Aside from collecting vintage wrestling magazines, I also own a ton of old Nintendo Power issues. I wanted to take a look at two issues that feature cover stories for retro WWF games. I've previously reviewed both of these games (WWF Super WrestleMania and WWF: War Zone), but let's see what the experts at Nintendo Power have to say in the previews/reviews of those two games.

First, we'll take a look at the April 1992 issue, which gives us a preview of what WWF Super WrestleMania for the SNES was going to be like when it was released way back then. I enjoy the cover photo of Hulk Hogan dropping the big leg drop on Earthquake while crushing a Super Nintendo controller with one hand. I like it but what is the message the picture is trying to convey? Does Hogan love the SNES that much to the point that he's so excited the new Super WrestleMania game is coming out, or does he hate the SNES? Perhaps he's just so excited to be dropping the big leg on Earthquake, he just can't contain himself and is involuntarily crushing the controller. The world may never know.

This being Nintendo Power, obviously, they're focusing the review on the SNES version of the game. There was a pretty big difference between the SNES and Sega Genesis rosters for this particular game. The only wrestlers that appear in both games are Hogan, Macho Man, and Ted DiBiase. The Genesis version fills out its roster with The Ultimate Warrior, Papa Shango, Irwin R. Schyster, The British Bulldog, and Shawn Michaels. This SNES version has a roster that includes Jake Roberts, The Undertaker, Sid Justice, The Legion of Doom, and The Natural Disasters. I think it was a pretty smart decision at the time to have two almost completely different rosters for each game. It gave gamers who owned both consoles at the time a bigger incentive to buy both versions of the game. There are some exclusive heavy hitters in both versions. This article gives you tips and tricks to the game and explains basic controls, and also provides kayfabe quotes on why each Superstar that's featured in the game feels their character is the best to use to win matches. For example, Hulk Hogan says, It's the best Nintendo game I've seen in a while, Hulkamaniacs. It's like being in a war zone, brother. All of my moves are the best. Just ask my Hulkamaniacs!". The Undertaker assures us he's the best choice because he makes sure his opponents rest in peace. Jake Roberts assures us that he's the best to choose in the game because, "It's not big you are, it's how well you play with your opponent's mind, and I can do that very well".