NES Power Charts - Vol. 10 (January/February 1990)

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	TMNT	10453
2	Legend Of Zelda 2	6886
3	Super Mario Bros. 2	5992
4	Ninja Gaiden	5262
5	Dragon Warrior	4653
6	Mega Man 2	4339
7	Legend Of Zelda	3508
8	Bionic Commando	3483
9	Faxandu	3124
10	Blaster Master	2698
11	Tecmo Bowl	2345
12	Nobunga's Ambition	2141
13	Super Mario Bros. 3	2026
14	Marble Madness	1992
15	Strider	1877
16	Bad Dudes	1839
17	Robocop	1836
18	Mega Man	1832
19	Batman	1825
20	Metroid	1719
21	Castlevania 2	1508
22	Who Framed Roger Rabbit	1507
23	Ghostbusters	1483
24	Double Dragon	1458
25	Punch Out	1455
26	Blades Of Steel	1382
27	Contra	1338
28	NFL Football	1254
29	Metal Gear	1249
30	Guardian Legend	1213

Errors: Marble Madness point total is wrong. Bayou Billy should be on the chart at #27, which pushes Guardian Legend off. Thank you halo eighteen for pointing this out in the comments!


Real Chart

		Total		Players	Pros	Dealers
1	TMNT	10453		2856	975	6622
2	Legend Of Zelda 2	6886		3005	2474	1407
3	Super Mario Bros. 2	5992		3402	856	1734
4	Ninja Gaiden	5262		2192	1737	1333
5	Dragon Warrior	4653		585	2814	1254
6	Mega Man 2	4339		2293	2046
7	Legend Of Zelda	3508		1248	2260
8	Bionic Commando	3483		795	2688
9	Faxandu	3124		453	1713	958
10	Blaster Master	2698		819	1879
11	Tecmo Bowl	2345		615	476	1254
12	Nobunga's Ambition	2141			2141
13	Super Mario Bros. 3	2026		1574	452
14	Marble Madness	1992				1922
15	Strider	1877		783	1094
16	Bad Dudes	1839		1132		707
17	Robocop	1836		1836
18	Mega Man	1832		524	1308
19	Batman	1825		1825
20	Metroid	1719		696	1023
21	Castlevania 2	1508		961	547
22	Who Framed Roger Rabbit	1507			333	1174
23	Ghostbusters	1483		933		550
24	Double Dragon	1458				1458
25	Punch Out	1455		670	785
26	Blades Of Steel	1382		438		944
27	Adventures of Bayou Billy	1362		545		817
28	Contra	1338		665		673
29	NFL Football	1254				1254
30	Metal Gear	1249		512	737
	Guardian Legend				1213
	Tetris					1192
	Paperboy					1087
	Jordan vs Bird					957
	Ultima				952
	Double Dragon 2			923
	Legacy of the Wizard				904
	Wheel of Fortune					867
	John Elway's Quarterback					845
	Super Mario Bros.			762
	Wrestlemania					737
	Bases Loaded			730
	Duck Tales			725
	Rampage					715
	Solomon's Key				714
	RC Pro-Am					694
	Pinball					693
	Baseball Stars				690
	Major League Baseball					657
	Donkey Kong Classics					647
	Excitebike					638
	Shadowgate				619
	Jeopardy					612
	Tecmo Baseball					598
	Castlequest				523
	Super Off Road			503
	Wizards & Warriors				381
	Castlevania				357
	Adventures of Lolo				309