Received: from uucp-gw-1.pa.dec.com by s.ms.uky.edu id aa16009; 14 Feb 91 16:11 EST Received: by uucp-gw-1.pa.dec.com; id AA06494; Thu, 14 Feb 91 13:01:32 -0800 Received: by limbo; Thu, 14 Feb 91 12:52:44 pst Message-Id: <9102142052.AA00505@limbo.intuitive.com> From: The Moderator Date: Thu, 14 Feb 91 12:52:38 PST Subject: Digital Games Review Digest, #20 Reply-To: Digital Games Review To: Digital Games Review Digest X-Mailer: fastmail [version 2.02] Digital Games Review Digest, Number 20 Thursday, February 14th 1991 Today's Topics: Genesis: Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse Strider Gaiares TurboGrafx-16: Aero Blasters Last Alert GameBoy: CatTrap Lynx: Shanghai IBM PC: Hoyle's Official Book of Games ** The Best and Worst of Video and Computer Games ** [This issue features a list of most and least favorite video and computer games, compiled by Eric Ng of UC Berkeley based on input from participants on the Usenet. We hope to add this information on a regular basis to Digital Games -- let us know if you like the idea and list or not! -- Dave Taylor ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Zandos Rhoe Subject: Genesis: Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse is Sega's attempt at making a Super Mario style adventure for the Genesis. In my opinion, they have succeeded beautifully. Just about everythingin this game is done perfectly. The basic storyline is that Minnie has been kidnapped by an evil witch and you, as Mickey, have to rescue her. Mickey can attack by jumping up and landing on the enemy with his butt or he can throw the apples or marbles that he collects at the enemy. The graphics in this game are the best I've seen for either the Turbo or the Genesis. There seems to be a great deal of attention paid to the details as there is a lot of shading used in the game. The backgrounds scroll independently up to 4 levels. The layering of graphics is also used extensively, especially to simulate the translucent look of liquids such as when Mickey is swimming in water or walking behind a waterfall. One of the best effects is Mickey himself. The way he walks, jumps, blinks, falls, and teeters over an edge are all perfectly animated and quite hilarious. All in all the graphics make you feel as if you are playing in a cartoon. Definitely a 10+ in this category! The background music is very well done. The tunes aren't as catchy as those found in the Super Mario games but they are better in that the set the mood of the game very well. Listening to the music reminds me of being on a ride at Walt Disney World. The sounds themselves are OK but nothing spectacular. Game play on this Genesis cart is very good. There are 5 levels plus a level in which you confront Mizrabel herself. Each level is divided into three or more sublevels which makes the game longer than it would first seem. Game play is quite good in Mickey Mouse. It is one of the more difficult Genesis carts. I did manage to solve the game in about six hours though but it is to be noted that I've solved most other Genesis games in less time. For experts I recommend you start the game on HARD. Overall this game is a must get for any Genesis owner. It may seem too cutesy for some but the challenge and playability of this game make it highly recommended. Graphics: 10 Music/sound: 9 Playability: 10 Overall: 10 Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse for the Sega Genesis, $47.99 ------------------------------ From: Zandos Rhoe Subject: Genesis: Strider One of the most anticipated releases for the Genesis, Strider is a translation of the arcade game of the same name. In this game you must save the world from Grandmaster Meio and his cohorts. Your weapon is a plasma sword which can be upgraded once. You can also pick up helpers like a little droid type thing, a mechanical panther and a mechanical hawk. You must battle through 5 stages to get to the final boss. For an 8 meg game 5 stages seem short but each individual stage is quite long. I head great expectations for this game, but in the end it simply is not worth the prices some places are charging for it and definitely not worth all the hype. Graphically, Strider is better than most Genesis games. However, given the 8 meg of space the programmers had to work with, in my honest opinion they did a pretty average job. True, it is pretty neat seeing the way Hiryu can do cartwheels and hang on to beams and scaffolding and the backgrounds are fabulous but there is simply too much flicker throughout the game. The lamest graphics is the way the enemies explode in a stupid looking explosion when you kill them. Pushing the limits of the Genesis? I think not. I think it was more of a waste of 1 megabyte (8 megabits) of memory than pushing the graphical capabilities of the Genesis. Seeing what programmers can do with 4 meg on games like TFIII and Mickey Mouse you KNOW that Strider could've really been much better. The sound in this game was not particularly spectacular at all. Ho hum explosions and poor music. The music on level 3, in particular, is totally out of sync with the events happening on the playfield. Can't blame the programmers though since they are just copying the arcade version. Playability makes up for the above deficiencies. Capcom game play is always awesome and this game is no exception. The game, when set on normal or hard gets progressively harder based on how well you are doing. Hiryu controls perfectly and smoothly. The enemies are varied and the bosses, while somewhat easy to defeat for more seasoned players, will provide plenty of challenge. The levels are quite long and have plenty of areas to explore. On level one you basically move to the right but with level two onward you have to do a little exploring to find your way out. I would recommend this game only if you can find it less than the outrageous 74.99 that Toys 'R Us charges for it. Electronic Boutiques' 59.99 is the best price I've seen. I bought it there with my coupon for $10 off and thus I am satisfied, though not delighted, with Strider. In my opinion though, Thunderforce III and Mickey Mouse are cheaper and MUCH BETTER games. This seems to be the consensus of the patrons visiting my dorm/arcade room. Everyone loves TF III and Mickey Mouse always draws oohs and aahs for its graphics and sound. Graphics: 8 Sound/Music: 5 Playability: 9 Overall: 7 Strider, for the Sega Genesis, $59.99 ------------------------------ From: milton@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Milton W. Kuo) Subject: Genesis: Gaiares Gaiares is Nihon Telenet's bid to up stakes in the Genesis/Mega Drive shooting game market. Not only has Nihon Telenet upped the stakes, Gaiares represents possibly the best shooting game ever for any system. Coupled with the best graphics of any shooting game, a good soundtrack, and a truly unique and creative power up process, Gaiares leaves all other shooting games for the Genesis eating dust! Gaiares get off to an impressive start when you load up the cartridge with an opening sequence of graphics explaining the story that is nearly ten minutes long! The basic premise of the story is that the Earth has been polluted to the extent that it is no longer habitable. A terrorist group, the Gulfer (?), are planning to take the radiactive waste from the planet Earth and develop that waste into weapons. In a desperate bid to stop the Gulfer, an alien race has decreed that if the humans cannot pre- vent the Gulfer objective, they will be forced to cause the Sun to explode and destroy the Earth. As the one of the last of the dying human race, you must repel the Gulfer invasion armed only with courage and a revolu- tionary weapons system, the WOZ unit. Defeat the Gulfer threat, and Earth may yet rise from the ashes.... With a full eight megabits of program code, Gaiares is able to put some truly amazing images on the screen. Bosses are as tall as the whole screen and the backgrounds on each of the levels is a masterpiece in graph- ics. From the opening sequence revealing the story behind the game to the various graphical extras in each of the levels (such as the second level where the setting is the arctic region of some planet. In the ocean of the planet, the reflection of the mountain range can be seen), Gaiares clearly shows Nihon Telenet's effort to make Gaiares the best game possible. Awe- some background graphics and ingenious use of the line scrolling feature of the Genesis for moving backgrounds puts Gaiares head and shoulders above any game out for the Genesis in terms of graphics. In the advertisements in the Japanese Mega Drive magazines, Nihon Tel- enet states that the salient feature of Gaiares that separates Gaiares from all other shooting games is the "WOZ" concept of powering up the ship. The concept of the "WOZ" is that the WOZ is a weapons unit that is much like the helper in R-Type in that it provides the ship with extra firepower and affords protection against enemy fire. However, what makes WOZ truly uni- que is the fact that while most shooting games require the destruction of an enemy vessel thus leaving behind a power up capsule for you to take, Gaiares requires that you launch the WOZ unit at an enemy ship. Upon at- taching itself to the enemy ship, the WOZ unit proceeds to take the charac- teristics and power of the enemy vessel's weapon. Upon successfully steal- ing the enemy's power, the player can then attack the enemy vessel using the enemy's weapon. With the many different types of enemy ships in Gaiares, the number of different weapons the player may assimilate for him- self using the WOZ unit is nearly limitless (by the second level, I have counted over ten different weapons). The great number of weapons available for the player's use give Gaiares a degree of variety not found in other shooting games. While the graphics and the gameplay are definitely Gaiares' strongest points, Gaiares did not slack off when it came to the background music. While the soundtrack is not as good as Thunder Force III's, Gaiares has a number of very catchy tunes that fit the game very well. Of all of the Genesis/Mega Drive games, Gaiares is arguably the best available because cause of its seamless integration of graphics, music, gameplay, and varie- ty. Gaiares is definitely a game worth buying. Sorry Thunder Force III, but Gaiares totally outclasses you in almost every way! By the way, Gaiares if a very difficult game - definitely not a game that can be finished within a day of playing. For those who complain about Gen- esis games being too easy, they haven't played Gaiares yet! Graphics : 10 (Incredible! The best I've ever seen!) Sound : 8 Gameplay : 10 ("WOZ" is a truly original and neat concept) "Funness" : 9 Overall : 10 (Simply the BEST shooting game I've ever played) Gaiares, for the Sega Mega Drive (e.g. Genesis, but in Japan only) by Nihon Telenet, 8 Mbits (1 MB) cartridge ------------------------------ From: Zandos Rhoe Subject: TG16: Aero Blasters Aero Blasters is an adaptation of the arcade blaster by Kaneko. It is not only being done for the Turbo but also for the Genesis. The Turbo version is available now as well as the Mega Drive version. The Genesis version will not be available until spring according to Sega of America. This game is fantastic on the Turbo. I've never played the arcade version so I don't know how faithfully the translation has been done. However, this is probably the best playing, sounding, and looking shooter for the Turbo yet! It's right up there with games like Blazing Lazers and, yes, even Thunderforce III. The graphics in this game are superb considering that they were done on the Turbo. Multilevel parallax scrolling, highly defined enemies (both big and small), and abundant use of color are all present in this game. There is no flicker in this game, even when you are playing two player and fighting a really HUGE boss. The backgrounds are nice but not particularly detailed. You're too busy to notice anyway. The music matches this game perfectly. Its beat is fast and upbeat like the game itself. The sound in this game warrants a VERY GOOD rating but it is not particularly spectacular. Blazing Lazers is still the best sounding shooter in my opinion. The game play in this cart is awesome. You can play either the single or dual scramble mode. I would recommend playing with a friend because this game is HARD, which is by no means bad. Shooters for the Turbo AND the Genesis tend to be pretty wimpy. I usually blow through them in less than three days but Aero Blaster is looking as though it might take a while, even with two players. This is great because wimpy shooters with great graphics tend to collect dust on my shelf after I've solved them, while the good ones I play from time to time even after I've solved them. Anyway, in this game your ship is a specially equipped jetfighter armed with a single cannon. This cannon can be powered up ten steps for some really TREMENDOUS firepower. Even this wouldn't be enough for this game though. Fortunately there are options and powerups you can pick up as well as the Aero Flash weapon. The options and powerups you can pick up are: Side Splitter (appears on top and bottom of ship; protects and fires shots), Heli (rotates around the rear of you ship and fires shots as it rotates), Six-way fire, rear fire, bumper (helps you navigate the rapidly scrolling tunnels of stage 2), a blue green missile which tracks the enemy, and a red missile with greater firepower but doesn't track. The Aero Flash weapon is built into your ship. Holding down the button builds up power, letting go of the button releases the energy in a flash which damages/kills enemies and destroys whatever ordinance the enemies have shot at you. In two player mode you can "flash" at the same time for a "super" Aero Flash. For a Thunder Flash both players can build up power at the same time, press the other button, release the flash at the same time and do some MAJOR damage to the enemy (tough to do but it kicks butt). Overall this is one game that everyone should run out and get before it sells out. It has great graphics, sound and extremely challenging gameplay. A must for any Turbo owner. Genesis people get the Mega Drive version if you can't wait to play this (not highly recommended but understandable) or wait until spring. (Like I'm doing) Graphics: 9 Music/Sound: 9 Playability/Challenge: 10++ (One REALLY FUN game) Overall: 10 Aero Blasters, for the NEC TurboGrafx-16, $53.99 ------------------------------ From: neilw@informix.com (Neil Williams) Subject: TG16: Last Alert Last Alert is a typical commando-type game with all the usual power-ups, special weapons, and bosses. As is standard on CD games, there are detailed intermissions which help to develop the plot. Last Alert is a one player game. GAMEPLAY There are 6 rounds in Last Alert, with each round having 4 to 6 missions. There are 3 types of missions. In the basic mission, you try to make it to the boss at the end of the stage, killing everything in sight as you go along. In the special objective mission, you have to accomplish specific objectives before completing the round. Objective can include things like planting bombs or rescuing hostages. In the spy mission, you have to make it to the end of the stage using only your most basic weapon, the colt revolver. You can use other weapons during the spy mission, but once you do the number of enemies you must face increases dramatically. There is some mild role-playing involved, in that you gain experience by killing enemies and completing rounds. As you gain experience you are promoted in rank, and at certain ranks you gain newer, more powerful weapons. These are your standard weapons, and you can switch between available weapons at any point during the game. As you kill enemies, power-ups for special weapons may appear. These include such things as grenades, homing missiles, etc. Special weapons can be used in conjunction with standard weapons, so you can select the combination most suitable for the current situation. During gameplay, you can either fire in the direction you're currently facing, or lock the direction of fire so that you continue to fire in the last direction you were facing. REACTIONS This is a fun game to play, and I don't usually like shooters. Bullets travel fairly slowly in this game, usually at the same speed your character moves. This makes gameplay more enjoyable for me, as you have to concentrate on dodging bullets, rather than relying on some kind of shield to absorb all of your damage. My main grip is that the first five stages of this game are much too easy. I cruised through these stages in a few hours, before slowing down at the 6th and most difficult stage. The game becomes much more difficult in the 6th stage, which is a thankful change. Serious shooter fans will find this game much too short and easy. However, for those of more mediocre abilities, this will be a fun game to play. Graphics: 7 Sound: 8 Fun/Playability: 9 Difficulty: 6 Overall: 7 Last Alert for NEC TurboGrafx-16 CDROM, by Sin Nihon ------------------------------ From: Ed Tecot Subject: GameBoy: CatTrap CatTrap is another game in the push-things-around-to-solve-a-puzzle genre; similar to Boxxle. If you like puzzle solving games, you'll probably like this too. CatTrap differs from Boxxle in that the view is from the side, rather than the top, with the objective to climb ladders and push rocks into place in order to destroy the beasties that threaten you. The little monsters pose no real threat, however, all you need do is walk up to them from the side to destroy them. CatTrap comes with 100 puzzles to solve, which you are permitted to tackle in any order, save the last, which is presented to you upon completion of the other 99. In general, the puzzles gradually increase in difficulty; the last 10 are especially difficult - I've only managed to solve 2 of them. In addition, you don't have to complete them all in one sitting, CatTrap includes a password feature to bring you back to where you left off. What's real nice about the game is that it comes with a board editor so you can create your own puzzles. The editor has a password interface as well, so you can challenge your friends. In addition, the instruction booklet comes with several additional codes that you can enter into the editor when you've finished the first 100. The game seemed to be fairly solid - in about 10 hours of play I did not encounter any bugs, but I spent very little time in the editor. The graphics and music are about average for this type of game; they neither add to nor detract from the play. Rating (out of 11) Graphics 6 Music 5 Quality 9 Entertainment 9 Overall 8 CatTrap, for the Nintendo GameBoy by Asmik Corporation of America ------------------------------ From: jjung@aludra.usc.edu (Robert Jung) Subject: Lynx: Shanghai In 1986, before TETRIS, a company called Activision (now known also as Mediagenic) took the ageless Chinese game of Mah Jongg and twisted it into a computer puzzle challenge for the 20th century. This game became an instant hit, largely due to its simplicity: Players remove matching pairs of tiles from an organized heap, trying to remove as many tiles as possible. Now the game returns, in color, portable, and expanded, on the Atari Lynx. As in the original Shanghai, you are presented with 144 Mah Jongg tiles arranged in an organized, three-dimensional heap. By selecting matching pairs of "free" tiles (tiles not blocked by other tiles to the left or right), you whittle down the pile, and ultimately -- if your strategy is wise -- clear the heap. The Lynx version is expanded from the original with alternate board sets and two-player options, while retaining all the features of the original. Shanghai is like TETRIS, KLAX, or a Rubik's Cube: it looks so easy to solve, but actually beating the challenge is another matter. Players who are familliar with Shanghai elsewhere will have no problem with the Lynx version, as the original gameplay has been kept completely intact. You move an arrow around the screen with the joypad, pressing the "A" button to select tiles, and the "B" button to deselect them. During the game, pressing Option 1 will provide you with extra features -- previous best scores for this board, changing the way tiles are displayed, restarting the game, or a starting-tile hint. Scoring is done by both the number of tiles you have removed, as well as the amount of time you take to finish the game (an on-screen clock is provided). As mentioned before, the Lynx version has been expanded from the original. Before the game starts, you can choose to play on one of seven tile configurations: Dragon (the original), Hawk, Butterfly, Fish, Bear, Spider, and Turtle. With two Lynxes ComLynxed, you can play either Alternating Competitive, Simultaneous Competitive, or Cooperative. The game even offers built-in instructions, for on-the-spot teaching. A special word goes out to the instruction manual. In this age of short and sparse game instructions, the Shanghai manual goes beyond the call of duty, presenting not only the fundamentals of gameplay, but some historical background into the Chinese Mah Jongg game, the origin of the tile symbols, and some very helpful strategies. There's even a slightly-silly storyline, for people who must have a tale for everything. One major reason why Shanghai on the Lynx is so playable are the graphics. All of the tiles are clearly recognizable at all times, both in their symbols and their height on the board. Tiles can be displayed either as a number and a symbol (e.g., a "3" and a bamboo), or as the actual Mah Jongg tile image (e.g., three bamboo sticks). To further help identify the tiles, a magnified picture of the tile under your pointer is displayed (if the tile is "free" for removal), thus eliminating all ambiguity. Other game graphics are equally functional without being intrusive. Sounds are not really needed for this game, but the Lynx version provides them anyway. Tiles are selected with a resounding click, and a buzzer alerts you when you have made an illegal move. Option 2 selects from one of four background tunes, as well as total silence. This is an excellent version of Shanghai, preserving all of the charm of the original game while throwing in enough twists to make it stand on its own. For fans of the original who want to play on the go, and for players interested in an engrossing, always-challenging puzzle for the Lynx, Shanghai is recommended without any reservations. GAMEPLAY: 10 GRAPHICS: 10 SOUND: 9 OVERALL: 10 Shanghai, for the Atari Lynx, 1-2 players, horizontal game, $39.95 ------------------------------ From: kguinn@orion.cair.du.edu (Kip J. Guinn) Subject: PC: Hoyle's Official Book of Games Review This game is fairly straightforward. It features six card games: Crazy Eights, Old Maid, Hearts, Gin Rummy, Cribbage, and Klondike (solitaire). All six games are just like you remember them, and the program does a good job of randomizing the mix so that expert level opponents don't dominate the games. The game supports, well--darn near everything! Graphics support includes EGA, VGA, and MCGA (all at 16 colors), CGA (in 2 or 4 colors, depending on your monitor), Hercules (monochrome), and IBM PCjr (16 colors). The sound support is extensive, from internal speakers, Roland MT-32 and MT-100, LAPC-1 Sound Module, Adlib, Game Blaster, Casiotone MT-540 or CT-460 and CSM-1 Sound Module, and even the Yamaha FB-01 FM Sound Generator. The graphics are well done. You get to choose from nine card designs to play with. The faces of your opponents are animated, and their expressions of delight, dismay, and anger are fun to watch. During some games, the card faces are animated; the King, Queen, and Jack faces move, the suit marks move around, etc. The deal is done well, with the cards tumbling through the air before they land (face down for your opponents, face up for you, obviously). The cribbage board is accurate, and you can easily tell how things are going. Sierra On-Line does graphics well. Of course, this being Sierra, we couldn't get away with just a straight card game simulation. Your opponents come in many different forms, with some familiar (to anyone who has played previous Sierra games) faces thrown in. You can choose from 18 opponents (unless you choose Klondike, obviously), which are divided into two groups of nine each: the serious players, and the not-so-serious players. You can choose one, press Enter, and the player will tell you a little something him/her self, and the level of their ability (from amateur to expert) is shown. Among the serious players ae "The Kid", a card expert extraordinaire, Warren Schwader, the designer and programmer of the game, and Colonel Dijon and Shelley LeBlanc, denizens of the game "The Colonel's Bequest". The not-so-serious players are a more diverse bunch, to be sure. Along with a couple of children (of people that worked on the game) and a Sierra staffer or two, they include Roger Wilco of "Space Quest" fame, Larry Laffer of "Leisure Suit Larry", and King Graham and Princess Rosella of "King's Quest". And, last but certainly least, Bulldog, who is, well, a bulldog! If you choose a player, then de-select him/her, the face shows anger, or shock...pretty funny. Why choose a player from the not-so-serious side? What, don't you have a sense of humor? :-) Bulldog, or Roger Wilco, may not make you plan your strategy, and while playing with them you probably won't be sweating the next card, but it _is_ fun to hear their comments, and see them, etc... Kind of like having a bunch of friends around for a quick game. You _can_ make the game quick, too. The game allows you to manipulate the speed of the deal, play, delay (when they lay a card down, or draw, etc), and animation (Bulldog looks especially funny when hyped up to speed nine). The serious players _will_ give you a run for your money. I found the game to be very fair, and random enough to not worry about the game having an edge. You can use strategy--just keep track of the cards, figure the probabilities, and play. There are two drawbacks to the game. The first is the "hand". That ubiquitous Sierra hand that tells you to wait. I don't mind the hand (it's drawn well :-) but it's placed _in the middle of the screen_! It interferes with the conversation (you can't see some of it because the hand is over it), and sometimes cards, if there is a discard pile. Why they didn't stick at the bottom, or in a corner, is beyond me. This is a simple oversight that they should have caught. The second problem with the game is the music. That damn music. That interminable, incessant music that is fast becoming my biggest gripe with Sierra. Geez, why can't they just leave it alone? As far as I'm concerned, you _have_ to turn the music off. After about five minutes it will drive you to kill! You _can_ adjust the sound volume, however. Go ahead, adjust it all you want. The sound level (at least using the internal PC speaker) doesn't change. Turn it off. I wish they would limit the music to before the game, after the game, and the menu level. Those of you with sound cards/device may disagree. The tune is, as always, snappy, but that doesn't save it. All in all, a very good game. You can use it to take a break from the other games, whether you are solving the puzzle of "King's Quest", or "Space Quest" or to take a breather from the destruction of war games. It's a good lunch time game, and with Old Maid in there, your kids can play too. Go team! Conclusions (on a scale from 1 to 10): Graphics: 8 Sound: 3 Playability: 10 Fun Factor: 8 Overall: 8 Hoyle's Official Book of Games Volume 1, for the IBM PC, by Sierra On-Line p.s: I got this game as part of a special three-game package offered by Sierra before Christmas. The package comsisted of A-10 Tank Killer, Hoyle's, and Space Quest III, and I got it at Sound Warehouse for about $43, with tax. A great deal, considering Space Quest and A-10 go for around $29 or so each... If you can find this package, or one like it, still around in one your favorite stores, you might want to pick it up. ------------------------------ From: erc@radon.berkeley.edu (Eric Ng) Subject: The Best and Worst of Video and Computer Games Top Ten: Castle Of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (Genesis) 9.9 (15 votes) Ys Books I And II (TurboGrafx-16 CDROM) 9.9 (13 votes) Military Madness (TurboGrafx-16) 9.7 (22 votes) Devil's Crush (TurboGrafx-16) 9.4 (18 votes) Dungeon Master (Atari ST) 9.4 (13 votes) Dungeon Master (Amiga) 9.2 (26 votes) Blazing Lazers (TurboGrafx-16) 9.2 (22 votes) Turrican (Amiga) 9.2 (16 votes) Final Fantasy Legend (GameBoy) 9.2 (16 votes) Revenge Of Shinobi (Genesis) 9.1 (31 votes) Bottom Ten: Ballistyx (Amiga) 5.2 (13 votes) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Nintendo) 5.2 (15 votes) Shadow Of The Beast II (Amiga) 5.0 (11 votes) Super Thunderblade (Genesis) 5.0 (13 votes) Gauntlet (Macintosh) 4.7 (11 votes) Air Diver (Genesis) 4.7 (15 votes) Altered Beast (Genesis) 4.4 (52 votes) Keith Courage In The Alpha Zones (TurboGrafx-16) 4.2 (36 votes) Duck Hunt (Nintendo) 3.8 (14 votes) Alleyway (GameBoy) 3.7 (11 votes) In this list, compiled via an ongoing net survey, games have been rated on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the best and 1 being the worst. 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