Back in the days of the NES, Nintendo ruled. Period. You didn't play "video games", you played "Nintendo." And so when the more general retail stores began to cash in on the gaming craze, they didn't set up video game departments. They set up Nintendo departments. Entire sections devoted to a single company, stocked high with any piece of shit you can imagine with Mario or Little Mac or even just the Nintendo logo slapped on it. It's really rather frightening when you get into it; I was desperately seeking this kind of crap as a kid, and even I didn't know there was this much merchandise out there.

So allow me to present to you, circa the January/February 1990 issue of Nintendo Power, the World of Nintendo Catalog. These pages are huge, so if you're on dial-up, go get a better ISP. None of these pages have been altered, because honestly, where would the fun be in that.

I love Nintendo so much, I JUST GOTTA DANCE! OR POSSIBLY HAVE AN URGENT NEED TO USE THE RESTROOM, IT'S HARD TO TELL.