Nintendo Power (July/August 1988)

Nintendo Power (July/August 1988) is a magazine published by Nintendo.

Zelda: The Second Quest Begins (p. 26-37)
The article features a complete walkthrough of the TLoZ: of and detailed maps of its TLoZ: to TLoZ:. It also provides readers with detailed maps of both NaN Overworlds along with a "Buyer's Guide" revealing the prices of NaN Merchants.

The article also teases some footage of such as its TAoL: and TAoL: system.

Howard & Nester (p. 55)
The comic features Howard Phillips and a young boy named Nester. In the comic, Nester is struggling to find TLoZ: and TLoZ: in. Wanting to know their locations but not admit he does not know them, Nester tricks Howard into telling him.

Pak Watch (p. 86-87)
The article announces the release of for October 1988. It also revealed some of its plot and featured TAoL: talking: "Hang on Zelda, it won't be long now. Your nightmare will soon be over!".

NES Journal (p. 92-95)
The article features an advertisement for Tips & Tactics.

It also features information on and, revealing that  is one of their favorite games, although Candace had not yet completed it.

Top 30 (p. 102-104)
The section features the 30 most popular Nintendo Entertainment System games according to a poll held by Nintendo. is in first position with 214 points.

The points for go as follow:
 * Player's Picks: 1496 points (Second position)
 * Pro's Picks: 323 points (First position)
 * Dealer's Picks: 325 points (Third position)