1991
Enter a code to play as Simon Belmont in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game. The method of getting the code to work was just out of the realm of possibility (the title screen would disappear a second before readers were able to finish the code), frustrating people who believed the code to be legitimate. The giveaway that it was a prank could be seen in the name of the person who submitted the code: "A.P. Rilphulls", who was listed as being from "Fromegm, HA" (April Fools from EGM, ha).
- In the letters section of the following issue, EGM "promised" never to pull a similar joke again... while showing a picture of the Battletoads in the NES version of Double Dragon. Years later, Rare would make Battletoads & Double Dragon. EGM also ran a photo of Sonic the Hedgehog running down a hill in the Genesis version of Strider during this time period to further tease readers.
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