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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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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   4.0  Bases Loaded
      ...5.5....       2   5.0  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
      .......*..       1   8.0  Castlevania II
      ......*...       1   7.0  Chessmaster
      .......*..       1   8.0  Choplifter II
      ......*...       1   7.0  Crystal Quest
      ......*...       1   7.0  Daedalus Opus
      .......55.       2   8.5  Dr. Mario
      ......*...       1   7.0  Dynablaster
      ..2.2.24..       5   6.2  F-1 Race
      ....1.1022      11   8.1  Final Fantasy Legend
      ......33.3       3   8.3  Final Fantasy Legend II
      .....222.2       4   7.8  Gargoyle's Quest
      ...2..2.22       4   7.5  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
      .....2242.       5   7.6  Metroid II
      ...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
      ......55..       2   7.5  Qix
      ...*......       1   4.0  Quarth
      ..3..3.3..       3   5.7  R-Type
      ....22.22.       4   7.0  Revenge Of The Gator
      .*........       1   2.0  Robocop II
      ........*.       1   9.0  Scrabble
      ....*.....       2   5.0  Shanghai
      .......*..       1   8.0  Side Pocket
      .....5..5.       2   7.5  Skate Or Die
      ..*.......       1   3.0  Sneaky Snakes
      ....46....       5   5.6  Solar Striker
      .....0.224      13   9.0  Super Mario Land
      ........*.       1   9.0  Sword Of Hope
 *    ......*...       1   7.0  Tennis
      ....201031      19   7.6  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
      ..3...3.3.       3   6.3  Baseball Stars
      ....5.5...       2   6.0  Bases Loaded
      ....5...5.       2   7.0  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
      .....3.3.3       3   8.0  Contra
      ......225.       4   8.2  Crystalis
      ...5...5..       2   6.0  Deja Vu
      ......55..       2   7.5  Destiny Of An Emperor
      ....*.....       2   5.0  Double Dragon
      ...5.5....       2   5.0  Double Dragon 2
      .....28...       5   6.8  Dragon Warrior
      1332......       9   2.7  Duck Hunt
      ..5.....5.       2   6.0  Dungeon Magic
      ..*.......       2   3.0  Excite-Bike
      .1.1..15..       6   6.2  Faxanadu
      ..5..5....       2   4.5  Fester's Quest
      ......1124       7   9.0  Final Fantasy
      ...2.26...       5   6.2  Gauntlet
      ..3..3.3..       3   5.7  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
      .....21124      10   8.5  Legend Of Zelda
      ...4..222.       5   6.4  Life Force
      .*........       1   2.0  Magic Johnson's Fast Break Basketball
      .....55...       4   6.5  Magic Of Sheherazade
      ........*.       1   9.0  Maniac Mansion
      .....*....       2   6.0  Marble Madness
      ....2.222.       4   7.2  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
      ....5.5...       2   6.0  R.B.I. Baseball
      ....*.....       1   5.0  R.C. Pro-Am
      ....5.5...       2   6.0  Rolling Thunder
      ..5.....5.       2   6.0  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
 *    ...*......       1   4.0  Star Trek: 25th Anniversary
      ......36..       3   7.7  Star Tropics
      .....63...       3   6.3  Street Fighter 2010
      ..3......6       3   7.7  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...26       5   8.8  Super Tecmo Bowl
      ....22222.       5   7.0  Tecmo Bowl
      ...22.42..       5   6.2  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
      .....25.2.       4   7.2  Willow
      3....6....       3   4.3  Xenophobe
      ......*...       2   7.0  Xevious
      .....11.51       7   8.4  Zelda II: Adventures Of Link

SUPER NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM AND SUPER FAMICOM
New  Distribution  Votes  Rank  Title
      ..0010230.      21   6.5  Actraiser
      26....2...       5   2.8  D-Force
      .11.32111.      10   5.6  Darius Twin
      1.111.3...       6   4.5  Drakkhen
      ...0011032      24   8.0  F-Zero
      .0.0.11121      17   7.7  Final Fantasy II
      12....43..      10   5.7  Final Fight
      .1.13.1.1.       6   5.3  John Madden Football
      ....5..5..       2   6.5  Lagoon
      ...2.1111.      11   6.5  Pilotwings
      0...200020      11   6.7  Populous
      .....2122.       7   7.6  Sim City
      .0.0.10132      20   8.0  Super Castlevania IV
 *    ......*...       1   7.0  Super E.D.F.
      ..0.001320      21   7.6  Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts
      .00.000223      33   8.5  Super Mario World
      ....4.4.2.       5   6.6  Super Off-Road
      ....3122.1       9   6.8  Super R-Type
      5.5.......       2   2.0  Super R.P.M. Racing
      ........36       3   9.7  Super Smash T.V.
      2....4.22.       5   6.0  Super Tennis
      .0.0.1042.      17   7.2  U.N. Squadron
 *    .....*....       1   6.0  Ultraman
      .11311....       6   4.0  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
