Title: The Big Book of Nintendo Games
First published: October 1991
Description: This is a review, strategy, tips, and hints book. It is a 'Best of' compilation of two earlier books, along with new material. This book covers 68 Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) games, nine accessories for the system and how to hook up a VCR. There are reviews of 21 Game Boy games, and five of its accessories. There are also previews of 3 Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) games. Each of the NES and SNES games as a gray-scale screenshot. Each review has a 'Summary' the occasional 'Tips, Tricks, and Techniques' and 'Super Secrets' sections. There is also a statistics cart for each game telling the games, "Classification", number of "Players", the "Controller" used, if a "Pause" feature is available, if there are any "Continues", and the games "Manufacturer. There are diagram type maps for some games. The chapter illustrations are by the author's wife Janet Schwartz. The cover art is by Ken Cay. Parts of this book were printed as "Compute's Guide to Nintendo Games" ISBN: 0874552214, and "Compute's Nintendo Secrets" ISBN: 0874552346.

Compute! Nintendo books in this series;

* Compute's Nintendo Tips & Tricks. 087455246X
* Compute!'s Guide to Nintendo Games. ISBN: 0874552214
* Compute!'s Nintendo Secrets. ISBN: 0874552346
* The Big Book of Nintendo Games. ISBN: 0874552486
* Compute!'s Nintendo Adventure Games. ISBN: 0874552435
* The Official Guide to Mega Man. ISBN: 0874552419
* Conquering Super Mario Bros., and {Conquering Super Mario Bros. Adventures} ISBN: 0874552427, and 0874552656
* Conquering Zelda, and {Conquering Zelda Adventures} ISBN: 0874552397, and 0874552702
* Castlevania: The Official Hint Book. ISBN: 0874552613
* Compute's Guide to Super NES Games. ISBN: 0874552494
Subjects: The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario Bros., Super Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment System, Passtimes, Video games, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Strategy, Puzzles, Nintendo, Hobbies, Games, GB, SNES, Game Boy, Legend of Zelda (Game), Juvenile literature, NES, Videogames, 8 Eyes, Adventure Island II, Adventures of Bayou Billy, Adventures of Lolo, Adventures of Lolo 2, Adventures of Lolo 3, Asryanax, Bad Dudes, Batman, Big Bird's Hide & Speak, Bionic Commando, Blaster Master, A Boy and His Blob, Bubble Bobble, Burai Fighter, Captain Skyhawk, Casslevania II: Simon's Quest, Casclevania III: Dracula's Curse, Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, Clash at Demonhead, Classic Concentration, Crystalis, Destiny of an Emperor, Double Dragon, Double Dragon II: The Revenge, Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones, Dragon Warrior, Dragon's Lair, DuckTales, Faria, Final Fantasy, Gauntlet II, G.I. Joe: The Atlantis Factor, The Immortal, IronSword, Isolated Warrior, Kabuki Quantum Fighter, Karnov, Klax, Mega Man, Mega Man 2, Mega Man 3, Metal Gear, MetalStorm, Mickey Mousecapade, Ms. Pac-Man, Ninja Gaiden II, Pac-Mania, RoboCop, Robo Warrior, Rolling Thunder, Sesame Street 123, Shadowgate, The Simpsons: Bart vs the Space Mutants, Space Shuttle Project, Strider, Super C, Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Bros. 3, TaleSpin, Teenage MUtant Ninja Turtles, Teenage MUtant Ninja Turtles II: Arcade Game, Ultima: Quest of the Avatar, Willow, Yo! Noid, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, The Gamehandler, LaserScope, NES Advantage, Power Glove, U-Force, NES Cleaning Kits, Game Boy Games, Balloon Kid, Blades of Steel, Burai Fighter Deluxe, Caesar's Palace, Catrap, ChopLifter II, Teenage MUtant Ninja Turtles II: Fall of the Foot Clan, Final Fantasy Legend, Heiankyo Alien, Jeopardy, Mickey's Dangerous Chase, Nobunaga's Ambition, Pac-Man, The Rescue of Princess Blobette, Revenge of the 'Gator, Super Scrabble, Track Meet, Wheel of Fortune, Wizards & Warriors X: Fortress of Fear, Super NES Preview, Final Fight, Hal's Hole in One Golf, HyperZone, Nintendo video games
Places: Hyrule, Mushroom Kingdom
People: Link, Peach, Princess Toadstool, Zelda, Mario, Yoshi, Bowser, Luigi, Nintendo's Mario
Time periods: 1985-1991