News report from 1988 on Nintendo and the Super Mario Bros. Times change...

[yushire]

radioioRobert said:

yushire said:

Things do really changed but why most of them are kids? And whats the phone for ninty for secrets for? And no one knew the 100 1ups in world 3-1 back then?

This was before guides existed. Nintendo used to have a toll free number you could call about 12 hours a day and get secrets and tips. There was no other way to find out about codes or cheats at that point.

The first guides I ever saw were "special editions" of Nintendo Power. I still have a Ninty Power Super Mario 3 "Special Edition" aka Guide.

Guides came about from Nintendo Power....

Wikipedia :

Player’s Guide

The first Player’s Guide was simply called The Official Nintendo Player’s Guide, featuring dozens of different NES games. It was followed in the early 1990s by a number of guides 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. NES games covered by their Strategy Guides included:

• Super Mario Bros. 3
• Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos
• Final Fantasy
• 4-Player Extra, which covered multiple four-player games on the NES

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.

 

So you still remember this one? and you still have a copy? BTW, how old are you when playing the NES, I didnt touch a NES or play with it till 1990.