ''Super Metroid'' (1994). Players contr ...

'' * ''

Metroid Prime ''Metroid Prime'' is an Action-adventure game, action-adventure video game developed by Retro Studios and published by Nintendo for the GameCube. ''Metroid Prime'' is the fifth main installment in the ''Metroid'' franchise and the first game in ...

'' * '' Metroid Prime 2: Echoes'' * '' Metroid Prime Hunters'' * '' Metroid: Zero Mission'' * '' New Super Mario Bros.'' * ''

Nintendogs is a real-time pet simulation video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console. It was released in Japan, and was later released in: North America, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and other regions. ...

'' * ''

Paper Mario ''Paper Mario'' is a video game series and part of the ''Mario'' franchise, developed by Intelligent Systems and produced by Nintendo. It combines elements from the role-playing, action-adventure, and puzzle genres. Players control a paper ...

'' * '' Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' * ''

Perfect Dark ''Perfect Dark'' is a first-person shooter developed and published by Rare for the Nintendo 64 video game console in 2000. The first game of the '' Perfect Dark'' series, it follows Joanna Dark, an agent of the Carrington Institute research ...

'' * ''

Pikmin is a real-time strategy and puzzle video game series created by Shigeru Miyamoto, and published by Nintendo. The games focus on directing a horde of plant-like creatures called Pikmin in order to collect items by destroying obstacles, avoiding ...

'' * ''

Pikmin 2 is a 2004 real-time strategy puzzle video game developed and published by Nintendo for the GameCube home video game console. It is the direct sequel to the 2001 game ''Pikmin (video game), Pikmin'' and is the second game in the ''Pikmin'' series. ...

'' * ''

Pokémon Battle Revolution is the first Wii incarnation of the '' Pokémon'' video game franchise. It is also the first Wii game to use the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection in North America and Japan and the second Wii game to wirelessly interact with the Nintendo DS handheld ...

'' * '' Pokémon Colosseum'' * ''

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'' * ''Pokémon Diamond'' and ''Pearl'' * ''

Pokémon Emerald is a 2004 role-playing video game developed by Game Freak, published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance. It was first released in Japan in 2004, and was later released internationally in 2005. It is a third version ...

'' * ''Pokémon FireRed'' and ''LeafGreen'' * ''

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'' and ''

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'' * '' Pokémon Mystery Dungeon'' * '' Pokémon Ranger'' * ''Pokémon Red'' and ''Blue'' * '' Pokémon Ruby'' and ''

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'' * '' Pokémon Snap'' * ''

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'' * '' Pokémon Stadium 2'' * ''

Pokémon Trading Card Game The , abbreviated as ''PTCG'' or ''Pokémon TCG'', is a collectible card game developed by Creatures Inc. based on the ''Pokémon'' franchise. It was first published in October 1996 by Media Factory in Japan. In the US, it was first published ...

'' * '' Pokémon Special Edition: Red, Blue & Yellow'' * '' Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness'' * ''

Star Fox 64 known as ''Lylat Wars'' in the PAL regions, is a 3D rail shooter video game developed by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. It is the second installment in the ''Star Fox'' series and a reboot of the original ''Star Fox'' for the Super Nintendo Ente ...

'' * '' Star Fox Adventures'' * '' Star Fox Assault'' * '' Star Wars: Episode I Racer'' * '' Star Wars: Rogue Squadron'' * '' Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader'' * '' Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike'' * '' Street Fighter II Turbo'' * ''

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'' * '' Super Mario 64'' * '' Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3'' * '' Super Mario All-Stars'' * '' Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars'' * ''

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'' * '' Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * '' Super Smash Bros. Melee'' * ''

Sword of Mana ''Sword of Mana'', originally released in Japan as , is a 2003 action role-playing game developed by Square Enix and Brownie Brown and published by Square Enix and Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance. It is an video game remake, enhanced remake of ...

'' * '' Wario World'' * '' Wave Race: Blue Storm'' * '' Yoshi's Island DS'' * '' Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3'' * ''

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Discontinuation

Around mid-2007, Nintendo discontinued the series after the publication of the guide for ''

''. This end of guide production was apparently due to the impending switch from in-house publication of ''NP'' to publication by Future US, which occurred in November 2007. In an issue of ''Nintendo Power'', an ''NP'' subscriber wrote to Nintendo, asking about the status of the ''Player's Guide'' series. Nintendo replied that the series is indeed discontinued indefinitely. They also pointed out that Prima Games was their official partner for making strategy guides, which they have been making for the aforementioned recent releases. Additionally, Prima made special strategy guides for '' The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass'' and ''

Mario Kart Wii is a kart racing game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii. It is the sixth installment in the ''Mario Kart'' series, and was released in April 2008. Like its previous installments, ''Mario Kart Wii'' incorporates playable characters ...

''. These guides were released exclusively as bonuses for Nintendo Power subscriptions or renewals. These guides even carry the label "Special Digest Version: Supplement to Nintendo Power Magazine".

External links

Archived Nintendo Player’s Guide
on the

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Original format

Player's Guide

Later era

Discontinuation

See also

External links