The 100th Issue of Nintendo Power

Congratulations Nintendo Power 26 years ago.
Edited by Sam Essig and Scott Wozniak
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[@Dad_Shoes]

I think that Nintendo Power would make a great Scott the Woz episode.

[@TheOneNamedMrLife]

Oh god yes! I l know that AVGN already did a video on Nintendo Power in the past, but I feel like Scott can that subject on a whole new level.

[@kokotheclown2588]

@@TheOneNamedMrLifeespecially about the GameCube version of magazine since Scott loves the cube and we all know the cube era wasn’t Nintendo era at all

[@myriadmediamusings]

@@TheOneNamedMrLife It would be a good compliment to the AVGN episode, since in that one James talked about 1980's-mid 90's Nintendo Power. Scott's could go more into late 90's-2000's Nintendo Power, potentially even into its eventual end.

[@skateorpie]

@@myriadmediamusingsget a cameo from James asking Scott why’s he’s going through his collection and he runs off. Make it happen

[@joseaguilar3323]

I'm not sure how he decides what's a Scott The Woz video and what's a Scott's Stash. Most Scott's Stash videos are a "Hey all, Scott here" away from being a main channel video

[@claudiobizama5603]

I do love how 007 Goldeneye being 7th just flew over Scott's head

[@Mattened]

he skipped the Worst Games list, too. That was mildly interesting.

[@rutabaga_rutabaga]

This magazine really captures that transitional era between the early 90’s RADICAL style and the later Y2K aesthetic.

[@aturchomicz821]

The rating meter is soo 2000s fr😭😭

[@leod7751]

Nice Nester pfp

[@Nerdtendo6366]

Scott literally trashing and destroying a rare magazine just because of a tear in the corner, just what I needed tonight

[@Yohoat]

Its less than 20 bucks...

[@nsf001-3]

But then I point out all the sickening evil behavior of humans and get called "negative"

[@awfulusername1465]

​@@nsf001-3huh

[@BareBandSubscription]

@@nsf001-3 Bruh, don’t be negative.

[@aturchomicz821]

@@nsf001-3 I blame Neoliberalism 😡😡

[@FletcherReedsRandomness]

Okay, the “approximate number of people who ran to a theater to see the Super Mario Bros. movie [the live-action one]” bit got me. Considering how bad that movie did at the box office, that wasn’t super far off.

[@justacollegestudent5147]

The new one? It crushed the box office

[@felonyx5123]

@@justacollegestudent5147 I doubt an issue of Nintendo Power from the 90s would be referencing the new one. Unless they had a time machine, and if they had a time machine they might have made a best games of all times list that's less weird in hindsight.

[@okagron]

@@felonyx5123You bet Ocarina of Time would be number 1 if they could time travel to just one year later.

[@MarkH]

@@justacollegestudent5147Can you read?

[@cjgj]

Idk about you guys but Carpet is probably my favorite genre of Scott videos

[@myriadmediamusings]

With how much Nintendo is fond to reference their history Im surprised nothing has been done with Nintendo Power. The freaking VIRTUAL BOY was referenced and joked by them before the magazine!

[@CookieCutter07]

I would guess this is probably because the magazine was exclusive to America. They have referenced it outside of games, though, as the name of their podcast.

[@BB-te8tc]

That sorta thing started to show up around 1995 and 1996. The magazine started by seemingly heaping praise on everything Nintendo in a friendly way, then the competition (Sega) came along and Nintendo Power seemed to pretend they didn't exist until around 1992 or so. Then we'd start seeing short capsule reviews that actually talked about the negatives of games. By the mid 90s in the latter stages of the "Play It Loud" campaign the "subscribe to Nintendo Power" ads started getting a lot more "in your face" and "edgy" and teen oriented and it started seeping into other aspects of the magazine like the responses to reader mail. I think some of it was an attempted shift to a more "mature" demographic to adopt to their subscriber base likely being in their teens now, but also to combat the "Nintendo is kiddy" image which existed even back then.

[@jesusramirezromo2037]

Wdym nothing has been done with Nintendo Power? It's a podcast now, they haven't completely forgotten about it

[@KirbySmasher48]

but they have the nintendo power podcast...?

[@mikhail2736]

​@@jesusramirezromo2037episode 57 was the last episode earlier this year, they said they don't have any further episodes planned, and that was 5 months ago.

[@MichaelMacaw]

I had mine signed at Nintendo NY by a bunch of the current Nintendo Power staff during the Wii era and I remember one of them got upset with me because he didn’t actually work on that issue.

[@gowary]

Shoulda told him "I don't care, just sign it!" 🤣🤣

[@MichaelMacaw]

@@gowaryI more or less did! I was like “yeah but this issue is so iconic to the series I’d like everyone to sign it” He really seemed like he didn’t wanna be there, I think.

[@dapperfan44]

He should've been even _more_ honored. What a dumb reason to be upset.

[@MichaelMacaw]

@@dapperfan44I felt bummed out afterwards, ngl. He might’ve just been tired though, there were a ton of people there.

[@thecianinator]

I got an autograph from the guy who basically created the transformers, I was at a convention and I didn't have anything for him to sign so I bought a cheap transformers knockoff toy because I thought it would be funny for him to sign it. He was old and there was a young man sitting next to him who I assume was his son because when he didn't get the joke the younger man chuckled and then got this look on his face like "don't worry dad, I'll explain why people would find this funny after this guy walks away from our table." Most precious autograph I own.

[@BMegaaaaa]

This is the best Scott's stash video about the 100th nintendo power issue I've ever seen!

[@someguyorfemaleontheintern5837]

Such a 100th issue of Nintendo Power Magazine video moment

[@ErickVideoGameGuy]

This is the greatest Scot's Stash video about the 100th Nintendo Power of All Time

[@JUSTANOTHERNINTENDOFAN]

A big step up from the last one

[@nicestoriesnottherealstori3006]

Eh, I got the last issue from 2012.

[@nicestoriesnottherealstori3006]

Also, I remember they once did a feature on bowser, and his career highlights just him kidnapping princess peach and being beaten by Mario.

[@l_burn]

I regret (more than almost anything) not saving every single NP magazine issue, Nintendo/Sega video game/console, Pokemon card, action figure, LEGO set, etc., that I acquired as a kid. I might actually have a net worth above fiddy bucks.

[@dennythejet4284]

In middle school, I sold like 2 grand worth of gamecube stuff to my best friends sister for 50$ I still cry myself to sleep.

[@l_burn]

@@dennythejet4284 when I was 14 I gave all of my Pokemon cards to the little brother of a girl I dated, also my original copy of Red. I had a fucking Charizard in those cards. I took them to a local comic shop and the guy told me that I'd waited too long to sell them and that the cards were practically worthless, so I didn't think twice about giving them away. I later realized he was just trying to get me to sell them all to the shop for next to nothing. The little brother ruined them all.

[@TheHetzer-xy9lb]

Especially Lego sets for me

[@thejadog1741]

​@@l_burnyeah man people who collect stuff like this go through the experience of just giving something away that is worth a lot of money now, but when you wasn't worried about its monetary worth, the generosity of the act feel good, so just feel good knowing that you did what you could to pass on your interests to the next generation, money can't buy experiences of joy like that

[@okagron]

You'll never know if something will actually become a collector's item many years down the road. I bought some games for like 10 to 20 back in 2007-2008 that now are like 80 to 100 bucks, while games i paid basically full price are now like 10 bucks.

[@CranberryFo]

I was subscribed to Nintendo Power when I was a young girl. I ordered that N64 Gold controller, and still have it to this day.

[@Limit02]

It’s neat seeing how much more DK was emphasized as it’s own franchise from the snes-n64 era

[@N1NJ1]

I feel like each page flip Scott does, the value goes down *(This is just a joke btw)*

[@name_here0]

Yea he is turning some of those pages really roughly and I forget when but he flips back and bends the page to where it would have ripped but he bought it

[@feIon]

i dont think he gives a damn

[@lordmarshmal_0643]

@@feIon lmao L take

[@SonofSethoitae]

​@@lordmarshmal_0643No L if he's enjoying himself

[@LoginJ]

​@@lordmarshmal_0643lmao he doesn't plan on selling it so your the L

[@jacobmonks3722]

The early 3D era was wild. It felt like every new game was a revolution, even if that game was Tetrisphere. 3D really was the biggest paradigm shift gaming had ever seen, and it will likely stay that way forever.

[@nekonomicon2983]

Seemed like it was the new frontier with everyone experimenting in wildly different ways. These days, those kinds of wild ideas usually come from indie devs

[@jacobmonks3722]

@@nekonomicon2983 And God bless them for it. Some of my favorites recently and games I'm looking forward to most are indies. Sea of Stars, Chained Echoes, Eiyuden Chronicle, Bloodstained, Blasphemous, Crosscode, Cuphead, Celeste, and way more show how passionate the indie scene is.

[@bio_spark0533]

When Kirby doesn't make the top 100 but Adventures of Lololo does

[@Lucifronz]

Kirby got the last laugh. He's still here and thriving. I don't even know what the fuck a Lololo is and I googled it.

[@theflail]

I like how he just gets angrier as he turns each page.

[@BugsyFoga]

Scott truly has the power…..NINTENDO POWER!!!

[@SilverSphereSorcerer]

I miss you. Nintendo Power, not Scott. We aren't acquainted.

[@waywardlaser]

I didn’t get a Nintendo Power subscription until the Wii era but my friend had a ton of older issues and I loved going through those time capsules

[@enki8161]

It’s a good week for watching Scott

[@topchief1]

Donkey Kong looks like he just realized you're watching him take a dump

[@BPMusic06]

I had this issue as a kid 😢 feeling so old now

[@Curtis3604]

Kids these days will never understand how exciting these magazines were pre internet. I remember seeing one still photo of 1080 Snowboarding in a preview and I literally obsessed over it for 6 months

[@dragoon1090]

I may be old but I never got to experience Nintendo power until the last few issues. This is really cool to see ngl

[@augustofretes]

I’m just here to say that Tetrisphere is top tier, and one of the few games in the N64 that didn’t age like milk.

[@Curlyheart]

Same with WWF No Mercy and Puyo Puyo Sun 64.

[@superlink235]

I got this when it came out, it was a treasured item of mine for a long time, lost it sometime around 2005ishhhh when we moved. Sad. Thank you Scott for posting this!!

[@Mite000]

Super Gameboy and the Rumble Pak were definitely worth a mention in the history. It was the first example of rumble in a controller which we still have to this day, and the first example of being able to swap between TV and portable play with the gameboy line. Nintendo Switch anyone? ;)

[@xerxes333]

Scott getting to the top 100 games entry and immediately being wrong is very Scott the Woz.

[@mello_yello_man]

I have such good memories of this issue. Found out about so many good NES games that I was too young to have played at the time. I learned about Maniac Mansion from this list, and that series made a huge impact on me.

[@marioluigid]

A couple of years back my brother had an awesome birthday gift idea for me. He got the idea of getting whatever issue of nintendo power came out the month I was born. As it turns out it just so happened to be this exact issue. I've been a massive fan of nintendo for over 20 years now so to find out I was born the same month as the 100th issue is pretty bizarre to me lol.

[@name_here0]

Oof you were born September that is a heavy month

[@SenpaiMD]

1/12 chance so not that crazy

[@marioluigid]

My guy believes the 100th issue of nintendo power is a yearly thing lol @@SenpaiMD

[@erniesdeck7550]

Great video oddly enough I enjoyed this format you did. Do it again!

[@Tirgo69]

I've read this issue multiple times and never noticed the past issues being next to the page numbers... That's so cool

[@grapejuice1092]

No kirby in the top 100 is insane

[@TMIINemises]

That ranking was rigged

[@TheGuyWhoIsSitting]

I like DKC3 but even I think it being ranked over 2 is a crime. 😂

[@dapperfan44]

More than likely that happened because it was new at the time. Same thing with Crash Bandicoot 3. It was amazing when it came out, but it gets docked now for the emphasis on vehicles and de-emphasis on platforming.

[@marty_mcvader]

I’m surprised Nintendo Power hasn’t been anthologized in some manner. If they reissued this in hardcover, maybe a year’s worth of issues per volume, I’d pick up some of them for sure.

[@Nerdtendo6366]

Nintendo power is such a perfect capture of the time period for the video game market. Like, GameBoy pocket for $55? That’s absurd!

[@dustinwilcox5014]

The Nintendo 2DS was, like, $80 MSRP by the end of its life, so I can't say it seems THAT absurd.

[@maccamachine]

I love these types of videos man

[@whitetuxgroom]

His effort in the fact that the magazine is 26 years old and the video is 26 minutes long.

[@DavCube]

I think I have a lot to thank this issue for, since without its multitude of lists shouting out a multitude of names in my face, it probably would have taken me a lot longer to be as well-versed in gaming as I am now.

[@Cybercymbre]

And congratulations to Scott's Stash for 311 videos!

[@CassiDS]

You could slap a "but every time I turn a page the magazine gets worse" at the end of this video's title and it'd be elsewise unchanged, that's how bad this issue is once you look into it.

[@guitarringer15]

I always wondered if scott just sits there doing a downward dog for 20 minutes while hes talking xD

[@KnightGamer724]

Spoilers He has a table with carpet over it. He's sitting at that.

[@Chlocean]

You just brought back a memory, and it's that all my issues of Nintendo Power mayyyy have been thrown away by my parents. All of them from february 2009-the final issue. I'm gonna take a look next time I'm out there.

[@finkaiser3994]

Loved this! You should review more Nintendo Power issues.

[@chaotika693]

Just what I needed in the background for cleaning the house

[@e102gamma]

the typa stuff I be on too

[@BandwidthSlayer]

thank you for your commentary on the quality of these final fantasy games you have never played scott

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

Really interesting how most people view Joey from Friends as having been flanderised to being dumb in the show's later years. However here is a publication from 1997 stating he was "the dumb guy from Friends" even bafk then.

[@arin4395]

love ya , Scott !

[@zachc80]

I have my 7 year old daughter in love with Mario Kart 64, she plays it one of my old consoles all the time, she also plays it on my phone. That, Mario 64, Spiderman, and Super Smash Bros 64. I'm 25 so I'm trying my best to keep the culture alive

[@zachc80]

@Official-ScottsStash and what would that be

[@7mkollmar]

Imagine Scott doing an episode on every issue of Nintendo power magazine on the second channel… I mean, just make it happen Captain!

[@Eamil]

I remember subscribing to Nintendo Power somewhere around issue 96 or 97 as a kid, so I got this issue not long after. This was a neat little trip down memory lane!

[@retronymph]

20:23 Scott knowing about Ronaldinho Soccer is a good confirmation to have

[@voicebross]

this was one was a freaking treat, loved the ending

[@unforeseenidiot2254]

Great Scott’s stash episode, so cool.

[@JJAB91]

"Who wants to play that shit anymore?" Me. I would gladly play Mario Kart 64 any time.

[@rangersussman5183]

I love your content Scott, I recently found it in my search for a wii u, and I'd love to see you talk about some of the spinoff mario games like the dance dance revolution mario game and also paper mario series

[@dudley90]

I'd be interested in Scott doing HIS Top 100 Nintendo games of all time.

[@Mr_DPZ]

I used to read through this issue damn near any time I was sick growing up. Lots of memories.

[@AngryCalvin]

It was a great experience having a subscription to Nintendo Power. Was able to get info on games before they came out with really cool screenshots and previews. It resulted in some of my favorite game rentals and purchases. Battletoads, Shatterhand, Little Nemo, Snake Rattle and Roll, etc. I was always psyched when another issue came in the mail and couldn’t wait to discover what was coming. Great memories as a teenager.

[@SuperSavageSpirit]

We really need history like this recorded in 4k

[@chairforce0ne]

Anyone else going crazy at Diddy Kong Racing being completely absent in this?

[@zidane6520]

This is nostalgic. My brother and I each had a game magazine subscription, and each had their 100th issues come out around the same time. I had a Nintendo Power sub, and he got Electronic Gaming Monthly. We were hyped to see which would have the better anniversary… And EGM won by a mile! NP 100 was kind of disappointing when compared to the EGM 100. I recommend you do an episode on that one too. (EGM 150 was also great)

[@Chris.Batchelor]

I never heard of the NP100 N64 Controller or the NP100 Gameboy Pocket, and nothing is showing on eBay for me. Crazy that even when watching tons of console variations videos you learn something new still.

[@CalebSpronk]

The EGM top 100/150/etc issues were foundational to my video game identity growing up... The 150 issue being my first ranking like this, and after playing games 20 years post publication, their rankings have mostly aged like fine wine. Seeing Nintendo Power's top 100 damaged me emotionally :P... Specifically, seeing the Donkey Kong Country 2 placement below 3 broke me 😂

[@jkitty542]

SCOTT VIDEOS FIVE DAYS IN A ROW WOOOO YEAH BABEEE.

[@diegoparga9324]

Back in the day my mom wanted me to be happy and play video games and my dad wanted me to play sports. They compromised and bought me an N64 but only sports games. I had an F1 game, MLB ft. Ken Griffey Jr., a basketball game, and some others I don’t remember

[@ian_5184]

Me, I'm the one asking to play MK64. I grew up with 7, idk why 64 is so fun to me.

[@nthgth]

Because he karts aren't all over the damn place the whole time, easy to control, and the weapons are simple but impactful. And don't block out your screen.

[@JaviCastillo_89]

oh god i miss magazines

[@Macgyvergame]

I would like to see you do a timeline video of Nintendo.

[@Wolfie15]

I remember having this and the poster as a kid. Wicked

[@thunderhammerx2966]

Truly, Final Fantasy IV and VI are both masterpieces; perhaps its a plus they didnt have to find room to shoehorn in the fifth entry somewhere as well.

[@michaelmunns]

You got the touch🎶🎶 you got the power!!!!🎶🎶🎶🎶 Nintendo Power!!!

[@DJGrimReefer]

I had that goldeneye watch back in the day, I scored it at a flea market so I didn't even know the nintendo power connection

[@DJGrimReefer]

​@Official-ScottsStash is the surprise that you're some kind of scammer... not surprised

[@togqledgggg5963]

"thats what they costed back then."

[@nthgth]

Yet he knows the word "recency" lol

[@mintyerb]

I have one of these! I have no idea where it came from all the sudden it was just on my shelf

[@juniorzoramac]

All of mine were opened by my local post office. I got the ripped open plastic and roughed up goodies but it only got worse until we moved.

[@BrigidNotBrigit]

Nintendo Power is so real for throwing Virtual Boy under the bus

[@EPS5000]

I have that issue, I also have that NP 100 gold controller.

[@folkdude01]

I was a subscriber from like issue 10 to around 80 or 90 when I was little kid getting into Nintendo and video games but I still read the magazine in bookstores every now and then after we stopped subbing so I kind of remembered some of this issue. That 100 games list was crazy nostalgic to me, a ton of recency bias, way too many Nintendo 64 games over NES, SNES and Game Boy but some nice to see games too like I remember liking the Faceball games back then and Street Fighter II Turbo was the game that made me beg my parents to get me a Super Nintendo. That was such a good port of the arcade game. It was fun to debate with friends what games should have been higher and what was missing, NP was like that all the time though with their monthly power rankings. Also, definitely surprised to see jokes at the Virtual Boy and live action Super Mario movie expense too. Incredibly interesting time capsule!

[@foreignuser_]

Tetrisphere is awesome you just have to take acid an hour before you play. Don't sleep on tetrisphere, boys.

[@jankykongcountry]

The first time I saw the Super Mario Bros. Wonder character art style, I immediately thought of that first Nintendo Power cover.

[@gundamzerostrike]

Wanting NBA Jam to be ahead of ISS64 is more of an regional thing. In Brazil nobody gives a damn about basketball, so nobody even knew NBA Jam existed, it is not iconic at all in Brazil. While ISS64 and F1 World Grand Prix were massive here (Brazil even got an exclusive F1 game at the end of the N64 life. F1 Racing Championship).

[@nthgth]

To be fair, I also don't give a damn about basketball and NBA Jam is a fun time. It's just silly fun, very simplified version of the game. Ridiculous, over the top stuff like absurd jumps and shoving/elbowing people out of the way, stuff like that.

[@PixelatedCatMan]

Tetris Attack above Chrono Trigger do be cool to see

[@GameplayPotato]

FYI the golden gameboy pocket is only about $15 more now than it was originally

[@eduardo_moya]

13:46 I think you CAN put it up on one side, it's just that it is folded in two.

[@nigralurker]

I think the only way to appreciate Goldeneye being that far up there is to understand just how big of a deal the game was in 97. You had to have been there. Friends, siblings, fathers, cousins, and uncles all wanted to play it and it was some of the most memorable moments of my childhood being in a crowded room after a holiday dinner and just all the noise going on with your loved ones. This was the case for many and it lasted for years, being the most rented out game at Blockbuster for 2 years straight. It was a BIG deal. Now has it aged? Absolutely. But was it innovative for not just console FPS's but the genre as a whole? Without a doubt.

[@ArshadZahid_nohandleideas]

Okay, but where's the talk about the 101st issue!?

[@marctoad]

"Power Rankings" were based on sales, popularity, polls, votes, editor discretion, etc. all kinds of different ways.

[@Rocky2418]

Yeah, that was a pretty epic issue. I (vaguely) remember when I got it in the mail way back then. I used to have pretty much the whole collection of NP, but sold it at some point. The only issue I kept was 75, because it featured Chrono Trigger, my favorite game. (Though the Virtual Boy stole the cover for it - ya know, because that ended up being terrific.)

[@GamerFunOriginallyAarush]

Welcome to the 100th!

[@unj]

Not sure if a lot of them are "recency biases" Star Fox 64 was huge. Full voice acting on N64 is absolutely unheard of. Probably still the best on rails game. GoldenEye was also an amazingly huge deal when it came out. Remember not everyone had a PC that could run Doom or whatever so this was the first FPS that just took off on consoles. Not to mention the multiplayer. Will agree that a lot of first time games Like Metroid and such would feel massive but hurt a lot more to play today (exploring platformer without a map? oof). But just like how Scott has soft spots for his Sponge Bob games, people are/were still pretty attached to Metroid.

[@dapperfan44]

I think the 80s kids had to break out the grid paper and draw their own maps back in the day.

[@unj]

@@dapperfan44 oh totally! I've read early reviews of some other games where they said how happy they were not to have to draw maps. but I think you'd agree that most people aren't going to attempt doing that today!

[@unj]

@Official-ScottsStash silence false account.

[@nsf001-3]

I miss the days of haivng a ton of video game and computer magazine subscriptions

[@michaeltheiii]

I miss Nintendo Power. I loved my subscription as a kid.

[@michaeltheiii]

@Official-ScottsStash shut up

[@pacomatic9833]

1:11 You know what, we need these for modern consoles! Plus, the one for the Xbox Series S would be pretty funny, considering the fact it's not much bigger than a controller.

[@bethhamilton]

wow the 100th issue and scott being the same age

[@bbgncntrl]

Were people jizzing in that gokart course

[@hellman9655]

I had this issue. Subscribed from 91-2000ish. Threw them all away like an idiot. The only one I kept was the silver 50th I think

[@thecrimebookman]

I love these types of video, I wish you could do longer stuff like this for games! maybe about candy games? :3

[@chobies5383]

YOU 1:31 SLY DOG, YOU THOUGHT SOMEONE WOULDN'T NOTICE?

[@spiffyfitz]

Back then we would ask if you could Corel Draw that for me.

[@nigralurker]

I had this issue. Of course it didn't last long, got really torn up when I was like around 8 years old.