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CONTENTS Volume 82 March 1996

Frantic Flea. .18

Super Mario Kart. .34 3-D Tetris. .44 NHL '96. .74 The Smurfs...78

Digipen's Fearless Team. .40 Griffey Goes On-Line. .50 Yoshi’s Island:

Most Wanted Tips. .54 Nintendo Power Awards.... .92

Epic News...55 Super Mario RPG Preview.56 Tales of Phantasia.64 Epic Strategies.66

Player's Pulse...( .6

Classified Information. .70 Counselors' Corner. .82 Now Playing. .86 Pak Watch. .100 Next Issue. .106 Game List... .106

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TOURNAMENT WINNINC % (OVERALL)

1 Kansas (51-24) .680 2 Oklahoma State (25-13) .658

(Includes games prior to 1955) 3 Oklahoma (20-14) .588 4 Kansas Stale (27-25) .519 5 Missouri (13-16) .448 6 Colorado (8-10) .444 7 Texas (13-17) .433 8 Iowa State (5-8) .385 9 Baylor (3-6) .333 10 Texas ASM (3-7) .300 11 Texas Tech (3-10) .231

FINAL FOUR APPEARANCE!

(Tied for 4th place in NCAA records)

2 Oklahoma State 5 (Four were made

Kansas State 4 4 Oklahoma 3 5 Colorado 2 5 Baylor 2 5 Texas 2

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RPGs, Puzzles, Adventures Action, Adventures, Puzzles Action, Sports, Fighting RPGs, Simulations, Sports

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