erc@radon.berkeley.edu (Eric Ng) (12/15/90)
For information on the list format and on submitting your ratings, see the end of this posting and the article entitled "ABOUT THE VIDEO GAMES RATINGS REPORT" in the newsgroup rec.games.video. ATARI GAME RATINGS REPORT ATARI LYNX New Distribution Votes Rank Title ..00111120 33 7.1 Blue Lightning 0.00113100 43 6.6 California Games ..0.010321 37 7.9 Chip's Challenge .00122010. 31 5.5 Electrocop 0.0002220. 32 6.2 Gates Of Zendocon 0.011420.. 29 5.6 Gauntlet III ......0234 25 9.0 Klax .......*.. 3 8.0 Ms. Pac-Man ....3.15.. 6 6.8 Paperboy ....1..521 8 8.1 Roadblasters ..1.1112.1 7 6.7 Robosquash ...002221. 23 7.0 Slime World ....0.3120 11 7.8 Xenophobe ......2.52 4 8.8 Zarlor Mercenary ATARI ST New Distribution Votes Rank Title .........* 1 10.0 A Day At The Races .5.......5 2 6.0 Airball ..22.5.... 4 4.8 Arctic Fox ....5..5.. 2 6.5 Arkanoid ....*..... 1 5.0 Artura ........*. 1 9.0 Baal .......*.. 1 8.0 Barbarian .......*.. 1 8.0 Bard's Tale I .....*.... 2 6.0 Batman ........*. 1 9.0 Blockbuster .....5...5 2 8.0 Blood Money .......*.. 1 8.0 Bloodwych *......... 1 1.0 Breakers ........*. 1 9.0 Cadaver .......244 5 9.2 Chaos Strikes Back .....*.... 1 6.0 Demon's Winter ......*... 1 7.0 Dogs Of War .......125 11 9.4 Dungeon Master .....*.... 4 6.0 Empire Strikes Back, The .....1151. 6 7.7 Falcon ......5.5. 4 8.0 Flight Simulator .........* 1 10.0 Gold Of The Aztecs ..2..422.. 5 6.0 Goldrunner ........55 2 9.5 Gunship ......*... 1 7.0 Heroes Of The Lance .....*.... 1 6.0 Jinxter ...2..4.4. 5 7.2 Joust .....55... 2 6.5 Leisure Suit Larry I .....5.5.. 2 7.0 Leisure Suit Larry II .......*.. 1 8.0 Lombard Rally .....5.5.. 2 7.0 Mean 18 ........*. 1 9.0 Microleague Baseball .........* 2 10.0 Midimaze .....55... 2 6.5 Mission Impossible II ..*....... 1 3.0 Moebius .*........ 1 2.0 Nine Princes In Amber .......*.. 1 8.0 Obliterator ..22.2.2.. 4 5.2 Pawn, The ........*. 1 9.0 Phantasie III .......611 6 8.5 Populous ........*. 1 9.0 Pro Tennis Tour ........*. 1 9.0 Questron II ......55.. 4 7.5 R-Type ....424... 5 6.0 Return Of The Jedi, The .....*.... 1 6.0 Rings Of Zilfin .11..131.. 6 5.5 Roadwar 2000 ......*... 1 7.0 Rocket Ranger ....2242.. 5 6.6 Rogue ...5..5... 2 5.5 Rolling Thunder ....*..... 1 5.0 Shadow Of The Beast .....225.. 4 7.2 Shanghai .....3.33. 3 7.7 Silent Service ......5.5. 2 8.0 Simcity ..*....... 1 3.0 Sorcerer Lord .....63... 3 6.3 Space Harrier II .......*.. 2 8.0 Space Quest III .....55... 2 6.5 Star Wars ...1.6..1. 6 6.2 Starglider .......*.. 1 8.0 Starglider II .....*.... 1 6.0 Sundog .......*.. 1 8.0 T.V. Sports Football .*........ 1 2.0 Terrorpods ...*...... 1 4.0 Tetris .....622.. 5 6.6 Time Bandit .........* 1 10.0 Ultima IV .....55... 2 6.5 Wargame Construction Set .......*.. 2 8.0 Wayne Gretzky Hockey ...3...3.3 3 7.3 Xenon .......55. 2 8.5 Xenon 2 .5..11.1.. 6 4.2 Xevious In this list, games have been rated on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the best and 1 being the worst. For each game, the total number of votes, the average rating, and the vote distribution are shown. New games are indicated by a "*" before their entry. If a "(C)" appears after the title it means that the game is a CD-ROM or disc system title. If a "(J)" appears after the title it means that the game is currently only available in Japan. The general guideline for ratings is: 8-10 worth buying at full price 6-7 worth buying at a discount, or if you're particularly interested in this kind of game 3-5 only worth renting 2 only worth playing for free, and only for a few minutes 1 worthless The vote distribution uses a single character to represent the percentage of votes for each ranking. The following character codes can appear: "." no votes cast "3" 30-39% of the votes "7" 70-79% of the votes "0" 1-9% of the votes "4" 40-49% of the votes "8" 80-89% of the votes "1" 10-19% of the votes "5" 50-59% of the votes "9" 90-99% of the votes "2" 20-29% of the votes "6" 60-69% of the votes "*" 100% of the votes Please consult the article entitled "ABOUT THE VIDEO GAME RATINGS REPORT" in the newsgroup rec.games.video for more details, including information on how to vote. Questions, comments, problems, and errors should be directed to the list maintainer at either of the below addresses: video-request@irss.njit.edu ..!uunet!irss.njit.edu!video-request -- eric ng 1906 milvia street berkeley california 94704 ..!ucbvax!irss.njit.edu!erc ...!ucbvax!radon!erc erc@irss.njit.edu erc@radon.berkeley.edu
erc@radon.berkeley.edu (Eric Ng) (01/02/91)
For information on the list format and on submitting your ratings, see the end of this posting and the article entitled "ABOUT THE VIDEO GAMES RATINGS REPORT" in the newsgroup rec.games.video. ATARI GAME RATINGS REPORT ATARI LYNX New Distribution Votes Rank Title ..00111120 34 7.1 Blue Lightning 0.00113100 45 6.5 California Games ..0.010321 38 8.0 Chip's Challenge .00122010. 31 5.5 Electrocop 0.0002220. 33 6.2 Gates Of Zendocon 0.001420.. 31 5.7 Gauntlet III ......0234 25 9.0 Klax .......*.. 4 8.0 Ms. Pac-Man ....3.15.. 6 6.8 Paperboy ....1..531 10 8.2 Roadblasters ..1.1112.1 7 6.7 Robosquash ...002221. 23 7.0 Slime World ....0.3121 12 8.0 Xenophobe ......2.52 4 8.8 Zarlor Mercenary ATARI ST New Distribution Votes Rank Title .........* 1 10.0 A Day At The Races .3.....3.3 3 6.7 Airball ..22.5.... 4 4.8 Arctic Fox ....3.33.. 3 6.7 Arkanoid ....*..... 1 5.0 Artura ........*. 1 9.0 Baal ....5..5.. 2 6.5 Barbarian .......*.. 1 8.0 Bard's Tale I .....*.... 2 6.0 Batman ........*. 1 9.0 Blockbuster .....5...5 2 8.0 Blood Money .......*.. 1 8.0 Bloodwych *......... 1 1.0 Breakers ........*. 1 9.0 Cadaver .......135 6 9.3 Chaos Strikes Back .....*.... 1 6.0 Demon's Winter ......*... 1 7.0 Dogs Of War .......125 12 9.4 Dungeon Master .....*.... 4 6.0 Empire Strikes Back, The .....1151. 6 7.7 Falcon ......4.6. 5 8.2 Flight Simulator .........* 1 10.0 Gold Of The Aztecs ..2..422.. 5 6.0 Goldrunner ........55 2 9.5 Gunship ......*... 1 7.0 Heroes Of The Lance .....*.... 1 6.0 Jinxter ...1..313. 6 7.3 Joust .....55... 2 6.5 Leisure Suit Larry I .....5.5.. 2 7.0 Leisure Suit Larry II .......*.. 1 8.0 Lombard Rally .....5.5.. 2 7.0 Mean 18 ........*. 1 9.0 Microleague Baseball ......3..6 3 9.0 Midimaze .....55... 2 6.5 Mission Impossible II ..*....... 1 3.0 Moebius .*........ 1 2.0 Nine Princes In Amber .......*.. 1 8.0 Obliterator ..22.2.2.. 4 5.2 Pawn, The ........*. 1 9.0 Phantasie III .......521 7 8.6 Populous ........*. 1 9.0 Pro Tennis Tour ........*. 1 9.0 Questron II ......55.. 4 7.5 R-Type ....424... 5 6.0 Return Of The Jedi, The .....*.... 1 6.0 Rings Of Zilfin .11..131.. 6 5.5 Roadwar 2000 ......*... 1 7.0 Rocket Ranger ....2242.. 5 6.6 Rogue ...5..5... 2 5.5 Rolling Thunder ....*..... 1 5.0 Shadow Of The Beast .....225.. 4 7.2 Shanghai .....3.33. 3 7.7 Silent Service ......3.6. 3 8.3 Simcity ..*....... 1 3.0 Sorcerer Lord .....63... 3 6.3 Space Harrier II .......*.. 2 8.0 Space Quest III .....55... 2 6.5 Star Wars ...1.51.1. 7 6.3 Starglider .......*.. 1 8.0 Starglider II .....5.5.. 2 7.0 Sundog .......*.. 1 8.0 T.V. Sports Football .*........ 1 2.0 Terrorpods ...*...... 1 4.0 Tetris .....513.. 6 6.8 Time Bandit .........* 1 10.0 Ultima IV .....55... 2 6.5 Wargame Construction Set .......*.. 2 8.0 Wayne Gretzky Hockey ...3...3.3 3 7.3 Xenon .......55. 2 8.5 Xenon 2 .5..11.1.. 6 4.2 Xevious In this list, games have been rated on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the best and 1 being the worst. For each game, the total number of votes, the average rating, and the vote distribution are shown. New games are indicated by a "*" before their entry. If a "(C)" appears after the title it means that the game is a CD-ROM or disc system title. If a "(J)" appears after the title it means that the game is currently only available in Japan. The general guideline for ratings is: 8-10 worth buying at full price 6-7 worth buying at a discount, or if you're particularly interested in this kind of game 3-5 only worth renting 2 only worth playing for free, and only for a few minutes 1 worthless The vote distribution uses a single character to represent the percentage of votes for each ranking. The following character codes can appear: "." no votes cast "3" 30-39% of the votes "7" 70-79% of the votes "0" 1-9% of the votes "4" 40-49% of the votes "8" 80-89% of the votes "1" 10-19% of the votes "5" 50-59% of the votes "9" 90-99% of the votes "2" 20-29% of the votes "6" 60-69% of the votes "*" 100% of the votes Please consult the article entitled "ABOUT THE VIDEO GAME RATINGS REPORT" in the newsgroup rec.games.video for more details, including information on how to vote. Questions, comments, problems, and errors should be directed to the list maintainer at either of the below addresses: video-request@irss.njit.edu ..!uunet!irss.njit.edu!video-request -- eric ng 1906 milvia street berkeley california 94704 ..!ucbvax!irss.njit.edu!erc ...!ucbvax!radon!erc erc@irss.njit.edu erc@radon.berkeley.edu
erc@radon.berkeley.edu (Eric Ng) (01/15/91)
For information on the list format and on submitting your ratings, see the end of this posting and the article entitled "ABOUT THE VIDEO GAMES RATINGS REPORT" in the newsgroup rec.games.video. ATARI GAME RATINGS REPORT ATARI LYNX New Distribution Votes Rank Title ..00111120 39 7.0 Blue Lightning 0.00113100 51 6.4 California Games ..0.001321 41 8.0 Chip's Challenge .00222010. 35 5.6 Electrocop 0.0002120. 36 6.3 Gates Of Zendocon 0.0113100. 36 5.7 Gauntlet III ......0134 29 9.1 Klax ..2....8.. 5 7.0 Ms. Pac-Man ..1.4.13.. 9 6.0 Paperboy .......522 4 8.8 Rampage ....0.0520 12 8.1 Roadblasters ..1.2212.1 9 6.4 Robosquash ......*... 1 7.0 Rygar ...0013110 27 7.1 Slime World ....0.3121 16 8.1 Xenophobe ......1.53 6 9.0 Zarlor Mercenary ATARI ST New Distribution Votes Rank Title .........* 1 10.0 A Day At The Races .3.....3.3 3 6.7 Airball ..22.5.... 4 4.8 Arctic Fox ....3.33.. 3 6.7 Arkanoid ....*..... 1 5.0 Artura ........*. 1 9.0 Baal ....5..5.. 2 6.5 Barbarian .......*.. 1 8.0 Bard's Tale I .....*.... 2 6.0 Batman ........*. 1 9.0 Blockbuster .....5...5 2 8.0 Blood Money .......*.. 1 8.0 Bloodwych *......... 1 1.0 Breakers ........*. 1 9.0 Cadaver .......135 6 9.3 Chaos Strikes Back .....*.... 1 6.0 Demon's Winter ......*... 1 7.0 Dogs Of War .......125 12 9.4 Dungeon Master .....*.... 4 6.0 Empire Strikes Back, The .....1151. 6 7.7 Falcon ......4.6. 5 8.2 Flight Simulator .........* 1 10.0 Gold Of The Aztecs ..2..422.. 5 6.0 Goldrunner ........55 2 9.5 Gunship ......*... 1 7.0 Heroes Of The Lance .....*.... 1 6.0 Jinxter ...1..313. 6 7.3 Joust .....55... 2 6.5 Leisure Suit Larry I .....5.5.. 2 7.0 Leisure Suit Larry II .......*.. 1 8.0 Lombard Rally .....5.5.. 2 7.0 Mean 18 ........*. 1 9.0 Microleague Baseball ......3..6 3 9.0 Midimaze .....55... 2 6.5 Mission Impossible II ..*....... 1 3.0 Moebius .*........ 1 2.0 Nine Princes In Amber .......*.. 1 8.0 Obliterator ..22.2.2.. 4 5.2 Pawn, The ........*. 1 9.0 Phantasie III .......521 7 8.6 Populous ........*. 1 9.0 Pro Tennis Tour ........*. 1 9.0 Questron II ......55.. 4 7.5 R-Type ....424... 5 6.0 Return Of The Jedi, The .....*.... 1 6.0 Rings Of Zilfin .11..131.. 6 5.5 Roadwar 2000 ......*... 1 7.0 Rocket Ranger ....2242.. 5 6.6 Rogue ...5..5... 2 5.5 Rolling Thunder ....*..... 1 5.0 Shadow Of The Beast .....225.. 4 7.2 Shanghai .....3.33. 3 7.7 Silent Service ......3.6. 3 8.3 Simcity ..*....... 1 3.0 Sorcerer Lord .....63... 3 6.3 Space Harrier II .......*.. 2 8.0 Space Quest III .....55... 2 6.5 Star Wars ...1.51.1. 7 6.3 Starglider .......*.. 1 8.0 Starglider II .....5.5.. 2 7.0 Sundog .......*.. 1 8.0 T.V. Sports Football .*........ 1 2.0 Terrorpods ...*...... 1 4.0 Tetris .....513.. 6 6.8 Time Bandit .........* 1 10.0 Ultima IV .....55... 2 6.5 Wargame Construction Set .......*.. 2 8.0 Wayne Gretzky Hockey ...3...3.3 3 7.3 Xenon .......55. 2 8.5 Xenon 2 .5..11.1.. 6 4.2 Xevious In this list, games have been rated on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the best and 1 being the worst. For each game, the total number of votes, the average rating, and the vote distribution are shown. New games are indicated by a "*" before their entry. If a "(C)" appears after the title it means that the game is a CD-ROM or disc system title. If a "(J)" appears after the title it means that the game is currently only available in Japan. The general guideline for ratings is: 8-10 worth buying at full price 6-7 worth buying at a discount, or if you're particularly interested in this kind of game 3-5 only worth renting 2 only worth playing for free, and only for a few minutes 1 worthless The vote distribution uses a single character to represent the percentage of votes for each ranking. The following character codes can appear: "." no votes cast "3" 30-39% of the votes "7" 70-79% of the votes "0" 1-9% of the votes "4" 40-49% of the votes "8" 80-89% of the votes "1" 10-19% of the votes "5" 50-59% of the votes "9" 90-99% of the votes "2" 20-29% of the votes "6" 60-69% of the votes "*" 100% of the votes Please consult the article entitled "ABOUT THE VIDEO GAME RATINGS REPORT" in the newsgroup rec.games.video for more details, including information on how to vote. Questions, comments, problems, and errors should be directed to the list maintainer at either of the below addresses: video-request@irss.njit.edu ..!uunet!irss.njit.edu!video-request -- eric ng 1906 milvia street berkeley california 94704 ..!uunet!irss.njit.edu!erc ...!ucbvax!radon!erc erc@irss.njit.edu erc@radon.berkeley.edu
erc@radon.berkeley.edu (Eric Ng) (01/30/91)
For information on the list format and on submitting your ratings, see the end of this posting and the article entitled "ABOUT THE VIDEO GAMES RATINGS REPORT" in the newsgroup rec.games.video. ATARI GAME RATINGS REPORT ATARI LYNX New Distribution Votes Rank Title ..00111120 41 7.0 Blue Lightning 0.01113100 54 6.3 California Games ..00001221 44 8.0 Chip's Challenge .00112110. 36 5.7 Electrocop 0.0002121. 37 6.4 Gates Of Zendocon 0.0123200. 39 5.7 Gauntlet III ......0134 30 9.1 Klax ..1..1.6.. 6 6.8 Ms. Pac-Man ..1.4.13.. 9 6.0 Paperboy ......2422 5 8.4 Rampage ....0.0520 12 8.1 Roadblasters ..1.2212.1 9 6.4 Robosquash ......55.. 2 7.5 Rygar ...0013110 27 7.1 Slime World ....002121 17 8.0 Xenophobe ......1152 8 8.9 Zarlor Mercenary ATARI ST New Distribution Votes Rank Title .........* 1 10.0 A Day At The Races .3.....3.3 3 6.7 Airball ..22.5.... 4 4.8 Arctic Fox ....3.33.. 3 6.7 Arkanoid ....*..... 1 5.0 Artura ........*. 1 9.0 Baal ....5..5.. 2 6.5 Barbarian .......*.. 1 8.0 Bard's Tale I .....*.... 2 6.0 Batman * .......*.. 1 8.0 Block-Out ........*. 1 9.0 Blockbuster .....5...5 2 8.0 Blood Money .......*.. 1 8.0 Bloodwych *......... 1 1.0 Breakers ........*. 1 9.0 Cadaver .......135 6 9.3 Chaos Strikes Back .....*.... 1 6.0 Demon's Winter ......*... 1 7.0 Dogs Of War .......135 13 9.4 Dungeon Master .....*.... 4 6.0 Empire Strikes Back, The .....1142. 7 7.9 Falcon ......4.6. 5 8.2 Flight Simulator * .......*.. 1 8.0 Full Metal Planet .........* 1 10.0 Gold Of The Aztecs ..2..422.. 5 6.0 Goldrunner ........55 2 9.5 Gunship ......*... 1 7.0 Heroes Of The Lance .....*.... 1 6.0 Jinxter ...1..313. 6 7.3 Joust .....55... 2 6.5 Leisure Suit Larry I .....5.5.. 2 7.0 Leisure Suit Larry II .......*.. 1 8.0 Lombard Rally .....5.5.. 2 7.0 Mean 18 ........*. 1 9.0 Microleague Baseball ......3..6 3 9.0 Midimaze .....55... 2 6.5 Mission Impossible II ..*....... 1 3.0 Moebius .*........ 1 2.0 Nine Princes In Amber .......*.. 1 8.0 Obliterator ..22.2.2.. 4 5.2 Pawn, The ........*. 1 9.0 Phantasie III .......521 7 8.6 Populous ........*. 1 9.0 Pro Tennis Tour ........*. 1 9.0 Questron II .....244.. 5 7.2 R-Type ....424... 5 6.0 Return Of The Jedi, The .....*.... 1 6.0 Rings Of Zilfin .11..131.. 6 5.5 Roadwar 2000 ......*... 1 7.0 Rocket Ranger ....2242.. 5 6.6 Rogue ...5..5... 2 5.5 Rolling Thunder ....*..... 1 5.0 Shadow Of The Beast .....2242. 5 7.6 Shanghai .....2222. 4 7.5 Silent Service ......2.52 4 8.8 Simcity ..*....... 1 3.0 Sorcerer Lord .....63... 3 6.3 Space Harrier II .......*.. 2 8.0 Space Quest III * .......*.. 1 8.0 Speedball II .....55... 2 6.5 Star Wars ...1.51.1. 7 6.3 Starglider .......*.. 1 8.0 Starglider II .....5.5.. 2 7.0 Sundog .......*.. 1 8.0 T.V. Sports Football .*........ 1 2.0 Terrorpods ...*...... 1 4.0 Tetris .....513.. 6 6.8 Time Bandit .........* 1 10.0 Ultima IV .....55... 2 6.5 Wargame Construction Set .......*.. 2 8.0 Wayne Gretzky Hockey ...3...3.3 3 7.3 Xenon .......55. 2 8.5 Xenon 2 .5..11.1.. 6 4.2 Xevious In this list, games have been rated on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the best and 1 being the worst. For each game, the total number of votes, the average rating, and the vote distribution are shown. New games are indicated by a "*" before their entry. If a "(C)" appears after the title it means that the game is a CD-ROM or disc system title. If a "(J)" appears after the title it means that the game is currently only available in Japan. The general guideline for ratings is: 8-10 worth buying at full price 6-7 worth buying at a discount, or if you're particularly interested in this kind of game 3-5 only worth renting 2 only worth playing for free, and only for a few minutes 1 worthless The vote distribution uses a single character to represent the percentage of votes for each ranking. The following character codes can appear: "." no votes cast "3" 30-39% of the votes "7" 70-79% of the votes "0" 1-9% of the votes "4" 40-49% of the votes "8" 80-89% of the votes "1" 10-19% of the votes "5" 50-59% of the votes "9" 90-99% of the votes "2" 20-29% of the votes "6" 60-69% of the votes "*" 100% of the votes Please consult the article entitled "ABOUT THE VIDEO GAME RATINGS REPORT" in the newsgroup rec.games.video for more details, including information on how to vote. Questions, comments, problems, and errors should be directed to the list maintainer at either of the below addresses: video-request@irss.njit.edu ..!uunet!irss.njit.edu!video-request -- eric ng 1906 milvia street berkeley california 94704 ..!uunet!irss.njit.edu!erc ...!ucbvax!radon!erc erc@irss.njit.edu erc@radon.berkeley.edu
erc@radon.berkeley.edu (Eric Ng) (03/01/91)
For information on the list format and on submitting your ratings, see the end of this posting and the article entitled "ABOUT THE VIDEO GAMES RATINGS REPORT" in the newsgroup rec.games.video. ATARI GAME RATINGS REPORT ATARI LYNX New Distribution Votes Rank Title ..00111120 44 7.0 Blue Lightning 0.01113100 58 6.3 California Games ..00001321 46 8.0 Chip's Challenge .00112110. 39 5.8 Electrocop 0.0002121. 38 6.4 Gates Of Zendocon 0.0023200. 41 5.7 Gauntlet III ......0134 32 9.1 Klax ..1..1.6.. 6 6.8 Ms. Pac-Man ..1.4.13.. 9 6.0 Paperboy ......2422 5 8.4 Rampage ....0.0521 15 8.2 Roadblasters ..1.2212.1 9 6.4 Robosquash ......36.. 3 7.7 Rygar * ........*. 1 9.0 Shanghai ...0013110 28 7.1 Slime World ....002121 17 8.0 Xenophobe ......1152 8 8.9 Zarlor Mercenary ATARI ST New Distribution Votes Rank Title .........* 1 10.0 A Day At The Races .3.....3.3 3 6.7 Airball ..22.5.... 4 4.8 Arctic Fox ....3.33.. 3 6.7 Arkanoid ....*..... 1 5.0 Artura ........*. 1 9.0 Baal ....5..5.. 2 6.5 Barbarian .......*.. 1 8.0 Bard's Tale I .....*.... 2 6.0 Batman .......*.. 1 8.0 Block-Out ........*. 1 9.0 Blockbuster .....5...5 2 8.0 Blood Money .......*.. 1 8.0 Bloodwych *......... 1 1.0 Breakers * ......*... 1 7.0 Bubble Bobble ........*. 1 9.0 Cadaver .......135 6 9.3 Chaos Strikes Back * *......... 1 1.0 Cyberball .....*.... 1 6.0 Demon's Winter ......*... 1 7.0 Dogs Of War .......135 14 9.4 Dungeon Master .....*.... 4 6.0 Empire Strikes Back, The .....1142. 7 7.9 Falcon * ......*... 1 7.0 Fighter Bomber ......5.5. 6 8.0 Flight Simulator .......*.. 1 8.0 Full Metal Planet * .......*.. 1 8.0 Future Wars .........* 1 10.0 Gold Of The Aztecs ..2..422.. 5 6.0 Goldrunner ........55 2 9.5 Gunship ......*... 1 7.0 Heroes Of The Lance .....*.... 1 6.0 Jinxter ...1..214. 7 7.6 Joust .....55... 2 6.5 Leisure Suit Larry I .....5.5.. 2 7.0 Leisure Suit Larry II .......*.. 1 8.0 Lombard Rally * ........*. 1 9.0 Lotus Esprit Challenge .....5.5.. 2 7.0 Mean 18 * ......*... 1 7.0 Mean Streets ........*. 1 9.0 Microleague Baseball ......3..6 3 9.0 Midimaze .....55... 2 6.5 Mission Impossible II ..*....... 1 3.0 Moebius .*........ 1 2.0 Nine Princes In Amber .......*.. 1 8.0 Obliterator ..22.2.2.. 4 5.2 Pawn, The ........*. 1 9.0 Phantasie III .......521 7 8.6 Populous * .......*.. 1 8.0 Powermonger * .......*.. 1 8.0 Prince Of Persia ........*. 1 9.0 Pro Tennis Tour ........*. 1 9.0 Questron II .....244.. 5 7.2 R-Type ....424... 5 6.0 Return Of The Jedi, The .....*.... 1 6.0 Rings Of Zilfin .11..131.. 6 5.5 Roadwar 2000 ......*... 1 7.0 Rocket Ranger ....2242.. 5 6.6 Rogue ...5..5... 2 5.5 Rolling Thunder ..5.5..... 2 4.0 Shadow Of The Beast .....2242. 5 7.6 Shanghai .....2222. 4 7.5 Silent Service ......2.52 4 8.8 Simcity ..*....... 1 3.0 Sorcerer Lord .....63... 3 6.3 Space Harrier II .......*.. 2 8.0 Space Quest III .......*.. 2 8.0 Speedball II .....55... 2 6.5 Star Wars ...1.5111. 8 6.5 Starglider .......*.. 1 8.0 Starglider II .....333.. 3 7.0 Sundog .......*.. 1 8.0 T.V. Sports Football .*........ 1 2.0 Terrorpods ...*...... 1 4.0 Tetris .....414.. 7 7.0 Time Bandit .........* 1 10.0 Ultima IV .....55... 2 6.5 Wargame Construction Set .......*.. 2 8.0 Wayne Gretzky Hockey ...3...3.3 3 7.3 Xenon .......55. 2 8.5 Xenon 2 .5..11.1.. 6 4.2 Xevious In this list, games have been rated on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the best and 1 being the worst. For each game, the total number of votes, the average rating, and the vote distribution are shown. New games are indicated by a "*" before their entry. If a "(C)" appears after the title it means that the game is a CD-ROM or disc system title. If a "(J)" appears after the title it means that the game is currently only available in Japan. The general guideline for ratings is: 8-10 worth buying at full price 6-7 worth buying at a discount, or if you're particularly interested in this kind of game 3-5 only worth renting 2 only worth playing for free, and only for a few minutes 1 worthless The vote distribution uses a single character to represent the percentage of votes for each ranking. The following character codes can appear: "." no votes cast "3" 30-39% of the votes "7" 70-79% of the votes "0" 1-9% of the votes "4" 40-49% of the votes "8" 80-89% of the votes "1" 10-19% of the votes "5" 50-59% of the votes "9" 90-99% of the votes "2" 20-29% of the votes "6" 60-69% of the votes "*" 100% of the votes Please consult the article entitled "ABOUT THE VIDEO GAME RATINGS REPORT" in the newsgroup rec.games.video for more details, including information on how to vote. Questions, comments, problems, and errors should be directed to the list maintainer at either of the below addresses: video-request@irss.njit.edu ..!uunet!irss.njit.edu!video-request -- eric ng 1906 milvia street berkeley california 94704 ..!uunet!irss.njit.edu!erc ...!ucbvax!radon!erc erc@irss.njit.edu erc@radon.berkeley.edu
erc@radon.berkeley.edu (Eric Ng) (04/01/91)
For information on the list format and on submitting your ratings, see the end of this posting and the article entitled "ABOUT THE VIDEO GAMES RATINGS REPORT" in the newsgroup rec.games.video. ATARI GAME RATINGS REPORT ATARI LYNX New Distribution Votes Rank Title ..00111220 50 7.1 Blue Lightning 0.01113100 62 6.4 California Games ..00001321 52 8.0 Chip's Challenge .00212110. 45 5.8 Electrocop 0.0003120. 43 6.3 Gates Of Zendocon 0.0123200. 44 5.6 Gauntlet III ......1133 37 9.0 Klax ..1..1.7.. 8 7.1 Ms. Pac-Man ..013.02.. 11 5.6 Paperboy ...1..1411 7 7.7 Rampage ....100421 19 7.9 Roadblasters ..0.1211.0 11 6.5 Robosquash .....244.. 5 7.2 Rygar ........64 5 9.4 Shanghai ...0013210 35 7.3 Slime World ....003121 22 7.9 Xenophobe ......1153 10 9.0 Zarlor Mercenary ATARI ST New Distribution Votes Rank Title .........* 1 10.0 A Day At The Races .3.....3.3 3 6.7 Airball ..22.5.... 4 4.8 Arctic Fox ....3.33.. 3 6.7 Arkanoid ....*..... 1 5.0 Artura ..5.....5. 2 6.0 Baal ....5..5.. 2 6.5 Barbarian .......*.. 1 8.0 Bard's Tale I .....*.... 2 6.0 Batman ......*... 1 7.0 Battlemaster .......*.. 1 8.0 Block-Out ........*. 1 9.0 Blockbuster .....5...5 2 8.0 Blood Money .......*.. 1 8.0 Bloodwych .....*.... 1 6.0 Blue Angels *......... 1 1.0 Breakers ......*... 1 7.0 Bubble Bobble ........*. 1 9.0 Cadaver .......*.. 1 8.0 Chambers Of Shaolin .......135 6 9.3 Chaos Strikes Back .....*.... 1 6.0 Chrono Quest 2 *......... 1 1.0 Cyberball .....*.... 1 6.0 Demon's Winter ......*... 1 7.0 Dogs Of War .......135 14 9.4 Dungeon Master .*........ 1 2.0 E-Swat .....82... 5 6.2 Empire Strikes Back, The .........* 1 10.0 F-19 Stealth Fighter .....1142. 7 7.9 Falcon ......*... 1 7.0 Fighter Bomber .....*.... 1 6.0 Fire Brigade ......5.5. 6 8.0 Flight Simulator .......*.. 1 8.0 Full Metal Planet .......*.. 1 8.0 Future Wars ....*..... 1 5.0 Geisha .........* 1 10.0 Gold Of The Aztecs .....*.... 1 6.0 Golden Axe ..2..422.. 5 6.0 Goldrunner ......3.33 3 8.7 Gunship ......*... 1 7.0 Heroes Of The Lance .......*.. 1 8.0 Imperium .....*.... 1 6.0 Jinxter ...1..215. 8 7.8 Joust ...*...... 1 4.0 Jungle Book, The .....55... 2 6.5 Leisure Suit Larry I .....5.5.. 2 7.0 Leisure Suit Larry II .......*.. 1 8.0 Lombard Rally ........*. 1 9.0 Lotus Esprit Challenge .....5.5.. 2 7.0 Mean 18 ......*... 1 7.0 Mean Streets ........*. 1 9.0 Microleague Baseball ......3..6 3 9.0 Midimaze .....63... 3 6.3 Mission Impossible II ..*....... 1 3.0 Moebius .*........ 1 2.0 Nine Princes In Amber .......*.. 1 8.0 Obliterator ...*...... 1 4.0 Oliver And Compagnie ..22.2.2.. 4 5.2 Pawn, The ........*. 1 9.0 Phantasie III ......*... 1 7.0 Pipemania .......521 7 8.6 Populous .......*.. 1 8.0 Powermonger .......*.. 1 8.0 Prince Of Persia ........*. 1 9.0 Pro Tennis Tour ........*. 1 9.0 Questron II .....244.. 5 7.2 R-Type ....424... 5 6.0 Return Of The Jedi, The ........*. 1 9.0 Rick Dangerous 2 .....*.... 1 6.0 Rings Of Zilfin .11..131.. 6 5.5 Roadwar 2000 ......*... 1 7.0 Rocket Ranger ....2242.. 5 6.6 Rogue ...5..5... 2 5.5 Rolling Thunder ..5.5..... 2 4.0 Shadow Of The Beast .....2242. 5 7.6 Shanghai .....2222. 4 7.5 Silent Service ......2.52 4 8.8 Simcity ..*....... 1 3.0 Sorcerer Lord .....63... 3 6.3 Space Harrier II .......*.. 3 8.0 Space Quest III .......*.. 2 8.0 Speedball II .....55... 2 6.5 Star Wars ...1.5111. 8 6.5 Starglider .......*.. 1 8.0 Starglider II ....*..... 1 5.0 Strider II ...2.222.. 4 6.2 Sundog ....*..... 1 5.0 Super Cars, The .......*.. 1 8.0 Supremacy .......*.. 1 8.0 T.V. Sports Football .........* 1 10.0 Team Yankee .*........ 1 2.0 Terrorpods ...*...... 1 4.0 Tetris ......*... 1 7.0 Third Courier, The .....414.. 7 7.0 Time Bandit .......*.. 1 8.0 Toyota Celica G.T. .........* 1 10.0 Ultima IV .....*.... 1 6.0 Ultimate Ride, The .....55... 2 6.5 Wargame Construction Set .......63. 3 8.3 Wayne Gretzky Hockey ...3...3.3 3 7.3 Xenon .......55. 2 8.5 Xenon 2 .5..11.1.. 6 4.2 Xevious In this list, games have been rated on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the best and 1 being the worst. For each game, the total number of votes, the average rating, and the vote distribution are shown. New games are indicated by a "*" before their entry. If a "(C)" appears after the title it means that the game is a CD-ROM or disc system title. If a "(J)" appears after the title it means that the game is currently only available in Japan. The general guideline for ratings is: 8-10 worth buying at full price 6-7 worth buying at a discount, or if you're particularly interested in this kind of game 3-5 only worth renting 2 only worth playing for free, and only for a few minutes 1 worthless The vote distribution uses a single character to represent the percentage of votes for each ranking. The following character codes can appear: "." no votes cast "3" 30-39% of the votes "7" 70-79% of the votes "0" 1-9% of the votes "4" 40-49% of the votes "8" 80-89% of the votes "1" 10-19% of the votes "5" 50-59% of the votes "9" 90-99% of the votes "2" 20-29% of the votes "6" 60-69% of the votes "*" 100% of the votes Please consult the article entitled "ABOUT THE VIDEO GAME RATINGS REPORT" in the newsgroup rec.games.video for more details, including information on how to vote. Questions, comments, problems, and errors should be directed to the list maintainer at either of the below addresses: video-request@irss.njit.edu ..!uunet!irss.njit.edu!video-request -- eric ng erc@radon.berkeley.edu ..!ucbvax!radon!erc
erc@radon.berkeley.edu (Eric Ng) (04/17/91)
For information on the list format and on submitting your ratings, see the end of this posting and the article entitled "ABOUT THE VIDEO GAMES RATINGS REPORT" in the newsgroup rec.games.video. If you "reply" to this article, your message will most likely go directly to the video games ratings server, which silently ignores everything which is not a vote. MAKE SURE YOUR COMMENTS GO TO THE E-MAIL ADDRESSES GIVEN AT THE END. MAKE SURE YOUR COMMENTS GO TO THE E-MAIL ADDRESSES GIVEN AT THE END. MAKE SURE YOUR COMMENTS GO TO THE E-MAIL ADDRESSES GIVEN AT THE END. MAKE SURE YOUR COMMENTS GO TO THE E-MAIL ADDRESSES GIVEN AT THE END. MAKE SURE YOUR COMMENTS GO TO THE E-MAIL ADDRESSES GIVEN AT THE END. ATARI GAME RATINGS REPORT ATARI LYNX New Distribution Votes Rank Title ..00111220 53 7.2 Blue Lightning 0.01113100 66 6.4 California Games ..00001322 54 8.1 Chip's Challenge .00211110. 48 5.9 Electrocop 0.0003121. 46 6.4 Gates Of Zendocon 0.0113200. 46 5.7 Gauntlet III ......1133 39 9.0 Klax ..1..3.6.. 10 6.9 Ms. Pac-Man ..013.12.. 13 5.7 Paperboy ...1..2311 8 7.6 Rampage ....000411 21 8.0 Roadblasters ..0.122100 13 6.7 Robosquash .....153.. 6 7.2 Rygar .1......52 7 8.3 Shanghai ...0013210 38 7.4 Slime World ....003121 22 7.9 Xenophobe ......0052 11 9.0 Zarlor Mercenary ATARI ST New Distribution Votes Rank Title .........* 1 10.0 A Day At The Races .2...2.2.2 4 6.5 Airball ..22.6.... 5 5.0 Arctic Fox ...113111. 8 6.4 Arkanoid ....*..... 1 5.0 Artura ..33....3. 3 5.3 Baal .1..3111.. 6 5.5 Barbarian .......*.. 2 8.0 Bard's Tale I .....*.... 3 6.0 Batman * ......*... 1 7.0 Battlehawks 1942 ......*... 1 7.0 Battlemaster .......*.. 1 8.0 Block-Out ........*. 1 9.0 Blockbuster .....3.3.3 3 8.0 Blood Money ....5..5.. 2 6.5 Bloodwych .....*.... 1 6.0 Blue Angels *......... 1 1.0 Breakers ......*... 1 7.0 Bubble Bobble ........*. 1 9.0 Cadaver * .*........ 1 2.0 Captain Blood * .........* 1 10.0 Captive .......*.. 1 8.0 Chambers Of Shaolin .......343 10 9.0 Chaos Strikes Back .....*.... 1 6.0 Chrono Quest 2 5.5....... 2 2.0 Cyberball ..3..3.3.. 3 5.7 Demon's Winter ....5.5... 2 6.0 Dogs Of War .......144 19 9.4 Dungeon Master .*........ 1 2.0 E-Swat .....63... 6 6.3 Empire Strikes Back, The .....3.3.3 3 8.0 F-19 Stealth Fighter .....1233. 9 7.9 Falcon * .....*.... 1 6.0 Fiendish Freddy's Big Top O' Fun ......*... 1 7.0 Fighter Bomber .....*.... 1 6.0 Fire Brigade .....1313. 8 7.8 Flight Simulator .......*.. 1 8.0 Full Metal Planet ....5..5.. 2 6.5 Future Wars ....*..... 1 5.0 Geisha .........* 1 10.0 Gold Of The Aztecs .....3.33. 3 7.7 Golden Axe ..1..421.. 7 6.1 Goldrunner ....2.2.22 4 7.8 Gunship ....3.3.3. 3 7.0 Heroes Of The Lance .......*.. 1 8.0 Imperium .....63... 3 6.3 Jinxter ...11.314. 10 7.4 Joust ...*...... 1 4.0 Jungle Book, The * .*........ 1 2.0 Knight Orc ....333... 3 6.0 Leisure Suit Larry I .....6.3.. 3 6.7 Leisure Suit Larry II .....5.5.. 2 7.0 Lombard Rally .5......5. 2 5.5 Lotus Esprit Challenge .....522.. 4 6.8 Mean 18 ......*... 1 7.0 Mean Streets ........*. 1 9.0 Microleague Baseball ......2.44 5 9.0 Midimaze .....63... 3 6.3 Mission Impossible II ..*....... 1 3.0 Moebius .*........ 1 2.0 Nine Princes In Amber .......*.. 1 8.0 Obliterator * .......*.. 1 8.0 Oids ...*...... 1 4.0 Oliver And Compagnie ..11.311.. 6 5.7 Pawn, The * ......*... 1 7.0 Phantasie I * ....*..... 1 5.0 Phantasie II .....5..5. 2 7.5 Phantasie III ......*... 1 7.0 Pipemania .......522 9 8.7 Populous .......*.. 2 8.0 Powermonger ......55.. 2 7.5 Prince Of Persia ........*. 1 9.0 Pro Tennis Tour ........*. 1 9.0 Questron II ....1133.. 6 6.8 R-Type ...1313... 6 5.7 Return Of The Jedi, The ........*. 1 9.0 Rick Dangerous 2 .....*.... 1 6.0 Rings Of Zilfin .11..1211. 7 6.0 Roadwar 2000 ......*... 1 7.0 Rocket Ranger ...112211. 8 6.5 Rogue ...5..5... 2 5.5 Rolling Thunder ..3.33.... 3 4.7 Shadow Of The Beast .....2242. 5 7.6 Shanghai .....2222. 4 7.5 Silent Service .....12.22 7 8.3 Simcity ..*....... 1 3.0 Sorcerer Lord .....72... 4 6.2 Space Harrier II .......*.. 5 8.0 Space Quest III .......6.3 3 8.7 Speedball II .....4222. 5 7.2 Star Wars ...2.3200. 13 6.2 Starglider .....333.. 3 7.0 Starglider II ....*..... 1 5.0 Strider II ...1.113.1 6 7.2 Sundog ....*..... 1 5.0 Super Cars, The .......*.. 1 8.0 Supremacy .......*.. 1 8.0 T.V. Sports Football .........* 1 10.0 Team Yankee 33.3...... 3 2.3 Terrorpods ...55..... 2 4.5 Tetris * .........* 1 10.0 Their Finest Hour: Battle Of Britain ......*... 1 7.0 Third Courier, The .....403.0 11 7.2 Time Bandit * ........*. 1 9.0 Tower Toppler .......*.. 1 8.0 Toyota Celica G.T. * ....*..... 1 5.0 Ultima III ......5..5 2 8.5 Ultima IV * .......*.. 1 8.0 Ultima V .....*.... 1 6.0 Ultimate Ride, The .....55... 2 6.5 Wargame Construction Set .......63. 3 8.3 Wayne Gretzky Hockey * ........*. 1 9.0 Wrath Of The Daemon ...1..15.1 6 7.5 Xenon .......55. 4 8.5 Xenon 2 .4..21.1.. 7 4.3 Xevious In this list, games have been rated on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the best and 1 being the worst. For each game, the total number of votes, the average rating, and the vote distribution are shown. New games are indicated by a "*" before their entry. If a "(C)" appears after the title it means that the game is a CD-ROM or disc system title. If a "(J)" appears after the title it means that the game is currently only available in Japan. The general guideline for ratings is: 8-10 worth buying at full price 6-7 worth buying at a discount, or if you're particularly interested in this kind of game 3-5 only worth renting 2 only worth playing for free, and only for a few minutes 1 worthless The vote distribution uses a single character to represent the percentage of votes for each ranking. The following character codes can appear: "." no votes cast "3" 30-39% of the votes "7" 70-79% of the votes "0" 1-9% of the votes "4" 40-49% of the votes "8" 80-89% of the votes "1" 10-19% of the votes "5" 50-59% of the votes "9" 90-99% of the votes "2" 20-29% of the votes "6" 60-69% of the votes "*" 100% of the votes Please consult the article entitled "ABOUT THE VIDEO GAME RATINGS REPORT" in the newsgroup rec.games.video for more details, including information on how to vote. Questions, comments, problems, and errors should be directed to the list maintainer at either of the below addresses: video-request@irss.njit.edu ..!uunet!irss.njit.edu!video-request -- eric ng erc@radon.berkeley.edu ..!ucbvax!radon!erc
erc@radon.berkeley.edu (Eric Ng) (05/01/91)
For information on the list format and on submitting your ratings, see the end of this posting and the article entitled "ABOUT THE VIDEO GAMES RATINGS REPORT" in the newsgroup rec.games.video. If you "reply" to this article, your message will most likely go directly to the video games ratings server, which silently ignores everything which is not a vote. MAKE SURE YOUR COMMENTS GO TO THE E-MAIL ADDRESSES GIVEN AT THE END. MAKE SURE YOUR COMMENTS GO TO THE E-MAIL ADDRESSES GIVEN AT THE END. MAKE SURE YOUR COMMENTS GO TO THE E-MAIL ADDRESSES GIVEN AT THE END. MAKE SURE YOUR COMMENTS GO TO THE E-MAIL ADDRESSES GIVEN AT THE END. MAKE SURE YOUR COMMENTS GO TO THE E-MAIL ADDRESSES GIVEN AT THE END. ATARI GAME RATINGS REPORT ATARI LYNX New Distribution Votes Rank Title ..00111220 55 7.3 Blue Lightning 0.01113100 69 6.4 California Games ..00001322 57 8.1 Chip's Challenge .00211120. 50 6.0 Electrocop 0.0002121. 48 6.4 Gates Of Zendocon 0.0113200. 47 5.7 Gauntlet III ......1133 40 9.0 Klax ..0..3.5.. 11 6.8 Ms. Pac-Man ..013.22.. 14 5.8 Paperboy ...2..2311 9 7.2 Rampage ....000411 22 8.0 Roadblasters ..0.122100 14 6.7 Robosquash .1...143.. 9 6.7 Rygar .1......52 7 8.3 Shanghai ...0013210 41 7.5 Slime World ....003121 25 7.8 Xenophobe ......1152 14 8.8 Zarlor Mercenary ATARI ST New Distribution Votes Rank Title .........* 1 10.0 A Day At The Races * ........*. 1 9.0 A Mind Forever Voyaging .2.2.2.2.2 5 6.0 Airball 1.11.5.... 6 4.3 Arctic Fox ...114111. 9 6.3 Arkanoid ....*..... 1 5.0 Artura * ....5.5... 2 6.0 Autoduel ..22..2.2. 4 5.8 Baal .1..2121.. 7 5.7 Barbarian .......72. 4 8.2 Bard's Tale I .2...7.... 4 5.0 Batman ....5.5... 2 6.0 Battlehawks 1942 ......*... 1 7.0 Battlemaster * .....*.... 1 6.0 Battletech * ......*... 1 7.0 Blasteroids ......55.. 2 7.5 Block-Out ........*. 1 9.0 Blockbuster .....2.5.2 4 8.0 Blood Money ....3..6.. 3 7.0 Bloodwych .....*.... 1 6.0 Blue Angels *......... 1 1.0 Breakers ..5...5... 2 5.0 Bubble Bobble ........*. 1 9.0 Cadaver .5.......5 2 6.0 Captain Blood .........* 2 10.0 Captive .......*.. 1 8.0 Chambers Of Shaolin .......233 11 9.1 Chaos Strikes Back .....55... 2 6.5 Chrono Quest 2 5.5....... 2 2.0 Cyberball ..2..2.5.. 4 6.2 Demon's Winter ....5.5... 2 6.0 Dogs Of War .......035 21 9.4 Dungeon Master .*........ 1 2.0 E-Swat ....152... 7 6.1 Empire Strikes Back, The * .......*.. 1 8.0 F-15 Strike Eagle .....2.6.2 5 8.0 F-19 Stealth Fighter .....01230 11 8.2 Falcon * .........* 1 10.0 Falcon Mission Disk 1 .....*.... 1 6.0 Fiendish Freddy's Big Top O' Fun ......*... 2 7.0 Fighter Bomber .....*.... 1 6.0 Fire Brigade .....1413. 9 7.7 Flight Simulator ......55.. 2 7.5 Full Metal Planet ....5..5.. 2 6.5 Future Wars * .......*.. 1 8.0 Gauntlet ....*..... 1 5.0 Geisha * ......*... 1 7.0 Go Player .........* 1 10.0 Gold Of The Aztecs .....3.33. 3 7.7 Golden Axe ..1..521.. 8 6.1 Goldrunner ....2.2.42 5 8.0 Gunship ....2.2.5. 4 7.5 Heroes Of The Lance * ........*. 1 9.0 Hex * ..*....... 1 3.0 Hippo Backgammon * ........*. 1 9.0 Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy, The * .......*.. 1 8.0 Hoyle's Book Of Games II * *......... 1 1.0 Jet .....52.2. 4 7.0 Jinxter ...01.203. 11 7.2 Joust ...*...... 1 4.0 Jungle Book, The * .......*.. 1 8.0 Klax .*........ 1 2.0 Knight Orc ....2222.2 5 7.2 Leisure Suit Larry I .....5.5.. 4 7.0 Leisure Suit Larry II * .........* 1 10.0 Lemmings .....3.6.. 3 7.3 Lombard Rally .3......33 3 7.0 Lotus Esprit Challenge * ........*. 1 9.0 Major Motion .....522.. 4 6.8 Mean 18 ......*... 1 7.0 Mean Streets ........*. 1 9.0 Microleague Baseball ..1...1.33 6 8.0 Midimaze * ........*. 1 9.0 Missile Command .....63... 3 6.3 Mission Impossible II ..*....... 1 3.0 Moebius .*........ 1 2.0 Nine Princes In Amber .......*.. 1 8.0 Obliterator .......55. 2 8.5 Oids 5......5.. 2 4.5 Oil Imperium ...*...... 1 4.0 Oliver And Compagnie ..11.2111. 7 6.1 Pawn, The ......5..5 2 8.5 Phantasie I ....5....5 2 7.5 Phantasie II .....3..33 3 8.3 Phantasie III ......*... 1 7.0 Pipemania .......413 11 8.9 Populous .......522 4 8.8 Powermonger ......25.2 4 8.2 Prince Of Persia ........*. 1 9.0 Pro Tennis Tour ........*. 1 9.0 Questron II ....1133.. 6 6.8 R-Type ...1222... 7 5.7 Return Of The Jedi, The .......55. 2 8.5 Rick Dangerous 2 .....*.... 1 6.0 Rings Of Zilfin .11..1211. 7 6.0 Roadwar 2000 ......*... 1 7.0 Rocket Ranger * .......*.. 1 8.0 Rockford ...1123111 10 6.9 Rogue ...5..5... 2 5.5 Rolling Thunder * ....*..... 1 5.0 Sentry ..3.33.... 3 4.7 Shadow Of The Beast .....2242. 5 7.6 Shanghai .....1222. 7 7.7 Silent Service .....12.33 9 8.6 Simcity ..*....... 1 3.0 Sorcerer Lord .....72... 4 6.2 Space Harrier II * ......*... 1 7.0 Space Quest II ......27.. 7 7.7 Space Quest III .......522 4 8.8 Speedball II * ........*. 1 9.0 Star Trek: The Rebel Universe .....3311. 6 7.2 Star Wars ...2.3210. 14 6.3 Starglider .....252.. 4 7.0 Starglider II ....*..... 1 5.0 Strider II ...1.112.2 7 7.6 Sundog ....*..... 1 5.0 Super Cars, The .......*.. 1 8.0 Supremacy .......*.. 1 8.0 T.V. Sports Football .........* 1 10.0 Team Yankee * ........*. 1 9.0 Tennis Cup 22.2...2.. 4 3.8 Terrorpods ...33....3 3 6.3 Tetris .........* 1 10.0 Their Finest Hour: Battle Of Britain ......*... 1 7.0 Third Courier, The .....413.0 12 7.2 Time Bandit ........*. 1 9.0 Tower Toppler .......*.. 1 8.0 Toyota Celica G.T. ....5....5 2 7.5 Ultima III ......3..6 3 9.0 Ultima IV .......5.5 2 9.0 Ultima V .....*.... 1 6.0 Ultimate Ride, The * ......*... 1 7.0 Universe II .....55... 2 6.5 Wargame Construction Set .......522 4 8.8 Wayne Gretzky Hockey ........*. 1 9.0 Wrath Of The Daemon ...1..15.1 7 7.6 Xenon .......46. 5 8.6 Xenon 2 .3..22.1.. 8 4.5 Xevious In this list, games have been rated on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the best and 1 being the worst. For each game, the total number of votes, the average rating, and the vote distribution are shown. New games are indicated by a "*" before their entry. If a "(C)" appears after the title it means that the game is a CD-ROM or disc system title. If a "(J)" appears after the title it means that the game is currently only available in Japan. The general guideline for ratings is: 8-10 worth buying at full price 6-7 worth buying at a discount, or if you're particularly interested in this kind of game 3-5 only worth renting 2 only worth playing for free, and only for a few minutes 1 worthless The vote distribution uses a single character to represent the percentage of votes for each ranking. The following character codes can appear: "." no votes cast "3" 30-39% of the votes "7" 70-79% of the votes "0" 1-9% of the votes "4" 40-49% of the votes "8" 80-89% of the votes "1" 10-19% of the votes "5" 50-59% of the votes "9" 90-99% of the votes "2" 20-29% of the votes "6" 60-69% of the votes "*" 100% of the votes Please consult the article entitled "ABOUT THE VIDEO GAME RATINGS REPORT" in the newsgroup rec.games.video for more details, including information on how to vote. Questions, comments, problems, and errors should be directed to the list maintainer at either of the below addresses: video-request@irss.njit.edu ..!uunet!irss.njit.edu!video-request -- eric ng erc@radon.berkeley.edu ..!ucbvax!radon!erc
erc@radon.berkeley.edu (Eric Ng) (06/04/91)
For information on the list format and on submitting your ratings, see the end of this posting and the article entitled "ABOUT THE VIDEO GAMES RATINGS REPORT" in the newsgroup rec.games.video. If you "reply" to this article, your message will most likely go directly to the video games ratings server, which silently ignores everything which is not a vote. MAKE SURE YOUR COMMENTS GO TO THE E-MAIL ADDRESSES GIVEN AT THE END. MAKE SURE YOUR COMMENTS GO TO THE E-MAIL ADDRESSES GIVEN AT THE END. MAKE SURE YOUR COMMENTS GO TO THE E-MAIL ADDRESSES GIVEN AT THE END. MAKE SURE YOUR COMMENTS GO TO THE E-MAIL ADDRESSES GIVEN AT THE END. MAKE SURE YOUR COMMENTS GO TO THE E-MAIL ADDRESSES GIVEN AT THE END. ATARI GAME RATINGS REPORT ATARI LYNX New Distribution Votes Rank Title ..00111220 57 7.3 Blue Lightning 0.01113100 71 6.4 California Games ..00001322 59 8.2 Chip's Challenge .00111110. 51 6.0 Electrocop 0.0003221. 50 6.4 Gates Of Zendocon 0.0123200. 48 5.7 Gauntlet III ......0133 41 9.0 Klax ..0.03.5.. 12 6.7 Ms. Pac-Man ..013.22.. 14 5.8 Paperboy ...2..2311 9 7.2 Rampage ....000411 23 8.0 Roadblasters ..0.122100 14 6.7 Robosquash .1...143.. 9 6.7 Rygar .1......52 7 8.3 Shanghai ...0013210 42 7.5 Slime World ....003121 25 7.8 Xenophobe ......1242 15 8.7 Zarlor Mercenary ATARI ST New Distribution Votes Rank Title .........* 1 10.0 A Day At The Races * ......5.5. 2 8.0 A Mind Forever Voyaging .111.1.1.1 6 5.5 Airball 1.11.5.... 6 4.3 Arctic Fox ...013010. 11 6.4 Arkanoid ....*..... 1 5.0 Artura * ....5.5... 2 6.0 Autoduel ..22..2.2. 4 5.8 Baal .1..2122.. 8 6.0 Barbarian ..1....511 6 7.7 Bard's Tale I .2...7.... 4 5.0 Batman ....5.5... 2 6.0 Battlehawks 1942 ......*... 1 7.0 Battlemaster * .....*.... 2 6.0 Battletech * ......*... 1 7.0 Blasteroids ......55.. 2 7.5 Block-Out ........*. 1 9.0 Blockbuster .....2.5.2 4 8.0 Blood Money ...22..5.. 4 6.2 Bloodwych .....*.... 1 6.0 Blue Angels *......... 1 1.0 Breakers ..5...5... 2 5.0 Bubble Bobble ........*. 1 9.0 Cadaver .3....3..3 3 6.3 Captain Blood .........* 2 10.0 Captive .......*.. 1 8.0 Chambers Of Shaolin .......233 13 9.2 Chaos Strikes Back .....55... 2 6.5 Chrono Quest 2 * ........*. 1 9.0 Curse Of The Azure Bonds 5.5....... 2 2.0 Cyberball ..2..2.5.. 4 6.2 Demon's Winter ....5.5... 2 6.0 Dogs Of War ......0044 25 9.3 Dungeon Master .*........ 1 2.0 E-Swat ....252... 8 6.0 Empire Strikes Back, The * .......*.. 1 8.0 F-15 Strike Eagle .....2.6.2 5 8.0 F-19 Stealth Fighter .....01230 11 8.2 Falcon * .........* 1 10.0 Falcon Mission Disk 1 .....*.... 1 6.0 Fiendish Freddy's Big Top O' Fun ......*... 2 7.0 Fighter Bomber .....*.... 1 6.0 Fire Brigade .....1413. 9 7.7 Flight Simulator ......55.. 2 7.5 Full Metal Planet ....5..5.. 2 6.5 Future Wars * .2.22..2.. 4 4.8 Gauntlet ....*..... 1 5.0 Geisha * ......*... 1 7.0 Go Player .........* 1 10.0 Gold Of The Aztecs .....3.33. 3 7.7 Golden Axe ..11.421.. 9 5.9 Goldrunner ....2.2.42 5 8.0 Gunship ....4.2.4. 5 7.0 Heroes Of The Lance * ........*. 1 9.0 Hex * ..*....... 1 3.0 Hippo Backgammon * .......55. 2 8.5 Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy, The * .......*.. 1 8.0 Hoyle's Book Of Games II * *......... 1 1.0 Jet .....52.2. 4 7.0 Jinxter ...01.2030 12 7.4 Joust ...*...... 1 4.0 Jungle Book, The * .......*.. 1 8.0 Klax .*........ 1 2.0 Knight Orc ....1111.3 6 7.7 Leisure Suit Larry I .....5.5.. 4 7.0 Leisure Suit Larry II * .........* 2 10.0 Lemmings .....3.6.. 3 7.3 Lombard Rally .2......25 4 7.8 Lotus Esprit Challenge * .....5..5. 2 7.5 Major Motion .....522.. 4 6.8 Mean 18 ......*... 1 7.0 Mean Streets ........*. 1 9.0 Microleague Baseball ..1...1.33 6 8.0 Midimaze * ........*. 1 9.0 Missile Command .....63... 3 6.3 Mission Impossible II ..*....... 1 3.0 Moebius .*........ 1 2.0 Nine Princes In Amber .......*.. 1 8.0 Obliterator .......333 3 9.0 Oids 5......5.. 2 4.5 Oil Imperium ...*...... 1 4.0 Oliver And Compagnie ..11.2121. 8 6.4 Pawn, The ......5..5 2 8.5 Phantasie I ....5....5 2 7.5 Phantasie II .....3..33 3 8.3 Phantasie III ......*... 1 7.0 Pipemania .......323 13 9.0 Populous .......522 4 8.8 Powermonger ......2422 5 8.4 Prince Of Persia ........*. 1 9.0 Pro Tennis Tour ........*. 1 9.0 Questron II ....1133.. 6 6.8 R-Type ...1222... 7 5.7 Return Of The Jedi, The .......55. 2 8.5 Rick Dangerous 2 .....*.... 1 6.0 Rings Of Zilfin .11..1211. 7 6.0 Roadwar 2000 ......*... 1 7.0 Rocket Ranger * .......*.. 1 8.0 Rockford ...1123111 10 6.9 Rogue ...5..5... 2 5.5 Rolling Thunder * ....*..... 1 5.0 Sentry ..3.33.... 3 4.7 Shadow Of The Beast .....2242. 5 7.6 Shanghai .....1222. 7 7.7 Silent Service .....12.33 9 8.6 Simcity ..*....... 1 3.0 Sorcerer Lord .....72... 4 6.2 Space Harrier II * ......*... 1 7.0 Space Quest II ......27.. 7 7.7 Space Quest III .......522 4 8.8 Speedball II * ........*. 1 9.0 Star Trek: The Rebel Universe ....12311. 8 6.9 Star Wars ...2.3210. 14 6.3 Starglider ....2242.. 5 6.6 Starglider II ....*..... 1 5.0 Strider II * ........*. 1 9.0 Stunt Car Racer ...1.212.2 8 7.4 Sundog ....*..... 1 5.0 Super Cars, The .......*.. 1 8.0 Supremacy .......*.. 1 8.0 T.V. Sports Football .........* 1 10.0 Team Yankee * ........*. 1 9.0 Tennis Cup 22.2...2.. 4 3.8 Terrorpods ...33....3 3 6.3 Tetris ........55 2 9.5 Their Finest Hour: Battle Of Britain ......*... 1 7.0 Third Courier, The .....413.0 13 7.1 Time Bandit ........*. 1 9.0 Tower Toppler .......*.. 1 8.0 Toyota Celica G.T. ....5....5 2 7.5 Ultima III ......3..6 3 9.0 Ultima IV .......333 3 9.0 Ultima V .....*.... 1 6.0 Ultimate Ride, The * ......*... 1 7.0 Universe II .....55... 2 6.5 Wargame Construction Set .......522 4 8.8 Wayne Gretzky Hockey ........*. 1 9.0 Wrath Of The Daemon ...1.115.1 9 7.4 Xenon .......46. 5 8.6 Xenon 2 .3..22.1.. 8 4.5 Xevious In this list, games have been rated on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the best and 1 being the worst. For each game, the total number of votes, the average rating, and the vote distribution are shown. New games are indicated by a "*" before their entry. If a "(C)" appears after the title it means that the game is a CD-ROM or disc system title. If a "(J)" appears after the title it means that the game is currently only available in Japan. The general guideline for ratings is: 8-10 worth buying at full price 6-7 worth buying at a discount, or if you're particularly interested in this kind of game 3-5 only worth renting 2 only worth playing for free, and only for a few minutes 1 worthless The vote distribution uses a single character to represent the percentage of votes for each ranking. The following character codes can appear: "." no votes cast "3" 30-39% of the votes "7" 70-79% of the votes "0" 1-9% of the votes "4" 40-49% of the votes "8" 80-89% of the votes "1" 10-19% of the votes "5" 50-59% of the votes "9" 90-99% of the votes "2" 20-29% of the votes "6" 60-69% of the votes "*" 100% of the votes Please consult the article entitled "ABOUT THE VIDEO GAME RATINGS REPORT" in the newsgroup rec.games.video for more details, including information on how to vote. Questions, comments, problems, and errors should be directed to the list maintainer at either of the below addresses: video-request@irss.njit.edu ..!uunet!irss.njit.edu!video-request -- eric ng erc@radon.berkeley.edu ..!ucbvax!radon!erc