NES Power Charts - Vol. 2 (September/October 1988)

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	Legend Of Zelda	2090
2	Punch Out	1807
3	Metroid	1139
4	Super Mario Bros.	1139
5	Kid Icarus	986
6	Double Dragon	732
7	Ice Hockey	686
8	RC Pro-Am	611
9	Rad Racer	567
10	RBI Baseball	486
11	Contra	435
12	Castlevania	332
13	Goonies 2	282
14	Mega Man	276
15	Pro Wrestling	231
16	Double Dribble	230
17	Legend Of Zelda 2	225
18	Top Gun	192
19	Rambo	190
20	Renegade	173
21	Wizards & Warriors	170
22	Ikari Warriors	167
23	Baseball	163
24	Ryger	141
25	Excitebike	125
26	Kung Fu	115
27	Kid Niki	109
28	Super Mario Bros. 2	94
29	Zanac	76
30	Pinball	76

Errors: Metroid point total is wrong as they printed the Mario total twice. Golf should be on the chart at 27, which means that Pinball, Solomon's Key, and Zanac should be tied at 30. Previously Solomon's Key was not listed, likely because there was a three way tie for two spots.


Real Chart

		Total		Players	Pros	Dealers
1	Legend Of Zelda	2090		1360	470	260
2	Punch Out	1807		1253	332	222
3	Metroid	1787		1075	452	260
4	Super Mario Bros.	1139		975	126	38
5	Kid Icarus	986		523	156	307
6	Double Dragon	732		369	214	149
7	Ice Hockey	686		469	110	107
8	RC Pro-Am	611		379	52	180
9	Rad Racer	567		430	40	97
10	RBI Baseball	486			62	424
11	Contra	435		293	142
12	Castlevania	332		92	240
13	Goonies 2	282		64	80	138
14	Mega Man	276			276
15	Pro Wrestling	231		133	24	74
16	Double Dribble	230		115	70	45
17	Legend Of Zelda 2	225		111	114
18	Top Gun	192		82		110
19	Rambo	190		54	96	40
20	Renegade	173		85		88
21	Wizards & Warriors	170		36	134
22	Ikari Warriors	167		84		83
23	Baseball	163		110		53
24	Ryger	141		61	80
25	Excitebike	125		47		78
26	Kung Fu	115		71		44
27	Golf	110			24	86
28	Kid Niki	109		51		58
29	Super Mario Bros. 2	94			94
30	Zanac	76			76
30	Pinball	76				76
30	Solomon's Key	76			76
	Side Pocket	64			64
	Iron Tank	64				64
	Rush 'n Attack	63		35	28
	T & C Surf Design	61		61
	Gradius	60			60
	Tennis	53				53
	Donkey Kong Jr. Math	53				53
	Deadly Towers	52			52
	Ghosts 'n Goblins	49		49
	Spy Hunter	48		48
	Mario Bros.	38		38
	Breakthru	38				38
	Freedom Force	37				37
	Section Z	36				36
	10 Yard Fight	35				35
	Arkanoid	30			30
	Bases Loaded	30			30