Nintendo Power - Volume 204

Item

Title
Nintendo Power - Volume 204
Alternative Title
Nintendo Power V204
Description
Originally published as a monthly newsletter and titled "Nintendo Fun Club", Nintendo Power was a monthly magazine published from 1988 until it was ended in December 2012. With a total of 285 issues, it is recognized as one of the longest running video game magazines of all time.

This is Volume 204, published in June 2006.
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Features:

Dark Arts - Get the exclusive first look at Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin for DS. Plus, we sit down with Iga, the mastermind behind the series.

Prepare for Contact - RPG + Wi-Fi + DS + Killer 7's studio = Contact, the game that puts you into the action.

Planet of the Apes - Don't worry: The only things the monkeys in Super Monkey Ball Adventure fling are themselves.

Gravity Game - We bump and grind through Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam for DS, and we have the knee scrapes and screenshots to prove it.

Framing the Game - I Am 8-Bit gives new meaning to the notion of fan art. Take a peek at what to expect from the show.

25 Mama Mia Moments - We've been gushing over New Super Mario Bros. for a couple months. In this issue, we break down what's getting us so excited.

X-ing Over - Writer Zak Penn and producer Todd "TQ" Jefferson detail the X-Men's mutation from the big screen to X-Men: The Official Game.

Odama Creator Tells All - You can probably guess that the creator of an RTS/pinball title has some interesting ideas about the future of video games.

Magic Tricks - We wave our wands (or styluses) to bring you hard-core strategy for the tough RPG LostMagic.

Inside Zelda - Twilight Princess music maker Toru Minegishi takes inspiration from maestro Koji Kondo.
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Departments:

Pulse - We chronicle a day in the life at NP, honor one of our finest former presidents, and respond to a particularly vicious rumor.

News - Iwata drops some knowledge at GDC, including announcing a new Zelda in the works. Oh man, E3 is gonna be great!

Point/Counterpoint

Previews

Classified Information

Playback - To be honest, we're not sure how Pete snuck this article in. We do know one thing: He loves him some Kid Icarus.

Reviews

Community - From cover bands to cosplay to awesome collections, this month's Community runs the gamut of Nintendo fandom.

Game Over - Samus busts out the big guns to take care of her latest nemesis, the vile Gorea.

Next Month

Contacts
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Preview June '06:

Cars Drives Us Crazy

Metal Slug is Worth Its Salt

Magnetica Looks Attractive

Lego Star Wars II Rocks the Blocks

Star Trek Sets Phasers On Fun

Monster House Crashes Down Around Us
Type
Magazine
Date Issued
June 2006
Language
English
Storage Location
BOS-1
Identifier
ark:/78322/14076
References
Nintendo Wiki
Item sets
Nintendo Power