Let's read an old Nintendo Power together
by JC Fletcher 
{ Sep 10th 2007 at 12:00PM }
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.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
samfish @ Sep 10th 2007 12:37PM
"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?"
Peter Tangney @ Sep 10th 2007 12:39PM
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.
Gareth Williams @ Sep 10th 2007 12:55PM
^ very good :)
the real mii @ Sep 10th 2007 1:36PM
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...
Gonzo @ Sep 10th 2007 2:38PM
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.
Kev @ Sep 10th 2007 2:54PM
Ahh... the good old days when you used to get maps and comics.
AstroZombie @ Sep 10th 2007 3:52PM
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.
flo @ Sep 10th 2007 10:47PM
@ astroszombie
No ur lame n i hope u don hav those anymore