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.
APPLE GAME RATINGS REPORT
APPLE II GS
New Distribution Votes Rank Title
.......262 5 9.0 Alien Mind
* ...*...... 1 4.0 Argh!
......6.22 5 8.0 Arkanoid
......3113 6 8.5 Arkanoid II: Revenge Of Doh
* ......*... 1 7.0 Balance Of Power (1990 Edition)
* ......*... 1 7.0 Battle Chess
....5.5... 2 6.0 Beyond Zork
......33.3 3 8.3 Bouncing Bluster
......2222 4 8.5 Cosmocade
......*... 2 7.0 Cryllan Mission
.......6.4 5 8.8 Crystal Quest
.....72... 4 6.2 Dark Castle
* .....*.... 1 6.0 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..2.5 4 8.2 Dungeon Master
...5..5... 2 5.5 Fourth And Inches
*......... 5 1.0 Gauntlet
* ......*... 1 7.0 Gnarly Golf
.5...5.... 2 4.0 Grand Prix Circuit
.*........ 1 2.0 Halls Of Montezuma
* ........*. 1 9.0 Immortal
.....5..5. 2 7.5 Jam Session
.*........ 1 2.0 Kaleidokubes
* ....*..... 1 5.0 King Of Chicago
* ......*... 1 7.0 King's Quest IV
* ......*... 1 7.0 Laser Force
.....55... 2 6.5 Mean 18
* .......*.. 1 8.0 Moria
* ......*... 1 7.0 Omega
* .......*.. 1 8.0 Orbizone
* .......*.. 1 8.0 Pipe Dream
* .......*.. 1 8.0 Pirates!
......55.. 4 7.5 Qix
.......4.6 5 9.2 Rastan
* .......*.. 1 8.0 Reach For The Stars
* ......*... 1 7.0 Roger Rabbit: Tass Times In Toontown
....4...42 5 7.6 Senseless Violence
....5..5.. 2 6.5 Shadowgate
* .......*.. 1 8.0 Shanghai
5.5....... 2 2.0 Shogun
.....5..22 4 7.8 Shufflepuck Cafe
* ....*..... 1 5.0 Silent Service
.....2222. 4 7.5 Silpheed
* ......*... 1 7.0 Space Ace
......22.5 4 8.8 Task Force
....55.... 4 5.5 Test Drive II: The Duel
...3..3.3. 3 6.7 Tetris
* ......*... 1 7.0 Thexder
* ......*... 1 7.0 Tomahawk
* .......*.. 1 8.0 Tower Of Myraglen
......333. 6 8.0 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
.......161 6 9.0 Xenocide
....1.3.5. 6 7.7 Zany Golf
APPLE MACINTOSH
New Distribution Votes Rank Title
* ......*... 1 7.0 Alterego
1.1..15... 6 5.2 Ancient Art Of War At Sea, The
..0.00320. 11 6.8 Ancient Art Of War, The
* .......*.. 1 8.0 Apache Strike
.55....... 2 2.5 Archon
....121.5. 9 7.7 Arkanoid
* ........*. 1 9.0 Armor Alley
* ....*..... 1 5.0 Autoduel
* ...*...... 1 4.0 Balance Of Power
* .........* 1 10.0 Balance Of Power (1990 Edition)
* .......*.. 1 8.0 Bard's Tale I
* ......*... 1 7.0 Bard's Tale II
* .....22.5. 4 7.8 Beyond Dark Castle
.........* 1 10.0 Bomber
* ......*... 1 7.0 Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Trainer
....4..42. 5 7.0 Citadel
* ......6.3. 3 7.7 Colony, The
* ......5.5. 2 8.0 Continuum
.....*.... 1 6.0 Cribbage Tutor
....011040 13 7.9 Crystal Quest
* ........*. 1 9.0 Cumulonimbus
* ....2...62 5 8.4 Dark Castle
.......*.. 1 8.0 Darwin's Dilemma
..1...133. 6 7.3 Deja Vu
......*... 1 7.0 Deja Vu II
* ......*... 1 7.0 Dungeon Of Doom
.....*.... 1 6.0 Earl Weaver Baseball
...*...... 1 4.0 Faces (...Tris III)
..0...4200 11 7.4 Falcon
* ...3.3..3. 3 6.3 Flight Simulator
......1223 8 8.9 Fool's Errand
* ....*..... 1 5.0 Gato
...5.22... 4 5.2 Gauntlet
* ......5.5. 2 8.0 Glider+
* .......*.. 2 8.0 Glypha
* ........*. 1 9.0 Halls Of Montezuma
* .*........ 1 2.0 Hardball
* .....*.... 1 6.0 Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy, The
* .......*.. 1 8.0 Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade
*......... 1 1.0 Jack Nicklaus 18 Holes Of Championship Golf
* .........* 1 10.0 Klondike
* ......*... 1 7.0 Life And Death
* .......*.. 1 8.0 Maclanding
* .......*.. 1 8.0 Macman
....2..7.. 4 7.2 Macmoria
* ...*...... 1 4.0 Microleague Baseball II
.....2.25. 4 8.0 Might And Magic I
.......262 5 9.0 Might And Magic II
* ....*..... 1 5.0 Mission Starlight
* ........*. 1 9.0 Mombasa
* ......*... 1 7.0 N.F.L. Challenge
...11..231 8 7.8 Nethack
63........ 3 1.3 Ogre
...6...3.. 3 5.3 Omega
* .*........ 1 2.0 Orbiter
* ........55 2 9.5 Panzer Battles
* .......*.. 1 8.0 Pararena
......6..4 5 8.2 Pipe Dream
* .......5.5 2 9.0 Pirates!
.........* 1 10.0 Playmaker Football
* ......*... 1 7.0 Pt-109
* .......*.. 1 8.0 Quarterstaff
* ..5.5..... 2 4.0 Sands Of Fire
* ......*... 1 7.0 Sargon III
* .....*.... 1 6.0 Sargon IV
* .....*.... 1 6.0 Scarab Of Ra
* ........*. 1 9.0 Shadowgate
......351. 6 7.8 Shanghai
* .......*.. 1 8.0 Shufflepuck Cafe
.....01141 17 8.6 Simcity
* ........*. 1 9.0 Simearth
* .....*.... 1 6.0 Skyshadow
* .........* 1 10.0 Solarian
....11.52. 9 7.7 Solarian II
* ...5.5.... 2 5.0 Star Wars
.....2.222 4 8.2 Strategic Conquest
* ..*....... 1 3.0 Taskmaker
......*... 1 7.0 Test Drive II: The Duel
.....05101 14 7.6 Tetris
* .....*.... 1 6.0 Theldrow-Boden
* ...*...... 1 4.0 Trust And Betrayal: The Legacy Of Siboot
* .......*.. 1 8.0 Uninvited
....244... 5 6.2 Welltris
....5.5... 2 6.0 Windwalker
* ......5..5 2 8.5 Wizardry
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.
APPLE GAME RATINGS REPORT
APPLE II GS
New Distribution Votes Rank Title
* ........*. 1 9.0 A Mind Forever Voyaging
.......262 5 9.0 Alien Mind
* .........* 1 10.0 Amnesia
...*...... 1 4.0 Argh!
......6.22 5 8.0 Arkanoid
......3113 6 8.5 Arkanoid II: Revenge Of Doh
......*... 1 7.0 Balance Of Power (1990 Edition)
......*... 1 7.0 Battle Chess
....5.5... 2 6.0 Beyond Zork
......33.3 3 8.3 Bouncing Bluster
* .......*.. 1 8.0 Computer Baseball
......2222 4 8.5 Cosmocade
......*... 2 7.0 Cryllan Mission
.......6.4 5 8.8 Crystal Quest
.....72... 4 6.2 Dark Castle
.....*.... 1 6.0 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..2.5 4 8.2 Dungeon Master
...5..5... 2 5.5 Fourth And Inches
*......... 6 1.0 Gauntlet
......*... 1 7.0 Gnarly Golf
.5...5.... 2 4.0 Grand Prix Circuit
.*........ 1 2.0 Halls Of Montezuma
* *......... 1 1.0 Hardball
* ........*. 1 9.0 Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy, The
........*. 2 9.0 Immortal
.....5..5. 2 7.5 Jam Session
.*........ 1 2.0 Kaleidokubes
....*..... 1 5.0 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
......*... 1 7.0 Omega
.......*.. 1 8.0 Orbizone
.......*.. 1 8.0 Pipe Dream
.......*.. 1 8.0 Pirates!
......55.. 4 7.5 Qix
* ......*... 1 7.0 Questron
.......3.6 6 9.3 Rastan
.......*.. 1 8.0 Reach For The Stars
......*... 1 7.0 Roger Rabbit: Tass Times In Toontown
* ......*... 1 7.0 Scrabble
....4...42 5 7.6 Senseless Violence
....5..5.. 2 6.5 Shadowgate
.......*.. 1 8.0 Shanghai
5.5....... 2 2.0 Shogun
.....5..22 4 7.8 Shufflepuck Cafe
....*..... 1 5.0 Silent Service
.....2242. 5 7.6 Slipheed
......*... 1 7.0 Space Ace
......22.5 4 8.8 Task Force
....55.... 4 5.5 Test Drive II: The Duel
...3..3.3. 3 6.7 Tetris
......55.. 2 7.5 Thexder
......*... 1 7.0 Tomahawk
.......*.. 1 8.0 Tower Of Myraglen
......333. 6 8.0 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
.......161 6 9.0 Xenocide
....1.3.5. 6 7.7 Zany Golf
APPLE MACINTOSH
New Distribution Votes Rank Title
......*... 1 7.0 Alterego
1.1.114... 7 5.1 Ancient Art Of War At Sea, The
..0.10320. 12 6.7 Ancient Art Of War, The
..33...3.. 3 5.0 Apache Strike
333....... 3 2.0 Archon
....221.5. 10 7.4 Arkanoid
........36 3 9.7 Armor Alley
...55..... 2 4.5 Autoduel
3..3.3.... 3 3.7 Balance Of Power
.........* 1 10.0 Balance Of Power (1990 Edition)
...5...5.. 2 6.0 Bard's Tale I
...5..5... 2 5.5 Bard's Tale II
.....1115. 6 8.0 Beyond Dark Castle
5........5 2 5.5 Bomber
5.....5... 2 4.0 Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Trainer
1...3..31. 6 6.0 Citadel
2...2.4.2. 5 5.8 Colony, The
...5..2.2. 4 6.0 Continuum
.....*.... 1 6.0 Cribbage Tutor
.00.111130 17 7.1 Crystal Quest
...5....5. 2 6.5 Cumulonimbus
1...1..151 9 7.7 Dark Castle
5......5.. 2 4.5 Darwin's Dilemma
..1...133. 6 7.3 Deja Vu
......*... 1 7.0 Deja Vu II
....3.33.. 3 6.7 Dungeon Of Doom
.....*.... 1 6.0 Earl Weaver Baseball
5..5...... 2 2.5 Faces (...Tris III)
..0.0.3201 13 7.4 Falcon
...222..2. 4 6.0 Flight Simulator
..1...1224 10 8.4 Fool's Errand
..5.5..... 2 4.0 Gato
.1.5.11... 6 4.5 Gauntlet
......5.5. 2 8.0 Glider+
.3.....6.. 3 6.0 Glypha
........*. 1 9.0 Halls Of Montezuma
55........ 2 1.5 Hardball
2..2.4.2.. 5 5.0 Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy, The
5......5.. 2 4.5 Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade
5..5...... 2 2.5 Jack Nicklaus 18 Holes Of Championship Golf
..3....3.3 3 7.0 Klondike
* .........* 1 10.0 Leprechaun
5.....5... 2 4.0 Life And Death
......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 6 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
.2.5...2.. 4 4.5 Omega
55........ 2 1.5 Orbiter
3.......33 3 6.7 Panzer Battles
5......5.. 2 4.5 Pararena
...11.4..2 7 7.1 Pipe Dream
3......3.3 3 6.3 Pirates!
.........* 1 10.0 Playmaker Football
......*... 1 7.0 Pt-109
..3....6.. 3 6.3 Quarterstaff
3.3.3..... 3 3.0 Sands Of Fire
......*... 1 7.0 Sargon III
.....55... 2 6.5 Sargon IV
..6..3.... 3 4.0 Scarab Of Ra
...3...33. 3 7.0 Shadowgate
1.....331. 8 6.9 Shanghai
2....2.5.. 4 5.8 Shufflepuck Cafe
..0..01141 21 8.3 Simcity
..5.....5. 2 6.0 Simearth
5....5.... 2 3.5 Skyshadow
..33.....3 3 5.7 Solarian
..1.11.52. 10 7.2 Solarian II
3..3.3.... 3 3.7 Star Wars
* ......*... 1 7.0 Starflight
...2.2.222 5 7.4 Strategic Conquest
..*....... 1 3.0 Taskmaker
......*... 1 7.0 Test Drive II: The Duel
...0.14111 17 7.4 Tetris
.....5...5 2 8.0 Theldrow-Boden
...55..... 2 4.5 Trust And Betrayal: The Legacy Of Siboot
3.....33.. 3 5.3 Uninvited
.1..122.1. 7 6.0 Welltris
3...3.3... 3 4.3 Windwalker
......33.3 3 8.3 Wizardry
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