Wednesday, February 6, 2008

NES Power Charts - Vol. 3 (November/December 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 8476
2 Metroid 7830
3 Metal Gear 7720
4 Punch Out 7107
5 Gauntlet 6122
6 Super Mario Bros. 2 5985
7 Bases Loaded 4720
8 Legend Of Zelda 2 4204
9 Double Dragon 4120
10 Kid Icarus 3304
11 Super Mario Bros. 3140
12 RC Pro-Am 2856
13 Castlevania 2653
14 Contra 2478
15 Ice Hockey 2349
16 Mega Man 2299
17 Rad Racer 2182
18 Top Gun 2007
19 T & C Surf Design 1351
20 Ryger 1248
21 RBI Baseball 1230
22 Renegade 1148
23 Pro Wrestling 1071
24 Goonies 2 965
25 Gradius 944
26 Double Dribble 897
27 Solomon's Key 855
28 Golf 769
29 California Games 760
30 Kid Niki 665


Errors: Zelda 1 point total is wrong. California Games point total is wrong, and it should not be in the top 30; Wizards & Warriors should be on the chart instead.


Real Chart



Total
Players Pros Dealers
1 Legend Of Zelda 8479
2015 3857 2607
2 Metroid 7830
1617 3838 2375
3 Metal Gear 7720
1147 3458 3115
4 Punch Out 7107
2278 2812 2017
5 Gauntlet 6122
1373 1387 3362
6 Super Mario Bros. 2 5985
2872 1178 1935
7 Bases Loaded 4720
1103 2071 1546
8 Legend Of Zelda 2 4204
1994 1045 1165
9 Double Dragon 4120
2999 1121
10 Kid Icarus 3304
839 456 2009
11 Super Mario Bros. 3140
2323 817
12 RC Pro-Am 2856
1095 551 1210
13 Castlevania 2653
924 1729
14 Contra 2478
1756 722
15 Ice Hockey 2349
879 551 919
16 Mega Man 2299

2299
17 Rad Racer 2182
672 285 1225
18 Top Gun 2007
573
1434
19 T & C Surf Design 1351
865
486
20 Ryger 1248

456 792
21 RBI Baseball 1230
850 380
22 Renegade 1148
483
665
23 Pro Wrestling 1071

399 672
24 Goonies 2 965
585 380
25 Gradius 944

570 374
26 Double Dribble 897
669 228
27 Solomon's Key 855

855
28 Golf 769


769
29 Kid Niki 665


665
30 Wizards & Warriors 608

608








Side Pocket 589

589

Indiana Jones & TOD 580
580


Platoon 522
522


Jaws 515


515

Tennis 515


515

California Games 510
510


Kung Fu 508


508

Excitebike 493


493

Major League Baseball 492
492


Ghosts 'n Goblins 463
463


Pinball 448


448

Breakthru 441


441

Rambo 437

437

Zanac 437

437

10 Yard Fight 433


433

Ikari Warriors 2 427
427


Spy Hunter 418


418

Ikari Warriors 417
417


Rush 'n Attack 412
412


Gunsmoke 396


396

Karate Kid 396


396

Trojan 266

266

Clu Clu Land 228

228

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