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.

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)