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