NES Power Charts - Vol. 7 (July/August 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	12900
2	Legend Of Zelda 2	13428
3	Ninja Gaiden	6822
4	Legend Of Zelda	5158
5	Tecmo Bowl	4885
6	Blaster Master	3077
7	Bionic Commando	3051
8	Castlevania 2	2929
9	Mega Man 2	2858
10	Double Dragon	2857
11	Ultima: Exodus	2766
12	Track & Field 2	2594
13	Metroid	2351
14	Contra	2260
15	Skate Or Die	2225
16	Mega Man	2196
17	Blades Of Steel	2018
18	TMNT	1660
19	Rampage	1584
20	Wrestlemania	1555
21	Punch Out	1546
22	Operation Wolf	1519
23	Double Dribble	1459
24	Super Mario Bros.	1442
25	Castlevania	1436
26	Legacy Of The Wizard	1282
27	Bad Dudes	1158
28	Adventures Of Lolo	1105
29	Robocop	947
30	RC Pro-Am	822

Errors: Points of top two games were switched, but the ranking is correct (as you can see by adding up the points from each category).


Real Chart

		Total		Players	Pros	Dealers
1	Super Mario Bros. 2	13428		5535	1216	6677
2	Legend Of Zelda 2	12900		4922	3692	4286
3	Ninja Gaiden	6822		1647	2366	2809
4	Legend Of Zelda	5606		2350	2808	448
5	Tecmo Bowl	4885		402	1592	2891
6	Blaster Master	3077		1131	1946
7	Bionic Commando	3051			3051
8	Castlevania 2	2929			1437	1492
9	Mega Man 2	2858		448	2410
10	Double Dragon	2857		1842	575	440
11	Ultima: Exodus	2766			1990	776
12	Track & Field 2	2594			464	2130
13	Metroid	2351		1290	1061
14	Contra	2260		1067		1193
15	Skate Or Die	2225		1096		1129
16	Mega Man	2196		471	1725
17	Blades Of Steel	2018		1418		600
18	TMNT	1660		1350	310
19	Rampage	1584		795		789
20	Wrestlemania	1555		782		773
21	Punch Out	1546		905	641
22	Operation Wolf	1519		495		1024
23	Double Dribble	1459		562		897
24	Super Mario Bros.	1442		978	464
25	Castlevania	1436		751	685
26	Legacy Of The Wizard	1282			1282
27	Bad Dudes	1158		1158
28	Adventures Of Lolo	1105			1105
29	Robocop	947		947
30	RC Pro-Am	822		371		451
	Bubble Bobble	805			354	451
	Metal Gear	619			619
	Tecmo Baseball	612				612
	Donkey Kong Classics	572				572
	Challenge Pebble Beach Golf	545				545
	Wheel of Fortune	534				534
	Solomon's Key	531			531
	Bases Loaded	522		522
	Friday the 13th	514				514
	Paperboy	493		493
	Jackal	468				468
	Adventure Island	443				443
	Kid Niki	442			442
	Fighting Golf	428				428
	Ironsword	420			420
	Excitebike	417				417
	Adventures of Bayou Billy	409		409
	Mystery Quest	408				408
	Mickey Mousecapade	402				402
	Top Gun	401				401
	Golgo 13	376			376
	Milon's Secret Castle	376			376
	Robowarrior	376			376
	Strider	354			354
	Cobra Triangle	332			332
	Wizards & Warriors	306		306
	Who Framed Roger Rabbit	292		292
	1943	265		265