When I'm on the road, I don't just report — I scavenge.

Last week in L.A. I looked down at the ground and found a page torn out of an old Nintendo Power. On one side was an ad for Shadowrun. On the other side, I found advertorial for a 1993 Konami SNES game NFL Football.

And what an amazing feature this game had.

Well, if the eradication of bubonic plague and the extinction of saber-toothed tigers didn't already make you happy about the year you were born, perhaps you can find relief knowing that your gaming years extended past the era when things like this were the big breakthroughs.

A full scan of the page follows...