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. APPLE GAME RATINGS REPORT APPLE II GS New Distribution Votes Rank Title ........*. 1 9.0 A Mind Forever Voyaging ......2141 7 8.4 Alien Mind .........* 1 10.0 Amnesia ...*...... 2 4.0 Argh! ......5111 6 8.0 Arkanoid ......2222 8 8.5 Arkanoid II: Revenge Of Doh .5....5... 2 4.5 Balance Of Power (1990 Edition) ......63.. 3 7.3 Battle Chess ....5.5... 2 6.0 Beyond Zork ......25.2 4 8.2 Bouncing Bluster .......*.. 1 8.0 Computer Baseball .....22222 5 8.0 Cosmocade ......*... 2 7.0 Cryllan Mission ......24.2 7 8.3 Crystal Quest .....64... 5 6.4 Dark Castle .....55... 2 6.5 Defender Of The Crown ....3.33.. 3 6.7 Deja Vu ....5..5.. 2 6.5 Deja Vu II ......*... 1 7.0 Dream Zone ....2..224 5 8.4 Dungeon Master ...5..5... 2 5.5 Fourth And Inches *......... 7 1.0 Gauntlet ....3.33.. 3 6.7 Gnarly Golf .3...33... 3 5.0 Grand Prix Circuit .*........ 1 2.0 Halls Of Montezuma *......... 1 1.0 Hardball ........*. 1 9.0 Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy, The ........*. 3 9.0 Immortal ....33..3. 3 6.7 Jam Session .5...5.... 2 4.0 Kaleidokubes ....55.... 2 5.5 King Of Chicago ......*... 1 7.0 King's Quest IV ......*... 1 7.0 Laser Force .....55... 2 6.5 Mean 18 .....*.... 1 6.0 Microleague Baseball .......*.. 1 8.0 Moria ....5.5... 2 6.0 Omega ......63.. 3 7.3 Orbizone .......*.. 1 8.0 Pipe Dream .......*.. 1 8.0 Pirates! ......63.. 6 7.3 Qix ......*... 1 7.0 Questron .......215 7 9.3 Rastan ......55.. 2 7.5 Reach For The Stars ......*... 1 7.0 Roger Rabbit: Tass Times In Toontown ......*... 1 7.0 Scrabble ....3.1.31 6 7.5 Senseless Violence ....5..5.. 2 6.5 Shadowgate .......*.. 1 8.0 Shanghai 5.5....... 2 2.0 Shogun .....4.222 5 7.8 Shufflepuck Cafe ....*..... 1 5.0 Silent Service ....12121. 7 7.0 Slipheed ......*... 1 7.0 Space Ace ......2224 5 8.8 Task Force ....46.... 5 5.6 Test Drive II: The Duel ...2..222. 4 7.0 Tetris ......63.. 3 7.3 Thexder .....55... 2 6.5 Tomahawk ...5...5.. 2 6.0 Tower Of Myraglen .....1223. 8 7.9 Tunnels Of Armageddon ....5..5.. 2 6.5 Uninvited ......*... 1 7.0 War In Middle Earth ...2.25... 4 6.0 Warlock ...55..... 2 4.5 Windwalker .......*.. 1 8.0 Wizardry .........* 1 10.0 Wizardry V .......171 7 9.0 Xenocide ....1.2.5. 7 7.9 Zany Golf APPLE MACINTOSH New Distribution Votes Rank Title ........*. 1 9.0 3 In Three .......*.. 1 8.0 Adventure Of The Snake ......*... 1 7.0 Alterego .....*.... 1 6.0 Ambush 1.1.213.2. 10 5.9 Ancient Art Of War At Sea, The ..0.11320. 13 6.6 Ancient Art Of War, The 2.22...2.. 4 4.0 Apache Strike 2222...... 4 2.5 Archon ....112.4. 12 7.3 Arkanoid ........27 4 9.8 Armor Alley ...55..... 2 4.5 Autoduel 2..2.22... 4 4.5 Balance Of Power ........55 2 9.5 Balance Of Power (1990 Edition) ...5...5.. 2 6.0 Bard's Tale I ...5..5... 2 5.5 Bard's Tale II .....1215. 8 8.0 Beyond Dark Castle 3......3.3 3 6.3 Bomber 2...2.5... 4 5.0 Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Trainer 1...3..22. 8 6.2 Citadel 1...1.2.21 7 6.9 Colony, The ...4..2.22 5 6.8 Continuum ..*....... 1 3.0 Crazy Cars .....*.... 1 6.0 Cribbage Tutor .000001130 22 7.1 Crystal Quest ...5....5. 2 6.5 Cumulonimbus 1...1..251 10 7.7 Dark Castle 5......5.. 2 4.5 Darwin's Dilemma ..1...124. 7 7.6 Deja Vu ......5.5. 2 8.0 Deja Vu II ....*..... 1 5.0 Diamonds .*........ 1 2.0 Downhill Racer ....2222.. 4 6.5 Dungeon Of Doom .....*.... 1 6.0 Earl Weaver Baseball 5..5...... 2 2.5 Faces (...Tris III) ..0.0.4201 16 7.4 Falcon ...*...... 1 4.0 Ferrari Grand Prix 2..222..2. 5 5.0 Flight Simulator ..0...0123 11 8.5 Fool's Errand .33.3..... 3 3.3 Gato .1.4.13... 9 5.0 Gauntlet ......5.5. 2 8.0 Glider+ .2...2.5.. 4 6.0 Glypha ....*..... 1 5.0 Gold Rush ...*...... 1 4.0 Grand Prix Circuit .......*.. 1 8.0 Grid Wars ........*. 1 9.0 Halls Of Montezuma 55........ 2 1.5 Hardball ......5..5 2 8.5 Harpoon ......*... 1 7.0 Harrier Strike Mission II .......*.. 1 8.0 Hidden Agenda 2..2.4.2.. 5 5.0 Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy, The *......... 1 1.0 Hunt For Red October, The 5......5.. 2 4.5 Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade 3..3..3... 3 4.0 Jack Nicklaus 18 Holes Of Championship Golf ....*..... 1 5.0 Jet .......*.. 1 8.0 Journey ......*... 1 7.0 King's Quest II ......*... 1 7.0 King's Quest III ..3....3.3 3 7.0 Klondike ....*..... 1 5.0 Leaderboard Golf ...*...... 1 4.0 Leisure Suit Larry I ..3...3..3 3 6.7 Leprechaun 3....33... 3 4.7 Life And Death .....5.5.. 2 7.0 Macgolf ......55.. 2 7.5 Maclanding .......*.. 1 8.0 Macman ....4..6.. 5 6.8 Macmoria 5..5...... 2 2.5 Microleague Baseball II .....2224. 5 7.8 Might And Magic I ......1151 7 8.7 Might And Magic II ..5.5..... 2 4.0 Mission Starlight ........*. 1 9.0 Mombasa ......*... 1 7.0 N.F.L. Challenge ...111.232 10 7.8 Nethack 72........ 4 1.2 Ogre .4.4...2.. 5 4.0 Omega 36........ 3 1.7 Orbiter 3.......33 3 6.7 Panzer Battles 3...3..3.. 3 4.7 Pararena ...*...... 1 4.0 Patton Vs. Rommel ...11.31.3 9 7.6 Pipe Dream 2......2.5 4 7.2 Pirates! .........* 1 10.0 Playmaker Football ....*..... 1 5.0 Police Quest I .....55... 2 6.5 Pt-109 ..2.2..4.2 5 6.8 Quarterstaff ....*..... 1 5.0 Risk ..*....... 1 3.0 Road Racer 3.3.3..... 3 3.0 Sands Of Fire ......*... 1 7.0 Sargon III .....333.. 3 7.0 Sargon IV ..6..3.... 3 4.0 Scarab Of Ra ...2...25. 4 7.5 Shadowgate 1.....3321 10 7.4 Shanghai 1...11121. 7 6.3 Shufflepuck Cafe ...*...... 1 4.0 Sierra Boxing ..0..01132 23 8.5 Simcity ..4.....24 5 7.0 Simearth 2....222.. 4 5.5 Skyshadow ..33.....3 3 5.7 Solarian ..0.00.510 12 7.5 Solarian II ....*..... 1 5.0 Space Quest II ........*. 1 9.0 Space Rogue .*........ 1 2.0 Star Fleet I .*........ 1 2.0 Star Light 2..2.42... 5 4.8 Star Wars ....5.5... 2 6.0 Starflight ...1.1.321 8 7.8 Strategic Conquest ..*....... 1 3.0 Sub Battle ...*...... 1 4.0 Super Hang-On ..*....... 1 3.0 Taskmaker ......55.. 2 7.5 Test Drive II: The Duel ...0.14211 20 7.5 Tetris .....3.3.3 3 8.0 Theldrow-Boden ...55..... 2 4.5 Trust And Betrayal: The Legacy Of Siboot 2.....222. 4 6.2 Uninvited ...*...... 1 4.0 Universal Military Simulator ......*... 1 7.0 Warlock .1..222.1. 8 5.9 Welltris ........*. 1 9.0 Where In Time Is Carmen Sandiego? 2...2.5... 4 5.0 Windwalker ......52.2 4 8.0 Wizardry .....*.... 1 6.0 Xerion .....*.... 1 6.0 Zork 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. APPLE GAME RATINGS REPORT APPLE II GS New Distribution Votes Rank Title ........*. 1 9.0 A Mind Forever Voyaging ......2141 7 8.4 Alien Mind .........* 1 10.0 Amnesia ...*...... 2 4.0 Argh! ......5111 6 8.0 Arkanoid ......2222 8 8.5 Arkanoid II: Revenge Of Doh .5....5... 2 4.5 Balance Of Power (1990 Edition) ......63.. 3 7.3 Battle Chess ....5.5... 2 6.0 Beyond Zork ......25.2 4 8.2 Bouncing Bluster .......*.. 1 8.0 Computer Baseball .....22222 5 8.0 Cosmocade ......*... 2 7.0 Cryllan Mission ......24.2 7 8.3 Crystal Quest .....64... 5 6.4 Dark Castle .....55... 2 6.5 Defender Of The Crown ....3.33.. 3 6.7 Deja Vu ....5..5.. 2 6.5 Deja Vu II ......*... 1 7.0 Dream Zone ....1..115 6 8.7 Dungeon Master ...5..5... 2 5.5 Fourth And Inches *......... 7 1.0 Gauntlet ....3.33.. 3 6.7 Gnarly Golf .3...33... 3 5.0 Grand Prix Circuit .*........ 1 2.0 Halls Of Montezuma *......... 1 1.0 Hardball ........*. 1 9.0 Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy, The ........*. 3 9.0 Immortal ....33..3. 3 6.7 Jam Session .5...5.... 2 4.0 Kaleidokubes ....55.... 2 5.5 King Of Chicago ......*... 1 7.0 King's Quest IV ......*... 1 7.0 Laser Force .....55... 2 6.5 Mean 18 .....*.... 1 6.0 Microleague Baseball .......*.. 1 8.0 Moria ....5.5... 2 6.0 Omega ......63.. 3 7.3 Orbizone .......*.. 1 8.0 Pipe Dream .......*.. 1 8.0 Pirates! ......63.. 6 7.3 Qix ......*... 1 7.0 Questron .......215 7 9.3 Rastan ......55.. 2 7.5 Reach For The Stars ......*... 1 7.0 Roger Rabbit: Tass Times In Toontown ......*... 1 7.0 Scrabble ....3.1.31 6 7.5 Senseless Violence ....5..5.. 2 6.5 Shadowgate .......*.. 1 8.0 Shanghai 5.5....... 2 2.0 Shogun .....4.222 5 7.8 Shufflepuck Cafe ....*..... 1 5.0 Silent Service ....12121. 7 7.0 Slipheed ......*... 1 7.0 Space Ace ......2224 5 8.8 Task Force ....46.... 5 5.6 Test Drive II: The Duel ...2..222. 4 7.0 Tetris ......63.. 3 7.3 Thexder .....55... 2 6.5 Tomahawk ...5...5.. 2 6.0 Tower Of Myraglen .....1223. 8 7.9 Tunnels Of Armageddon ....5..5.. 2 6.5 Uninvited ......*... 1 7.0 War In Middle Earth ...2.25... 4 6.0 Warlock ...55..... 2 4.5 Windwalker .......*.. 1 8.0 Wizardry .........* 1 10.0 Wizardry V .......171 7 9.0 Xenocide ....1.2.5. 7 7.9 Zany Golf APPLE MACINTOSH New Distribution Votes Rank Title ........*. 1 9.0 3 In Three .......*.. 1 8.0 Adventure Of The Snake ......*... 1 7.0 Alterego .....*.... 1 6.0 Ambush 0.0.112.1. 11 5.9 Ancient Art Of War At Sea, The ..0.21220. 14 6.5 Ancient Art Of War, The 2.222..2.. 5 4.2 Apache Strike 2224...... 5 2.8 Archon ....112.4. 12 7.3 Arkanoid ........27 4 9.8 Armor Alley ...55..... 2 4.5 Autoduel 1..3.13... 6 4.8 Balance Of Power ........55 2 9.5 Balance Of Power (1990 Edition) ...3...6.. 3 6.7 Bard's Tale I ...5..5... 2 5.5 Bard's Tale II .....1224. 9 8.0 Beyond Dark Castle 3......3.3 3 6.3 Bomber 2...2.6... 5 5.4 Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Trainer 1...3..22. 8 6.2 Citadel 1...1.2.22 8 7.2 Colony, The ...4..2.22 5 6.8 Continuum ..*....... 1 3.0 Crazy Cars .....*.... 1 6.0 Cribbage Tutor .000001230 23 7.2 Crystal Quest ...5....5. 2 6.5 Cumulonimbus 1...0..150 12 7.2 Dark Castle 3......33. 3 6.0 Darwin's Dilemma ..1...224. 9 7.7 Deja Vu ......5.5. 2 8.0 Deja Vu II ....*..... 1 5.0 Diamonds .*........ 1 2.0 Downhill Racer ...11113.. 6 6.3 Dungeon Of Doom .....*.... 1 6.0 Earl Weaver Baseball 5..5...... 2 2.5 Faces (...Tris III) ..0.0.4201 16 7.4 Falcon ...*...... 1 4.0 Ferrari Grand Prix 2..222..2. 5 5.0 Flight Simulator ..0...0123 11 8.5 Fool's Errand .22.2.2... 4 4.2 Gato .1.4.13... 9 5.0 Gauntlet ......5.5. 2 8.0 Glider+ .2...224.. 5 6.2 Glypha ....*..... 1 5.0 Gold Rush ...*...... 1 4.0 Grand Prix Circuit .......*.. 1 8.0 Grid Wars ........*. 1 9.0 Halls Of Montezuma 55........ 2 1.5 Hardball ......5..5 2 8.5 Harpoon .....55... 2 6.5 Harrier Strike Mission II .......*.. 1 8.0 Hidden Agenda 1..11211.. 7 5.3 Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy, The 5..5...... 2 2.5 Hunt For Red October, The 5......5.. 2 4.5 Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade 3..3..3... 3 4.0 Jack Nicklaus 18 Holes Of Championship Golf ....*..... 1 5.0 Jet .......*.. 1 8.0 Journey ......*... 1 7.0 King's Quest II ......*... 1 7.0 King's Quest III ..3....3.3 3 7.0 Klondike ....55.... 2 5.5 Leaderboard Golf ...*...... 1 4.0 Leisure Suit Larry I ..3...3..3 3 6.7 Leprechaun 3....33... 3 4.7 Life And Death .....5.5.. 2 7.0 Macgolf ......63.. 3 7.3 Maclanding .......*.. 1 8.0 Macman ....4..6.. 5 6.8 Macmoria 5..5...... 2 2.5 Microleague Baseball II .....1313. 6 7.7 Might And Magic I ......1151 7 8.7 Might And Magic II .33.3..... 3 3.3 Mission Starlight ........*. 1 9.0 Mombasa ......*... 2 7.0 N.F.L. Challenge ...0000122 12 7.9 Nethack 72........ 4 1.2 Ogre * .........* 1 10.0 Oids .4.4...2.. 5 4.0 Omega 252....... 4 2.0 Orbiter 2.......52 4 7.2 Panzer Battles 2...2.22.. 4 5.2 Pararena ...*...... 1 4.0 Patton Vs. Rommel ..111.31.3 10 7.1 Pipe Dream 1..1...113 6 7.0 Pirates! .........* 1 10.0 Playmaker Football ....*..... 1 5.0 Police Quest I .....63... 3 6.3 Pt-109 ..1.11.3.1 6 6.7 Quarterstaff ....55.... 2 5.5 Risk ..*....... 1 3.0 Road Racer 3.3.3..... 3 3.0 Sands Of Fire ......*... 1 7.0 Sargon III .....333.. 3 7.0 Sargon IV ..5..2.2.. 4 5.0 Scarab Of Ra ...2...25. 4 7.5 Shadowgate 0.....2211 11 7.6 Shanghai 1...11122. 8 6.6 Shufflepuck Cafe ...*...... 1 4.0 Sierra Boxing ..0..01132 24 8.5 Simcity ..3.1...13 6 6.7 Simearth 2....224.. 5 6.0 Skyshadow ..33.....3 3 5.7 Solarian ..0.00.510 13 7.5 Solarian II ....55.... 2 5.5 Space Quest II ......5.5. 2 8.0 Space Rogue .5..5..... 2 3.5 Star Fleet I .*........ 1 2.0 Star Light 1.11.31... 6 4.5 Star Wars ....5.5... 2 6.0 Starflight ...1.1.331 9 7.9 Strategic Conquest ..*....... 1 3.0 Sub Battle ...*...... 1 4.0 Super Hang-On ..5...5... 2 5.0 Taskmaker ......55.. 2 7.5 Test Drive II: The Duel ...0.13110 21 7.5 Tetris .....3.3.3 3 8.0 Theldrow-Boden ...55..... 2 4.5 Trust And Betrayal: The Legacy Of Siboot 2....2222. 5 6.2 Uninvited ...*...... 1 4.0 Universal Military Simulator ......*... 1 7.0 Warlock .1..223.1. 9 6.0 Welltris ........*. 1 9.0 Where In Time Is Carmen Sandiego? 2...2.5... 4 5.0 Windwalker ......62.2 5 7.8 Wizardry .....*.... 1 6.0 Xerion .....5.5.. 2 7.0 Zork 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. APPLE GAME RATINGS REPORT APPLE II GS New Distribution Votes Rank Title ........*. 1 9.0 A Mind Forever Voyaging ......2231 8 8.4 Alien Mind .........* 1 10.0 Amnesia ...6.3.... 3 4.7 Argh! ......5111 6 8.0 Arkanoid ......3222 9 8.3 Arkanoid II: Revenge Of Doh .3....6... 3 5.3 Balance Of Power (1990 Edition) .......*.. 1 8.0 Bard's Tale I ........*. 1 9.0 Bard's Tale II ......522. 4 7.8 Battle Chess ....6.3... 3 5.7 Beyond Zork ......*... 1 7.0 Block-Out ......25.2 4 8.2 Bouncing Bluster ....*..... 1 5.0 Captain Blood .........* 1 10.0 Championship Lode Runner .......*.. 1 8.0 Computer Baseball ...1.11111 6 7.3 Cosmocade ....3.6... 3 6.3 Cryllan Mission ..1...23.2 8 7.6 Crystal Quest .....55... 6 6.5 Dark Castle .....333.. 3 7.0 Defender Of The Crown ....2.25.. 4 7.0 Deja Vu ....3.33.. 3 6.7 Deja Vu II .....*.... 1 6.0 Destroyer .....55... 2 6.5 Dream Zone ....1..124 7 8.7 Dungeon Master .....*.... 1 6.0 Final Assault .........* 1 10.0 Floppy ...3.33... 3 5.7 Fourth And Inches .....*.... 1 6.0 G.B.A. Basketball *......... 8 1.0 Gauntlet ....2.52.. 4 6.8 Gnarly Golf .2...25... 4 5.5 Grand Prix Circuit ....*..... 1 5.0 Great Western Shoot-Out, The .......*.. 1 8.0 Gruds In Space ..*....... 1 3.0 Hacker II .*........ 1 2.0 Halls Of Montezuma 5.5....... 2 2.0 Hardball ...3....6. 3 7.3 Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy, The .....*.... 1 6.0 Hunt For Red October, The ........72 4 9.2 Immortal ....33..3. 3 6.7 Jam Session .5...5.... 2 4.0 Kaleidokubes .........* 1 10.0 Keef The Thief ....333... 3 6.0 King Of Chicago ......*... 1 7.0 King's Quest I .......*.. 1 8.0 King's Quest III ...5..5... 2 5.5 King's Quest IV .......*.. 1 8.0 Land Of Ys ..5...5... 2 5.0 Laser Force ...*...... 1 4.0 Last Ninja, The ......*... 1 7.0 Life And Death .........* 1 10.0 Lode Runner .....522.. 4 6.8 Mean 18 .....*.... 1 6.0 Microleague Baseball ....*..... 1 5.0 Monte Carlo .......*.. 1 8.0 Moria ......*... 1 7.0 Neuromancer ....3.6... 3 6.3 Omega ......72.. 4 7.2 Orbizone ......*... 1 7.0 Pinball Wizard ....5..5.. 2 6.5 Pipe Dream .......55. 2 8.5 Pirates! .....*.... 1 6.0 Police Quest I ......55.. 8 7.5 Qix ......*... 2 7.0 Questron .......225 8 9.2 Rastan .....333.. 3 7.0 Reach For The Stars .......*.. 1 8.0 Revolution '76 ......*... 1 7.0 Roadwar 2000 ......*... 1 7.0 Rocket Ranger .....33.3. 3 7.3 Roger Rabbit: Tass Times In Toontown ......*... 1 7.0 S.S. Ice Hockey ......*... 1 7.0 Scrabble ....3.1.31 6 7.5 Senseless Violence ....3.33.. 3 6.7 Shadowgate .....3.33. 3 7.7 Shanghai 5.5....... 2 2.0 Shogun .....5.111 6 7.5 Shufflepuck Cafe ....5.5... 2 6.0 Silent Service .1..12121. 8 6.4 Slipheed ......*... 1 7.0 Space Ace .........* 1 10.0 Spare Change .......*.. 1 8.0 Survival I .........* 1 10.0 Survival II .........* 1 10.0 Survival IV ......1313 6 8.7 Task Force ....36.... 6 5.7 Test Drive II: The Duel ...2.2222. 5 6.8 Tetris ..2...52.. 4 6.2 Thexder ..3..33... 3 5.3 Tomahawk 2..2..22.. 4 5.0 Tower Of Myraglen ...1.1223. 9 7.4 Tunnels Of Armageddon ..2.2.22.. 4 5.8 Uninvited ........*. 1 9.0 Vegas Craps ......55.. 2 7.5 War In Middle Earth ...2.24.2. 5 6.6 Warlock 3..33..... 3 3.3 Windwalker .......*.. 1 8.0 Wizardry .........* 1 10.0 Wizardry V .1.....161 8 8.1 Xenocide ....1.215. 8 7.9 Zany Golf ......*... 1 7.0 Zork ......*... 1 7.0 Zork II ...*...... 1 4.0 Zork III APPLE MACINTOSH New Distribution Votes Rank Title ........*. 1 9.0 3 In Three ....5..5.. 2 6.5 Adventure Of The Snake ......*... 1 7.0 Alterego .....*.... 1 6.0 Ambush 0.0.222.1. 14 5.9 Ancient Art Of War At Sea, The ..0.11220. 16 6.6 Ancient Art Of War, The 1.211..11. 7 4.7 Apache Strike 1113.....1 6 4.0 Archon ....12203. 14 7.3 Arkanoid ........28 5 9.8 Armor Alley ...55..... 2 4.5 Autoduel 1..2.12.1. 7 5.4 Balance Of Power ........36 3 9.7 Balance Of Power (1990 Edition) ...3...6.. 3 6.7 Bard's Tale I ...5..5... 2 5.5 Bard's Tale II .....02231 14 8.3 Beyond Dark Castle 2.....22.2 4 6.5 Bomber 1...115... 6 5.5 Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Trainer 1...3..32. 9 6.4 Citadel 0...0.1122 12 7.8 Colony, The ......5.5. 2 8.0 Columns ...3..2111 8 6.6 Continuum ..*....... 2 3.0 Crazy Cars .5...5.... 2 4.0 Cribbage Tutor .000001220 25 7.1 Crystal Quest ...2..5.2. 4 6.8 Cumulonimbus 1...0.1240 17 7.4 Dark Castle 2...2..22. 4 5.8 Darwin's Dilemma ..0...223. 11 7.6 Deja Vu ......522. 4 7.8 Deja Vu II ...55..... 2 4.5 Diamonds .55....... 2 2.5 Downhill Racer ...11213.. 8 6.5 Dungeon Of Doom .....*.... 2 6.0 Earl Weaver Baseball 6..3...... 3 2.0 Faces (...Tris III) ..0.0.3211 18 7.6 Falcon ...5...5.. 2 6.0 Ferrari Grand Prix 1..111..3. 6 5.7 Flight Simulator ..0...0124 13 8.7 Fool's Errand .22.2.22.. 5 5.0 Gato .1.3002... 11 4.7 Gauntlet .2.2..2.2. 4 5.5 Glider+ .1..1213.. 8 6.2 Glypha ....*..... 1 5.0 Gold Rush ...*...... 1 4.0 Grand Prix Circuit ......55.. 2 7.5 Grid Wars ........*. 1 9.0 Halls Of Montezuma 33....3... 3 3.3 Hardball ......3.33 3 8.7 Harpoon .....33..3 3 7.7 Harrier Strike Mission II ...5...5.. 2 6.0 Hidden Agenda 1..11212.. 8 5.6 Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy, The 3..3....3. 3 4.7 Hunt For Red October, The 3......6.. 3 5.7 Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade 2..2.22... 4 4.5 Jack Nicklaus 18 Holes Of Championship Golf ....5.5... 2 6.0 Jet .......55. 2 8.5 Journey 5.....5... 2 4.0 King's Quest II .5....5... 2 4.5 King's Quest III 2.2....2.2 4 5.5 Klondike ....33.3.. 3 6.3 Leaderboard Golf ...6...3.. 3 5.3 Leisure Suit Larry I ..2.2.22.2 5 6.6 Leprechaun 2....22.2. 4 5.8 Life And Death ........*. 1 9.0 Lode Runner .....333.. 3 7.0 Macgolf ......63.. 3 7.3 Maclanding .......*.. 1 8.0 Macman ....4.14.. 7 6.6 Macmoria 5..5...... 2 2.5 Microleague Baseball II .....1222. 7 7.7 Might And Magic I ......1151 7 8.7 Might And Magic II .33.3..... 3 3.3 Mission Starlight ......5.5. 2 8.0 Mombasa ......*... 2 7.0 N.F.L. Challenge ........*. 1 9.0 N.Y. Warriors ...0000222 14 8.0 Nethack 62.2...... 5 1.8 Ogre .........* 1 10.0 Oids .4.4...2.. 5 4.0 Omega 262....... 5 2.0 Orbiter 2.......52 4 7.2 Panzer Battles 2...2.22.. 4 5.2 Pararena .3.3..3... 3 4.3 Patton Vs. Rommel ..000.2002 11 7.3 Pipe Dream 1..1...114 7 7.4 Pirates! ......5..5 2 8.5 Playmaker Football ....*..... 1 5.0 Police Quest I .....622.. 5 6.6 Pt-109 ..1.11.4.1 7 6.9 Quarterstaff ...2222... 4 5.5 Risk ..*....... 1 3.0 Road Racer 3.3.3..... 3 3.0 Sands Of Fire ......*... 1 7.0 Sargon III .....2222. 4 7.5 Sargon IV ..4..4.2.. 5 5.2 Scarab Of Ra ...1...35. 6 7.8 Shadowgate 0....02211 14 7.5 Shanghai 1...11122. 8 6.6 Shufflepuck Cafe ...*...... 1 4.0 Sierra Boxing ..0..01142 29 8.6 Simcity ..2.1...23 8 7.4 Simearth 2....224.. 5 6.0 Skyshadow ..33.....3 3 5.7 Solarian ..0.00.510 14 7.6 Solarian II ....55.... 2 5.5 Space Quest II ......3.6. 3 8.3 Space Rogue .5..5..... 2 3.5 Star Fleet I .*........ 1 2.0 Star Light 1.11.31... 6 4.5 Star Wars ....5.5... 2 6.0 Starflight ...1.1.341 10 8.0 Strategic Conquest ..5.....5. 2 6.0 Sub Battle ...*...... 1 4.0 Super Hang-On ..5...5... 2 5.0 Taskmaker ......55.. 2 7.5 Test Drive II: The Duel ...0.13110 22 7.5 Tetris .....2.5.2 4 8.0 Theldrow-Boden ...55..... 2 4.5 Trust And Betrayal: The Legacy Of Siboot 1....1122. 7 6.9 Uninvited ...*...... 1 4.0 Universal Military Simulator ......*... 1 7.0 Warlock .1..223.11 10 6.4 Welltris .......55. 2 8.5 Where In Time Is Carmen Sandiego? 2...2.5... 4 5.0 Windwalker ......52.1 7 7.7 Wizardry .....*.... 1 6.0 Xerion .....3.3.3 3 8.0 Zork 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. APPLE GAME RATINGS REPORT APPLE II GS New Distribution Votes Rank Title ........*. 1 9.0 A Mind Forever Voyaging ......2231 8 8.4 Alien Mind .........* 1 10.0 Amnesia ...6.3.... 3 4.7 Argh! ......5111 6 8.0 Arkanoid ......3222 9 8.3 Arkanoid II: Revenge Of Doh .3....6... 3 5.3 Balance Of Power (1990 Edition) .......*.. 1 8.0 Bard's Tale I ........*. 1 9.0 Bard's Tale II ......522. 4 7.8 Battle Chess ....6.3... 3 5.7 Beyond Zork ......*... 1 7.0 Block-Out ......25.2 4 8.2 Bouncing Bluster ....*..... 1 5.0 Captain Blood .........* 1 10.0 Championship Lode Runner .......*.. 1 8.0 Computer Baseball ...1.11111 6 7.3 Cosmocade ....3.6... 3 6.3 Cryllan Mission ..1...23.2 8 7.6 Crystal Quest .....55... 6 6.5 Dark Castle .....333.. 3 7.0 Defender Of The Crown ....2.25.. 4 7.0 Deja Vu ....3.33.. 3 6.7 Deja Vu II .....*.... 1 6.0 Destroyer .....55... 2 6.5 Dream Zone ....1..124 7 8.7 Dungeon Master .....*.... 1 6.0 Final Assault .........* 1 10.0 Floppy ...3.33... 3 5.7 Fourth And Inches .....*.... 1 6.0 G.B.A. Basketball *......... 8 1.0 Gauntlet ....2.52.. 4 6.8 Gnarly Golf .2...25... 4 5.5 Grand Prix Circuit ....*..... 1 5.0 Great Western Shoot-Out, The .......*.. 1 8.0 Gruds In Space ..*....... 1 3.0 Hacker II .*........ 1 2.0 Halls Of Montezuma 5.5....... 2 2.0 Hardball ...3....6. 3 7.3 Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy, The .....*.... 1 6.0 Hunt For Red October, The ........72 4 9.2 Immortal ....33..3. 3 6.7 Jam Session .5...5.... 2 4.0 Kaleidokubes .........* 1 10.0 Keef The Thief ....333... 3 6.0 King Of Chicago ......*... 1 7.0 King's Quest I .......*.. 1 8.0 King's Quest III ...5..5... 2 5.5 King's Quest IV .......*.. 1 8.0 Land Of Ys ..5...5... 2 5.0 Laser Force ...*...... 1 4.0 Last Ninja, The ......*... 1 7.0 Life And Death .........* 1 10.0 Lode Runner .....522.. 4 6.8 Mean 18 .....*.... 1 6.0 Microleague Baseball ....*..... 1 5.0 Monte Carlo .......*.. 1 8.0 Moria ......*... 1 7.0 Neuromancer ....3.6... 3 6.3 Omega ......72.. 4 7.2 Orbizone ......*... 1 7.0 Pinball Wizard ....5..5.. 2 6.5 Pipe Dream .......55. 2 8.5 Pirates! .....*.... 1 6.0 Police Quest I ......55.. 8 7.5 Qix ......*... 2 7.0 Questron .......225 8 9.2 Rastan .....333.. 3 7.0 Reach For The Stars .......*.. 1 8.0 Revolution '76 ......*... 1 7.0 Roadwar 2000 ......*... 1 7.0 Rocket Ranger .....33.3. 3 7.3 Roger Rabbit: Tass Times In Toontown ......*... 1 7.0 S.S. Ice Hockey ......*... 1 7.0 Scrabble ....3.1.31 6 7.5 Senseless Violence ....3.33.. 3 6.7 Shadowgate .....3.33. 3 7.7 Shanghai 5.5....... 2 2.0 Shogun .....5.111 6 7.5 Shufflepuck Cafe ....5.5... 2 6.0 Silent Service .1..12121. 8 6.4 Slipheed ......*... 1 7.0 Space Ace .........* 1 10.0 Spare Change .......*.. 1 8.0 Survival I .........* 1 10.0 Survival II .........* 1 10.0 Survival IV ......1313 6 8.7 Task Force ....36.... 6 5.7 Test Drive II: The Duel ...2.2222. 5 6.8 Tetris ..2...52.. 4 6.2 Thexder ..3..33... 3 5.3 Tomahawk 2..2..22.. 4 5.0 Tower Of Myraglen ...1.1223. 9 7.4 Tunnels Of Armageddon ..2.2.22.. 4 5.8 Uninvited ........*. 1 9.0 Vegas Craps ......55.. 2 7.5 War In Middle Earth ...2.24.2. 5 6.6 Warlock 3..33..... 3 3.3 Windwalker .......*.. 1 8.0 Wizardry .........* 1 10.0 Wizardry V .1.....161 8 8.1 Xenocide ....1.215. 8 7.9 Zany Golf ......*... 1 7.0 Zork ......*... 1 7.0 Zork II ...*...... 1 4.0 Zork III APPLE MACINTOSH New Distribution Votes Rank Title ........*. 1 9.0 3 In Three ....5..5.. 2 6.5 Adventure Of The Snake ......*... 1 7.0 Alterego .....*.... 1 6.0 Ambush 0.0.222.1. 14 5.9 Ancient Art Of War At Sea, The ..0.11220. 17 6.6 Ancient Art Of War, The 1.211..11. 7 4.7 Apache Strike 1113.....1 6 4.0 Archon ....12203. 14 7.3 Arkanoid ........28 5 9.8 Armor Alley * ......*... 1 7.0 Arthur ...55..... 2 4.5 Autoduel 1..2.12.1. 7 5.4 Balance Of Power ........36 3 9.7 Balance Of Power (1990 Edition) * .....*.... 1 6.0 Balance Of The Planet ...3...6.. 3 6.7 Bard's Tale I ...5..5... 2 5.5 Bard's Tale II .....02241 15 8.3 Beyond Dark Castle 2...2.22.2 5 6.2 Bomber * .....*.... 1 6.0 Chessmaster 2100 1...115... 6 5.5 Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Trainer 1...3..32. 9 6.4 Citadel 0...0.1122 12 7.8 Colony, The ......5.5. 2 8.0 Columns ...3..2111 8 6.6 Continuum * ......*... 1 7.0 Crab Attack II ..*....... 2 3.0 Crazy Cars .3...3..3. 3 5.7 Cribbage Tutor .000001220 25 7.1 Crystal Quest ...2..5.2. 4 6.8 Cumulonimbus 1...0.1240 18 7.5 Dark Castle 2...2..22. 4 5.8 Darwin's Dilemma ..0...323. 12 7.6 Deja Vu ......522. 4 7.8 Deja Vu II ...55..... 2 4.5 Diamonds .55....... 2 2.5 Downhill Racer ...11223.. 9 6.6 Dungeon Of Doom .....*.... 2 6.0 Earl Weaver Baseball 5..22..... 4 2.8 Faces (...Tris III) ..0.0.3211 18 7.6 Falcon ...5...5.. 2 6.0 Ferrari Grand Prix 1..111..3. 6 5.7 Flight Simulator ..0...0224 14 8.6 Fool's Errand .1111.11.. 6 4.8 Gato .1.3002... 11 4.7 Gauntlet .2.2..2.2. 4 5.5 Glider+ .1..1213.. 8 6.2 Glypha ....*..... 1 5.0 Gold Rush ...*...... 1 4.0 Grand Prix Circuit ...3..33.. 3 6.3 Grid Wars .......55. 2 8.5 Halls Of Montezuma 33....3... 3 3.3 Hardball ......2.52 4 8.8 Harpoon .....33..3 3 7.7 Harrier Strike Mission II ...5...5.. 2 6.0 Hidden Agenda 1..11212.. 8 5.6 Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy, The 3..3....3. 3 4.7 Hunt For Red October, The 2......52. 4 6.5 Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade 2..2.22... 4 4.5 Jack Nicklaus 18 Holes Of Championship Golf ....5.5... 2 6.0 Jet .......55. 2 8.5 Journey * .........* 1 10.0 Karnov 5.....5... 2 4.0 King's Quest II .5....5... 2 4.5 King's Quest III 2.2....2.2 4 5.5 Klondike ....33.3.. 3 6.3 Leaderboard Golf ...6...3.. 3 5.3 Leisure Suit Larry I ..2.2.22.2 5 6.6 Leprechaun 2....22.2. 4 5.8 Life And Death ........*. 1 9.0 Lode Runner * ......*... 1 7.0 Mac Ski .....252.. 4 7.0 Macgolf .....252.. 4 7.0 Maclanding .......*.. 1 8.0 Macman ....3.23.. 8 6.6 Macmoria 5..5...... 2 2.5 Microleague Baseball II .....1322. 8 7.6 Might And Magic I ......1151 7 8.7 Might And Magic II .33.3..... 3 3.3 Mission Starlight ......5.5. 2 8.0 Mombasa ......*... 2 7.0 N.F.L. Challenge ........*. 1 9.0 N.Y. Warriors ...0000222 15 8.0 Nethack 62.2...... 5 1.8 Ogre .........* 1 10.0 Oids .4.4...2.. 5 4.0 Omega 262....... 5 2.0 Orbiter 2..2....42 5 6.6 Panzer Battles 2...2.22.. 4 5.2 Pararena .3.3..3... 3 4.3 Patton Vs. Rommel ..000.2002 11 7.3 Pipe Dream 1..1...114 7 7.4 Pirates! ......5..5 2 8.5 Playmaker Football ....*..... 1 5.0 Police Quest I * .......*.. 1 8.0 Pool Of Radiance .....622.. 5 6.6 Pt-109 ..1.12.3.1 8 6.8 Quarterstaff ...2222... 4 5.5 Risk ..*....... 1 3.0 Road Racer 2.2.5..... 4 3.5 Sands Of Fire ......*... 1 7.0 Sargon III .....2222. 4 7.5 Sargon IV ..4..4.2.. 5 5.2 Scarab Of Ra ...1...35. 6 7.8 Shadowgate 0....02311 15 7.5 Shanghai * ......*... 1 7.0 Shogun 1...11132. 9 6.8 Shufflepuck Cafe ...*...... 2 4.0 Sierra Boxing ..0..01142 30 8.6 Simcity ..2.1...23 8 7.4 Simearth 2....224.. 5 6.0 Skyshadow ..33.....3 3 5.7 Solarian ..0.00.510 14 7.6 Solarian II ....55.... 2 5.5 Space Quest II ......3.6. 3 8.3 Space Rogue .5..5..... 2 3.5 Star Fleet I .*........ 1 2.0 Star Light 1.11.31... 6 4.5 Star Wars ....5.5... 2 6.0 Starflight ...1.1.341 10 8.0 Strategic Conquest ..5.....5. 2 6.0 Sub Battle ...*...... 1 4.0 Super Hang-On ..3...33.. 3 6.0 Taskmaker ..3...33.. 3 6.0 Test Drive II: The Duel ...0.13110 22 7.5 Tetris .....2.5.2 4 8.0 Theldrow-Boden ...55..... 2 4.5 Trust And Betrayal: The Legacy Of Siboot 1....1122. 7 6.9 Uninvited ...*...... 1 4.0 Universal Military Simulator ......*... 1 7.0 Warlock .1..223.11 10 6.4 Welltris .......55. 2 8.5 Where In Time Is Carmen Sandiego? 2...2.5... 4 5.0 Windwalker ......52.1 7 7.7 Wizardry .....*.... 1 6.0 Xerion .....3.3.3 3 8.0 Zork 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. APPLE GAME RATINGS REPORT APPLE II GS New Distribution Votes Rank Title ........*. 1 9.0 A Mind Forever Voyaging ......2231 8 8.4 Alien Mind .........* 1 10.0 Amnesia ...6.3.... 3 4.7 Argh! ......5111 6 8.0 Arkanoid ......3222 9 8.3 Arkanoid II: Revenge Of Doh .3....6... 3 5.3 Balance Of Power (1990 Edition) .......*.. 1 8.0 Bard's Tale I ........*. 1 9.0 Bard's Tale II ......522. 4 7.8 Battle Chess ....6.3... 3 5.7 Beyond Zork ......*... 1 7.0 Block-Out ......25.2 4 8.2 Bouncing Bluster ....*..... 1 5.0 Captain Blood .........* 1 10.0 Championship Lode Runner .......*.. 1 8.0 Computer Baseball ...1.11111 6 7.3 Cosmocade ....3.6... 3 6.3 Cryllan Mission ..1...23.2 8 7.6 Crystal Quest .....55... 6 6.5 Dark Castle .....333.. 3 7.0 Defender Of The Crown ....2.25.. 4 7.0 Deja Vu ....3.33.. 3 6.7 Deja Vu II .....*.... 1 6.0 Destroyer .....55... 2 6.5 Dream Zone ....1..124 7 8.7 Dungeon Master .....*.... 1 6.0 Final Assault .........* 1 10.0 Floppy ...3.33... 3 5.7 Fourth And Inches .....*.... 1 6.0 G.B.A. Basketball *......... 8 1.0 Gauntlet ....2.52.. 4 6.8 Gnarly Golf .2...25... 4 5.5 Grand Prix Circuit ....*..... 1 5.0 Great Western Shoot-Out, The .......*.. 1 8.0 Gruds In Space ..*....... 1 3.0 Hacker II .*........ 1 2.0 Halls Of Montezuma 5.5....... 2 2.0 Hardball ...3....6. 3 7.3 Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy, The .....*.... 1 6.0 Hunt For Red October, The ........72 4 9.2 Immortal ....33..3. 3 6.7 Jam Session .5...5.... 2 4.0 Kaleidokubes .........* 1 10.0 Keef The Thief ....333... 3 6.0 King Of Chicago ......*... 1 7.0 King's Quest I .......*.. 1 8.0 King's Quest III ...5..5... 2 5.5 King's Quest IV .......*.. 1 8.0 Land Of Ys ..5...5... 2 5.0 Laser Force ...*...... 1 4.0 Last Ninja, The ......*... 1 7.0 Life And Death .........* 1 10.0 Lode Runner .....522.. 4 6.8 Mean 18 .....*.... 1 6.0 Microleague Baseball ....*..... 1 5.0 Monte Carlo .......*.. 1 8.0 Moria ......*... 1 7.0 Neuromancer ....3.6... 3 6.3 Omega ......72.. 4 7.2 Orbizone ......*... 1 7.0 Pinball Wizard ....5..5.. 2 6.5 Pipe Dream .......55. 2 8.5 Pirates! .....*.... 1 6.0 Police Quest I ......55.. 8 7.5 Qix ......*... 2 7.0 Questron .......225 8 9.2 Rastan .....333.. 3 7.0 Reach For The Stars .......*.. 1 8.0 Revolution '76 ......*... 1 7.0 Roadwar 2000 ......*... 1 7.0 Rocket Ranger .....33.3. 3 7.3 Roger Rabbit: Tass Times In Toontown ......*... 1 7.0 S.S. Ice Hockey ......*... 1 7.0 Scrabble ....3.1.31 6 7.5 Senseless Violence ....3.33.. 3 6.7 Shadowgate .....3.33. 3 7.7 Shanghai 5.5....... 2 2.0 Shogun .....5.111 6 7.5 Shufflepuck Cafe ....5.5... 2 6.0 Silent Service .1..12121. 8 6.4 Slipheed ......*... 1 7.0 Space Ace .........* 1 10.0 Spare Change .......*.. 1 8.0 Survival I .........* 1 10.0 Survival II .........* 1 10.0 Survival IV ......1313 6 8.7 Task Force ....36.... 6 5.7 Test Drive II: The Duel ...2.2222. 5 6.8 Tetris ..2...52.. 4 6.2 Thexder ..3..33... 3 5.3 Tomahawk 2..2..22.. 4 5.0 Tower Of Myraglen ...1.1223. 9 7.4 Tunnels Of Armageddon ..2.2.22.. 4 5.8 Uninvited ........*. 1 9.0 Vegas Craps ......55.. 2 7.5 War In Middle Earth ...2.24.2. 5 6.6 Warlock 3..33..... 3 3.3 Windwalker .......5.5 2 9.0 Wizardry * .......*.. 1 8.0 Wizardry II * .......*.. 1 8.0 Wizardry III * .........* 1 10.0 Wizardry IV .........* 2 10.0 Wizardry V .1.....161 8 8.1 Xenocide ....1.215. 8 7.9 Zany Golf ......*... 1 7.0 Zork ......*... 1 7.0 Zork II ...*...... 1 4.0 Zork III APPLE MACINTOSH New Distribution Votes Rank Title ......5.5. 2 8.0 3 In Three ....5..5.. 2 6.5 Adventure Of The Snake ......*... 1 7.0 Alterego .....*.... 1 6.0 Ambush 0.0.222.1. 14 5.9 Ancient Art Of War At Sea, The ..0.11220. 17 6.6 Ancient Art Of War, The 1.211..11. 7 4.7 Apache Strike 1113.....1 6 4.0 Archon ....22203. 15 7.1 Arkanoid ........28 5 9.8 Armor Alley ......*... 1 7.0 Arthur ...55..... 2 4.5 Autoduel 1..2.12.1. 7 5.4 Balance Of Power ........36 3 9.7 Balance Of Power (1990 Edition) .....*.... 1 6.0 Balance Of The Planet ...3...6.. 3 6.7 Bard's Tale I ...5..5... 2 5.5 Bard's Tale II .....01141 16 8.4 Beyond Dark Castle 2...2.22.2 5 6.2 Bomber .....*.... 1 6.0 Chessmaster 2100 1...115... 6 5.5 Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Trainer 1...3..32. 9 6.4 Citadel 0...0.2122 13 7.7 Colony, The ......6.3. 3 7.7 Columns ...31.2111 9 6.4 Continuum ......*... 1 7.0 Crab Attack II ..*....... 2 3.0 Crazy Cars * ......*... 1 7.0 Cribbage King/Gin King .3...3..3. 3 5.7 Cribbage Tutor .000001220 27 7.1 Crystal Quest ...2..5.2. 4 6.8 Cumulonimbus 1...0.1240 19 7.5 Dark Castle 2...2..22. 4 5.8 Darwin's Dilemma ..0...323. 12 7.6 Deja Vu ......522. 4 7.8 Deja Vu II ...55..... 2 4.5 Diamonds .55....... 2 2.5 Downhill Racer ...11223.. 9 6.6 Dungeon Of Doom .....*.... 2 6.0 Earl Weaver Baseball 5..22..... 4 2.8 Faces (...Tris III) ..0.0.4211 19 7.6 Falcon * ....*..... 1 5.0 Fast Break ...5...5.. 2 6.0 Ferrari Grand Prix 1..111..3. 6 5.7 Flight Simulator ..0...0224 15 8.7 Fool's Errand .1111.11.. 6 4.8 Gato .1.3002... 11 4.7 Gauntlet .222..2.2. 5 5.0 Glider+ .1..2213.. 9 6.1 Glypha ....*..... 1 5.0 Gold Rush ...5.5.... 2 5.0 Grand Prix Circuit ...3..33.. 3 6.3 Grid Wars .......55. 2 8.5 Halls Of Montezuma 22....5... 4 4.2 Hardball ......2.52 4 8.8 Harpoon .....33..3 3 7.7 Harrier Strike Mission II ...5...5.. 2 6.0 Hidden Agenda 1..11212.. 8 5.6 Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy, The 2.22....2. 4 4.2 Hunt For Red October, The 2......52. 4 6.5 Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade * .........* 1 10.0 Ishido 2..2.22... 4 4.5 Jack Nicklaus 18 Holes Of Championship Golf ....5.5... 2 6.0 Jet .......55. 2 8.5 Journey .........* 1 10.0 Karnov 5.....5... 2 4.0 King's Quest II .5....5... 2 4.5 King's Quest III 2.2..2.2.2 5 5.6 Klondike ....33.3.. 3 6.3 Leaderboard Golf ...5..22.. 4 5.8 Leisure Suit Larry I ..2.2.22.2 5 6.6 Leprechaun 2....22.2. 4 5.8 Life And Death ........*. 1 9.0 Lode Runner ......*... 1 7.0 Mac Ski ....2242.. 5 6.6 Macgolf .....262.. 5 7.0 Maclanding .......*.. 1 8.0 Macman ....3.23.. 8 6.6 Macmoria * .......*.. 1 8.0 Manhunter 2: San Francisco * ......*... 1 7.0 Mean 18 5..5...... 2 2.5 Microleague Baseball II .....1322. 8 7.6 Might And Magic I ......1151 7 8.7 Might And Magic II .33.3..... 3 3.3 Mission Starlight ......5.5. 2 8.0 Mombasa ....3.6... 3 6.3 N.F.L. Challenge ........*. 1 9.0 N.Y. Warriors ...0000222 15 8.0 Nethack 62.2...... 5 1.8 Ogre .........* 1 10.0 Oids .4.4...2.. 5 4.0 Omega 262....... 5 2.0 Orbiter 2..2....42 5 6.6 Panzer Battles 2...2.22.. 4 5.2 Pararena .3.3..3... 3 4.3 Patton Vs. Rommel ..000.2012 12 7.4 Pipe Dream 1..1...114 7 7.4 Pirates! ......3.33 3 8.7 Playmaker Football ....*..... 1 5.0 Police Quest I .......*.. 1 8.0 Pool Of Radiance .....622.. 5 6.6 Pt-109 ..1.12.3.1 8 6.8 Quarterstaff ...22222.. 5 6.0 Risk ..*....... 1 3.0 Road Racer 2.2.5..... 4 3.5 Sands Of Fire ......*... 1 7.0 Sargon III .....2222. 4 7.5 Sargon IV ..4..4.2.. 5 5.2 Scarab Of Ra ...1...44. 7 7.9 Shadowgate 0....03311 16 7.5 Shanghai ......*... 1 7.0 Shogun 1...12132. 10 6.7 Shufflepuck Cafe ...*...... 2 4.0 Sierra Boxing ..0..01142 32 8.6 Simcity ..2.1...23 8 7.4 Simearth 2....224.. 5 6.0 Skyshadow * .....*.... 1 6.0 Solarian ..1000.411 17 7.2 Solarian II ....55.... 2 5.5 Space Quest II ......3.6. 3 8.3 Space Rogue * ........*. 1 9.0 Spaceward Ho! .3..6..... 3 4.0 Star Fleet I .*........ 1 2.0 Star Light 1.11.31... 6 4.5 Star Wars ....5.5... 2 6.0 Starflight ...1.1.341 10 8.0 Strategic Conquest ..5.....5. 2 6.0 Sub Battle ...*...... 1 4.0 Super Hang-On ..3...33.. 3 6.0 Taskmaker ..3...33.. 3 6.0 Test Drive II: The Duel ...0.13110 23 7.5 Tetris .....2.5.2 4 8.0 Theldrow-Boden ...55..... 2 4.5 Trust And Betrayal: The Legacy Of Siboot 1....2122. 8 6.8 Uninvited ...*...... 1 4.0 Universal Military Simulator ......*... 1 7.0 Warlock .0..212.00 11 6.3 Welltris .......55. 2 8.5 Where In Time Is Carmen Sandiego? 2...2.5... 4 5.0 Windwalker ......52.2 8 8.0 Wizardry * .......*.. 1 8.0 Wizardry II .....*.... 1 6.0 Xerion .....3.3.3 3 8.0 Zork 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. APPLE GAME RATINGS REPORT APPLE II GS New Distribution Votes Rank Title ........*. 1 9.0 A Mind Forever Voyaging ......2231 8 8.4 Alien Mind .........* 1 10.0 Amnesia ...6.3.... 3 4.7 Argh! ......5111 6 8.0 Arkanoid ......3222 9 8.3 Arkanoid II: Revenge Of Doh .3....6... 3 5.3 Balance Of Power (1990 Edition) .......*.. 1 8.0 Bard's Tale I ........*. 1 9.0 Bard's Tale II ......522. 4 7.8 Battle Chess ....6.3... 3 5.7 Beyond Zork ......*... 1 7.0 Block-Out ......25.2 4 8.2 Bouncing Bluster ....*..... 1 5.0 Captain Blood .........* 1 10.0 Championship Lode Runner .......*.. 1 8.0 Computer Baseball ...1.11111 6 7.3 Cosmocade ....3.6... 3 6.3 Cryllan Mission ..1...23.2 8 7.6 Crystal Quest .....55... 6 6.5 Dark Castle .....333.. 3 7.0 Defender Of The Crown ....2.25.. 4 7.0 Deja Vu ....3.33.. 3 6.7 Deja Vu II .....*.... 1 6.0 Destroyer .....55... 2 6.5 Dream Zone ....1..124 7 8.7 Dungeon Master .....*.... 1 6.0 Final Assault .........* 1 10.0 Floppy ...3.33... 3 5.7 Fourth And Inches .....*.... 1 6.0 G.B.A. Basketball *......... 8 1.0 Gauntlet ....2.52.. 4 6.8 Gnarly Golf .2...25... 4 5.5 Grand Prix Circuit ....*..... 1 5.0 Great Western Shoot-Out, The .......*.. 1 8.0 Gruds In Space ..*....... 1 3.0 Hacker II .*........ 1 2.0 Halls Of Montezuma 5.5....... 2 2.0 Hardball ...3....6. 3 7.3 Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy, The .....*.... 1 6.0 Hunt For Red October, The ........72 4 9.2 Immortal ....33..3. 3 6.7 Jam Session .5...5.... 2 4.0 Kaleidokubes .........* 1 10.0 Keef The Thief ....333... 3 6.0 King Of Chicago ......*... 1 7.0 King's Quest I .......*.. 1 8.0 King's Quest III ...5..5... 2 5.5 King's Quest IV .......*.. 1 8.0 Land Of Ys ..5...5... 2 5.0 Laser Force ...*...... 1 4.0 Last Ninja, The ......*... 1 7.0 Life And Death .........* 1 10.0 Lode Runner .....522.. 4 6.8 Mean 18 .....*.... 1 6.0 Microleague Baseball ....*..... 1 5.0 Monte Carlo .......*.. 1 8.0 Moria ......*... 1 7.0 Neuromancer ....3.6... 3 6.3 Omega ......72.. 4 7.2 Orbizone ......*... 1 7.0 Pinball Wizard ....5..5.. 2 6.5 Pipe Dream .......55. 2 8.5 Pirates! .....*.... 1 6.0 Police Quest I ......55.. 8 7.5 Qix ......*... 2 7.0 Questron .......225 8 9.2 Rastan .....333.. 3 7.0 Reach For The Stars .......*.. 1 8.0 Revolution '76 ......*... 1 7.0 Roadwar 2000 ......*... 1 7.0 Rocket Ranger .....33.3. 3 7.3 Roger Rabbit: Tass Times In Toontown ......*... 1 7.0 S.S. Ice Hockey ......*... 1 7.0 Scrabble ....3.1.31 6 7.5 Senseless Violence ....3.33.. 3 6.7 Shadowgate .....3.33. 3 7.7 Shanghai 5.5....... 2 2.0 Shogun .....5.111 6 7.5 Shufflepuck Cafe ....5.5... 2 6.0 Silent Service .1..12121. 8 6.4 Slipheed ......*... 1 7.0 Space Ace .........* 1 10.0 Spare Change .......*.. 1 8.0 Survival I .........* 1 10.0 Survival II .........* 1 10.0 Survival IV ......1313 6 8.7 Task Force ....36.... 6 5.7 Test Drive II: The Duel ...2.2222. 5 6.8 Tetris ..2...52.. 4 6.2 Thexder ..3..33... 3 5.3 Tomahawk 2..2..22.. 4 5.0 Tower Of Myraglen ...1.1223. 9 7.4 Tunnels Of Armageddon ..2.2.22.. 4 5.8 Uninvited ........*. 1 9.0 Vegas Craps ......55.. 2 7.5 War In Middle Earth ...2.24.2. 5 6.6 Warlock 3..33..... 3 3.3 Windwalker .......5.5 2 9.0 Wizardry .......*.. 1 8.0 Wizardry II .......*.. 1 8.0 Wizardry III .........* 1 10.0 Wizardry IV .........* 2 10.0 Wizardry V .1.....161 8 8.1 Xenocide ....1.215. 8 7.9 Zany Golf ......*... 1 7.0 Zork ......*... 1 7.0 Zork II ...*...... 1 4.0 Zork III APPLE MACINTOSH New Distribution Votes Rank Title ......5.5. 2 8.0 3 In Three ....5..5.. 2 6.5 Adventure Of The Snake ......*... 1 7.0 Alterego .....*.... 1 6.0 Ambush 0.0.222.1. 14 5.9 Ancient Art Of War At Sea, The ..0.11220. 17 6.6 Ancient Art Of War, The 1.2111.11. 8 4.9 Apache Strike 1113.....1 6 4.0 Archon ....11203. 17 7.2 Arkanoid ........28 5 9.8 Armor Alley ......*... 1 7.0 Arthur ...55..... 2 4.5 Autoduel 1..2.12.1. 7 5.4 Balance Of Power ........36 3 9.7 Balance Of Power (1990 Edition) .....*.... 1 6.0 Balance Of The Planet ...3...6.. 3 6.7 Bard's Tale I ...5..5... 2 5.5 Bard's Tale II .....01141 16 8.4 Beyond Dark Castle 2...2.22.2 5 6.2 Bomber .....*.... 1 6.0 Chessmaster 2100 1...115... 6 5.5 Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Trainer 1...3..32. 9 6.4 Citadel 0...0.2122 13 7.7 Colony, The ......6.3. 3 7.7 Columns ...31.2121 10 6.7 Continuum ......*... 1 7.0 Crab Attack II ..*....... 2 3.0 Crazy Cars ......*... 1 7.0 Cribbage King/Gin King .3...3..3. 3 5.7 Cribbage Tutor .000001320 29 7.2 Crystal Quest ...2.24.2. 5 6.6 Cumulonimbus 1...0.1240 19 7.5 Dark Castle 2...2..22. 4 5.8 Darwin's Dilemma ..00..323. 13 7.3 Deja Vu ......522. 4 7.8 Deja Vu II ...333.... 3 5.0 Diamonds .55....... 2 2.5 Downhill Racer ...11323.. 10 6.5 Dungeon Of Doom .....*.... 2 6.0 Earl Weaver Baseball 5..22..... 4 2.8 Faces (...Tris III) ..0.0.4211 20 7.5 Falcon ....*..... 1 5.0 Fast Break ...5...5.. 2 6.0 Ferrari Grand Prix 1..111..3. 6 5.7 Flight Simulator ..0...0224 15 8.7 Fool's Errand .1111.12.. 7 5.3 Gato .1.3002... 11 4.7 Gauntlet .1111.111. 7 5.4 Glider+ .11.2213.. 10 5.8 Glypha ....*..... 1 5.0 Gold Rush ...5.5.... 2 5.0 Grand Prix Circuit ...3..33.. 3 6.3 Grid Wars .......55. 2 8.5 Halls Of Montezuma 22....5... 4 4.2 Hardball ......2.52 4 8.8 Harpoon .....33..3 3 7.7 Harrier Strike Mission II ...5...5.. 2 6.0 Hidden Agenda 1..11212.. 8 5.6 Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy, The 2.22....2. 4 4.2 Hunt For Red October, The 2......52. 4 6.5 Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade .........* 1 10.0 Ishido 2..2.22... 4 4.5 Jack Nicklaus 18 Holes Of Championship Golf ....5.5... 2 6.0 Jet .......55. 2 8.5 Journey .........* 1 10.0 Karnov 5.....5... 2 4.0 King's Quest II .5....5... 2 4.5 King's Quest III 2.2..2.2.2 5 5.6 Klondike ....33.3.. 3 6.3 Leaderboard Golf ...5..22.. 4 5.8 Leisure Suit Larry I ..1.1.13.1 6 6.8 Leprechaun 2....22.2. 4 5.8 Life And Death ......5.5. 2 8.0 Lode Runner ......*... 1 7.0 Mac Ski ....2242.. 5 6.6 Macgolf .....262.. 5 7.0 Maclanding .......*.. 1 8.0 Macman ....3.23.. 8 6.6 Macmoria .......*.. 1 8.0 Manhunter 2: San Francisco ......*... 1 7.0 Mean 18 5..5...... 2 2.5 Microleague Baseball II .....1322. 8 7.6 Might And Magic I ......1151 7 8.7 Might And Magic II .33.3..... 3 3.3 Mission Starlight ......5.5. 2 8.0 Mombasa ....3.6... 3 6.3 N.F.L. Challenge ........*. 1 9.0 N.Y. Warriors ...0000222 15 8.0 Nethack 62.2...... 5 1.8 Ogre .........* 1 10.0 Oids .4.4...2.. 5 4.0 Omega 262....... 5 2.0 Orbiter 2..2....42 5 6.6 Panzer Battles 2...4.22.. 5 5.2 Pararena .3.3..3... 3 4.3 Patton Vs. Rommel ..100.2012 13 7.1 Pipe Dream 1..1...114 7 7.4 Pirates! ......3.33 3 8.7 Playmaker Football ....*..... 1 5.0 Police Quest I .......*.. 1 8.0 Pool Of Radiance .....622.. 5 6.6 Pt-109 ..1.12.3.1 8 6.8 Quarterstaff ...11131.. 6 6.2 Risk ..*....... 1 3.0 Road Racer 2.2.5..... 4 3.5 Sands Of Fire ......*... 1 7.0 Sargon III .....2222. 4 7.5 Sargon IV ..4..4.2.. 5 5.2 Scarab Of Ra ...1...35. 8 8.0 Shadowgate 0....03211 17 7.5 Shanghai ......*... 1 7.0 Shogun 0...01121. 11 6.7 Shufflepuck Cafe ...*...... 2 4.0 Sierra Boxing ..0..01142 33 8.6 Simcity ..2.1...23 8 7.4 Simearth 1....313.. 6 6.0 Skyshadow .....*.... 1 6.0 Solarian ..10000411 18 7.2 Solarian II ....55.... 2 5.5 Space Quest II ......3.6. 3 8.3 Space Rogue ........*. 1 9.0 Spaceward Ho! .3..6..... 3 4.0 Star Fleet I .*........ 1 2.0 Star Light 1.11.31... 6 4.5 Star Wars ....5.5... 2 6.0 Starflight ...1.1.341 10 8.0 Strategic Conquest ..5.....5. 2 6.0 Sub Battle ...*...... 1 4.0 Super Hang-On ..3...33.. 3 6.0 Taskmaker ..3...33.. 3 6.0 Test Drive II: The Duel ...0.13210 25 7.6 Tetris .....2.5.2 4 8.0 Theldrow-Boden ...55..... 2 4.5 Trust And Betrayal: The Legacy Of Siboot 1....2122. 8 6.8 Uninvited ...*...... 1 4.0 Universal Military Simulator ......*... 1 7.0 Warlock .0..312.00 12 6.2 Welltris .......55. 2 8.5 Where In Time Is Carmen Sandiego? 2...2.5... 4 5.0 Windwalker ......52.2 8 8.0 Wizardry .......*.. 1 8.0 Wizardry II .....*.... 1 6.0 Xerion .....3.3.3 3 8.0 Zork 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. APPLE GAME RATINGS REPORT APPLE II GS New Distribution Votes Rank Title ......6.3. 3 7.7 A Mind Forever Voyaging ......3231 9 8.2 Alien Mind .........* 1 10.0 Amnesia 1.1311.... 6 3.8 Argh! .....23311 10 7.6 Arkanoid ......2231 12 8.4 Arkanoid II: Revenge Of Doh .2...242.. 5 6.0 Balance Of Power (1990 Edition) .......*.. 3 8.0 Bard's Tale I ......3.6. 3 8.3 Bard's Tale II .....1511. 7 7.3 Battle Chess ....424... 5 6.0 Beyond Zork ......*... 1 7.0 Block-Out ......25.2 4 8.2 Bouncing Bluster ....*..... 1 5.0 Captain Blood ......5..5 2 8.5 Championship Lode Runner * .......*.. 1 8.0 Chessmaster 2100 .......*.. 1 8.0 Computer Baseball .1.1121111 9 6.3 Cosmocade ....3.6... 3 6.3 Cryllan Mission ..0...3202 12 7.8 Crystal Quest ...1133..1 9 6.4 Dark Castle ...2.242.. 5 6.4 Defender Of The Crown ....2224.. 5 6.8 Deja Vu ....3.33.. 3 6.7 Deja Vu II .....55... 2 6.5 Destroyer * .........* 1 10.0 Dragon Wars .....55... 2 6.5 Dream Zone ....0..124 11 8.9 Dungeon Master .....*.... 1 6.0 Final Assault .........* 1 10.0 Floppy ..22.22... 4 5.0 Fourth And Inches ..5..5.... 2 4.5 G.B.A. Basketball 90........ 11 1.1 Gauntlet ....3131.. 6 6.3 Gnarly Golf .1..115... 6 5.7 Grand Prix Circuit ....*..... 1 5.0 Great Western Shoot-Out, The .......*.. 1 8.0 Gruds In Space ..*....... 1 3.0 Hacker II .*........ 1 2.0 Halls Of Montezuma 3.3....3.. 3 4.0 Hardball ...2....7. 4 7.8 Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy, The .....*.... 1 6.0 Hunt For Red October, The .......262 5 9.0 Immortal ....25..2. 4 6.5 Jam Session .5...5.... 2 4.0 Kaleidokubes ....3..3.3 3 7.7 Keef The Thief ....262... 5 6.0 King Of Chicago ..3..33... 3 5.3 King's Quest I .......*.. 1 8.0 King's Quest III ...5..5... 2 5.5 King's Quest IV ...5...5.. 2 6.0 Land Of Ys ..5...5... 2 5.0 Laser Force .3.3.3.... 3 4.0 Last Ninja, The .....33..3 3 7.7 Life And Death .2...2..22 4 6.8 Lode Runner .....442.. 5 6.8 Mean 18 .....*.... 2 6.0 Microleague Baseball ....*..... 1 5.0 Monte Carlo ......262. 5 8.0 Moria ......5..5 2 8.5 Neuromancer ...11.5.1. 6 6.5 Omega ....11411. 7 7.0 Orbizone ......*... 1 7.0 Pinball Wizard ....5..5.. 2 6.5 Pipe Dream ......244. 5 8.2 Pirates! .....*.... 1 6.0 Police Quest I ....0.350. 12 7.5 Qix ......*... 2 7.0 Questron .......234 13 9.2 Rastan .....333.. 3 7.0 Reach For The Stars .......55. 2 8.5 Revolution '76 ......*... 1 7.0 Roadwar 2000 ......*... 1 7.0 Rocket Ranger .....33.3. 3 7.3 Roger Rabbit: Tass Times In Toontown ......55.. 2 7.5 S.S. Ice Hockey ......*... 1 7.0 Scrabble .1.12.2.21 9 6.4 Senseless Violence ....3.33.. 3 6.7 Shadowgate .....2221. 7 7.3 Shanghai 3.33...... 3 2.7 Shogun .....51111 8 7.2 Shufflepuck Cafe ....2.7... 4 6.5 Silent Service .1..23121. 10 6.2 Slipheed ......*... 1 7.0 Space Ace .........* 1 10.0 Spare Change .......*.. 1 8.0 Survival I .........* 1 10.0 Survival II .........* 1 10.0 Survival IV ......1313 8 8.8 Task Force ....26.1.. 8 6.0 Test Drive II: The Duel ...1.1322. 9 7.2 Tetris ..1.1.221. 7 6.7 Thexder ..2..52... 4 5.5 Tomahawk 4..2..22.. 5 4.2 Tower Of Myraglen ...0.1122. 11 7.4 Tunnels Of Armageddon ..2.2.22.. 4 5.8 Uninvited ........*. 1 9.0 Vegas Craps ......55.. 2 7.5 War In Middle Earth ...1.15.1. 6 6.7 Warlock 3..33..... 3 3.3 Windwalker ......33.3 3 8.3 Wizardry .......*.. 1 8.0 Wizardry II .......*.. 1 8.0 Wizardry III .........* 1 10.0 Wizardry IV .........* 2 10.0 Wizardry V .0.....250 11 8.2 Xenocide ....0.1050 12 8.3 Zany Golf ......*... 2 7.0 Zork ......*... 2 7.0 Zork II ...5....5. 2 6.5 Zork III APPLE MACINTOSH New Distribution Votes Rank Title ......2.52 4 8.8 3 In Three .2..22.2.. 4 5.2 Adventure Of The Snake ......*... 1 7.0 Alterego .....*.... 1 6.0 Ambush 0.0.322.1. 19 5.8 Ancient Art Of War At Sea, The 0.0.212200 24 6.3 Ancient Art Of War, The 0.11101110 19 5.9 Apache Strike 2212.....1 8 3.4 Archon ...011203. 22 7.0 Arkanoid .....0.034 11 9.1 Armor Alley ...5..5... 2 5.5 Arthur ...522.... 4 4.8 Autoduel 0..1.3200. 14 6.0 Balance Of Power .....3.113 6 8.2 Balance Of Power (1990 Edition) ..5..5.... 2 4.5 Balance Of The Planet ...1..25.. 7 7.1 Bard's Tale I ...5..5... 2 5.5 Bard's Tale II .....01141 31 8.4 Beyond Dark Castle 2...2.22.2 5 6.2 Bomber .....*.... 1 6.0 Chessmaster 2100 1..1115... 9 5.7 Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Trainer 1...3..32. 9 6.4 Citadel 0...0.1311 17 7.8 Colony, The * .....*.... 1 6.0 Color Sqix .0..202010 12 6.7 Columns ..02010111 25 6.8 Continuum ......*... 1 7.0 Crab Attack II ..*....... 2 3.0 Crazy Cars ......5.5. 2 8.0 Cribbage King/Gin King .3...3..3. 3 5.7 Cribbage Tutor .000001320 42 7.3 Crystal Quest ..13.11.0. 11 5.2 Cumulonimbus * .....*.... 1 6.0 Curse Of The Azure Bonds 0...1.1131 33 7.7 Dark Castle 2...2..22. 4 5.8 Darwin's Dilemma ..00102120 22 7.1 Deja Vu ...1..512. 8 7.2 Deja Vu II .1.11212.1 9 6.2 Diamonds .33.3..... 3 3.3 Downhill Racer .0.10232.. 20 6.2 Dungeon Of Doom ....36.... 3 5.7 Earl Weaver Baseball * .......*.. 1 8.0 Empire Builder 4.222..... 5 2.8 Faces (...Tris III) ..0.0.3211 28 7.8 Falcon ....*..... 1 5.0 Fast Break ...33..3.. 3 5.7 Ferrari Grand Prix 1..120.01. 11 5.2 Flight Simulator ..0..00115 22 8.6 Fool's Errand * .......*.. 1 8.0 Forty Thieves .0102001.. 11 5.1 Gato .104102... 15 4.5 Gauntlet .000012110 17 6.5 Glider+ .100110210 19 6.3 Glypha * .........* 1 10.0 Go Master ....*..... 1 5.0 Gold Rush ...5.5.... 2 5.0 Grand Prix Circuit ...2.224.. 5 6.6 Grid Wars .......36. 3 8.7 Halls Of Montezuma 22....5... 4 4.2 Hardball ......1151 6 8.7 Harpoon .....52..2 4 7.2 Harrier Strike Mission II * .......*.. 1 8.0 Hearts 0.8 .2.2..22.. 4 5.2 Hidden Agenda 0.001212.. 14 5.7 Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy, The * ..*....... 1 3.0 Hole-In-One Miniature Golf * ......*... 1 7.0 Hoyle's Book Of Games 12111...1. 7 3.7 Hunt For Red October, The 2......52. 4 6.5 Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade * ......*... 1 7.0 Iraq Attack .......5.5 2 9.0 Ishido 2..2.22..2 5 5.6 Jack Nicklaus 18 Holes Of Championship Golf ....5.5... 2 6.0 Jet .......55. 2 8.5 Journey ...5.....5 2 7.0 Karnov * .....*.... 1 6.0 King's Quest I 3....33... 3 4.7 King's Quest II .3....6... 3 5.3 King's Quest III 1.1..112.1 7 6.1 Klondike ....22.22. 4 7.0 Leaderboard Golf ...22.12.. 7 5.9 Leisure Suit Larry I ..1.1322.1 10 6.6 Leprechaun 2....22.2. 4 5.8 Life And Death ..1..15.1. 6 6.5 Lode Runner ....5.5... 2 6.0 Mac Ski ....1241.. 7 6.6 Macgolf .11..131.1 8 6.2 Maclanding .....5.5.. 2 7.0 Macman ..0.2.131. 14 6.8 Macmoria .......*.. 1 8.0 Manhunter 2: San Francisco ......*... 2 7.0 Mean 18 5..5...... 2 2.5 Microleague Baseball II ...000212. 11 7.2 Might And Magic I ......1152 8 8.9 Might And Magic II .33.3..... 3 3.3 Mission Starlight ......4222 5 8.2 Mombasa * .....*.... 1 6.0 Montana ....3.6... 3 6.3 N.F.L. Challenge ........*. 1 9.0 N.Y. Warriors ...0110223 20 8.1 Nethack 33.1..1... 8 2.5 Ogre .......2.7 4 9.5 Oids .2.2..12.. 7 5.0 Omega 262....... 5 2.0 Orbiter 2..2....42 5 6.6 Panzer Battles 0.00201110 14 6.2 Pararena .2.2..5... 4 5.0 Patton Vs. Rommel ..00002111 21 7.1 Pipe Dream 0..00..213 12 7.7 Pirates! ......2224 5 8.8 Playmaker Football ....55.... 2 5.5 Police Quest I .....333.. 3 7.0 Pool Of Radiance .....711.. 7 6.4 Pt-109 ..001122.0 14 6.5 Quarterstaff * .........* 1 10.0 Reach For The Stars ...0122200 15 6.9 Risk ..33.3.... 3 4.3 Road Racer 2.2.5..... 4 3.5 Sands Of Fire ..5...5... 2 5.0 Sargon III .....2221. 7 7.3 Sargon IV ..2121.1.. 12 5.0 Scarab Of Ra ...0..1430 15 8.1 Shadowgate 0...003310 22 7.5 Shanghai ..5...5... 2 5.0 Shogun 0...12221. 19 6.7 Shufflepuck Cafe ...6.3.... 3 4.7 Sierra Boxing ..0.001133 49 8.7 Simcity ..10102121 19 7.2 Simearth 1....412.. 7 6.0 Skyshadow .....22.22 4 8.0 Solarian ..00001312 30 7.7 Solarian II ....252... 4 6.0 Space Quest II ......3.6. 3 8.3 Space Rogue .......27. 4 8.8 Spaceward Ho! * ........55 2 9.5 Star 'Roids 7.0 .22.5..... 4 3.8 Star Fleet I .*........ 1 2.0 Star Light 1.11.221.. 8 5.2 Star Wars ....1.331. 6 7.3 Starflight ...0.01231 18 8.1 Strategic Conquest ..5.....5. 2 6.0 Sub Battle ...*...... 1 4.0 Super Hang-On ..2.2.22.. 4 5.8 Taskmaker ..2...62.. 5 6.4 Test Drive II: The Duel ...0.13210 38 7.7 Tetris ...1111211 8 7.1 Theldrow-Boden * ......*... 1 7.0 Thexder ...52.2... 4 5.0 Trust And Betrayal: The Legacy Of Siboot 0....1132. 12 7.2 Uninvited ..55...... 2 3.5 Universal Military Simulator * ....3..3.3 3 7.7 Vette! ...5..5... 2 5.5 Warlock * .....*.... 1 6.0 Wayne Gretzky Hockey .0..312.00 14 6.1 Welltris .......55. 2 8.5 Where In Time Is Carmen Sandiego? 2...2.5... 4 5.0 Windwalker .....033.1 11 7.8 Wizardry .......*.. 1 8.0 Wizardry II .....*.... 1 6.0 Xerion .....3.3.3 3 8.0 Zork 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. APPLE GAME RATINGS REPORT APPLE II GS New Distribution Votes Rank Title ......522. 4 7.8 A Mind Forever Voyaging ......3121 11 8.3 Alien Mind .....5...5 2 8.0 Amnesia 1.1211.1.. 7 4.4 Argh! .....12211 12 7.9 Arkanoid ......2232 14 8.6 Arkanoid II: Revenge Of Doh .1...151.. 6 6.2 Balance Of Power (1990 Edition) ......28.. 5 7.8 Bard's Tale I ......424. 5 8.0 Bard's Tale II .....1512. 9 7.4 Battle Chess ....313.1. 6 6.5 Beyond Zork ......*... 2 7.0 Block-Out ......24.4 5 8.6 Bouncing Bluster ....5..5.. 2 6.5 Captain Blood ......2.52 4 8.8 Championship Lode Runner ......55.. 2 7.5 Chessmaster 2100 .....5.5.. 2 7.0 Computer Baseball .1.1122111 10 6.4 Cosmocade ....2.52.. 4 6.8 Cryllan Mission ..0...3212 14 7.9 Crystal Quest ...00220.1 11 6.9 Dark Castle ...1.1311. 6 6.8 Defender Of The Crown ....1133.. 6 6.8 Deja Vu ....2.25.. 4 7.0 Deja Vu II ....333... 3 6.0 Destroyer .....3..33 3 8.3 Dragon Wars .....36... 3 6.7 Dream Zone ....0..125 13 9.1 Dungeon Master .....5.5.. 2 7.0 Final Assault ......5..5 2 8.5 Floppy ..22.24... 5 5.4 Fourth And Inches ..3..3.3.. 3 5.7 G.B.A. Basketball 700..0.... 13 1.6 Gauntlet ....2231.. 8 6.4 Gnarly Golf .1..1141.. 7 6.0 Grand Prix Circuit ....5.5... 2 6.0 Great Western Shoot-Out, The ......55.. 2 7.5 Gruds In Space ..3....6.. 3 6.3 Hacker II .5.....5.. 2 5.0 Halls Of Montezuma 2.2....5.. 4 5.0 Hardball ...1..1.6. 6 7.8 Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy, The .....5.5.. 2 7.0 Hunt For Red October, The .......351 6 8.8 Immortal ....24.22. 5 6.8 Jam Session .3...33... 3 5.0 Kaleidokubes ....2.22.2 4 7.5 Keef The Thief ....151.1. 6 6.5 King Of Chicago ..2..25... 4 5.8 King's Quest I .......*.. 2 8.0 King's Quest III ...3..3..3 3 7.0 King's Quest IV ...3...6.. 3 6.7 Land Of Ys ..3...6... 3 5.7 Laser Force .2.2.222.. 5 5.4 Last Ninja, The .....222.2 4 7.8 Life And Death .2...2..42 5 7.2 Lode Runner .....333.. 6 7.0 Mean 18 .....63... 3 6.3 Microleague Baseball ....5.5... 2 6.0 Monte Carlo ......251. 7 7.9 Moria ......5..5 4 8.5 Neuromancer ...11.5.11 8 7.0 Omega ....11421. 9 7.1 Orbizone .....36... 3 6.7 Pinball Wizard ....3..6.. 3 7.0 Pipe Dream .....1133. 6 7.8 Pirates! ....55.... 2 5.5 Police Quest I ....0.340. 13 7.5 Qix .....36... 3 6.7 Questron ......0224 14 9.1 Rastan .....522.. 4 6.8 Reach For The Stars .....3.33. 3 7.7 Revolution '76 ......*... 2 7.0 Roadwar 2000 ......*... 2 7.0 Rocket Ranger .....22.5. 4 7.8 Roger Rabbit: Tass Times In Toontown ......63.. 3 7.3 S.S. Ice Hockey .....55... 2 6.5 Scrabble .1.12.3.21 10 6.5 Senseless Violence ....2.44.. 5 7.0 Shadowgate .....3231. 9 7.2 Shanghai 2.22..2... 4 3.8 Shogun .....42112 10 7.5 Shufflepuck Cafe ....2.6.2. 5 7.0 Silent Service .0..120100 11 6.5 Slipheed ......5..5 2 8.5 Space Ace ........55 2 9.5 Spare Change .......*.. 2 8.0 Survival I .......5.5 2 9.0 Survival II ........55 2 9.5 Survival IV ......1324 10 8.9 Task Force ....25.21. 10 6.5 Test Drive II: The Duel ...0.0222. 11 7.5 Tetris ..1.1.222. 8 7.0 Thexder ..1..31.3. 6 6.7 Tomahawk 2..1..14.. 7 5.3 Tower Of Myraglen ...0.1132. 12 7.4 Tunnels Of Armageddon ..2.2.222. 5 6.4 Uninvited ......5.5. 2 8.0 Vegas Craps ......36.. 3 7.7 War In Middle Earth ...1.13.21 8 7.4 Warlock 2..22.2... 4 4.2 Windwalker ......42.4 5 8.4 Wizardry ......33.3 3 8.3 Wizardry II .....3.3.3 3 8.0 Wizardry III .......3.6 3 9.3 Wizardry IV ........27 4 9.8 Wizardry V .0.....341 13 8.3 Xenocide ....002050 14 8.1 Zany Golf .....36... 3 6.7 Zork ......63.. 3 7.3 Zork II ...3....6. 3 7.3 Zork III APPLE MACINTOSH New Distribution Votes Rank Title ......2.42 7 8.7 3 In Three .1.11111.. 6 5.3 Adventure Of The Snake ......*... 2 7.0 Alterego .....55... 2 6.5 Ambush 0.0.21201. 22 6.2 Ancient Art Of War At Sea, The 0.0.211200 32 6.2 Ancient Art Of War, The 0.10111100 25 5.8 Apache Strike 2212..1..1 9 3.8 Archon ..0011202. 28 6.8 Arkanoid ....000124 17 8.8 Armor Alley ...3..33.. 3 6.3 Arthur .1.2121... 7 4.9 Autoduel 0..1.4200. 17 6.0 Balance Of Power ....121112 8 7.6 Balance Of Power (1990 Edition) ..3.33.... 3 4.7 Balance Of The Planet * .......*.. 1 8.0 Bane Of The Cosmic Forge ...1..35.. 8 7.1 Bard's Tale I ...3..33.. 3 6.3 Bard's Tale II ..0..11231 39 8.3 Beyond Dark Castle 1...1.41.1 7 6.4 Bomber .....6.3.. 3 6.7 Chessmaster 2100 0.000040.0 12 6.0 Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Trainer 0...21.31. 12 6.5 Citadel 0..0001311 22 7.6 Colony, The ....22.5.. 4 6.8 Color Sqix .0..212020 15 6.8 Columns ..01010210 32 6.8 Continuum ......36.. 3 7.7 Crab Attack II ..6...3... 3 4.3 Crazy Cars ..3...3.3. 3 6.3 Cribbage King/Gin King .2...5..2. 4 5.8 Cribbage Tutor .000002220 52 7.2 Crystal Quest 0.12.1110. 14 5.3 Cumulonimbus ....333... 3 6.0 Curse Of The Azure Bonds 0..0001231 44 7.6 Dark Castle 1..111.11. 6 5.5 Darwin's Dilemma ..00102120 24 7.2 Deja Vu ...1..432. 10 7.4 Deja Vu II .0.00211.0 11 6.3 Diamonds .22222.... 5 4.0 Downhill Racer .1.10132.. 25 5.9 Dungeon Of Doom ....244... 5 6.2 Earl Weaver Baseball .....5.5.. 2 7.0 Empire Builder 3.1111.... 6 3.3 Faces (...Tris III) ..0.003211 34 7.7 Falcon ....3..33. 3 7.3 Fast Break ...24.22.. 5 5.8 Ferrari Grand Prix 1..121011. 16 5.4 Flight Simulator ..0..10114 25 8.4 Fool's Errand ....4.22.2 5 7.0 Forty Thieves .0112002.. 13 5.2 Gato .113102... 18 4.4 Gauntlet .000122100 24 6.5 Glider+ .001110110 26 6.0 Glypha .......5.5 2 9.0 Go Master ....5.5... 2 6.0 Gold Rush ...3.33... 3 5.7 Grand Prix Circuit ...1.115.. 6 6.8 Grid Wars .......55. 4 8.5 Halls Of Montezuma 11.1..31.. 6 4.8 Hardball .....11142 9 8.6 Harpoon ...1141..1 7 6.3 Harrier Strike Mission II ....33.3.. 3 6.3 Hearts 0.8 .1.11.31.. 6 5.5 Hidden Agenda 0.001322.. 20 6.0 Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy, The ..5..5.... 2 4.5 Hole-In-One Miniature Golf ....5.5... 2 6.0 Hoyle's Book Of Games 12112...2. 9 4.4 Hunt For Red October, The 2.....242. 5 6.6 Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade ..1..33.1. 6 6.3 Iraq Attack .....3.3.3 3 8.0 Ishido 1..1.13..1 6 5.8 Jack Nicklaus 18 Holes Of Championship Golf ....3.6... 3 6.3 Jet ....2..25. 4 7.8 Journey ...3..3..3 3 7.0 Karnov .....55... 2 6.5 King's Quest I 2....222.. 4 5.5 King's Quest II .2....5.2. 4 6.2 King's Quest III 0.20.021.0 12 5.6 Klondike ....11131. 6 7.2 Leaderboard Golf ...22.121. 8 6.2 Leisure Suit Larry I ..0.0212.0 11 6.7 Leprechaun 1....1311. 6 6.3 Life And Death ..0.303.0. 11 6.0 Lode Runner ...2222... 4 5.5 Mac Ski ...12331.. 10 6.1 Macgolf .1111131.1 10 5.9 Maclanding ...2.222.. 4 6.2 Macman ..0.2.1310 17 6.9 Macmoria 2..2..22.. 4 5.0 Manhunter 2: San Francisco ......*... 3 7.0 Mean 18 3..3.3.... 3 3.7 Microleague Baseball II ...001222. 13 7.2 Might And Magic I ......2242 10 8.6 Might And Magic II .22.4.2... 5 4.4 Mission Starlight ....112111 7 7.4 Mombasa ....55.... 4 5.5 Montana ....116... 6 6.5 N.F.L. Challenge .......55. 2 8.5 N.Y. Warriors ...0000222 24 8.1 Nethack 33.1.12... 10 3.3 Ogre .......315 6 9.2 Oids .3.2..13.. 9 5.0 Omega 151....1.. 6 3.0 Orbiter 1..1..1.31 6 6.7 Panzer Battles 0.00210110 21 6.4 Pararena .1.1..51.. 6 5.8 Patton Vs. Rommel ..00002211 25 7.2 Pipe Dream 0..0001122 17 7.6 Pirates! ......3113 6 8.5 Playmaker Football ....333... 3 6.0 Police Quest I .....1331. 6 7.5 Pool Of Radiance ....0521.. 12 6.5 Pt-109 ..001221.0 17 6.5 Quarterstaff ....22...5 4 7.8 Reach For The Stars ...0122101 20 6.8 Risk ..22.5.... 4 4.8 Road Racer * .......*.. 1 8.0 Robosport 1.1.221... 7 4.7 Sands Of Fire ..11113... 6 5.3 Sargon III .....4120. 11 7.0 Sargon IV ..222111.. 15 5.2 Scarab Of Ra ...0..1421 18 8.2 Shadowgate 0..0012310 26 7.2 Shanghai ..3..33... 3 5.3 Shogun 0...12221. 29 6.7 Shufflepuck Cafe ...5.22... 4 5.2 Sierra Boxing ..00001132 60 8.6 Simcity ..00102111 26 7.0 Simearth 0....3220. 12 6.6 Skyshadow .....42.22 5 7.6 Solarian ..00001311 36 7.8 Solarian II ....262... 5 6.0 Space Quest II .....24.4. 5 7.6 Space Rogue .....1.35. 6 8.2 Spaceward Ho! .....22112 8 7.9 Star 'Roids 7.0 .22.42.... 5 4.2 Star Fleet I .5....5... 2 4.5 Star Light 0.02.221.. 13 5.5 Star Wars ....1.521. 8 7.2 Starflight ...0.02230 25 8.0 Strategic Conquest ..1..1311. 6 6.7 Sub Battle ...5...5.. 2 6.0 Super Hang-On ..2.2.24.. 5 6.2 Taskmaker ..1...44.. 7 6.9 Test Drive II: The Duel ...0013210 48 7.6 Tetris ...1111321 10 7.4 Theldrow-Boden ...3..3.3. 3 6.7 Thexder ...33.11.. 6 5.5 Trust And Betrayal: The Legacy Of Siboot 0...01142. 15 7.1 Uninvited ..222...2. 4 5.2 Universal Military Simulator ....1.21.4 7 8.1 Vette! ...22.22.. 4 6.0 Warlock .....55... 2 6.5 Wayne Gretzky Hockey .1..212.10 17 6.1 Welltris ...3...33. 3 7.0 Where In Time Is Carmen Sandiego? 2...224... 5 5.2 Windwalker .....043.1 14 7.7 Wizardry ......36.. 3 7.7 Wizardry II * ......*... 1 7.0 World Dilemma: Guns And Butter, The ...3.33... 3 5.7 Xerion .....6.2.2 5 7.2 Zork 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)
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APPLE GAME RATINGS REPORT APPLE II GS New Distribution Votes Rank Title ......622. 5 7.6 A Mind Forever Voyaging .....02221 14 8.1 Alien Mind ..3..3...3 3 6.3 Amnesia 1.1411.1.. 9 4.3 Argh! .....12311 16 7.9 Arkanoid ......1232 17 8.6 Arkanoid II: Revenge Of Doh * ........*. 1 9.0 Armor Alley .1..1141.. 7 6.0 Balance Of Power (1990 Edition) ......27.. 7 7.7 Bard's Tale I ......233. 8 8.1 Bard's Tale II .....1612. 10 7.4 Battle Chess ....313.1. 8 6.4 Beyond Zork ....3.6... 3 6.3 Block-Out ......24.4 5 8.6 Bouncing Bluster ....33.3.. 3 6.3 Captain Blood ......2.44 5 9.0 Championship Lode Runner ......72.. 4 7.2 Chessmaster 2100 * .........* 1 10.0 Columns .....5.5.. 2 7.0 Computer Baseball .0.0012001 12 6.8 Cosmocade ....4.42.. 5 6.4 Cryllan Mission ..0...3311 16 7.9 Crystal Quest ...00230.1 12 6.9 Dark Castle ...1.1411. 7 6.9 Defender Of The Crown ....1142.. 7 6.9 Deja Vu ....2.44.. 5 7.0 Deja Vu II ...2222... 4 5.5 Destroyer .....22.22 4 8.0 Dragon Wars ...2.25... 4 6.0 Dream Zone ....0..225 14 9.0 Dungeon Master ....33.3.. 3 6.3 Final Assault ......5..5 2 8.5 Floppy ..11113... 6 5.3 Fourth And Inches ..2.22.2.. 4 5.5 G.B.A. Basketball 710..0.... 14 1.6 Gauntlet ....3331.. 10 6.2 Gnarly Golf .1..1231.. 8 6.0 Grand Prix Circuit ....3.33.. 3 6.7 Great Western Shoot-Out, The ..3...33.. 3 6.0 Gruds In Space ..3....6.. 3 6.3 Hacker II .5.....5.. 2 5.0 Halls Of Montezuma 2.2..2.4.. 5 5.2 Hardball ...1.11.6. 8 7.8 Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy, The ..3..3.3.. 3 5.7 Hunt For Red October, The .......242 7 9.0 Immortal ....13111. 6 6.8 Jam Session .2..222... 4 5.0 Kaleidokubes ....2222.2 5 7.2 Keef The Thief ....14111. 7 6.7 King Of Chicago ..2.224... 5 5.6 King's Quest I .....3.6.. 3 7.3 King's Quest III ...2..5..2 4 7.0 King's Quest IV ...3...6.. 3 6.7 Land Of Ys ..5...5... 4 5.0 Laser Force .1.11121.. 7 5.6 Last Ninja, The .....422.2 5 7.4 Life And Death .1...2..23 8 7.8 Lode Runner .....522.. 8 6.8 Mean 18 .....63... 3 6.3 Microleague Baseball * .......*.. 1 8.0 Milles Bourne ....252... 4 6.0 Monte Carlo ..1...251. 8 7.2 Moria .....13.13 6 8.2 Neuromancer ...21.4.11 9 6.7 Omega ....02310. 11 6.9 Orbizone ....225... 4 6.2 Pinball Wizard ....2.25.. 4 7.0 Pipe Dream ...1.1222. 8 7.2 Pirates! ....36.... 3 5.7 Police Quest I ....0.350. 14 7.5 Qix .....27... 4 6.8 Questron ......0224 15 9.1 Rastan ....2422.. 5 6.4 Reach For The Stars ....22.22. 4 7.0 Revolution '76 .....36... 3 6.7 Roadwar 2000 ......*... 3 7.0 Rocket Ranger .....22.5. 4 7.8 Roger Rabbit: Tass Times In Toontown .....252.. 4 7.0 S.S. Ice Hockey .....55... 2 6.5 Scrabble .0.2102.10 13 6.1 Senseless Violence ....1133.. 6 6.8 Shadowgate .....3220. 11 7.1 Shanghai 2.22..2... 4 3.8 Shogun ....031101 12 7.3 Shufflepuck Cafe ....3.5.1. 6 6.7 Silent Service .0..220120 14 6.8 Slipheed ....3.3..3 3 7.3 Space Ace .....3..33 3 8.3 Spare Change .......*.. 2 8.0 Survival I .......5.5 2 9.0 Survival II ........55 2 9.5 Survival IV ......0214 11 9.0 Task Force ....14.20. 11 6.6 Test Drive II: The Duel ...0.0232. 13 7.5 Tetris ..0.0.312. 11 7.2 Thexder ..1..22.2. 7 6.7 Tomahawk 2..11113.. 9 5.3 Tower Of Myraglen ...0.1133. 13 7.5 Tunnels Of Armageddon ..1.11111. 6 6.3 Uninvited ....3.3.3. 3 7.0 Vegas Craps * ......*... 1 7.0 Vindicators ...2..25.. 4 6.8 War In Middle Earth ...1113.21 9 7.1 Warlock 2..22.4... 5 4.8 Windwalker .....131.3 6 8.0 Wizardry .....222.2 4 7.8 Wizardry II .....5.2.2 4 7.5 Wizardry III .....2.2.5 4 8.5 Wizardry IV ......2.26 5 9.2 Wizardry V .0....0241 14 8.2 Xenocide ....102130 18 7.8 Zany Golf ....224.2. 5 6.8 Zork ....2.44.. 5 7.0 Zork II ...22...6. 5 7.2 Zork III APPLE MACINTOSH New Distribution Votes Rank Title ......3232 10 8.4 3 In Three .1.11111.. 6 5.3 Adventure Of The Snake ......*... 2 7.0 Alterego .....55... 2 6.5 Ambush 0.0.21202. 24 6.4 Ancient Art Of War At Sea, The 0.0.211200 35 6.3 Ancient Art Of War, The 0011111100 29 5.5 Apache Strike 2212..11.1 10 4.2 Archon ..0011202. 31 6.8 Arkanoid ....100124 20 8.6 Armor Alley ...3..33.. 3 6.3 Arthur .1.2221... 8 4.9 Autoduel 0.0104210. 20 5.9 Balance Of Power ....121112 8 7.6 Balance Of Power (1990 Edition) ..3.33.... 3 4.7 Balance Of The Planet * .3....33.. 3 5.7 Bane Of The Cosmic Forge ...1.234.. 10 6.9 Bard's Tale I ...3..33.. 3 6.3 Bard's Tale II ..0.011132 45 8.1 Beyond Dark Castle 1...1.41.1 7 6.4 Bomber .....6.3.. 3 6.7 Chessmaster 2100 0.000040.0 12 6.0 Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Trainer 0...21121. 14 6.6 Citadel 0..0001311 24 7.6 Colony, The ...222.4.. 5 6.2 Color Sqix .0..112110 16 6.9 Columns ..01010210 36 6.7 Continuum ....2.25.. 4 7.0 Crab Attack II ..6...3... 3 4.3 Crazy Cars ..3...3.3. 3 6.3 Cribbage King/Gin King .2...5..2. 4 5.8 Cribbage Tutor .000002210 57 7.3 Crystal Quest 0.12.1110. 14 5.3 Cumulonimbus ....262... 5 6.0 Curse Of The Azure Bonds 0..0001231 49 7.6 Dark Castle 1..121.11. 7 5.4 Darwin's Dilemma ..00102120 27 7.3 Deja Vu ...0..422. 12 7.5 Deja Vu II .0.10222.0 15 6.3 Diamonds .22222.... 5 4.0 Downhill Racer .1.10121.. 27 5.8 Dungeon Of Doom 1...133... 6 5.3 Earl Weaver Baseball 2....2.5.. 4 5.8 Empire Builder 212111.... 8 3.1 Faces (...Tris III) ..0.003211 38 7.7 Falcon ...22..22. 4 6.5 Fast Break ...33.11.. 6 5.5 Ferrari Grand Prix 1..221011. 18 5.4 Flight Simulator ..00.10124 30 8.4 Fool's Errand ....4.22.2 5 7.0 Forty Thieves .0112002.. 13 5.2 Gato .103002... 21 4.5 Gauntlet .000122100 27 6.4 Glider+ .001110100 31 5.9 Glypha .......5.5 2 9.0 Go Master ....5.5... 2 6.0 Gold Rush ...2.25... 4 6.0 Grand Prix Circuit ...1.115.. 6 6.8 Grid Wars .......64. 5 8.4 Halls Of Montezuma 11.2..21.. 7 4.7 Hardball .....11142 9 8.6 Harpoon ...1151..1 8 6.2 Harrier Strike Mission II ....42.2.2 5 6.8 Hearts 0.8 .1.11.31.. 6 5.5 Hidden Agenda 0.0012110. 21 6.1 Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy, The ..5..5.... 2 4.5 Hole-In-One Miniature Golf ....5.5... 2 6.0 Hoyle's Book Of Games 12212...2. 10 4.3 Hunt For Red October, The 1..1..141. 7 6.4 Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade ..1..33.1. 6 6.3 Iraq Attack .....3.3.3 3 8.0 Ishido 1..1.13..1 6 5.8 Jack Nicklaus 18 Holes Of Championship Golf ..2.2.5... 4 5.5 Jet ....2..25. 4 7.8 Journey ...3..3..3 3 7.0 Karnov .....252.. 4 7.0 King's Quest I 2....242.. 5 5.8 King's Quest II .2....6.2. 5 6.4 King's Quest III 0.20.021.0 12 5.6 Klondike ....11141. 7 7.3 Leaderboard Golf ...22.2211 10 6.7 Leisure Suit Larry I ..0.021200 12 6.9 Leprechaun 1....1311. 6 6.3 Life And Death 0.0.21300. 16 5.9 Lode Runner ...2222... 4 5.5 Mac Ski ..001221.. 12 6.0 Macgolf .0000021.0 11 6.1 Maclanding ...2.222.. 4 6.2 Macman ..0.2.1310 17 6.9 Macmoria 2..2..22.. 4 5.0 Manhunter 2: San Francisco ......*... 3 7.0 Mean 18 3..3.3.... 3 3.7 Microleague Baseball II ...0011211 16 7.6 Might And Magic I ......1142 12 8.8 Might And Magic II .22.4.2... 5 4.4 Mission Starlight ....112111 7 7.4 Mombasa ....55.... 4 5.5 Montana ....116... 6 6.5 N.F.L. Challenge .......55. 2 8.5 N.Y. Warriors ...0000222 28 8.2 Nethack 32.0.01... 11 3.1 Ogre .....1.215 8 8.9 Oids .3.2.113.. 10 5.1 Omega 151....1.. 6 3.0 Orbiter 1..1..1.31 6 6.7 Panzer Battles 0.00211110 23 6.4 Pararena .1.1..51.. 6 5.8 Patton Vs. Rommel ..00012211 28 7.2 Pipe Dream 0..0001122 18 7.7 Pirates! ......2115 8 8.9 Playmaker Football ....252... 4 6.0 Police Quest I ...111222. 9 7.0 Pool Of Radiance ....0521.. 12 6.5 Pt-109 ..001231.1 19 6.7 Quarterstaff ....22...5 4 7.8 Reach For The Stars ..00112101 27 6.7 Risk ..22.5.... 4 4.8 Road Racer * .......63. 3 8.3 Robosport 1.1.231... 8 4.9 Sands Of Fire ..11113... 6 5.3 Sargon III .....4121. 12 7.2 Sargon IV ..111112.. 17 5.5 Scarab Of Ra ...0..1421 22 8.1 Shadowgate 0..0012310 29 7.3 Shanghai ..3..33... 3 5.3 Shogun 00.012111. 33 6.5 Shufflepuck Cafe ...6.22... 5 5.0 Sierra Boxing ..00001132 64 8.6 Simcity ..00102111 29 6.9 Simearth 0....3221. 13 6.8 Skyshadow .....42.22 5 7.6 Solarian ..00001312 39 7.9 Solarian II ....153... 6 6.2 Space Quest II .....24.2. 7 7.3 Space Rogue .....1.242 9 8.7 Spaceward Ho! .....22222 10 8.0 Star 'Roids 7.0 .22.42.... 5 4.2 Star Fleet I .5....5... 2 4.5 Star Light 0.02.221.. 15 5.6 Star Wars 1...2.421. 10 6.4 Starflight ...0.01231 28 8.1 Strategic Conquest ..1..1311. 6 6.7 Sub Battle ...5...5.. 2 6.0 Super Hang-On ..2.2.24.. 5 6.2 Taskmaker ..2..133.. 9 6.3 Test Drive II: The Duel ...0012220 54 7.7 Tetris ...1000220 12 7.2 Theldrow-Boden ...3..3.3. 3 6.7 Thexder ...22.21.. 7 5.7 Trust And Betrayal: The Legacy Of Siboot 0...011310 18 7.2 Uninvited ..222...2. 4 5.2 Universal Military Simulator ....1122.3 9 7.9 Vette! ...22.222. 5 6.6 Warlock .....55... 2 6.5 Wayne Gretzky Hockey .1..212010 18 6.2 Welltris ...3...33. 3 7.0 Where In Time Is Carmen Sandiego? 2...224... 5 5.2 Windwalker .....03311 16 7.9 Wizardry ......252. 4 8.0 Wizardry II * ......*... 1 7.0 World Dilemma: Guns And Butter, The ...3.33... 3 5.7 Xerion ....1411.1 7 6.9 Zork 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