Friday, February 8, 2008

NES Power Charts - Vol. 8 (September/October 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 Legend Of Zelda 2 12754
2 Super Mario Bros. 2 9587
3 Ninja Gaiden 7057
4 Legend Of Zelda 5551
5 Blaster Master 4033
6 Castlevania 2 3268
7 Legacy Of The Wizard 3261
8 Bionic Commando 3086
9 Guardian Legend 3075
10 Metroid 2886
11 Tecmo Bowl 2798
12 Mega Man 2 2788
13 Mega Man 2718
14 Track & Field 2 2675
15 Adventure Island 2645
16 TMNT 2580
17 Punch Out 2207
18 Contra 2190
19 Metal Gear 1706
20 Super Mario Bros. 3 1685
21 Adventures Of Lolo 1684
22 Bases Loaded 1683
23 Double Dragon 1633
24 Milon's Secret Castle 1600
25 Blades Of Steel 1518
26 Ultima: Exodus 1456
27 Super Mario Bros. 1088
28 Castlevania 1080
29 Bad Dudes 1036
30 Double Dribble 1014


Errors: No errors!


Real Chart



Total
Players Pros Dealers
1 Legend Of Zelda 2 12754
4773 3827 4154
2 Super Mario Bros. 2 9587
4128 948 4511
3 Ninja Gaiden 7057
2371 1652 3034
4 Legend Of Zelda 5519
1755 2731 1033
5 Blaster Master 4033
839 2486 708
6 Castlevania 2 3268
1221 1243 804
7 Legacy Of The Wizard 3261

1685 1576
8 Bionic Commando 3086
780 2306

9 Guardian Legend 3075

3075

10 Metroid 2886
765 1439 682
11 Tecmo Bowl 2798
715 474 1609
12 Mega Man 2 2788
1071 1717

13 Mega Man 2718
559 2159

14 Track & Field 2 2675
1142 327 1206
15 Adventure Island 2645
424
2221
16 TMNT 2580
2040 540

17 Punch Out 2207
637 376 1194
18 Contra 2190
916 294 980
19 Metal Gear 1706
757 949

20 Super Mario Bros. 3 1685
1685


21 Adventures Of Lolo 1684

1063 621
22 Bases Loaded 1683
546
1137
23 Double Dragon 1633
1273 360

24 Milon's Secret Castle 1600

327 1273
25 Blades Of Steel 1518
989
529
26 Ultima: Exodus 1456

1456

27 Super Mario Bros. 1088
777 311

28 Castlevania 1080
442 638

29 Bad Dudes 1036
1036


30 Double Dribble 1014
446
568









Robocop 941
941



Tecmo Baseball 940


940

Rad Racer 938


938

Life Force 926
401
525

Dragon Warrior 867

867


Bubble Bobble 791


791

Operation Wolf 754


754

Rampage 673
673



Marble Madness 559


559

Adventures of Bayou Billy 525
525



NES Play Action Football 491

491


Solomon's Key 490

490


John Elway's Quarterback 473


473

Donkey Kong Classics 462


462

Golgo 13 449


449

Skate Or Die 442


442

Challenge Pebble Beach 425


425

Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde 402


402

Snake's Revenge 373
373



Batman 327

327


Iron Tank 229

229


Amagon 213

213

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