Tuesday, February 12, 2008

NES Power Charts - Vol. 12 (May/June 1990)

For each month, I'm posting the chart in two forms. 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. It's possible to correct errors for the first 31 volumes because on the next page, the list of the top 30 for each of the three voting blocks (players, pros, & dealers) was published separately. So doing some math revealed any errors.

In the second 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.

Published Chart



Total
1 Super Mario Bros. 3 11595
2 Tetris 5570
3 TMNT 4995
4 Legend Of Zelda 4916
5 Legend Of Zelda 2 3928
6 Batman 3792
7 Shadowgate 3539
8 Super Mario Bros. 2 3470
9 Mega Man 2 3456
10 Ninja Gaiden 3358
11 Dragon Warrior 2787
12 Duck Tales 2559
13 Double Dragon 2 2529
14 Robocop 2494
15 Tecmo Bowl 2339
16 Metroid 2320
17 Battle Of Olympus 2232
18 Mario Bros. 1936
19 Faxandu 1688
20 Double Dragon 1584
21 Bionic Commando 1504
22 Paperboy 1463
23 Blaster Master 1362
24 Championship Bowling 1260
25 Popeye 1077
26 Legacy Of The Wizard 1051
27 Magic Of Schelerzade 1035
28 Back To The Future 945
29 Rad Racer 928
30 Guardian Legend 906


Errors: It is 99% likely that Mario Bros. on the dealer's chart was meant to be Super Mario Bros. 2. That would move Mario 2 to 3rd, and remove Mario Bros. (18th) from the chart. It doesn't make sense for Mario 2 to not be on the dealer's chart for this month when in the previous issue it was 5th and the next issue it's 2nd. Mario Bros. is listed 4th for this issue. There are a few other "weird" older games on the dealer's list this month (Popeye, Donkey Kong 3), but it seems like this as an obvious error and I'm treating it as such.

Additionally, two games were left off the chart. Mike Tyson's Punch Out should be at 10, which would mean that Willow would slot in at 24. Guardian Legend would drop off the chart.


Real Chart



Total
Players Pros Dealers
1 Super Mario Bros. 3 11595
3308 4721 3566
2 Tetris 5570
1099 1213 3258
3 Super Mario Bros. 2 5406
2580 890 1936
4 TMNT 4995
3419 388 1188
5 Legend Of Zelda 4916
1150 2022 1744
6 Legend Of Zelda 2 3928
2149 1779
7 Batman 3792
1673 2119
8 Shadowgate 3539
568 2135 836
9 Mega Man 2 3456
2291 1165
10 Mike Tyson's Punch Out 3375
649
2726
11 Ninja Gaiden 3358
1398 1084 876
12 Dragon Warrior 2787
1639 1148
13 Duck Tales 2559
1171
1388
14 Double Dragon 2 2529
1285
1244
15 Robocop 2494
829
1665
16 Tecmo Bowl 2339
1076 631 632
17 Metroid 2320
522 1245 553
18 Battle Of Olympus 2232

2232
19 Faxandu 1688
669 1019
20 Double Dragon 1584
735
849
21 Bionic Commando 1504
534 970
22 Paperboy 1463


1463
23 Blaster Master 1362
650 712
24 Willow 1262

1262
25 Championship Bowling 1260


1260
26 Popeye 1077


1077
27 Legacy Of The Wizard 1051

1051
28 Magic Of Schelerzade 1035

1035
29 Back To The Future 945


945
30 Rad Racer 928


928








Guardian Legend 906

906

Donkey Kong Classics 842


842

Super Mario Bros. 815
815


Nobunaga's Ambition 809

809

Donkey Kong 3 767


767

Castlevania 2 753
753


Ironsword 744

744

Genghis Khan 728

728

Marble Madness 682


682

Wheel of Fortune 670


670

Clash at Demonhead 663

663

Contra 659
659


Mega Man 647

647

Bad Dudes 634
634


Pinball 628


628

Jeopardy 618


618

Strider 592
592


Excitebike 579


579

Super Off Road 569
569


Who Framed Roger Rabbit 555
555


Baseball Stars 550

550

Silent Service 539


539

Skate Or Die 533


533

Blades of Steel 517
517


Super C 512
512


Golf 509


509

All Pro Basketball 499


499

Ultima 469

469

Castlevania 340

340

A Boy and His Blob 323

323

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