Friday, February 8, 2008

NES Power Charts - Vol. 5 (March/April 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 22534
2 Legend Of Zelda 2 5622
3 Legend Of Zelda 5563
4 Punch Out 4747
5 Contra 3979
6 Castlevania 2 3841
7 Bionic Commando 3732
8 Blades Of Steel 3533
9 Double Dragon 3387
10 Metroid 3384
11 Bases Loaded 3371
12 Blaster Master 3156
13 Mega Man 3043
14 Castlevania 2795
15 Top Gun 1947
16 RC Pro-Am 1872
17 Kid Icarus 1712
18 Rampage 1559
19 Milon's Secret Castle 1438
20 Golgo 13 1428
21 Adventure Island 1350
22 Mega Man 2 1331
23 Metal Gear 1305
24 Paperboy 1267
25 1943 1253
26 Ice Hockey 1241
27 Life Force 1225
28 Wizards & Warriors 1205
29 Bubble Bobble 1075
30 Double Dribble 1048


Errors: Point totals for four games are wrong: Punch Out, Castlevania 2, Blades of Steel, and Ice Hockey. As a result of CV2's wrong total, it should move down 7 spots to 13. T & C Surf Design should be on the chart at 30 instead of Double Dribble.


Real Chart



Total
Players Pros Dealers
1 Super Mario Bros. 2 22534
1562 3424 17548
2 Legend Of Zelda 2 5622
1683 3405 534
3 Legend Of Zelda 5563
655 3633 1275
4 Punch Out 4748
2402 1541 805
5 Contra 3979
2361 533 1085
6 Bionic Commando 3732
1499 1598 635
7 Blades Of Steel 3532
1564 456 1512
8 Double Dragon 3387
2212 723 452
9 Metroid 3384
591 2225 568
10 Bases Loaded 3371
2363 342 666
11 Blaster Master 3156
1863 1293
12 Mega Man 3043

3043
13 Castlevania 2 2879

2301 578
14 Castlevania 2795
1920 875
15 Top Gun 1947
605
1342
16 RC Pro-Am 1872
1001 342 529
17 Kid Icarus 1712
1178
534
18 Rampage 1559
1559

19 Milon's Secret Castle 1438

970 468
20 Golgo 13 1428
724 704
21 Adventure Island 1350

799 551
22 Mega Man 2 1331

1331
23 Metal Gear 1305

875 430
24 Paperboy 1267
1267

25 1943 1253
617 323 313
26 Ice Hockey 1240
975
265
27 Life Force 1225
849
376
28 Wizards & Warriors 1205
501 704
29 Bubble Bobble 1075

266 809
30 T & C Surf Design 1058
646
412








Double Dribble 1048
725 323

California Games 971
971


Super Mario Bros. 957
501 456

Solomon's Key 780

780

Xenophobe 609
609


Tecmo Bowl 552

552

Rad Racer 549


549

Goonies 2 539
539


Ultima 536
536


Zanac 533

533

Platoon 522
522


Donkey Kong Classics 512


512

Golf 457


457

Cobra Command 414


414

10 Yard Fight 413


413

Mickey Mousecapade 398


398

Guardian Legend 342

342

Excitebike 325


325

Side Pocket 304

304

Pinball 244


244

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