Sega CD Review Scores - Gamefaqs

How did I get scores from Gamefaqs.com? I went through and added up the scores on all the reader reviews for each Sega CD game (US releases only). I then took the average to get what you see below. Only games with 5 reviews or more were included, which added up to only 8 games out of 148.

These scores were compiled on February 23, 2008. The average score was 8.21, and the number of the right is the number of reviews the game had.


Gamefaqs' Top 8 Reviewed Sega CD Games

1	Snatcher	9.21	14
2	Eternal Champions: Challenge From the Dark Side	9.00	11
2	Lunar: The Silver Star	9.00	14
4	Shining Force CD	8.17	6
5	Sonic CD	8.12	26
6	Final Fight	8.11	9
7	Vay	7.80	5
8	Sewer Shark	6.29	7

Nintendo Power Charts - NES Index

Below you'll find links to every month's chart.

The Power Charts were a regular feature in Nintendo Power magazine starting with the first issue in mid-1988. Initially, every month there was a list of NES games ranked in order, aka the Top 30. Several months after the introduction of the SNES, it was reduced to a top 20 for all three Nintendo systems at the time (NES, SNES, Gameboy). That change occurred in January 1992. The NES charts continued all the way through 1994, which is fitting because the last NES game was released in December of that year. Only 10 games reached #1 over the 6.5 years, with Mario 3 and Zelda 1 dominating (38 and 16 total months respectively).

How were the charts compiled? The old issues with the top 30 show exactly how it worked. There were three separate rankings for players, pros, and dealers; when the the points were added up for those categories which gave us the final rankings. Issue 50 explains the process clearly:

"Each month we collect information from three sources to find the Top 20. The Players' Picks come from the Player's Poll cards sent in each month, the Dealers' Picks are based on retail sales reports, and the Pros' Picks are collected from game evaluators at Nintendo. All three sets of votes are set at equal weight, then averaged to find the point total a game receives."

The old issues (before 1992) where that additional data was displayed were nice, because it let you see how much of each game's total was in each category. It also allowed for some double checking. For example, Super Mario Bros. 2 was on the charts for every issue from #2 to #64, with the exception of vol. 23. Looking at the three categories, it's clear that they just simply forgot to include it on the charts because the points were more than enough.

For those older issues, I've listed two versions of each chart. 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. Under the real 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.

I've also come up with an overall ranking that encompasses the entire chart run from 1988-1994, which you can check out in the two links below. For every month a game was on the charts, I've given it 30 points for 1st, 29 for second, and so on. For the early issues where the magazine (and therefore the chart) was published bi-monthly, I've doubled the amount of points since the ranking was for two months. Volume 20 was the first to count normally.

I should also note that there were no charts for volumes 13, 15, 17, and 19 because those issues were strategy guides.

Total Points Ranking 1988-1994

• Total Points Ranking - Corrected
• Total Points Ranking - As Published (Plus list of #1's)
  

Each Month's NES Power Chart

• Vol. 1 (July/August 1988)
• Vol. 2 (September/October 1988)
• Vol. 3 (November/December 1988)
• Vol. 4 (January/February 1989)
• Vol. 5 (March/April 1989)
• Vol. 6 (May/June 1989)
• Vol. 7 (July/August 1989)
• Vol. 8 (September/October 1989)
• Vol. 9 (November/December 1989)
• Vol. 10 (January/February 1990)
• Vol. 11 (March/April 1990)
• Vol. 12 (May/June 1990)
• Vol. 14 (July/August 1990)
• Vol. 16 (September/October 1990)
• Vol. 18 (November/December 1990)
• Vol. 20 (January 1991)
• Vol. 21 (February 1991)
• Vol. 22 (March 1991)
• Vol. 23 (April 1991)
• Vol. 24 (May 1991)
• Vol. 25 (June 1991)
• Vol. 26 (July 1991)
• Vol. 27 (August 1991)
• Vol. 28 (September 1991)
• Vol. 29 (October 1991)
• Vol. 30 (November 1991)
• Vol. 31 (December 1991)
• Vol. 32 (January 1992)
• Vol. 33 (February 1992)
• Vol. 34 (March 1992)
• Vol. 35 (April 1992)
• Vol. 36 (May 1992)
• Vol. 37 (June 1992)
• Vol. 38 (July 1992)
• Vol. 39 (August 1992)
• Vol. 40 (September 1992)
• Vol. 41 (October 1992)
• Vol. 42 (November 1992)
• Vol. 43 (December 1992)
• Vol. 44 (January 1993)
• Vol. 45 (February 1993)
• Vol. 46 (March 1993)
• Vol. 47 (April 1993)
• Vol. 48 (May 1993)
• Vol. 49 (June 1993)
• Vol. 50 (July 1993)
• Vol. 51 (August 1993)
• Vol. 52 (September 1993)
• Vol. 53 (October 1993)
• Vol. 54 (November 1993)
• Vol. 55 (December 1993)
• Vol. 56 (January 1994)
• Vol. 57 (February 1994)
• Vol. 58 (March 1994)
• Vol. 59 (April 1994)
• Vol. 60 (May 1994)
• Vol. 61 (June 1994)
• Vol. 62 (July 1994)
• Vol. 63 (August 1994)
• Vol. 64 (September 1994)
• Vol. 65 (October 1994)
• Vol. 66 (November 1994)
• Vol. 67 (December 1994)

Nintendo Power Charts - NES Total Points (Corrected)

This is the version with all identifiable mistakes from volumes 1-31 corrected.

		Points	Months
1	Legend Of Zelda	2046	78
2	Super Mario Bros. 3	1761	62
3	Super Mario Bros. 2	1551	75
4	Legend Of Zelda 2	1413	73
5	Final Fantasy	1306	52
6	Metroid	1301	67
7	Tetris	1229	58
8	Dr. Mario	1022	46
9	Mega Man 2	962	51
10	Battletoads	836	36
11	Tecmo Super Bowl	789	33
12	TMNT	714	39
13	Mega Man 3	700	36
14	TMNT 2	604	27
15	Mega Man	562	39
16	TMNT 3	556	26
17	Mega Man 4	554	26
18	Crystalis	523	25
19	Punch Out	510	30
20	Tecmo Bowl	475	29
21	Ninja Gaiden	428	18
22	Kirby's Adventure	393	16
23	Bionic Commando	392	24
24	Mega Man 5	386	17
25	Batman	375	23
26	Baseball Stars	369	27
27	Dragon Warrior	368	21
28	Contra	362	24
29	Double Dragon	352	20
30	Blaster Master	329	19
31	Castlevania 3	325	22
32	Monopoly	324	23
33	Dragon Warrior 2	305	14
34	Mega Man 6	289	11
34	Tetris 2	289	11
36	Dragon Warrior 4	272	16
37	Castlevania 2	252	15
38	NES Open Golf	244	13
39	Bart vs Space Mutants	239	11
40	Super Mario Bros.	228	14
41	Castlevania	222	16
42	Kid Icarus	212	12
43	Jurassic Park	205	11
44	RC Pro-Am	204	14
45	Double Dragon 2	202	18
46	Metal Gear	192	12
47	Bases Loaded	184	12
47	Star Tropics	184	9
49	Battle Of Olympus	179	15
50	Destiny Of An Emperor	178	12
51	Play Action Football	173	9
52	Shadowgate	170	11
53	Blades Of Steel	166	13
54	Ninja Gaiden 2	163	9
55	Tecmo NBA Basketball	157	9
56	Star Tropics 2	154	9
57	Faxandu	150	8
58	Bases Loaded 2	142	11
59	Ice Hockey	138	8
59	Track & Field 2	138	8
61	Duck Tales	137	13
62	Double Dribble	132	14
62	Top Gun	132	10
64	Rad Racer	130	9
65	Maniac Mansion	128	12
66	Tiny Toons	122	8
67	Ultima: Exodus	121	11
68	Adventure Island	116	8
69	Super C	115	10
70	Ultima: Avatar	113	9
71	Battletoads & Double Dragon	110	5
71	Dragon Warrior 3	110	7
73	Robocop	108	14
74	Double Dragon 3	106	7
75	Strider	104	6
76	Guardian Legend	100	8
77	Rampage	92	6
77	Yoshi	92	6
79	Bad Dudes	90	14
80	Pro Wrestling	88	6
81	Gauntlet	86	4
81	Goonies 2	86	6
81	Milon's Secret Castle	86	6
84	Wizardry	84	11
85	Legacy Of The Wizard	80	8
86	Little Nemo	71	9
87	Marble Madness	70	4
88	Paperboy	63	7
89	Golgo 13	62	4
89	Magic Of Schelerzade	62	6
89	Nobunga's Ambition	62	8
89	RBI Baseball	62	4
93	Wizards & Warriors	60	8
94	Pac-Man	58	5
95	Skate Or Die	56	4
96	Adventures Of Lolo 2	54	7
96	Yoshi's Cookie	54	3
98	Little Mermaid	52	4
98	Willow	52	6
100	Renegade	50	6
101	1943	48	6
102	Immortal	46	4
103	Kung Fu	44	4
103	Snake's Revenge	44	6
105	Vegas Dreams	43	3
106	Ikari Warriors	42	4
107	Wrestlemania	40	4
108	Ryger	39	6
109	Excitebike	38	4
110	Bart vs World	37	3
111	Baseball	36	4
112	Life Force	34	6
113	Rush 'n Attack	30	2
114	Super Off Road	29	2
115	T & C Surf Design	28	6
116	Adventures Of Lolo	26	4
116	Wheel Of Fortune FE	26	2
118	Operation Wolf	25	3
119	Back To The Future	24	3
119	G.I. Joe	24	2
119	Rambo	24	2
122	Nintendo World Cup	22	1
122	Spy Hunter	22	2
124	California Games	18	2
124	Gradius	18	4
124	Who Framed Roger Rabbit	18	2
127	Fester's Quest	17	2
128	Addams Family	16	1
128	Bayou Billy	16	4
128	Ghostbusters	16	2
128	Ghostbusters 2	16	1
128	Ghosts 'n Goblins	16	2
128	Jackal	16	2
134	Darkwing Duck	15	1
134	Home Alone 2	15	1
136	Goal	14	2
136	Golf	14	4
136	Mario Bros.	14	2
139	Batman: Return Of The Joker	13	1
139	Rescue Rangers	13	3
139	Super Spike Volleyball	13	1
142	Championship Bowling	12	2
142	Ms. Pac-Man	12	1
142	Side Pocket	12	2
142	Widget	12	1
146	TMNT Tournament Fighter	11	1
147	Kid Kool	10	2
147	Kid Niki	10	4
147	Popeye	10	2
147	Wrestlemania Challenge	10	2
151	Solstice	9	5
152	Solomon's Key	8.7	4
153	Caveman Games	8	1
153	Faria	8	2
153	Jeopardy 25th An.	8	1
153	Section Z	8	2
153	Tombs & Treasures	8	2
153	Wrath Of The Black Manta	8	2
153	Xevious	8	2
160	Shooting Range	6	1
161	Dick Tracy	5	1
161	Jordan vs Bird	5	3
161	Skate Or Die 2	5	1
164	Bandit Kings	4	1
164	Bubble Bobble	4	2
164	Kinght Rider	4	1
164	NFL Football	4	2
164	Super Dodge Ball	4	2
164	Uninvited	4	1
170	Gremlins 2	3	1
170	Ring King	3	2
170	Swords & Serpents	3	1
173	Al Unser Jr.	2	2
173	Base Wars	2	1
173	Solar Jetman	2	1
173	Wheel Of Fortune	2	2
177	Bill & Ted	1	1
178	Pinball	0.7	2
178	Zanac	0.7	2

NES Power Charts - Vol. 67 (December 1994)

		Total
1	Legend Of Zelda	14814
2	Super Mario Bros. 3	11478
3	Mega Man 6	9646
4	Metroid	8848
5	NES Open Golf	8680
6	Legend Of Zelda 2	8276
7	Dr. Mario	7858
8	Final Fantasy	7715
9	Nintendo World Cup	6012
10	Baseball Stars	5821
11	Tecmo Super Bowl	5702
12	Play Action Football	5165
13	Tetris	4940
14	Tetris 2	4797
15	Dragon Warrior 4	4025
16	Star Tropics 2	3657
17	Super Mario Bros. 2	3411
18	Super Spike Volleyball	2978
19	Pac-Man	2947
20	Mega Man 5	2918

NES Power Charts - Vol. 66 (November 1994)

		Total
1	Legend Of Zelda	15140
2	Super Mario Bros. 3	12684
3	Mega Man 6	10376
4	Metroid	10306
5	NES Open Golf	8215
6	Legend Of Zelda 2	8005
7	Dr. Mario	7580
8	Final Fantasy	7399
9	Tetris	6012
10	Tetris 2	5684
11	Play Action Football	5541
12	Battletoads	5121
13	Kirby's Adventure	5077
14	Super Mario Bros. 2	4886
15	Dragon Warrior	4500
16	Baseball Stars	4353
17	Dragon Warrior 4	4276
18	Tecmo Super Bowl	4143
19	Pac-Man	3632
20	Monopoly	3323

NES Power Charts - Vol. 65 (October 1994)

		Total
1	Legend Of Zelda	14738
2	Dr. Mario	12622
3	Mega Man 6	11644
4	Metroid	10549
5	Super Mario Bros. 3	9417
6	NES Open Golf	9268
7	Tetris 2	8575
8	Baseball Stars	7254
9	Tetris	7028
10	Final Fantasy	5792
11	Kirby's Adventure	5700
12	Legend Of Zelda 2	5249
13	Mega Man 5	5085
14	TMNT 3	4791
15	Tecmo Super Bowl	4388
16	Dragon Warrior 4	4308
17	Yoshi's Cookie	4060
18	Star Tropics 2	3847
19	Monopoly	3659
20	Crystalis	3636

Note: For this month, places 7 & 9 were both listed as simply Tetris. Based on the previous positions I just guessed that 2 would be higher.

NES Power Charts - Vol. 64 (September 1994)

		Total
1	Legend Of Zelda	15244
2	Tetris 2	12734
3	Super Mario Bros. 3	12530
4	NES Open Golf	11226
5	Metroid	10026
6	Dr. Mario	9203
7	Legend Of Zelda 2	8130
8	Final Fantasy	7384
9	Mega Man 6	6808
10	Kirby's Adventure	5546
11	Baseball Stars	5316
12	Tetris	5164
13	TMNT 3	4659
14	Battletoads	4521
15	Dragon Warrior 4	4401
16	Star Tropics 2	4203
17	Jurassic Park	3539
18	Tecmo Super Bowl	3525
19	Monopoly	3411
20	Super Mario Bros. 2	3403

NES Power Charts - Vol. 63 (August 1994)

		Total
1	Legend Of Zelda	14552
2	Super Mario Bros. 3	12464
3	Mega Man 6	10404
4	Metroid	8974
5	Tetris 2	8708
6	Dr. Mario	8499
7	Kirby's Adventure	7823
8	NES Open Golf	6602
9	Tetris	6264
10	Final Fantasy	6253
11	Legend Of Zelda 2	5873
12	TMNT 3	5626
13	Battletoads	4659
14	Star Tropics 2	4584
15	Baseball Stars	4551
16	Tecmo Super Bowl	4215
17	Dragon Warrior 4	3883
18	Super Mario Bros. 2	3792
19	Ms. Pac-Man	3688
20	Jurassic Park	3553

NES Power Charts - Vol. 62 (July 1994)

		Total
1	Legend Of Zelda	14237
2	Mega Man 6	13888
3	Super Mario Bros. 3	11173
4	Tetris 2	10040
5	Dr. Mario	8837
6	Kirby's Adventure	8338
7	Star Tropics 2	8019
8	TMNT 3	6936
9	Metroid	6736
10	Legend Of Zelda 2	6534
11	Final Fantasy	5618
12	Battletoads	5379
13	Tetris	5349
14	Dragon Warrior 4	4766
15	Pac-Man	4209
16	Tecmo Super Bowl	3910
17	Baseball Stars	3787
18	Super Mario Bros. 2	3626
19	Maniac Mansion	3352
20	Jurassic Park	3149

NES Power Charts - Vol. 61 (June 1994)

		Total
1	Super Mario Bros. 3	12203
2	Legend Of Zelda	11698
3	Tetris 2	10728
4	Mega Man 6	10272
5	Kirby's Adventure	9542
6	TMNT 3	9225
7	Star Tropics 2	7244
8	Metroid	7116
9	Final Fantasy	6945
10	Dr. Mario	5830
11	Tecmo Super Bowl	5303
12	Legend Of Zelda 2	5240
13	Monopoly	4777
14	Tetris	4346
15	Mega Man 5	4318
16	Vegas Dreams	4303
17	Jurassic Park	4256
18	Super Mario Bros. 2	4231
19	Baseball Stars	3783
20	Battletoads	3558

NES Power Charts - Vol. 60 (May 1994)

		Total
1	Tetris 2	12152
2	Legend Of Zelda	12133
3	Super Mario Bros. 3	11095
4	TMNT 3	8722
5	Kirby's Adventure	8712
6	Mega Man 6	7817
7	Tecmo Super Bowl	7495
8	Baseball Stars	6314
9	Metroid	6101
10	Final Fantasy	5938
11	Star Tropics 2	5540
12	Legend Of Zelda 2	4735
13	NES Open Golf	4530
14	Battletoads	4231
15	Tecmo NBA Basketball	4221
16	Super Mario Bros. 2	4069
17	Vegas Dreams	3918
18	Monopoly	3787
19	Tetris	3596
20	Jurassic Park	3542

NES Power Charts - Vol. 59 (April 1994)

		Total
1	Kirby's Adventure	11674
2	Tetris 2	11397
3	Super Mario Bros. 3	10356
4	Legend Of Zelda	10253
5	TMNT 3	9832
6	Mega Man 6	9589
7	Dr. Mario	7548
8	Metroid	5883
9	Tecmo Super Bowl	5520
10	Final Fantasy	4672
11	Mega Man 5	4536
12	Super Mario Bros. 2	4499
13	Jurassic Park	4246
14	Tetris	4207
15	Monopoly	4119
16	Star Tropics 2	3921
17	Vegas Dreams	3857
18	Legend Of Zelda 2	3836
19	NES Open Golf	3570
20	Mega Man 4	3490

NES Power Charts - Vol. 58 (March 1994)

		Total
1	Tetris 2	11628
2	Super Mario Bros. 3	11349
3	Legend Of Zelda	10164
4	Kirby's Adventure	9565
5	Mega Man 6	8229
6	Jurassic Park	6794
7	Tecmo Super Bowl	5911
8	Final Fantasy	5829
9	Dr. Mario	5388
10	Baseball Stars	4580
11	Metroid	4468
12	Monopoly	4352
13	TMNT 3	4334
14	Battletoads	3979
15	Mega Man 5	3790
16	Dragon Warrior 4	3742
17	Tetris	3647
18	Mega Man 4	3521
19	Super Mario Bros. 2	3447
20	Star Tropics 2	3393

NES Power Charts - Vol. 51 (August 1993)

		Total
1	Super Mario Bros. 3	12418
2	Legend Of Zelda	12211
3	Mega Man 5	7792
4	Battletoads	7616
5	Final Fantasy	6905
6	TMNT	6424
7	Metroid	6321
8	Tecmo Super Bowl	6186
9	Dragon Warrior 4	5743
10	Tecmo NBA Basketball	5607
11	Legend Of Zelda 2	4752
12	Mega Man 4	4507
13	Dr. Mario	4435
14	TMNT 3	4408
15	Baseball Stars	4220
16	Super Mario Bros. 2	4069
17	Mega Man 3	3933
18	Tetris	3564
19	Mega Man 2	3553
20	NES Open Golf	3469