One thing I like to do when I’m feeling lazy is browse through old gaming magazines, scanned and uploaded by the good folks of Retromags and other places. It’s fun to reminisce about when beloved childhood games were new, or see previews for ones I know were never released. You might even find a comic or two! It’s also worth it to find gems like these.
These two are from an issue of Club Nintendo UK, the official Nintendo magazine of Britain. It wasn’t as good as Nintendo Power, judging by what I’ve seen of that now. But they did have some delightfully off-model art that the staff seem to have drawn themselves. How Megaman and Wario ended up so wonky, and so wrongly coloured, I have no idea.
I recently went through the back catalog of Nintendo Power, thanks to Retromags, to catch up on this shared history other people have but I don’t by virtue of being born too late and in the wrong country. I found every comic, special comic, and mini-comic pertaining to Nester, except for one. The Nester’s Adventure strip was missing from the scan of Issue 52, September 1993. My completionist bones ache for not having this one comic. I realise this is a long shot, as likely no one will read this, but does anyone have a scan of this comic? It apparently is based on Zombies Ate My Neighbors.
By the way, I don’t wish I was an American 5-10 years older than I am. I’m happy as I am.
