From news Sun Jun 28 19:34:23 1992 Path: uwm.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!plitvice.berkeley.edu!erc From: erc@plitvice.berkeley.edu (Eric Ng) Newsgroups: rec.games.video Subject: VIDEO GAME RATINGS REPORT (NINTENDO SNES, NES, GAMEBOY) Message-ID: <44445@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> Date: 29 Jun 92 00:30:29 GMT Sender: nobody@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Reply-To: video@irss.njit.edu Organization: University of California at Berkeley Lines: 185 For information on the list format and on submitting your ratings, consult the article entitled `ABOUT THE VIDEO GAME RATINGS REPORT' in the newsgroup rec.games.video. VIDEO GAME RATINGS REPORT NINTENDO GAMEBOY New Distribution Votes Rank Title .....*.... 1 6.0 Asteroids ...*...... 1 4.0 Bases Loaded ...3.33... 3 5.7 Batman ...5...5.. 2 6.0 Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure .*........ 1 2.0 Boulderdash ........*. 2 9.0 Boxxle ...*...... 1 4.0 Bubble Ghost ......36.. 3 7.7 Castlevania ....5..5.. 2 6.5 Castlevania II ......*... 1 7.0 Chessmaster .......*.. 1 8.0 Choplifter II ......*... 1 7.0 Daedalus Opus .....*.... 1 6.0 Dead Heat Scrambler ......252. 4 8.0 Dr. Mario ......*... 1 7.0 Dynablaster ..2.2.24.. 5 6.2 F-1 Race .........* 1 10.0 Final Fantasy Adventure ....101023 13 8.1 Final Fantasy Legend ......52.2 4 8.0 Final Fantasy Legend II ...2..4.22 5 7.4 Golf .....55... 2 6.5 Ishido: Way Of The Stones ....5...5. 2 7.0 Kwirk ......*... 1 7.0 Lock 'N Chase ........*. 1 9.0 Matchmania .3...3.3.. 3 5.3 Megaman .....1133. 6 7.8 Metroid II ......*... 1 7.0 Missile Command ...222..22 5 6.8 Nemesis .........* 1 10.0 Nemesis II ...*...... 1 4.0 Paperboy ........*. 1 9.0 Parodius .2....2.42 5 7.4 Pipe Dream ...*...... 1 4.0 Play Action Football ........*. 1 9.0 Probotector .....*.... 1 6.0 Puzzle Road .......*.. 1 8.0 Puzznic .....333.. 3 7.0 Qix ...5..5... 2 5.5 Quarth ..3..3.3.. 3 5.7 R-Type ....22.22. 4 7.0 Revenge Of The Gator ........*. 1 9.0 Scrabble ....*..... 2 5.0 Shanghai .......*.. 1 8.0 Side Pocket ..*....... 1 3.0 Sneaky Snakes ....35.1.. 6 6.0 Solar Striker .......*.. 1 8.0 Star Trek .....0.224 15 8.9 Super Mario Land ........*. 1 9.0 Sword Of Hope .......*.. 1 8.0 Tail Gator ....*..... 1 5.0 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 ......*... 1 7.0 Tennis ....201031 21 7.6 Tetris ......*... 1 7.0 Who Framed Roger Rabbit? ........*. 1 9.0 Yakuman NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM (NES) AND FAMICOM New Distribution Votes Rank Title .........* 1 10.0 A Boy And His Blob ...3...6.. 3 6.7 Alien Syndrome ..3...3.3. 3 6.3 Baseball Stars ....2..52. 4 7.5 Battle Of Olympus ....211111 7 7.1 Blades Of Steel ...2..6.2. 5 6.8 Blaster Master ...5.2.2.. 4 5.5 Bubble Bobble .....224.2 5 7.8 Castlevania .....2.4.4 5 8.4 Contra ......225. 4 8.2 Crystalis ...5...5.. 2 6.0 Deja Vu ....6..3.. 3 6.0 Double Dragon ...3.3.3.. 3 6.0 Double Dragon 2 ....11511. 8 7.0 Dragon Warrior 0521...... 12 2.5 Duck Hunt ..5.....5. 2 6.0 Dungeon Magic .1.1..231. 8 6.6 Faxanadu ......2223 9 8.7 Final Fantasy ...1214... 7 5.9 Gauntlet ..3..3.3.. 3 5.7 Gauntlet II ....6..3.. 3 6.0 Gradius ......*... 2 7.0 Gyruss ....55.... 2 5.5 Heavy Barrel ....*..... 1 5.0 Journey To Silius ..2.2..42. 5 6.6 Legacy Of The Wizard .....10123 13 8.6 Legend Of Zelda ...3..131. 6 6.7 Life Force .....55... 4 6.5 Magic Of Sheherazade .....*.... 2 6.0 Marble Madness ....1.1221 7 8.0 Metroid .....522.. 4 6.8 Mike Tyson's Punch-Out .....55... 2 6.5 Ms. Pac-Man .....2.2.5 4 8.5 Ninja Gaiden .....2..52 4 8.5 Ninja Gaiden 2 ..333..... 3 4.0 Off-Road * .......*.. 1 8.0 Pinbot 5....5.... 2 3.5 Pipe Dream * ..*....... 1 3.0 Platoon * ......*... 1 7.0 Power Blade * ......*... 1 7.0 Quantum Fighter ....5.5... 2 6.0 R.B.I. Baseball ....*..... 2 5.0 R.C. Pro-Am * ..*....... 1 3.0 Rad Gravity * .....*.... 1 6.0 Roller Games ...33.3... 3 5.3 Rolling Thunder ..5.....5. 2 6.0 Romance Of The Three Kingdoms .....*.... 2 6.0 Rygar * ......*... 1 7.0 Shadow Of The Ninja * ......*... 1 7.0 Silver Surfer 5..5...... 2 2.5 Skate Or Die ....5..5.. 2 6.5 Solar Jetman ...*...... 1 4.0 Star Trek: 25th Anniversary ......252. 4 8.0 Star Tropics .....5...5 2 8.0 Star Wars .....522.. 4 6.8 Street Fighter 2010 * ..*....... 1 3.0 Strider ..1....115 6 8.3 Super C 0..021120. 21 6.2 Super Mario Brothers ....1.115. 7 8.0 Super Mario Brothers 2 ...00..142 15 8.5 Super Mario Brothers 3 ....2...26 5 8.8 Super Tecmo Bowl ....22222. 5 7.0 Tecmo Bowl ...11.221. 7 6.9 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ....2.6.2. 5 7.0 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Arcade Game 333....... 3 2.0 Top Gun * .......*.. 1 8.0 Totally Rad .....25.2. 4 7.2 Willow * ..*....... 1 3.0 X-Men 2....52... 4 5.0 Xenophobe 1....11.52 10 7.9 Zelda II: Adventures Of Link SUPER NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM AND SUPER FAMICOM New Distribution Votes Rank Title ..0010121. 27 6.9 Actraiser 3....33... 3 4.7 Bill Laimbeer's Combat Basketball .....22.5. 4 7.8 Contra III 15.1..1... 6 3.0 D-Force .11.22000. 14 5.1 Darius Twin 2.111.2... 7 4.0 Drakkhen ...0011131 30 7.9 F-Zero .0.0.00221 21 7.9 Final Fantasy II 01..0.33.. 14 6.1 Final Fight .......55. 4 8.5 Gradius III *......... 1 1.0 Home Alone 5.....5... 2 4.0 Hyperzone .1.13.1.11 8 5.9 John Madden Football ....4.24.. 5 6.6 Lagoon .....5..5. 2 7.5 Legend Of The Mystical Ninja, The .......315 6 9.2 Lemmings ..5.5..... 2 4.0 Paperboy 2 ...1.13110 16 6.9 Pilotwings 00..111020 16 6.5 Populous .......55. 2 8.5 Ranma 1/2 .....2233. 10 7.7 Sim City .0.0010132 25 8.0 Super Castlevania IV .....36... 3 6.7 Super E.D.F. 0.0.001320 28 7.4 Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts 000.000122 47 8.1 Super Mario World ...122221. 10 6.5 Super Off-Road ....312211 10 7.0 Super R-Type 2.4..22... 5 4.0 Super R.P.M. Racing ..0..0.052 13 8.5 Super Smash T.V. 1....2112. 7 6.6 Super Tennis .0.0.1133. 20 7.4 U.N. Squadron .1.1311... 6 4.8 Ultraman .......*.. 1 8.0 Waiahali Golf .12213.... 9 4.3 Wanderers From Ys III ........*. 1 9.0 Zelda III: A Link To The Past In this report, video games have been rated on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the best and 1 being the worst. For each video game, the total number of votes, the average rating, and the vote distribution are shown. New video games are indicated by an `*' before their entry. Mail votes to video@irss.njit.edu or ...!uunet!irss.njit.edu!video; if you have any questions, mail them to video-request@irss.njit.edu or ...!uunet!irss.njit.edu!video-request. -- eric ng erc@zabriskie.berkeley.edu ...!ucbvax!zabriskie!erc