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