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(JL Say hello to JjFDixie, the co-star

and hero orDKC 2. She and Diddy are the coolest customers to chal¬ lenge K. Rool since the Gorilla Glacier of last year's mega-hit, Donkey Kong Country. This year,

you'll find even more spectacu- B&. lar graphics, all new areas

and smarter enemies. BL Power gets you going with

16 pages of insider strate- gies, maps and assorted monkey business. 4

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Contents Volume 79 December 1995

FULL COVERAGE mkey Kong Country 2:

Diddy’s Kong Quest

TAKE 2 REVIEWS Mechwarrior 3050 76

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KILLER INSTINCT

CHRONO TRIGGER

DONKEY KONG COUNTRY

DONKEY KONG COUNTRY 2; °ong quest

SUPER MARIO WORLD2: ^s?an'DS

THE LEGEND OF ZELPAiffigff

MORTAL KOMBAT 3

FINAL FANTASY III

SUPER METROID

KEN GRIFFEY JR. PRESENTS: MLB

MORTAL KOMBAT II

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EARTHWORM JIM 2

NBA JAM TOURNAMENT EDITION

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BATMAN FOREVER _

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instruction manual for other important information.

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Kroc. (Oh, so he's a pilot now?) You’ve come tihs far, so you decide to see this adventure through to the end. You’re no

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walls and one of the Diamond Eyes in its vault First off, Reveal the bridges in the central chamber. The switch

area thoroughly, looking for more switches. Press against

At the end of the fourth area, which leads off of the central chamber from the upper right you'll find a Mad

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BACK TO CAMP

OMNITOPIA The madness isn’t over yet. After foiling Queen Bluegarden’. plans to take over Gothica, the boy and his dog will find

themselves in the futuristic world of Omnitopia. Here, Prof. Ruffelberg labors to put right what went wrong so many years ago. Will he succeed and 'id our hero back home to Podunk? Next month, Epic Center covers the final chapter of this adventure in Epic Strategies.

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iSPORTS SCENE

POWER HOOP HALL OF FAME ) NBA GIVE 'N GO NBA LIVE'96 NBA JAM T.E. |

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PLAYERS 1-4 1-5 1-4 J GAME SAVE PASSWORD BATTERY PASSWORD

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NINTENDO POWER EXAMINER DECEMBER 1995

VOLUME 79 SPORTS SECTION

THE POST GAME SHOW So what is the final word on this game? The Hornets made frequent substitu¬ tions throughout the game, keeping their team at full strength. In the final period, they also ran the fast break perfectly, passing the length of the court to the player breaking to the basket. Finally, the fake jump shot followed by the

3rd Quarter Highlights

balding to even uprtie score. Taking a page from the: Somes

and pushing up court One player controlling the Hornets

slapped at the ball whenever possible.

4th Quarter Highlights

their success to*tough D and bet-

get open and hang our three-

Stinging Defense

Lobs Of Fun

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eras the pilot and the other as the gunner!

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