From news Wed Apr 1 12:17:47 1992 Path:uwm.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!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: <44158@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> Date: 1 Apr 92 02:35:15 GMT Sender: nobody@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Reply-To: video@irss.njit.edu Organization: University of California at Berkeley Lines: 173 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