NES Power Charts - Vol. 9 (November/December 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	Mega Man 2	8173
2	Super Mario Bros. 2	7814
3	Legend Of Zelda 2	7123
4	Ninja Gaiden	6972
5	TMNT	5318
6	Faxanadu	5127
7	Dragon Warrior	4639
8	Legend Of Zelda	4553
9	Strider	4233
10	Bionic Commando	3251
11	Blaster Master	2748
12	Tecmo Bowl	2300
13	Punch Out	2164
14	Mega Man	1981
15	Adventure Island	1972
16	Bases Loaded	1877
17	Double Dragon	1804
18	Baseball Stars	1802
19	Contra	1680
20	Batman	1638
21	Metroid	1460
22	Ultima: Exodus	1431
23	Guardian Legend	1425
24	Legacy Of The Wizard	1379
25	Double Dragon 2	1367
26	Nobunga's Ambition	1208
27	Bayou Billy	1193
28	Robocop	1161
29	Super Dodge Ball	1120
30	Bad Dudes	1113

Errors: No errors on the top 30; however, the list of the pro's top 3o is wrong. They just republished the entire chart there as well. By figuring out which games were missing points, I was able to calculate the number of pro points each game in the top 30 received. But, 9 of the pro's top 30 (which were games that did not make the overall top 30) and their points (around 4,137) are unknown. BTW, the reason I know the number of points that are unknown is because each category has around 35,000 points each month, for a total of around 105,000.


Real Chart

(incomplete)

		Total		Players	Pros	Dealers
1	Mega Man 2	8173		2266	3534	2373
2	Super Mario Bros. 2	7814		3930	682	3202
3	Legend Of Zelda 2	7123		4029	1673	1421
4	Ninja Gaiden	6972		2812	1007	3153
5	TMNT	5318		2160	1999	1159
6	Faxanadu	5127			3455	1672
7	Dragon Warrior	4639			3362	1277
8	Legend Of Zelda	4553		1653	1410	1490
9	Strider	4233		546	2696	991
10	Bionic Commando	3251		1016	1704	531
11	Blaster Master	2748		1104	914	730
12	Tecmo Bowl	2300		758		1542
13	Punch Out	2164		664	325	1175
14	Mega Man	1981		773	1208
15	Adventure Island	1972		463		1509
16	Bases Loaded	1877		800		1077
17	Double Dragon	1804		1401	403
18	Baseball Stars	1802			852	950
19	Contra	1680		744		936
20	Batman	1638		1003	635
21	Metroid	1460		778	682
22	Ultima: Exodus	1431			899	532
23	Guardian Legend	1425			1425
24	Legacy Of The Wizard	1379			790	589
25	Double Dragon 2	1367		1367
26	Nobunga's Ambition	1208			1208
27	Bayou Billy	1193		487		706
28	Robocop	1161		1161
29	Super Dodge Ball	1120				1120
30	Bad Dudes	1113		1113
	Hoops	969				969
	Track & Field 2	875				875
	Super Mario Bros.	807		807
	Wrestlemania	792				792
	Rad Racer	766				766
	Operation Wolf	764				764
	Jackal	709				709
	Bubble Bobble	699				699
	Blades Of Steel	693		693
	California Games	672				672
	Wheel Of Fortune	619				619
	Rampage	500		500
	Castlevania	431		431
	Who Framed Roger Rabbit	388		388
	Skate Or Die	386		386
	Super Off Road	384		384
	Double Dribble	383		383