NES Power Charts - Vol. 14 (July/August 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	18710
2	Batman	5735
3	Super Mario Bros. 2	5532
4	Mega Man 2	5145
5	Legend Of Zelda 2	4315
6	Tetris	4166
7	Legend Of Zelda	4034
8	TMNT	3867
9	Tecmo Bowl	3397
10	Shadowgate	3279
11	Ninja Gaiden	2967
12	Double Dragon (2)	2863
13	Duck Tales	2519
14	Dragon Warrior	2510
15	Magic Of Schelerzade	2226
16	Willow	2052
17	Punch Out	1796
18	Metroid	1576
19	Bionic Commando	1479
20	Guardian Legend	1044
21	Super C	1033
22	Mega Man	982
23	Adventures Of Lolo (2)	971
24	Blaster Master	954
25	Ultima: Exodus	888
26	Wrath Of The Black Manta	856
27	Bad Dudes	808
28	Snake's Revenge	806
29	Baseball Stars	788
30	Fester's Quest	705

Errors: Mario 3 point total is wrong. Two typos: Double Dragon should be Double Dragon 2 and Adventures of Lolo should be Lolo 2. Put the twos in parentheses above as well since it's not really an "error" in the chart itself. Battle of Olympus was left off and should be 9th. That means Fester's Quest drops off the chart.


Real Chart

		Total		Players	Pros	Dealers
1	Super Mario Bros. 3	18701		4932	5167	8602
2	Batman	5735		1107	1310	3318
3	Super Mario Bros. 2	5532		1900		3632
4	Mega Man 2	5145		2739	1722	684
5	Legend Of Zelda 2	4315		2130	1337	848
6	Tetris	4166		1188	687	2291
7	Legend Of Zelda	4034		979	1988	1067
8	TMNT	3867		3263	604
9	Battle of Olympus	3480			3480
10	Tecmo Bowl	3397		1225	742	1430
11	Shadowgate	3279		794	2015	470
12	Ninja Gaiden	2967		1794	559	614
13	Double Dragon 2	2863		1927		936
14	Duck Tales	2519		1252	412	855
15	Dragon Warrior	2510		1768	742
16	Magic Of Schelerzade	2226			2226
17	Willow	2052			2052
18	Punch Out	1796			321	1475
19	Metroid	1576		459	1117
20	Bionic Commando	1479		444	1035
21	Guardian Legend	1044			1044
22	Super C	1033		1033
23	Mega Man	982		359	623
24	Adventures Of Lolo 2	971			971
25	Blaster Master	954		478	476
26	Ultima: Exodus	888			888
27	Wrath Of The Black Manta	856			440	416
28	Bad Dudes	808		400		408
29	Snake's Revenge	806			806
30	Baseball Stars	788				788
	Fester's Quest	705				705
	Castlevania 2	692		692
	World Championship Wrestling	676				676
	Contra	565		565
	Championship Bowling	561				561
	Super Spike Volleyball	555				555
	Robocop	554		554
	Legacy of the Wizard	550			550
	Blades of Steel	548				548
	Rad Racer	539				539
	Faxanadu	535		535
	Al Unser Jr. Turbo Racing	509				509
	Romance of the Three Kingdoms	495			495
	Adventure Island	482				482
	Final Fantasy	476			476
	Donkey Kong Classics	475				475
	Bubble Bobble	466				466
	Vegas Dream	464				464
	Super Off Road	438		438
	Double Dragon	435		435
	Ghostbusters 2	432				432
	Jack Nicklaus' Major Championship	415				415
	Marvel's X-Men	407		407
	Tecmo World Wrestling	405		405
	Ironsword	399		399
	Top Gun 2	399		399
	Nobunaga's Ambition	376			376
	Chessmaster	340				340
	Genghis Khan	339			339