Friday, February 8, 2008

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

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