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From: erc@plitvice.berkeley.edu (Eric Ng)
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Subject: VIDEO GAME RATINGS REPORT (NINTENDO SNES, NES, GAMEBOY)
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Date: 2 Mar 92 23:19:35 GMT
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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   4.0  Bases Loaded
 *    .....*....       1   6.0  Batman
 *    .......*..       1   8.0  Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
 *    .*........       1   2.0  Boulderdash
 *    ........*.       1   9.0  Boxxle
 *    ...*......       1   4.0  Bubble Ghost
 *    ......55..       2   7.5  Castlevania
 *    .......*..       1   8.0  Castlevania II
 *    ......*...       1   7.0  Chessmaster
 *    .......*..       1   8.0  Choplifter II
      ......*...       1   7.0  Crystal Quest
 *    ......*...       1   7.0  Daedalus Opus
 *    .......*..       1   8.0  Dr. Mario
 *    ......*...       1   7.0  Dynablaster
      ..2.2.22..       4   5.8  F-1 Race
      ....1.2123       9   8.3  Final Fantasy Legend
 *    .......5.5       2   9.0  Final Fantasy Legend II
      .....222.2       4   7.8  Gargoyle's Quest
      ...3....33       3   7.7  Golf
 *    .....55...       2   6.5  Ishido: Way Of The Stones
 *    ....*.....       1   5.0  Kwirk
 *    ......*...       1   7.0  Lock 'N Chase
 *    ........*.       1   9.0  Matchmania
      .5.....5..       2   5.0  Megaman
      .....3.33.       3   7.7  Metroid II
 *    ....5....5       2   7.5  Nemesis
 *    .........*       1  10.0  Nemesis II
 *    ...*......       1   4.0  Paperboy
 *    ........*.       1   9.0  Parodius
      .2....2.22       4   7.0  Pipe Dream
 *    ...*......       1   4.0  Play Action Football
 *    ........*.       1   9.0  Probotector
 *    .....*....       1   6.0  Puzzle Road
 *    .......*..       1   8.0  Puzznic
 *    ......*...       1   7.0  Qix
 *    ...*......       1   4.0  Quarth
      ..5....5..       2   5.5  R-Type
      .....3.33.       3   7.7  Revenge Of The Gator
      .*........       1   2.0  Robocop II
 *    ........*.       1   9.0  Scrabble
      ....*.....       1   5.0  Shanghai
 *    .......*..       1   8.0  Side Pocket
      .....5..5.       2   7.5  Skate Or Die
 *    ..*.......       1   3.0  Sneaky Snakes
      ....36....       3   5.7  Solar Striker
      .....1.225      10   9.0  Super Mario Land
 *    ........*.       1   9.0  Sword Of Hope
      ....201031      16   7.5  Tetris
 *    ........*.       1   9.0  Yakuman

NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM (NES) AND FAMICOM
New  Distribution  Votes  Rank  Title
 *    .........*       1  10.0  A Boy And His Blob
      .......*..       1   8.0  Adventures Of Bayou Billy
      ......25.2       4   8.2  Adventures Of Little Nemo In Dreamland
      ...5...5..       2   6.0  Alien Syndrome
      ..5.....5.       2   6.0  Baseball Stars
      ....5.5...       2   6.0  Bases Loaded
 *    ........*.       1   9.0  Battle Of Olympus
      ....31.111       6   7.2  Blades Of Steel
      ...3..3.3.       3   6.7  Blaster Master
      ...*......       2   4.0  Bubble Bobble
 *    .......*..       2   8.0  Castlevania
      .....5...5       2   8.0  Contra
      .......36.       3   8.7  Crystalis
 *    .......*..       1   8.0  Deja Vu
      ......55..       2   7.5  Destiny Of An Emperor
 *    ....*.....       2   5.0  Double Dragon
      .....*....       1   6.0  Double Dragon 2
      .....36...       3   6.7  Dragon Warrior
      1332......       9   2.7  Duck Hunt
      ........*.       1   9.0  Dungeon Magic
      ..*.......       2   3.0  Excite-Bike
      .2.2..24..       5   5.8  Faxanadu
      ..5..5....       2   4.5  Fester's Quest
      ......22.6       5   9.0  Final Fantasy
      ...2..7...       4   6.2  Gauntlet
      ..5....5..       2   5.5  Gauntlet II
 *    ....*.....       2   5.0  Gradius
 *    ......*...       2   7.0  Gyruss
      ....*.....       1   5.0  Heavy Barrel
      .......*..       1   8.0  Iron Tank
      ...*......       1   4.0  Ironsword
 *    ....*.....       1   5.0  Journey To Silius
      ..3....6..       3   6.3  Legacy Of The Wizard
      .....21.24       9   8.6  Legend Of Zelda
      ...5..2.2.       4   6.0  Life Force
      .*........       1   2.0  Magic Johnson's Fast Break Basketball
      .....36...       3   6.7  Magic Of Sheherazade
      ........*.       1   9.0  Maniac Mansion
 *    .....*....       2   6.0  Marble Madness
      ......333.       3   8.0  Metroid
      .....*....       2   6.0  Mike Tyson's Punch-Out
      ......*...       1   7.0  Ms. Pac-Man
      .....5...5       2   8.0  Ninja Gaiden
      .....5..5.       2   7.5  Ninja Gaiden 2
      ....*.....       1   5.0  Off-Road
      .*........       1   2.0  Pinball Quest
      .....*....       1   6.0  Pipe Dream
      ......*...       1   7.0  R.B.I. Baseball
      ....*.....       1   5.0  R.C. Pro-Am
      ....5.5...       2   6.0  Rolling Thunder
 *    ........*.       1   9.0  Romance Of The Three Kingdoms
 *    .....*....       2   6.0  Rygar
      ...*......       1   4.0  Skate Or Die
      ....*.....       1   5.0  Solomon's Key
      ...5..22..       4   5.8  Solstice
      ......36..       3   7.7  Star Tropics
 *    .....*....       2   6.0  Street Fighter 2010
      ..5......5       2   6.5  Super C
      0..011121.      17   6.4  Super Mario Brothers
      ......225.       4   8.2  Super Mario Brothers 2
      ...0...143      12   8.8  Super Mario Brothers 3
      .....55...       2   6.5  Super Sprint
      ....2...25       4   8.5  Super Tecmo Bowl
      ....222.2.       4   6.8  Tecmo Bowl
      ...22.22..       4   6.0  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
      ....3.6...       3   6.3  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Arcade Game
      .......*..       1   8.0  Time Lord
      55........       2   1.5  Top Gun
      .....33.3.       3   7.3  Willow
 *    .....*....       2   6.0  Xenophobe
      ......*...       2   7.0  Xevious
      .....1..61       6   8.7  Zelda II: Adventures Of Link

SUPER NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM AND SUPER FAMICOM
New  Distribution  Votes  Rank  Title
      ..102.220.      17   6.2  Actraiser
      25....2...       4   3.0  D-Force
      .11.22.11.       8   5.5  Darius Twin
      3.3...3...       3   3.7  Drakkhen
      ....111122      17   7.9  F-Zero
      .0.0.01222      14   7.6  Final Fantasy II
      12....14..       7   5.1  Final Fight
      .2..4.2.2.       5   5.6  John Madden Football
 *    .......*..       1   8.0  Lagoon
      ...2.2212.       9   6.7  Pilotwings
      1...211.21       8   6.5  Populous
      .....2222.       4   7.5  Sim City
      .0.0.20041      15   7.5  Super Castlevania IV
      ..0.00133.      16   7.5  Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts
      .00.000123      27   8.4  Super Mario World
      ....5.5...       2   6.0  Super Off-Road
      ....2.42.2       5   7.4  Super R-Type
      5.5.......       2   2.0  Super R.P.M. Racing
 *    .........*       1  10.0  Super Smash T.V.
      2....4.22.       5   6.0  Super Tennis
      .0.0.1033.      13   7.2  U.N. Squadron
      .224.2....       5   3.8  Wanderers From Ys III

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
