Wednesday, February 13, 2008

NES Power Charts - Vol. 25 (June 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 TMNT 2 9754
2 Super Mario Bros. 3 9615
3 Mega Man 3 7338
4 Final Fantasy 5842
5 Star Tropics 5523
6 Bart vs Space Mutants 4735
7 Crystalis 4405
8 Dr. Mario 3371
9 Dragon Warrior 2 3228
10 Tetris 2617
11 Double Dragon 3 2392
12 Legend Of Zelda 2346
13 Play Action Football 2233
14 Ultima: Avatar 2111
15 Mega Man 2 2027
16 Super Mario Bros. 2 1969
17 G.I. Joe 1647
18 Double Dragon 2 1563
19 Immortal 1554
20 Destiny Of An Emperor 1470
21 Maniac Mansion 1422
22 Legend Of Zelda 2 1280
23 TMNT 1228
24 Little Nemo 1140
25 Bandit Kings 977
26 Mega Man 965
27 Shadowgate 924
28 Princess Tomato 840
29 Wizardry 714
30 Tecmo Bowl 645


Errors: Castlevania 3, Dragon Warrior, and Duck Tales were left off the chart. They should be ranked 18, 24, and 30 respectively. That means that Princess Tomato, Wizardry, and Tecmo Bowl are knocked off.


Real Chart



Total
Players Pros Dealers
1 TMNT 2 9754
4117 536 5101
2 Super Mario Bros. 3 9615
4631 1029 3955
3 Mega Man 3 7338
4072 2352 914
4 Final Fantasy 5842
2198 3245 399
5 Star Tropics 5523
687 3875 961
6 Bart vs Space Mutants 4735
1404 777 2554
7 Crystalis 4405
504 3528 373
8 Dr. Mario 3371
724 651 1996
9 Dragon Warrior 2 3228
1222 2006
10 Tetris 2617
585
2032
11 Double Dragon 3 2392
1082
1310
12 Legend Of Zelda 2346
771 1575
13 Play Action Football 2233
938 735 560
14 Ultima: Avatar 2111

2111
15 Mega Man 2 2027
1523 504
16 Super Mario Bros. 2 1969
635
1334
17 G.I. Joe 1647
556 494 597
18 Castlevania 3 1564
1564

19 Double Dragon 2 1563
777
786
20 Immortal 1554

1554
21 Destiny Of An Emperor 1470

1470
22 Maniac Mansion 1422
603 819
23 Legend Of Zelda 2 1280
702 578
24 Dragon Warrior 1273
1273

25 TMNT 1228
447
781
26 Little Nemo 1140
460
680
27 Bandit Kings 977

977
28 Mega Man 965
503 462
29 Shadowgate 924
367 557
30 Duck Tales 854
440
414








Princess Tomato 840

840

Wizardry 714

714

Tecmo Bowl 645
645


Battle of Olympus 641

641

Caveman Games 605


605

Ninja Gaiden 2 588
588


Adventure Island 2 578

578

Metroid 546

546

Paperboy 545


545

Top Gun 2 522


522

Rescue Rangers 504


504

Rad Racer 2 503


503

Al Unser Jr.'s Turbo Racing 482


482

Super C 471
471


Blades of Steel 470


470

NFL Football 462


462

Nobunaga's Ambition 452

452

Blaster Master 441

441

Hunt for Red October 441


441

Solstice 431

431

Donkey Kong Classics 430


430

Galaxy 5000 420

420

Arch Rivals 410


410

Batman 397
397


Wrestlemania Challenge 394


394

Wayne Gretzky's Hockey 382


382

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