HOW BIG AN NES FAN ARE YOU?
                          By Tim Connolly

        By taking this simple test, you should be able to determine
just how big of an NES fan you really are. Keep a running total of your
score as you go along.

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I. GAMES & SYSTEMS
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1.  Give yourself 5 POINTS if you own a box-style NES.
2.  Give yourself 5 MORE POINTS if it's the one you originally got.
3.  Give yourself 2 MORE POINTS if you got it prior to 1988.
4.  Give yourself 3 POINTS if you own a new-style NES.
5.  Give yourself 3 POINTS if you own a Game Genie.
6.  Give yourself 5 MORE POINTS for every Game Genie past 1 you own.
7.  Give yourself 2 POINTS for every 10 NES games you own, rounding down.
8.  Give yourself 3 POINTS for every unlicensed or Japanese game you own.
9.  Give yourself 2 MORE POINTS for every Color Dreams game you own.
10. Give yourself 3 POINTS for every non-standard controller you own.
11. Give yourself 5 MORE POINTS if you own a Power Glove.
12. SUBTRACT 3 POINTS for each of these systems you own:
        PlayStation, N64, Sega Genesis, Sega Saturn.
13. RECOVER 1 POINT for each of the above systems you've sold back.

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II. BOOKS & MAGS
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14. Give yourself 10 POINTS if you subscribed to Nintendo Power magazine between issues 1 and 27.
15. Give yourself 20 MORE POINTS if you have any issues of the Nintendo Fun Club Newsletter.
16. Give yourself 1 POINT for every issue of NP between 1 and 27 that you 
ordered as a back issue.
17. Give yourself 5 POINTS if you cancelled your subscription prior to issue 50.
18. Give yourself 3 POINTS for every time you entered an NP Player's Poll prior to issue 28.
19. Give yourself 10 POINTS for every time you were listed in the "NES Achievers" section.
20. Give yourself 5 POINTS if you ever wrote a letter to Player's Pulse, Video Spotlight, 
or Counselor's Corner.
21. Give yourself 5 MORE POINTS if your letter was published.
22. Give yourself 10 POINTS if you know your NP membership number by heart.
23. Give yourself 3 POINTS for every unlicensed NES book you own. (Worlds of Power count)
24. Give yourself 5 POINTS for every NES tips video tape you own.
25. Give yourself 10 POINTS for every NES comic you own. (NP comics don't count)
26. Give yourself 5 POINTS if you own the NES Game Atlas.
27. Give yourself 10 POINTS if you own the original Nintendo Player's Guide.

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III. TV SHOWS & MOVIES
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28. Give yourself 5 POINTS if you remember watching the Super Mario Bros. Super Show.
29. Give yourself 5 POINTS if you remember watching Captain N: The Game Master.
30. Give yourself 10 POINTS if you saw "The Wizard" in the theatre.
31. Give yourself 10 POINTS if you have "The Wizard" on tape.
32. Give yourself 20 POINTS if you've ever taped footage from an NES game.

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IV. PLAYING ABILITY
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33. Give yourself 1 POINT for every NES game you can beat without a Game Genie.
34. Give yourself 15 POINTS if you were known in the neighborhood as the "NES Pro."
35. Give yourself 5 POINTS if you know any NES Game Genie code by heart.
36. Give yourself 10 POINTS if you've ever used the Game Genie to make the game harder.
37. Give yourself 5 POINTS if you've ever held a neighborhood NES tournament.
38. Give yourself 10 MORE POINTS if you've ever won a neighborhood NES tournament.

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V. NES WEBSITE
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39. Give yourself 2 POINTS if you maintain an NES website.
40. Give yourself 3 MORE POINTS if you maintain it BY YOURSELF.
41. Give yourself 10 POINTS if an "N64 No!" button is on your site.
42. Give yourself 10 POINTS if the site is game-specific.
43. Give yourself 5 POINTS if you regularly post on-topic messages on the NES message board.
44. Give yourself 5 POINTS if you're a frequent member of #nes98.
45. Give yourself 3 POINTS if your links page is categorized by site quality.
46. SUBTRACT 3 POINTS if your site carries more than 5 ROMs.
47. SUBTRACT 10 MORE POINTS if your site is ROM-only.
48. SUBTRACT 5 POINTS if your site has gothic or sexual overtones.
49. Give yourself 5 POINTS if your site is in the NES Webring of Power.
50. Finally, give yourself 3 POINTS if you're considering adding this test on your page.


So, how big of a fan are you?

0 - 50 POINTS:
        Go back to your N64. I bet most of these points were earned only because of your past
accomplishments. You are not a true NES fan.

51 - 100 POINTS:
        A marginal NES fan. Perhaps you're just getting started in the renaissance, so don't 
lose hope yet.

101 - 150 POINTS:
        A passable NES fan. You do have some loyalty to the NES, but you still haven't 
reached the level of true enlightenment yet.

151 - 200 POINTS:
        A devoted NES fan. You have a lot of games, and your presence in the NES fandom is 
widely felt.

201 - 250 POINTS:
        An unwavering NES fan. Chances are you've sold your other systems, and have a slight 
allergic reaction to sunlight.

251+ POINTS:
        An exclusive NES fan. You have daily conversations with Mario and Link, and there 
are so many game paks in your room you've had to devote your entire closet to storing them.