erc@radon.berkeley.edu (Eric Ng) (11/20/90)
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 21 7.0 Blue Lightning
0.0011311. 27 6.3 California Games
..0.010322 25 8.0 Chip's Challenge
.00231110. 20 5.5 Electrocop
1.1.11220. 20 6.0 Gates Of Zendocon
0.011310.. 18 5.4 Gauntlet III
......1224 14 8.9 Klax
...0.1312. 12 7.2 Slime World
....3.33.. 3 6.7 Xenophobe
ATARI ST
New Distribution Votes Rank Title
* .....*.... 1 6.0 Arctic Fox
........*. 1 9.0 Cadaver
* .........* 1 10.0 Chaos Strikes Back
........27 4 9.8 Dungeon Master
* .....*.... 1 6.0 Empire Strikes Back, The
.......*.. 1 8.0 Falcon
......*... 1 7.0 Flight Simulator
* .....*.... 1 6.0 Goldrunner
* ......*... 1 7.0 Joust
* .......*.. 1 8.0 Lombard Rally
* .......*.. 1 8.0 Mean 18
* .........* 1 10.0 Midimaze
* .*........ 1 2.0 Nine Princes In Amber
* ...*...... 1 4.0 Pawn, The
........55 2 9.5 Populous
* .......*.. 1 8.0 R-Type
* ......*... 1 7.0 Return Of The Jedi, The
* ......*... 1 7.0 Roadwar 2000
* .....*.... 1 6.0 Rogue
* .......*.. 1 8.0 Shanghai
* ........*. 1 9.0 Silent Service
........*. 1 9.0 Simcity
* .....*.... 1 6.0 Star Wars
* .....*.... 1 6.0 Starglider
* .....5.5.. 2 7.0 Time Bandit
* .......*.. 1 8.0 Wayne Gretzky Hockey
* .*........ 1 2.0 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.eduerc@radon.berkeley.edu (Eric Ng) (11/28/90)
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
..00121120 22 6.9 Blue Lightning
0.0011310. 31 6.3 California Games
..0.010311 28 7.9 Chip's Challenge
.00121110. 23 5.6 Electrocop
0.0.11220. 22 6.0 Gates Of Zendocon
0.011410.. 20 5.5 Gauntlet III
......1223 16 8.9 Klax
* ....5.5... 2 6.0 Paperboy
* ..3.3..3.. 3 5.3 Robosquash
...001322. 15 7.1 Slime World
....1.61.. 6 6.8 Xenophobe
ATARI ST
New Distribution Votes Rank Title
* .........* 1 10.0 A Day At The Races
...5.5.... 2 5.0 Arctic Fox
* ........*. 1 9.0 Blockbuster
* .........* 1 10.0 Blood Money
........*. 1 9.0 Cadaver
.......5.5 2 9.0 Chaos Strikes Back
.......135 6 9.3 Dungeon Master
.....*.... 3 6.0 Empire Strikes Back, The
.......*.. 2 8.0 Falcon
......5.5. 2 8.0 Flight Simulator
* .........* 1 10.0 Gold Of The Aztecs
..3..3.3.. 3 5.7 Goldrunner
...5..5... 2 5.5 Joust
.......*.. 1 8.0 Lombard Rally
.......*.. 1 8.0 Mean 18
* ........*. 1 9.0 Microleague Baseball
.........* 2 10.0 Midimaze
* ......*... 1 7.0 Mission Impossible II
.*........ 1 2.0 Nine Princes In Amber
...*...... 1 4.0 Pawn, The
.......622 5 8.6 Populous
* ........*. 1 9.0 Pro Tennis Tour
......36.. 3 7.7 R-Type
....333... 3 6.0 Return Of The Jedi, The
.....36... 3 6.7 Roadwar 2000
* ......*... 1 7.0 Rocket Ranger
....333... 3 6.0 Rogue
* ...*...... 1 4.0 Rolling Thunder
* ....*..... 1 5.0 Shadow Of The Beast
.......*.. 2 8.0 Shanghai
.......55. 2 8.5 Silent Service
......5.5. 2 8.0 Simcity
* ......*... 1 7.0 Space Harrier II
.....*.... 1 6.0 Star Wars
...2.5..2. 4 6.2 Starglider
* .......*.. 1 8.0 T.V. Sports Football
.....522.. 4 6.8 Time Bandit
.......*.. 2 8.0 Wayne Gretzky Hockey
* .........* 1 10.0 Xenon
* .......*.. 1 8.0 Xenon 2
.6...3.... 3 3.3 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 1906 milvia street berkeley california 94704
..!ucbvax!irss.njit.edu!erc ...!ucbvax!radon!erc
erc@irss.njit.edu erc@radon.berkeley.edu