From: erc@plitvice.berkeley.edu (Eric Ng)
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
Subject: VIDEO GAME RATINGS REPORT (NINTENDO SNES, NES, GAMEBOY)
Date: 19 Nov 92 00:16:26 GMT
Reply-To: video@irss.njit.edu
Organization: University of California at Berkeley

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VIDEO GAME RATINGS REPORT

NINTENDO GAMEBOY
New  Distribution  Votes  Rank  Title
      ........*.       1   9.0  Altered Space
      .....*....       1   6.0  Asteroids
      ...*......       1   4.0  Bases Loaded
      ...3.33...       3   5.7  Batman
      ...2.222..       4   6.2  Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
      .*........       1   2.0  Boulderdash
      .....22.42       5   8.2  Boxxle
      ....*.....       1   5.0  Brainbender
      ...*......       1   4.0  Bubble Ghost
      .......*..       1   8.0  Burai Fighter Deluxe
      1....115..       6   6.3  Castlevania
      ....6..3..       3   6.0  Castlevania II
      .......*..       1   8.0  Cat Trap
      ......5..5       2   8.5  Chessmaster
      .......*..       1   8.0  Choplifter II
      .*........       1   2.0  Cosmotank
      ......*...       2   7.0  Crystal Quest
      ......55..       4   7.5  Daedalus Opus
      .....*....       1   6.0  Dead Heat Scrambler
      ......252.       4   8.0  Dr. Mario
      ......*...       1   7.0  Dynablaster
      ....3...6.       3   7.7  Elevator Action
      ..111.13..       6   5.8  F-1 Race
      ........36       3   9.7  Faceball 2000
      ........55       2   9.5  Final Fantasy Adventure
      ....101122      14   8.1  Final Fantasy Legend
      ......3311       6   8.2  Final Fantasy Legend II
      .....*....       1   6.0  Flipull
      ....1141.1       7   7.1  Gargoyle's Quest
      ...2..4.22       5   7.4  Golf
      ...*......       1   4.0  Harmony
      ....*.....       1   5.0  Heinankyo Alien
      .....55...       2   6.5  Ishido: Way Of The Stones
      ......*...       1   7.0  Klax
      ....5...5.       2   7.0  Kwirk
      ......*...       1   7.0  Lock 'N Chase
      ........*.       1   9.0  Matchmania
      .2...2.5..       4   6.0  Megaman
      .......*..       1   8.0  Megaman 2
      .....1133.       8   8.0  Metroid II
      ......*...       1   7.0  Missile Command
      ...1111.11       6   6.8  Nemesis
      .........*       1  10.0  Nemesis II
      ........*.       1   9.0  Nobunaga's Ambition
      ...*......       1   4.0  Paperboy
      ........55       2   9.5  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
      ....2242..       5   6.6  Qix
      ...5..5...       2   5.5  Quarth
      ..3..3.3..       3   5.7  R-Type
      ....11.311       6   7.7  Revenge Of The Gator
      .*........       1   2.0  Robocop II
      ........*.       2   9.0  Scrabble
      ..*.......       1   3.0  Serpent
      ....*.....       2   5.0  Shanghai
      .......*..       1   8.0  Side Pocket
      .....5..5.       2   7.5  Skate Or Die
      ..*.......       1   3.0  Sneaky Snakes
      ....35.1..       8   5.9  Solar Striker
      .......*..       1   8.0  Star Trek
      .....00333      20   8.8  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
      0..0101121      27   7.3  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
      ....5.22..       4   6.2  Adventures Of Bayou Billy
      ......2422       5   8.4  Adventures Of Little Nemo In Dreamland
      ...3...6..       3   6.7  Alien Syndrome
      ..2...224.       5   7.2  Baseball Stars
      ..1.5.3...       6   5.3  Bases Loaded
      ....2..52.       4   7.5  Battle Of Olympus
      ....101120      11   7.5  Blades Of Steel
      ..11..411.       7   6.4  Blaster Master
      ...422.2..       5   5.4  Bubble Bobble
      .....12211       7   7.9  Castlevania
      .1.1.1.322      10   7.4  Contra
      ......226.       5   8.4  Crystalis
      ...5...5..       2   6.0  Deja Vu
      ......55..       2   7.5  Destiny Of An Emperor
      ....52.2..       4   6.0  Double Dragon
      ...2.422..       5   6.2  Double Dragon 2
      .........*       2  10.0  Double Dribble
      ....12421.      10   7.0  Dragon Warrior
      14211.....      19   2.7  Duck Hunt
      ..3...3.3.       3   6.3  Dungeon Magic
      ..6.3.....       3   3.7  Excite-Bike
      .........*       1  10.0  Faria
      .1.1..241.       9   6.8  Faxanadu
      ..3..33...       3   5.3  Fester's Quest
      ......3223      10   8.5  Final Fantasy
      ......*...       1   7.0  Galaga
      ...1214...       7   5.9  Gauntlet
      ..22.2.2..       4   5.2  Gauntlet II
      1...3111..       6   5.3  Gradius
      3.....6...       3   5.0  Gyruss
      ...333....       3   5.0  Heavy Barrel
      .......*..       1   8.0  Iron Tank
      ...5.5....       2   5.0  Ironsword
      ...*......       1   4.0  Jordan Vs. Bird: One On One
      ....55....       2   5.5  Journey To Silius
      1.1.1..31.       6   5.7  Legacy Of The Wizard
      0....11113      18   8.2  Legend Of Zelda
      ...31.121.       8   6.1  Life Force
      ........55       2   9.5  Lolo 3
      .5...5....       2   4.0  Magic Johnson's Fast Break Basketball
      .....55...       4   6.5  Magic Of Sheherazade
      ........*.       2   9.0  Maniac Mansion
      ...2.52...       4   5.8  Marble Madness
      ....1.2231       9   8.0  Metroid
      ....2231..       8   6.4  Mike Tyson's Punch-Out
      .....55...       2   6.5  Ms. Pac-Man
      .....2.4.4       5   8.4  Ninja Gaiden
      .....2.242       5   8.4  Ninja Gaiden 2
      ..2422....       5   4.4  Off-Road
      .*........       1   2.0  Pinball Quest
      ...3..33..       3   6.3  Pinbot
      3....3.3..       3   5.0  Pipe Dream
      ..*.......       1   3.0  Platoon
      ......*...       1   7.0  Power Blade
      ......*...       2   7.0  Quantum Fighter
      ....2.62..       5   6.8  R.B.I. Baseball
      ....72....       4   5.2  R.C. Pro-Am
      ..55......       2   3.5  Rad Gravity
      .....*....       1   6.0  Roller Games
      ...22.2.2.       4   6.2  Rolling Thunder
      ..5.....5.       2   6.0  Romance Of The Three Kingdoms
      ..3..6....       3   5.0  Rygar
      ......*...       1   7.0  Shadow Of The Ninja
      ......*...       1   7.0  Silver Surfer
      3..33.....       3   3.3  Skate Or Die
      ....5..5..       2   6.5  Solar Jetman
      ....*.....       1   5.0  Solomon's Key
      ...5..22..       4   5.8  Solstice
      ...*......       1   4.0  Star Trek: 25th Anniversary
      ......244.       5   8.2  Star Tropics
      .....5...5       2   8.0  Star Wars
      .....522..       4   6.8  Street Fighter 2010
      ..*.......       2   3.0  Strider
      ..1...1223       9   8.2  Super C
      0.0121131.      30   6.3  Super Mario Brothers
      ..0000014.      13   7.3  Super Mario Brothers 2
      ..000.0132      21   8.0  Super Mario Brothers 3
      .....*....       1   6.0  Super Spike Volleyball
      .....55...       2   6.5  Super Sprint
      ....1...35       6   8.8  Super Tecmo Bowl
      ....11113.       6   7.3  Tecmo Bowl
      ...12.221.       8   6.6  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
      ....2.411.       7   6.9  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Arcade Game
      ......*...       1   7.0  Ten Yard Fight
      ..5....5..       2   5.5  Time Lord
      224.2.....       5   2.8  Top Gun
      .......*..       1   8.0  Totally Rad
      ..*.......       1   3.0  Track And Field
      .......*..       1   8.0  Ultima
      .....25.2.       4   7.2  Willow
      *.........       1   1.0  World Runner
      ..5..5....       2   4.5  X-Men
      22...42...       5   4.4  Xenophobe
      ......63..       3   7.3  Xevious
      1....01231      15   7.4  Zelda II: Adventures Of Link

SUPER NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM AND SUPER FAMICOM
New  Distribution  Votes  Rank  Title
      ..0010132.      38   7.1  Actraiser
      ......*...       1   7.0  Addams Family, The
      ......5.5.       2   8.0  Axelay
      ....*.....       1   5.0  Battle Blaze
      212..11...       7   3.3  Bill Laimbeer's Combat Basketball
      .....1215.      20   8.0  Contra III
      13111.1...       8   3.2  D-Force
      .11031001.      18   5.3  Darius Twin
      ......*...       1   7.0  Dino City
      1121101...      14   3.8  Drakkhen
      ......*...       1   7.0  Extra Innings
      ...0011121      42   7.8  F-Zero
      .0.0.11321      29   7.9  Final Fantasy II
      01..0142..      25   6.2  Final Fight
      .....*....       1   6.0  Golden Fighter
      ...1.0231.      13   7.2  Gradius III
      .....3131.       6   7.3  Hole-In-One Golf
      64........       5   1.4  Home Alone
      24...22...       5   3.6  Hyperzone
      ......55..       2   7.5  Joe & Mac
      .011210.00      14   5.3  John Madden Football
      ......*...       1   7.0  Krusty's Super Funhouse
      ..113112..       9   5.7  Lagoon
      ....014100      12   7.2  Legend Of The Mystical Ninja, The
      ..0.011211      18   7.6  Lemmings
      ....*.....       1   5.0  Magic Sword
      .*........       1   2.0  Nolan Ryan Baseball
      ......*...       1   7.0  On The Ball
      ...*......       1   4.0  P.G.A. Tour Golf
      ..424.....       5   4.0  Paperboy 2
      ...*......       1   4.0  Pebble Beach Golf
      ......*...       1   7.0  Phalanx
      ...1013100      26   6.8  Pilotwings
      ..*.......       1   3.0  Pilotwings 2: Aces High
      81........       6   1.2  Pit-Fighter
      000.111010      21   6.3  Populous
      ........*.       1   9.0  Prince Of Persia
      ...*......       1   4.0  Pro Soccer
      ......*...       1   7.0  Raiden Trad
      .....1142.       7   7.9  Ranma 1/2
      ...*......       1   4.0  Rival Turf
      .....*....       1   6.0  Robocop 3
      ...*......       2   4.0  Rocketeer, The
      ....111220      16   7.5  Sim City
      ......*...       1   7.0  Smartball
      ...*......       1   4.0  Space Football
      ..0...1115      18   8.9  Street Fighter 2
      ....*.....       1   5.0  Strike Gunner
      .5...5....       2   4.0  Super Adventure Island
      .....5...5       2   8.0  Super Aleste
      .*........       1   2.0  Super Battletank
      .0.0010132      36   8.1  Super Castlevania IV
      ...2114...       7   5.7  Super E.D.F.
      0000012210      40   7.0  Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts
      000.000222      64   8.2  Super Mario World
      .00021120.      18   6.2  Super Off-Road
      .......*..       1   8.0  Super Play Action Football
      ..00212100      14   6.4  Super R-Type
      1.41.111..       9   4.2  Super R.P.M. Racing
      0.0..11231      29   7.9  Super Smash T.V.
      ....5.2.2.       4   6.5  Super Soccer
      0.0..2103.      12   6.7  Super Tennis
      .....5.5..       2   7.0  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 4: Turtles In Time
      ........*.       1   9.0  Top Gear
      ......*...       1   7.0  Top Racer
      .000011320      29   7.3  U.N. Squadron
      .211111...      16   4.1  Ultraman
      .5.....5..       2   5.0  Waiahali Golf
      .022020...      14   4.5  Wanderers From Ys III
      ...*......       1   4.0  Wrestlemania
      ......1242      15   8.7  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.

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