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