Friday, February 8, 2008

NES Power Charts - Vol. 4 (January/February 1989)

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. 2 22790
2 Legend Of Zelda 6941
3 Legend Of Zelda 2 6604
4 Double Dragon 4324
5 Metroid 4220
6 Punch Out 4020
7 Milon's Secret Castle 3144
8 Metal Gear 3131
9 Contra 2973
10 Bases Loaded 2617
11 Golgo 13 2433
12 Castlevania 2 2376
13 Castlevania 2273
14 Gauntlet 1969
15 Adventure Island 1938
16 Super Mario Bros. 1935
17 Kid Icarus 1757
18 RC Pro-Am 1418
19 Mega Man 1359
20 1943 1341
21 Life Force 1246
22 Pac-Man 1238
23 Jackal 1206
24 Track & Field 2 1174
25 Double Dribble 1126
26 Robocop 1091
27 Xevious 1081
28 Bionic Commando 1078
29 Top Gun 1050
30 T & C Surf Design 988


Errors: Contra point total is wrong.


Real Chart



Total
Players Pros Dealers
1 Super Mario Bros. 2 22790
3059 3668 16063
2 Legend Of Zelda 6941
2850 3261 830
3 Legend Of Zelda 2 6604
2023 4581
4 Double Dragon 4324
2314 505 1505
5 Metroid 4220
1835 1766 619
6 Punch Out 4020
1854 1592 574
7 Milon's Secret Castle 3144

2252 892
8 Metal Gear 3131
1030 1630 471
9 Contra 2793
1494 233 1066
10 Bases Loaded 2617
1064 1553
11 Golgo 13 2433

1592 841
12 Castlevania 2 2376
1328 1048
13 Castlevania 2273
1380 893
14 Gauntlet 1969
1115 854
15 Adventure Island 1938

990 948
16 Super Mario Bros. 1935
1935

17 Kid Icarus 1757
1009
748
18 RC Pro-Am 1418
1031
387
19 Mega Man 1359

1359
20 1943 1341

971 370
21 Life Force 1246
528
718
22 Pac-Man 1238


1238
23 Jackal 1206

505 701
24 Track & Field 2 1174
650 524
25 Double Dribble 1126
461 330 335
26 Robocop 1091
1091

27 Xevious 1081

311 770
28 Bionic Commando 1078
806 272
29 Top Gun 1050
495
555
30 T & C Surf Design 988
573
415








Mickey Mousecapade 964

233 731

Ice Hockey 910
587
323

Galaga 897


897

Friday the 13th 868
868


Fighting Golf 854

854

Paperboy 836
836


Cobra Command 679

679

Rampage 592
592


Defender 2 549

252 297

Racket Attack 543

543

RBI Baseball 533
533


Donkey Kong Classics 507


507

Blaster Master 483
483


Tecmo Bowl 466

466

Wizards & Warriors 446
446


Goonies 2 446
446


Solomon's Key 446

446

Millipede 357


357

Jeopardy 348


348

Wheel Of Fortune 320


320

Golf 305


305

10 Yard Fight 299


299

Side Pocket 272

272

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