Nintendo Power Awards/1990

The following are the results of the 1990 Nintendo Power Awards. Nominees are placed underneath the winner.

Best Graphics & Sound
Winner: Mega Man 3
 * Super Mario Bros. 3
 * Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
 * Batman
 * Gremlins 2: The New Batch
 * Super C
 * Solstice: The Quest for the Staff of Demnos

Best Theme/Fun
Winner: Super Mario Bros. 3
 * Mega Man 3
 * Dragon Warrior II
 * Chip 'N Dale: Rescue Rangers
 * Kickle Cubicle
 * Maniac Mansion
 * Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos

Best Challenge
Winner: Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
 * Crystalis
 * The Battle of Olympus
 * Mission: Impossible
 * Snake's Revenge
 * Solar Jetman: Hunt for the Golden Warpship
 * Solstice: The Quest for the Staff of Demnos

Best Play Control
Winner: Super Mario Bros. 3
 * Mega Man 3
 * Super C
 * Batman
 * Little Nemo: The Dream Master
 * Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos
 * Solar Jetman: Hunt for the Golden Warpship

Best Hero
Winner: Mega Man (Mega Man 3)
 * Mario (Super Mario Bros. 3)
 * Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game)
 * Blobert (A Boy and His Blob)
 * Chip and Dale (Chip 'N Dale: Rescue Rangers
 * Gizmo (Gremlins 2: The New Batch)
 * Kickle (Kickle Cubicle)
 * Little Nemo (Little Nemo: The Dream Master)
 * Lolo (Adventures of Lolo 2)
 * Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos)

Best Bad Guy
Winner: Shredder (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game)
 * Dr. Wily (Mega Man 3)
 * Koopalings (Super Mario Bros. 3)
 * Ashtar (Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos)
 * Chaos (Final Fantasy)
 * Dr. Fred and Nurse Edna (Maniac Mansion)
 * Dracula (Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse)
 * Gremlins (Gremlins 2: The New Batch)
 * Joker (Batman)
 * Metal Slime (Dragon Warrior II)

Most Innovative
Winner: Shadowgate
 * Miracle Keyboard Teaching System
 * Maniac Mansion
 * A Boy and His Blob
 * Big Bird's Hide and Speak
 * Power Glove
 * Solar Jetman: Hunt for the Golden Warpship

Best Simultaneous Multiplayer
Winner: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game
 * NES Play Action Football
 * Dr. Mario
 * Gauntlet II
 * Little League Baseball: Championship Series
 * Spot: The Video Game
 * U.S. Championship V'Ball

Best Overall NES Game
Winner: Super Mario Bros. 3
 * Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game
 * Mega Man 3
 * Batman
 * Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
 * Final Fantasy
 * Maniac Mansion
 * NES Play Action Football
 * Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos
 * Super C

Best Overall Game Boy Game
Winner: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan
 * Super Mario Land
 * The Final Fantasy Legend
 * Castlevania: The Adventure
 * Dr. Mario
 * Gargoyle's Quest: Ghosts 'n Goblins
 * Golf
 * NES Play Action Football
 * Qix
 * Quarth