NINTENDO OF AMERICA SECOND-HALF 1995 RELEASES:

SUPER NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM

KILLER INSTINCT
August 1995; MSRP $74.95*

• 32-megabit, Tournament Fighting Game
• The ultimate one- and two-player fighting game based on the Number One arcade game from Nintendo and Rare
• Utilizes Rare's proprietary game design technology Advanced Computer Modeling (ACM)
• Awesome computer-rendered graphics by Rare, generated on Silicon Graphics workstations using Alias software
• Includes characters and special moves from the arcade version, including: Chief Thunder, Riptor, Sabrewulf, Fulgore, B. Orchid, and the two-headed final boss, Eyedol
• Spectacular arcade-perfect background music and special effects
• The first 2 million units will be bound with an audio CD, Killer Cuts, featuring 15 tracks from the game plus one hidden track
• Brillant, all-new, computer-rendered backgrounds
• One-on-one battles where players inflict from three to an-unheard-of 46 hit combos
• Different version in development for the Nintendo Ultra 64

DONKEY KONG COUNTRY 2: DIDDY'S KONG QUEST
November 1995; MSRP $69.95*

• 32-megabit, Action Game
• One- and two-players
• The sequel to the best selling video game on all time -- Donkey Kong Country
• Developed by Rare using its proprietary game design technology Advanced Computer Modeling (ACM) and Alias software to render stunning graphics
• Improved ACM technology creates special effects better than those in Donkey Kong Country, such as realistic-looking hair on Diddy Kong
• Stars Diddy Kong who ventures into the evil Kremling's treacherous island to save his idol and mentor, Donkey Kong, who has been kong-napped by the Kremlings
• The introduction of a new, female sidekick for Diddy, Dixie Kong, who uses her pony tail to hurl barrels and to spin down from high places
• All new animal friends, including a tennis shoe-wearing spider
• The return of the Kremlings with enhanced, computer-rendered attributes
• The Kremling island features all new levels such as a spooky haunted forest, treacherous swamps, a giant bee hive oozing with sticky honey, and lave-filled caves
• Includes dozens of hidden levels
• Features a soundtrack of hot new music destined to be as popular as the Donkey Kong Country soundtrack

EARTHBOUND
June 1995; MSRP $69.95*

• 24-megabit, Role-Playing Game (RPG)
• One-player, menu-based RPG designed in the style of Dragon Warrior and Final Fantasy III, featuring humorous character dialogue
• A departure from traditional RPG's as the game's four characters explore modern day environments and settings such as houses, restaurants, libraries, hotels, and drugstores
• Game's heros delve into the psychic, the supernatural and the unknown in an effort to save the world from the menacing UFO Giygas
• The first RPG to feature an on-demand pizza delivery man delivering pizza to increase energy level
• Other differences from traditional RPGs including a phone to call dad for money, using an ATM card in an ATM machine, eating croissants and hamburgers for energy, riding a bicycle and bus, and using weapons like a cracked baseball bat and a frying pan
• Includes a free 120-page player's guide and six scratch-n-sniff cards