Wednesday, February 13, 2008

NES Power Charts - Vol. 24 (May 1991)

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 10918
2 TMNT 2 9589
3 Mega Man 3 8846
4 Final Fantasy 5073
5 Dr. Mario 4675
6 Tetris 4198
7 Crystalis 4108
8 Dragon Warrior 2 3818
9 Play Action Football 3365
10 Ultima: Avatar 3251
11 Star Tropics 2965
12 Mega Man 2 2864
13 Super Mario Bros. 2 2714
14 Legend Of Zelda 2482
15 Castlevania 3 2231
16 TMNT 2177
17 Destiny Of An Emperor 1820
18 Mega Man 1760
19 Bart vs Space Mutants 1753
20 Immortal 1550
21 Legend Of Zelda 2 1539
22 Maniac Mansion 1511
23 Double Dragon 2 1509
24 Super C 1258
25 Wrestlemania Challenge 1223
26 Duck Tales 989
27 Gremlins 2 942
28 Battle Of Olympus 920
29 Batman 912
30 Shadowgate 904


Errors: Castlevania 3 point total is wrong, and it should be ranked 12th. In addition, Dragon Warrior and Tecmo Bowl should be on the charts at 20 and 30 respectively, bumping off Batman and Shadowgate.


Real Chart



Total
Players Pros Dealers
1 Super Mario Bros. 3 10918
4337 1030 5551
2 TMNT 2 9589
4129 880 4580
3 Mega Man 3 8846
3677 2980 2189
4 Final Fantasy 5073
2169 2310 594
5 Dr. Mario 4675
915 480 3280
6 Tetris 4198
724
3474
7 Crystalis 4108
498 3610
8 Dragon Warrior 2 3818
1188 2630
9 Play Action Football 3365
998 770 1597
10 Ultima: Avatar 3251
427 2390 434
11 Star Tropics 2965

1950 1015
12 Castlevania 3 2941
1663 710 568
13 Mega Man 2 2864
1835 610 419
14 Super Mario Bros. 2 2714
694
2020
15 Legend Of Zelda 2482
912 1570
16 TMNT 2177
712
1465
17 Destiny Of An Emperor 1820

1820
18 Mega Man 1760
581 560 619
19 Bart vs Space Mutants 1753
774
979
20 Dragon Warrior 1645
1645

21 Immortal 1550

1550
22 Legend Of Zelda 2 1539
869 670
23 Maniac Mansion 1511
451 1060
24 Double Dragon 2 1509
728
781
25 Super C 1258
619
639
26 Wrestlemania Challenge 1223


1223
27 Duck Tales 989
496
493
28 Gremlins 2 942
457
485
29 Tecmo Bowl 922
922

30 Battle Of Olympus 920

920








Batman 912
455
457

Shadowgate 904
434 470

G.I. Joe 870

870

Solstice 850

850

Rescue Rangers 821


821

Al Unser Jr.'s Turbo Racing 819


819

Paperboy 780


780

Battle Tank 689


689

Bandit Kings of Ancient China 680

680

Wizardry 675

675

Nobunaga's Ambition 660

660

Ninja Gaiden 2 606
606


Flying Warriors 600

600

Jack Nicklaus' Major Championship 548


548

Adventures of Lolo 2 540

540

Super Off Road 489
489


Big Bird's Hide & Speak 484


484

Championship Bowling 466


466

Metroid 450

450

Skate or Die 2 449
449


Donkey Kong Classics 423


423

Genghis Khan 410

410

Marble Madness 406


406

Adventures of Rad Gravity 400

400

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