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