Thursday, February 28, 2008

Sega CD Review Scores - Gamefaqs

How did I get scores from Gamefaqs.com? I went through and added up the scores on all the reader reviews for each Sega CD game (US releases only). I then took the average to get what you see below. Only games with 5 reviews or more were included, which added up to only 8 games out of 148.

These scores were compiled on February 23, 2008. The average score was 8.21, and the number of the right is the number of reviews the game had.


Gamefaqs' Top 8 Reviewed Sega CD Games

1 Snatcher 9.21 14
2 Eternal Champions: Challenge From the Dark Side 9.00 11
2 Lunar: The Silver Star 9.00 14
4 Shining Force CD 8.17 6
5 Sonic CD 8.12 26
6 Final Fight 8.11 9
7 Vay 7.80 5
8 Sewer Shark 6.29 7

Thursday, February 21, 2008

Nintendo Power Charts - NES Index

Below you'll find links to every month's chart.

The Power Charts were a regular feature in Nintendo Power magazine starting with the first issue in mid-1988. Initially, every month there was a list of NES games ranked in order, aka the Top 30. Several months after the introduction of the SNES, it was reduced to a top 20 for all three Nintendo systems at the time (NES, SNES, Gameboy). That change occurred in January 1992. The NES charts continued all the way through 1994, which is fitting because the last NES game was released in December of that year. Only 10 games reached #1 over the 6.5 years, with Mario 3 and Zelda 1 dominating (38 and 16 total months respectively).

How were the charts compiled? The old issues with the top 30 show exactly how it worked. There were three separate rankings for players, pros, and dealers; when the the points were added up for those categories which gave us the final rankings. Issue 50 explains the process clearly:

"Each month we collect information from three sources to find the Top 20. The Players' Picks come from the Player's Poll cards sent in each month, the Dealers' Picks are based on retail sales reports, and the Pros' Picks are collected from game evaluators at Nintendo. All three sets of votes are set at equal weight, then averaged to find the point total a game receives."


The old issues (before 1992) where that additional data was displayed were nice, because it let you see how much of each game's total was in each category. It also allowed for some double checking. For example, Super Mario Bros. 2 was on the charts for every issue from #2 to #64, with the exception of vol. 23. Looking at the three categories, it's clear that they just simply forgot to include it on the charts because the points were more than enough.

For those older issues, I've listed two versions of each chart. The first is exactly how the chart looked in Nintendo Power magazine. The second is the "real" chart, as it should have looked with all errors and typos corrected. Under the real chart, I've also listed every game which earned points in addition to the overall top 30. A game must have made the top 30 of one of the three categories to earn points.

I've also come up with an overall ranking that encompasses the entire chart run from 1988-1994, which you can check out in the two links below. For every month a game was on the charts, I've given it 30 points for 1st, 29 for second, and so on. For the early issues where the magazine (and therefore the chart) was published bi-monthly, I've doubled the amount of points since the ranking was for two months. Volume 20 was the first to count normally.

I should also note that there were no charts for volumes 13, 15, 17, and 19 because those issues were strategy guides.

Total Points Ranking 1988-1994


Each Month's NES Power Chart

Nintendo Power Charts - NES Total Points (Corrected)

This is the version with all identifiable mistakes from volumes 1-31 corrected.




Points Months
1 Legend Of Zelda 2046 78
2 Super Mario Bros. 3 1761 62
3 Super Mario Bros. 2 1551 75
4 Legend Of Zelda 2 1413 73
5 Final Fantasy 1306 52
6 Metroid 1301 67
7 Tetris 1229 58
8 Dr. Mario 1022 46
9 Mega Man 2 962 51
10 Battletoads 836 36
11 Tecmo Super Bowl 789 33
12 TMNT 714 39
13 Mega Man 3 700 36
14 TMNT 2 604 27
15 Mega Man 562 39
16 TMNT 3 556 26
17 Mega Man 4 554 26
18 Crystalis 523 25
19 Punch Out 510 30
20 Tecmo Bowl 475 29
21 Ninja Gaiden 428 18
22 Kirby's Adventure 393 16
23 Bionic Commando 392 24
24 Mega Man 5 386 17
25 Batman 375 23
26 Baseball Stars 369 27
27 Dragon Warrior 368 21
28 Contra 362 24
29 Double Dragon 352 20
30 Blaster Master 329 19
31 Castlevania 3 325 22
32 Monopoly 324 23
33 Dragon Warrior 2 305 14
34 Mega Man 6 289 11
34 Tetris 2 289 11
36 Dragon Warrior 4 272 16
37 Castlevania 2 252 15
38 NES Open Golf 244 13
39 Bart vs Space Mutants 239 11
40 Super Mario Bros. 228 14
41 Castlevania 222 16
42 Kid Icarus 212 12
43 Jurassic Park 205 11
44 RC Pro-Am 204 14
45 Double Dragon 2 202 18
46 Metal Gear 192 12
47 Bases Loaded 184 12
47 Star Tropics 184 9
49 Battle Of Olympus 179 15
50 Destiny Of An Emperor 178 12
51 Play Action Football 173 9
52 Shadowgate 170 11
53 Blades Of Steel 166 13
54 Ninja Gaiden 2 163 9
55 Tecmo NBA Basketball 157 9
56 Star Tropics 2 154 9
57 Faxandu 150 8
58 Bases Loaded 2 142 11
59 Ice Hockey 138 8
59 Track & Field 2 138 8
61 Duck Tales 137 13
62 Double Dribble 132 14
62 Top Gun 132 10
64 Rad Racer 130 9
65 Maniac Mansion 128 12
66 Tiny Toons 122 8
67 Ultima: Exodus 121 11
68 Adventure Island 116 8
69 Super C 115 10
70 Ultima: Avatar 113 9
71 Battletoads & Double Dragon 110 5
71 Dragon Warrior 3 110 7
73 Robocop 108 14
74 Double Dragon 3 106 7
75 Strider 104 6
76 Guardian Legend 100 8
77 Rampage 92 6
77 Yoshi 92 6
79 Bad Dudes 90 14
80 Pro Wrestling 88 6
81 Gauntlet 86 4
81 Goonies 2 86 6
81 Milon's Secret Castle 86 6
84 Wizardry 84 11
85 Legacy Of The Wizard 80 8
86 Little Nemo 71 9
87 Marble Madness 70 4
88 Paperboy 63 7
89 Golgo 13 62 4
89 Magic Of Schelerzade 62 6
89 Nobunga's Ambition 62 8
89 RBI Baseball 62 4
93 Wizards & Warriors 60 8
94 Pac-Man 58 5
95 Skate Or Die 56 4
96 Adventures Of Lolo 2 54 7
96 Yoshi's Cookie 54 3
98 Little Mermaid 52 4
98 Willow 52 6
100 Renegade 50 6
101 1943 48 6
102 Immortal 46 4
103 Kung Fu 44 4
103 Snake's Revenge 44 6
105 Vegas Dreams 43 3
106 Ikari Warriors 42 4
107 Wrestlemania 40 4
108 Ryger 39 6
109 Excitebike 38 4
110 Bart vs World 37 3
111 Baseball 36 4
112 Life Force 34 6
113 Rush 'n Attack 30 2
114 Super Off Road 29 2
115 T & C Surf Design 28 6
116 Adventures Of Lolo 26 4
116 Wheel Of Fortune FE 26 2
118 Operation Wolf 25 3
119 Back To The Future 24 3
119 G.I. Joe 24 2
119 Rambo 24 2
122 Nintendo World Cup 22 1
122 Spy Hunter 22 2
124 California Games 18 2
124 Gradius 18 4
124 Who Framed Roger Rabbit 18 2
127 Fester's Quest 17 2
128 Addams Family 16 1
128 Bayou Billy 16 4
128 Ghostbusters 16 2
128 Ghostbusters 2 16 1
128 Ghosts 'n Goblins 16 2
128 Jackal 16 2
134 Darkwing Duck 15 1
134 Home Alone 2 15 1
136 Goal 14 2
136 Golf 14 4
136 Mario Bros. 14 2
139 Batman: Return Of The Joker 13 1
139 Rescue Rangers 13 3
139 Super Spike Volleyball 13 1
142 Championship Bowling 12 2
142 Ms. Pac-Man 12 1
142 Side Pocket 12 2
142 Widget 12 1
146 TMNT Tournament Fighter 11 1
147 Kid Kool 10 2
147 Kid Niki 10 4
147 Popeye 10 2
147 Wrestlemania Challenge 10 2
151 Solstice 9 5
152 Solomon's Key 8.7 4
153 Caveman Games 8 1
153 Faria 8 2
153 Jeopardy 25th An. 8 1
153 Section Z 8 2
153 Tombs & Treasures 8 2
153 Wrath Of The Black Manta 8 2
153 Xevious 8 2
160 Shooting Range 6 1
161 Dick Tracy 5 1
161 Jordan vs Bird 5 3
161 Skate Or Die 2 5 1
164 Bandit Kings 4 1
164 Bubble Bobble 4 2
164 Kinght Rider 4 1
164 NFL Football 4 2
164 Super Dodge Ball 4 2
164 Uninvited 4 1
170 Gremlins 2 3 1
170 Ring King 3 2
170 Swords & Serpents 3 1
173 Al Unser Jr. 2 2
173 Base Wars 2 1
173 Solar Jetman 2 1
173 Wheel Of Fortune 2 2
177 Bill & Ted 1 1
178 Pinball 0.7 2
178 Zanac 0.7 2

NES Power Charts - Vol. 67 (December 1994)



Total
1 Legend Of Zelda 14814
2 Super Mario Bros. 3 11478
3 Mega Man 6 9646
4 Metroid 8848
5 NES Open Golf 8680
6 Legend Of Zelda 2 8276
7 Dr. Mario 7858
8 Final Fantasy 7715
9 Nintendo World Cup 6012
10 Baseball Stars 5821
11 Tecmo Super Bowl 5702
12 Play Action Football 5165
13 Tetris 4940
14 Tetris 2 4797
15 Dragon Warrior 4 4025
16 Star Tropics 2 3657
17 Super Mario Bros. 2 3411
18 Super Spike Volleyball 2978
19 Pac-Man 2947
20 Mega Man 5 2918

NES Power Charts - Vol. 66 (November 1994)



Total
1 Legend Of Zelda 15140
2 Super Mario Bros. 3 12684
3 Mega Man 6 10376
4 Metroid 10306
5 NES Open Golf 8215
6 Legend Of Zelda 2 8005
7 Dr. Mario 7580
8 Final Fantasy 7399
9 Tetris 6012
10 Tetris 2 5684
11 Play Action Football 5541
12 Battletoads 5121
13 Kirby's Adventure 5077
14 Super Mario Bros. 2 4886
15 Dragon Warrior 4500
16 Baseball Stars 4353
17 Dragon Warrior 4 4276
18 Tecmo Super Bowl 4143
19 Pac-Man 3632
20 Monopoly 3323

NES Power Charts - Vol. 65 (October 1994)



Total
1 Legend Of Zelda 14738
2 Dr. Mario 12622
3 Mega Man 6 11644
4 Metroid 10549
5 Super Mario Bros. 3 9417
6 NES Open Golf 9268
7 Tetris 2 8575
8 Baseball Stars 7254
9 Tetris 7028
10 Final Fantasy 5792
11 Kirby's Adventure 5700
12 Legend Of Zelda 2 5249
13 Mega Man 5 5085
14 TMNT 3 4791
15 Tecmo Super Bowl 4388
16 Dragon Warrior 4 4308
17 Yoshi's Cookie 4060
18 Star Tropics 2 3847
19 Monopoly 3659
20 Crystalis 3636

Note: For this month, places 7 & 9 were both listed as simply Tetris. Based on the previous positions I just guessed that 2 would be higher.

NES Power Charts - Vol. 64 (September 1994)



Total
1 Legend Of Zelda 15244
2 Tetris 2 12734
3 Super Mario Bros. 3 12530
4 NES Open Golf 11226
5 Metroid 10026
6 Dr. Mario 9203
7 Legend Of Zelda 2 8130
8 Final Fantasy 7384
9 Mega Man 6 6808
10 Kirby's Adventure 5546
11 Baseball Stars 5316
12 Tetris 5164
13 TMNT 3 4659
14 Battletoads 4521
15 Dragon Warrior 4 4401
16 Star Tropics 2 4203
17 Jurassic Park 3539
18 Tecmo Super Bowl 3525
19 Monopoly 3411
20 Super Mario Bros. 2 3403

NES Power Charts - Vol. 63 (August 1994)



Total
1 Legend Of Zelda 14552
2 Super Mario Bros. 3 12464
3 Mega Man 6 10404
4 Metroid 8974
5 Tetris 2 8708
6 Dr. Mario 8499
7 Kirby's Adventure 7823
8 NES Open Golf 6602
9 Tetris 6264
10 Final Fantasy 6253
11 Legend Of Zelda 2 5873
12 TMNT 3 5626
13 Battletoads 4659
14 Star Tropics 2 4584
15 Baseball Stars 4551
16 Tecmo Super Bowl 4215
17 Dragon Warrior 4 3883
18 Super Mario Bros. 2 3792
19 Ms. Pac-Man 3688
20 Jurassic Park 3553

NES Power Charts - Vol. 62 (July 1994)



Total
1 Legend Of Zelda 14237
2 Mega Man 6 13888
3 Super Mario Bros. 3 11173
4 Tetris 2 10040
5 Dr. Mario 8837
6 Kirby's Adventure 8338
7 Star Tropics 2 8019
8 TMNT 3 6936
9 Metroid 6736
10 Legend Of Zelda 2 6534
11 Final Fantasy 5618
12 Battletoads 5379
13 Tetris 5349
14 Dragon Warrior 4 4766
15 Pac-Man 4209
16 Tecmo Super Bowl 3910
17 Baseball Stars 3787
18 Super Mario Bros. 2 3626
19 Maniac Mansion 3352
20 Jurassic Park 3149

NES Power Charts - Vol. 61 (June 1994)



Total
1 Super Mario Bros. 3 12203
2 Legend Of Zelda 11698
3 Tetris 2 10728
4 Mega Man 6 10272
5 Kirby's Adventure 9542
6 TMNT 3 9225
7 Star Tropics 2 7244
8 Metroid 7116
9 Final Fantasy 6945
10 Dr. Mario 5830
11 Tecmo Super Bowl 5303
12 Legend Of Zelda 2 5240
13 Monopoly 4777
14 Tetris 4346
15 Mega Man 5 4318
16 Vegas Dreams 4303
17 Jurassic Park 4256
18 Super Mario Bros. 2 4231
19 Baseball Stars 3783
20 Battletoads 3558

NES Power Charts - Vol. 60 (May 1994)



Total
1 Tetris 2 12152
2 Legend Of Zelda 12133
3 Super Mario Bros. 3 11095
4 TMNT 3 8722
5 Kirby's Adventure 8712
6 Mega Man 6 7817
7 Tecmo Super Bowl 7495
8 Baseball Stars 6314
9 Metroid 6101
10 Final Fantasy 5938
11 Star Tropics 2 5540
12 Legend Of Zelda 2 4735
13 NES Open Golf 4530
14 Battletoads 4231
15 Tecmo NBA Basketball 4221
16 Super Mario Bros. 2 4069
17 Vegas Dreams 3918
18 Monopoly 3787
19 Tetris 3596
20 Jurassic Park 3542

NES Power Charts - Vol. 59 (April 1994)



Total
1 Kirby's Adventure 11674
2 Tetris 2 11397
3 Super Mario Bros. 3 10356
4 Legend Of Zelda 10253
5 TMNT 3 9832
6 Mega Man 6 9589
7 Dr. Mario 7548
8 Metroid 5883
9 Tecmo Super Bowl 5520
10 Final Fantasy 4672
11 Mega Man 5 4536
12 Super Mario Bros. 2 4499
13 Jurassic Park 4246
14 Tetris 4207
15 Monopoly 4119
16 Star Tropics 2 3921
17 Vegas Dreams 3857
18 Legend Of Zelda 2 3836
19 NES Open Golf 3570
20 Mega Man 4 3490

NES Power Charts - Vol. 58 (March 1994)



Total
1 Tetris 2 11628
2 Super Mario Bros. 3 11349
3 Legend Of Zelda 10164
4 Kirby's Adventure 9565
5 Mega Man 6 8229
6 Jurassic Park 6794
7 Tecmo Super Bowl 5911
8 Final Fantasy 5829
9 Dr. Mario 5388
10 Baseball Stars 4580
11 Metroid 4468
12 Monopoly 4352
13 TMNT 3 4334
14 Battletoads 3979
15 Mega Man 5 3790
16 Dragon Warrior 4 3742
17 Tetris 3647
18 Mega Man 4 3521
19 Super Mario Bros. 2 3447
20 Star Tropics 2 3393

NES Power Charts - Vol. 51 (August 1993)



Total
1 Super Mario Bros. 3 12418
2 Legend Of Zelda 12211
3 Mega Man 5 7792
4 Battletoads 7616
5 Final Fantasy 6905
6 TMNT 6424
7 Metroid 6321
8 Tecmo Super Bowl 6186
9 Dragon Warrior 4 5743
10 Tecmo NBA Basketball 5607
11 Legend Of Zelda 2 4752
12 Mega Man 4 4507
13 Dr. Mario 4435
14 TMNT 3 4408
15 Baseball Stars 4220
16 Super Mario Bros. 2 4069
17 Mega Man 3 3933
18 Tetris 3564
19 Mega Man 2 3553
20 NES Open Golf 3469