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