Playing With Power: Nintendo NES Classics

Playing With Power: Nintendo NES Classics is an officially licenced strategy guide made to accompany the NES Classic Edition. The authors of the book are Garitt Rocha and Nick von Esmarch, and it was released by Prima Games.
== Contents ==
The book contains entries about the 17 Nintendo-released NES games on the NES Classic Edition, as well as timelines covering other games which weren't on the system. Of course, one of the games covered in detail is Balloon Fight.
== Reception ==
While overall many reviews for the book are positive, many customers have criticized how much of the book uses images taken from the internet. Several other issues with the book have caused dissatisfaction, such as a map of the overworld missing from the Legend of Zelda's entry despite text surrounding a blank space where the map was intended to be.
== Errors ==
In the Balloon Fight section alone, there are a handful of errors made. Most of them are minor, and likely just typos.
* The game's developer is listed as Nintendo R&D1, although Satoru Iwata was working for HAL Laboratory at the time.
* The book claims that after Phase 12, it returns to Phase 1, although the game actually loops back to Phase 4.
* Phase 2 is listed as having 2 Red Birds and 3 Green Birds, when it actually has 3 Green Birds and 2 Red Birds.
* A screenshot of Phase 1 is used for Phase 2's description.
* Phase 10 is listed as having 4 Yellow Birds, when it only has 3.
* Phase 12 is listed as having 4 Red Birds and 1 Yellow Bird, when it actually has 1 Red Bird and 4 Yellow Birds.
Several other choices, while not necessarily mistakes, conflict with other sources in minor ways.
* Pink Balloon Birds are called Red Birds.
* Propellers are called Flippers.
** This is the name they are given in Super Smash Bros. Melee, though not in the original game's manual.
* The book states that the game has 16 phases, as it includes Bonus Phases despite them not being numbered in-game.
* The game neglects to mention that Balloons can be upgraded to red in Balloon Trip.
== Trivia ==
* The entry for Balloon Fight includes the picture used as the Balloon Fight Wiki's dark mode background, although edited to a third of the width and with a transparent background.
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