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Nintendo Power V32 is the January 1992 issue of Nintendo Power magazine. It featured Super Castlevania IV on its cover.
Starting with this issue, Nintendo Power expanded to about 115 pages of content (from 100 pages previously), to accommodate the inclusion of the new monthly comic strips, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Super Mario Adventures. This issue also introduced the "Editor's Corner" blurb in the Player's Pulse section from Nintendo Power Magazine's Editor-in-Chief Gail Tilden.
This issue marks the magazine's first major redesign. With the success of Game Boy and the anticipation of the Super Nintendo, the staff designated a section of the magazine for each gaming system and redesigned the other columns. As a part of the redesign, each console's strategy sections now had colored labels on the corners of each two-page spread, with the colors in questions also being used in the regular columns - red for NES games, purple for Game Boy games, and teal for Super NES games. This color-coding key would remain in use up until 2002, with red-and-black being added for Virtual Boy games and blue for Nintendo 64 games following their respective launches, and red being briefly used again for GameCube games in Volume 151, the last issue to use it.
The contents of the issue are as follows.
NES[]
Mega Man 4[]
The redesigned "Contents" page
The first NES game featured in the magazine is Mega Man 4. It is an 8-page article that included information on each level and their Robot Masters.
Monster in My Pocket[]
The next featured game is Monster in My Pocket. Maps were shown, as well as strategies for defeating some of the enemies.
Tecmo Super Bowl[]
Tecmo Super Bowl was the next NES game featured. It was a brief article describing how the season and playoff brackets are set up, and also showing different plays.
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past comic[]
This was part one of a 12-part comic featuring The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.
Chapter One: Hero's Awakening[]
The comic starts out where Link is awakened in the middle of the night due to Princess Zelda contacting him telepathically. She tells Link she is in danger and urges him to come and rescue her. In doing so, he faces Agahnim, who defeats Link and escapes with Zelda.
Classified Information[]
The Classified Information section revealed codes and hidden secrets in certain games. Games featured in this section include:
| Game | Secrets |
|---|---|
| Snow Bros. Jr. (GB) | Invincible snowman, Bonus bowl, Stage select |
| Vice: Project Doom (NES) | Stage select plus |
| S.C.A.T.: Special Cybernetic Attack Team (NES) | Backfire blast |
| Solar Jetman (NES) | Q code |
| Super R-Type (SNES) | Stage select, Instant power-up |
| Gradius III (SNES) | Bonus stages |
| ActRaiser (SNES) | Hidden 1-Ups |
| F-Zero (SNES) | Wait there's more! |
Game Boy[]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Back from the Sewers[]
The first Game Boy article takes a look at Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Back from the Sewers. It has maps and information on defeating enemies and getting past obstacles within the Stages.
Beetlejuice[]
The next featured game is Beetlejuice. It's a game based on the animated series of the same name, which in turn is again based on the feature film of the same name. The article has maps for Stages 1 and 2, and gives information on a few of the rooms within those Stages.
Prince of Persia[]
The third featured Game Boy game is Prince of Persia. It has maps for Levels 1, 2 and 3, and also reveals some of the traps the player will come across in the game.
Super Mario Adventures comic[]
The first page of the comic
This was part one of a 12 part comic featuring Mario and Luigi.
Episode 1[]
The comic starts out with Mario and Luigi rushing to the castle to fix a leaky pipe. While there, green pipes begin popping up all over the grounds and Bowser emerges from one of them.
Counselor's Corner[]
Counselor's Corner is a feature in which the writers of the magazine would respond to game-related questions in the hope of getting the player out of a tough spot in various games. The games featured in this issue are Super Mario World (SNES), Solstice (NES), Bill & Ted's Excellent Video Game Adventure (NES), and Gargoyle's Quest (GB).
Super NES[]
Super Castlevania IV[]
The cover story, Super Castlevania IV, is the first SNES game featured. It contains maps and placement of items and enemies within the maps.
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past[]
The next game is The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. The short article gives a quick look at the story and some of the game's features.
True Golf Classic: Waialae Country Club[]
The next SNES game is True Golf Classic: Waialae Country Club. It gives brief information on each course.
Super Off Road[]
The last featured SNES game is Super Off Road. It has maps of each track and details about items.
Nester's Adventures[]
As in previous issues, a Nester's Adventures comic is featured here. It portrays Nester in an ActRaiser setting.
Now Playing[]
This article listed new game releases and ratings for them. It also had a very brief overview of a few of the games. Some of the top-rated games here included (in alphabetical order):
- NES:
- Game Boy:
- Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, Prince of Persia, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Back from the Sewers, Terminator 2: Judgement Day
- Super NES:
- John Madden Football, Super Castlevania IV, True Golf Classic: Waialae Country Club
Starting this Issue and continuing on through 1992, the Now Playing section would feature the opinions of Nintendo Power staff members George Sinfield and Rob Noel (George & Rob)
Top 20[]
The "Top 20" section of the magazine listed the top 20 NES, Game Boy, and Super NES games as ranked by the readers. The following are the first 5 for each game system from this issue.
- NES
- Super NES
- Game Boy
Starting this Issue and continuing throughout 1992, the Top 20 feature would be complemented by the Player's Picks of six Nintendo Power subscribers featured in a television tube-like setting
Pak Watch[]
The Pak Watch section showcased games that were scheduled for release. It gave the reader a quick glance at future games. Some of the games seen in this section include Darkwing Duck, The Rocketeer and Mega Man II.
Notes[]
- This is the only Nintendo Power issue with an oil painting for the cover art.
- On the table of contents, A Link to the Past is mistakenly labeled as "Zelda IV (A Link to the Past)".
- Like with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game a year earlier, the strategy review for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Back from the Sewers mistakenly refers to the Stone Warriors, Granitor and General Traag, as being a single character.
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