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The 1988 Nintendo Power Awards was the 1st annual Awards published in the May/June 1989 issue (volume 6) of Nintendo Power magazine. Its nominees were listed in volume 5.
Even though Super Mario Bros. 2 won the most awards, it lost "Best Game Overall" to Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. Also, Blaster Master was nominated for 6 of the 8 awards but didn't win anything.
Winners and Nominees[]
The following is the list of winners and nominees.
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Total number of nominations[]
The following lists the number of nominations for each game.
- Blaster Master - 6 nominations
- Bionic Commando - 5 nominations
- Super Mario Bros. 2 - 5 nominations
- Metroid - 4 nominations
- Zelda II: The Adventure of Link - 4 nominations
- Castlevania II: Simon's Quest - 3 nominations
- Castlevania - 3 nominations
- Golgo 13 - 3 nominations
- Double Dragon - 2 nominations
- Wizards & Warriors - 2 nominations
- The Legend of Zelda - 2 nominations
- Hudson's Adventure Island - 2 nominations
- Blades of Steel - 2 nominations
- Mega Man - 2 nominations
- Solomon's Key - 1 nomination
- Bases Loaded - 1 nomination
- Pro Wrestling - 1 nomination
- Double Dribble - 1 nomination
- Wheel of Fortune - 1 nomination
- Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! - 1 nomination
Total number of awards[]
The following lists the number of awards for each game.
- Super Mario Bros. 2 - 3 awards
- Zelda II: The Adventure of Link - 2 awards
- Castlevania II: Simon's Quest - 1 award
- The Legend of Zelda - 1 award
- Blades of Steel - 1 award
Voting[]
Readers of the magazine were presented with the list of nominees in Nintendo Power volume 5. It was a time before the internet, so votes had to be cast by sending in the postcard that was included within the pages of the magazine. The votes were then tallied and announced in the pages of Nintendo Power volume 6.
Trivia[]
- These Awards were also known as the "Nester Awards", or simply just the "Nesters".
- Games that had been released more than a year prior, such as The Legend of Zelda and Mega Man, were included in these nominations.
- It was a time before the internet, so votes had to be cast by mailing in the postcard that was included within the pages of the magazine.