the rankings are:
1: sonic
2: opa opa (fantasy zone)
3: sakura (sakura taisen)
4 (tie): alex kidd and kiryu (yakuza)
6 (tie): ulala (space channel 5) and nights (nights into dreams)
8: ogami (sakura taisen)
9: nei (phantasy star 2)
10 (tie): tails and akira (virtua fighter)