The first in a series of eight books which reprint articles from the "Game Player's Strategy Guide to Nintendo Games" magazine. This is a hints, tips, and reveiw book for "Nintendo Entertainment System" {NES} games. There are 9 featured games, 25 "Super Strategy", and 38 "Hot Hint" games. There are color screenshots but no maps to these games, instead there are descriptions next to each image. Each article is reprinted, page by page from its origainal magazine appearance. {For example its "Friday the 13th" 5 page article, also appeared in Volume 2, Issue Number 4, of the magazine. At the end of the book there is a "Directory" of video game companies. The book originally cost $10.95.