Tuesday, February 12, 2008

NES Power Charts - Vol. 16 (September/October 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 24964
2 Final Fantasy 6145
3 TMNT 5008
4 Ninja Gaiden 2 4190
5 Super Mario Bros. 2 4059
6 Mega Man 2 3807
7 Tetris 3726
8 Legend Of Zelda 2 3503
9 Batman 3307
10 Battle Of Olympus 3228
11 Legend Of Zelda 3150
12 Shadowgate 2787
13 Super C 2329
14 Ninja Gaiden 2255
15 Double Dragon 2 2121
16 Dragon Warrior 1954
17 Tecmo Bowl 1932
18 Magic Of Schelerzade 1589
19 Bionic Commando 1336
20 Baseball Stars 1309
21 Snake's Revenge 1286
22 Metroid 1231
23 Adventures Of Lolo 2 1181
24 Punch Out 1147
25 Duck Tales 1124
26 Willow 1066
27 Blaster Master 1022
28 Contra 986
29 Nobunaga's Ambition 857
30 Al Unser Jr. 827


Errors: Point totals for three games are wrong: Final Fantasy, Zelda 1, and Duck Tales.


Real Chart



Total
Players Pros Dealers
1 Super Mario Bros. 3 24964
7170 3492 14302
2 Final Fantasy 6579
434 6145
3 TMNT 5008
3222 335 1451
4 Ninja Gaiden 2 4190

1359 2831
5 Super Mario Bros. 2 4059
1687
2372
6 Mega Man 2 3807
2070 1328 409
7 Tetris 3726
1117 627 1982
8 Legend Of Zelda 2 3503
1670 1411 422
9 Batman 3307
1659 1129 519
10 Battle Of Olympus 3228
614 2614
11 Legend Of Zelda 3159
1063 1610 486
12 Shadowgate 2787
1011 1453 323
13 Super C 2329
1303
1026
14 Ninja Gaiden 2255
1532 429 294
15 Double Dragon 2 2121
1507
614
16 Dragon Warrior 1954
1180 774
17 Tecmo Bowl 1932
804 491 637
18 Magic Of Scheherazade 1589

1589
19 Bionic Commando 1336
468 868
20 Baseball Stars 1309

502 807
21 Snake's Revenge 1286

1286
22 Metroid 1231
436 795
23 Adventures Of Lolo 2 1181

1181
24 Punch Out 1147
517
630
25 Duck Tales 1130
649
481
26 Willow 1066

1066
27 Blaster Master 1022
447 575
28 Contra 986
655
331
29 Nobunaga's Ambition 857

857
30 Al Unser Jr. 827


827








Tecmo World Wrestling 743


743

Bases Loaded 678
389
289

Super Mario Bros. 649
649


Ultima 585

585

Super Off-Road 581
581


Castlevania 2 580
580


Bases Loaded 2 525


525

Adventures of Lolo 481

481

Robocop 468
468


Genghis Khan 460

460

Legacy of the Wizard 460

460

Wrath of the Black Manta 444


444

Super Spike Volleyball 400


400

Guardian Legend 397

397

Narc 379
379


Fester's Quest 378


378

Bad Dudes 373
373


Faxanadu 372
372


Mega Man 366

366

Solomon's Key 335

335

Championship Bowling 333


333

Rad Racer 293


293

Remote Control 289


289

Sky Shark 286


286

Jack Nicklaus' Major Championship 276


276

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