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