Tuesday, February 12, 2008

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

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