Original: The magazine 's editors and staff , in recognition of its achievements , nominated the game for several awards in its first-ever Nintendo Power Awards for 1989 -- among them , '' Best Graphics & Sound '' , '' Best Play Control '' , and '' Best Overall '' -- but the game did not win the top award in any of these categories .
Simplified: The game was nominated by Nintendo Power magazine in 1989 for '' Best Graphics & Sound '' , '' Best Play Control '' , and '' Best Overall '' but did not win any of them .