This magazine was cover-dated December 1992 and cost £1.95.
News[]
Five from Ocean - 2 pages (8-9)
- Britain’s premiere games publisher gets into SNES big time
New Nintendo Packs for Christmas (10)
- Now there are four ways to buy an official Super NES!
Features[]
Peter Molyneux’s Tokyo Diary - Peter Molyneux - 4 pages (14-17)
Anime World: Cute to the Power of Infinity - Helen McCarthy - 2 pages (20-21)
Super Play Interview - James Higgins (Ocean) - Matt Bielby - 1 page (26)
The Anime Connection: Film Conversions, Japanese Style - Wil Overton - 7 pages (28-34)
Play Ball! Super Play’s complete guide to baseball games - Jonathan Davies - 5 pages (54-58)
What Cart? - 5 pages (86-90)
Reviews[]
Import Reviews
| Game Title | Publisher | Reviewer | Pages | Pg No(s) | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axelay | Konami | Jonathan Davies | 3 | 36-38 | 85% |
| Rampart | Electronic Arts | Jonathan Davies | 1 | 40 | 79% |
| Spindizzy Worlds | Ascii | Jonathan Davies | 1 | 41 | 69% |
| Soul Blazer | Enix | Jason Brookes | 2 | 42-43 | 89% |
| Super Play Action Football | Nintendo | Matt Bielby | 1 | 45 | 71% |
| Sonic Blast Man | Taito | Jonathan Davies | 2 | 50-51 | 69% |
| Pipe Dream | Bulletproof Software | Matt Bielby | 1 | 52 | 66% |
| George Foreman’s KO Boxing | Acclaim | Matt Bielby | 0.5 | 53 | 18% |
| Vanna White’s Wheel of Fortune | Capcom | Jonathan Davies | 0.5 | 53 | 19% |
| Wings II | Namco Hometek Inc | Jonathan Davies | 2 | 60-61 | 71% |
| Acrobat Mission | Teichiku | Jonathan Davies | 1 | 62 | 38% |
UK Reviews
| Game Title | Publisher | Reviewer | Pages | Pg No(s) | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past | Nintendo | Jason Brookes | 3 | 68-70 | 93% |
| Robocop 3 | Ocean | Jason Brookes | 1 | 73 | 66% |
| Turtles IV: Turtles in Time | Jaleco | Jonathan Davies | 0.5 | 74 | 84% |
| Lemmings | Capcom | Jonathan Davies | 0.5 | 74 | 86% |
| Rival Turf | Jaleco | Jonathan Davies | 0.5 | 75 | 58% |
| Super Ghouls ‘n’ Ghosts | Capcom | Jason Brookes | 0.5 | 75 | 85% |
| Exhaust Heat | Ocean | Jonathan Davies | 1 | 76 | 69% |
| Super Probotector | Konami | Jason Brookes | 0.5 | 80 | 90% |
| Paperboy 2 | Mindscape | Jonathan Davies | 0.5 | 80 | 29% |
| Populous | Imagineer | Jonathan Davies | 1 | 81 | 85% |
| Actraiser | Enix | Jason Brookes | 2 | 82-83 | 90% |
| Super Adventure Island | Hudsonsoft | Jonathan Davies | 0.5 | 84 | 75% |
| Super Mario World | Nintendo | Jason Brookes | 0.5 | 84 | 94% |
Tips[]
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - Super Player's Guide - 4 pages (46-49)
Super Mario Kart - Super Player's Guide - 4 pages (64-67)
Mode 7: Calling all cheats, crackers and game freaks!- 2 pages (86-87)
Play Back (Letters page) - 2 pages (92-93)
What Cart? Super Play’s Game Library - 5 pages (94-98)
Other Credits[]
Art Editor
Production Editor
Staff Writers
Art Assistant
Publisher
Contributors
- Nick Aspell, Nick Burne, Helen McCarthy, Lisa Nicholls, Adrian Price, Tai Ono, Wil Overton
External Links[]
The Out of Print Archive has this magazine available for download.
Issue Index[]
| Date | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| 1992 |  1 |
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| 1993 |  3 |
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| 1994 |  15 |
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| 1995 |  27 |
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| 1996 |  39 |
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