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Info-Atari16 Digest         Mon,  1 Jul 91       Volume 91 : Issue 366

Today's Topics:
                  640x400 for STE with COLOR MONITOR
                 Atari-To-Amiga Convert Info Source!
                            Atari vs Amiga
                  Elvis Inserts Newlines in my Files
                           Memory Upgrades
                             Midi maze ll
               MiNT, MGR, emacs, problems and questions
                      Unix Windows.... (2 msgs)
                  VIDEO GAME RATINGS BALLOT [ATARI]
                  VIDEO GAME RATINGS REPORT [ATARI]

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Date: 1 Jul 91 17:33:20 GMT
From: IFI.UIO.NO![e-mail] (LarsErikOsterud)
Subject: 640x400 for STE with COLOR MONITOR
To: [e-mail]

Two small 640 x 400 screen emulators for STE and COLOR SCREENS
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
640x400n.prg    A standard big screen emulator except that it only
""""""""""""    scrolls up and down as you move the mouse outside
                the upper and lower edges and takes up only 64 K.
                The 640x400 resolution is great for programs like
                Calamus DTP, Timeworks DTP, CAD programs etc etc
                TOS and text-based applications still use only
                the upper half 640x200 as this gave the best
                results with most of the programs I tested :-)

640x400i.prg    This program uses INTERLACE to display 640x400
""""""""""""    on a standard TV with no up/down scrolling !!!
                It flickers some (no way around that without
                a hardware modification), but if you adjust your
                contrast and use 60Hz it's better than Amiga :-)

Installation    Both programs should be in the AUTO-folder (but
""""""""""""    not both at the same time).  During a normal boot
                they will NOT install.  To make them install you
                must hold down one of the SHIFT keys during boot.
                The programs need a STE or a MEGA STE to work !!!

                Call me at:     [phone]  (voice)
                or ABK-BBS:     [phone]  (1200-9600 BPS MNP5)
                  ____ ______  _____________________________________
                 /___    /             The norwegian ST   Contact us
                ____/   /    Klubben,  user association   at ABK-BBS

 Lars-Erik  /  ABK-BBS [phone]  /   ____ ______ ________________________
  Osterud  /  [e-mail]  /   /___    /            The norwegian ST
__________/ ______________________/   ____/   /   Klubben,  user association

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Date: 1 Jul 91 18:28:11 GMT
From:
 noao!ncar!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!menudo.uh.edu!rc
 [e-mail] (Paul S. Sears)
Subject: Atari-To-Amiga Convert Info Source!
To: [e-mail]

[e-mail] (Erik Funkenbusch) presents in article
 <[e-mail]>
>[e-mail] (Paul Stephen Sears) writes:
>>P.S: Here at UH, the monochrome NeXT is $3K with student discount...
>>
>
>And a 25Mhz 3000 with a COLOR display costs about 2200 educational.

But, alas, I was not talking about a measly 030 chip... The NeXT comes
with a 68040 running at 25Mhz... Plus it has "Display Postscipt"...
Plus BUILT in ethernet.  The color is not all that important because I
can greyscale everything anyway.. and the MegaPixel display is extremely
SHARP....


>
>.--------------------------------------------------------------------------.
>| UUCP: {amdahl!tcnet, crash}!orbit!pnet51!chucks | "I know he's come back |
>| ARPA: crash!orbit!pnet51![e-mail]        | from the dead, but do  |
>| INET: [e-mail]                  | you really think he's  |
>|-------------------------------------------------| moved back in?"        |
>| Amiga programmer at large, employment options   | Lou Diamond Philips in |
>| welcome, inquire within.                        | "The First Power".     |
>`--------------------------------------------------------------------------'


--
* Paul Sears * Technology    ***    |"The greater an individual's power
* The University of Houston  ***    | over others, the greater the evil that
* [e-mail]      * * *   | might possibly originate with him."
* [e-mail]     *  *  *  | - PROPAGANDA, from A Secret Wish (CD)

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Date: 1 Jul 91 09:40:14 GMT
From: iWarp.intel.com!ichips!intelhf!agora![e-mail] (Robert Barton)
Subject: Atari vs Amiga
To: [e-mail]

In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (azog-thoth)
 writes:
>
>Well... This may be considered not in good taste, but what the hell...
>
>Amiga has multitasking, and Ill [sic] tell you right now: I _dont_ need it.
>How can I be so sure? Well, put it this way. I work on a VAX 6220,
>with 128mb of RAM and over 3gb of disk space. It has duel [sic] processors,
>and can support over 200 processes. We dont have over 200 users, so
>I cant say how good itll [sic] do over 200, but I suspect our VMS license
>is only 256, so the point is moot. Anyways, compared to this, the
>Atari _and_ the Amiga is a toy, OK? VMS is a real multitasking system, fact.


  If you don't need multitasking, why are you using it?

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Date: 1 Jul 91 15:39:00 GMT
From: haven.umd.edu!wam.umd.edu![e-mail] (David M. Baggett)
Subject: Elvis Inserts Newlines in my Files
To: [e-mail]

I've been using Elvis (a vi clone) for quite some time now, but just
recently discovered that the version I have (from atari.archive)
sometimes inserts newlines at seemingly random points in large files.
Since most of the work I do is on source code with < 32K source
modules, I never noticed the problem until now.

Anybody know of a fix for this problem, or have a newer version of
Elvis?  I've tried Levee too, and would use it except for the 32K file
limit.  (Is there a more recent version of levee without the 32K
restriction?)

Thanks,

Dave Baggett
[e-mail]

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Date: 1 Jul 91 16:34:05 GMT
From:
 noao!asuvax!ncar!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!samsung!o
 livea!oliveb!veritas!amdcad!dvorak.amd.com![e-mail] (Bion Pohl)
Subject: Memory Upgrades
To: [e-mail]

        I'm unable to FTP of site.  I someone gets that 2_5ram.zoo file from
atari.archives could you e-mail me a copy?  I've been wanting to upgrade my
STf also.
        Thanks
                                Bion
                                [e-mail]

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Date: 1 Jul 91 08:07:37 GMT
From: mcsun!ukc!edcastle![e-mail] (R C Smith)
Subject: Midi maze ll
To: [e-mail]

>Midi Maze II is shipped with an editor that allows anyone to add mazes. It's
>not included in the PD-version, but is part of the shareware-package that is
>available from the developers:

>The shareware-contribution should be 50.-- DM.

What is 50 DM in either \pounds or $   ?

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Date: 1 Jul 91 14:40:14 GMT
From: bbn.com!nic!kira![e-mail] (Robert B. Pegram)
Subject: MiNT, MGR, emacs, problems and questions
To: [e-mail]

From article <[e-mail]>, by [e-mail] (Peter
 Jackson):
(with mint- bash etc. questions)

> Thanks very much for any help, I will be happy to provide any information
> I receive to others or summarize and post if there is sufficient interest.

        Yes, please do, cookbook instructions are nice when there's
too much complexity to master at once 8-).

> --
> ======================================================================
> Peter L. Jackson               | [e-mail]
> Atmospheric Science Programme  | [e-mail]
> Department of Geography        | [e-mail]
> University of British Columbia | ph:[phone] fax:[phone]

Bob Pegram

pegram@{griffin,newton,kira,sadye}.uvm.edu
        or
!uvm-gen!pegram

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Date: 1 Jul 91 16:07:30 GMT
From: noao!ncar!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!usc!apple!netcomsv![e-mail]
 (Christopher Russell)
Subject: Unix Windows....
To: [e-mail]

I read a message not too long ago that meantioned a UNIX windowing
interface called Unix Windows that would run on the ST.  I was
very interested so I ftp'd it over from atari.archive.

My problem:  it don't work   :-)

First I ran win.prg on the ST.  Boy, looks nice.  I kinda had the idea
I would be able to use it to make the connection to the remote system
but all I get is a blank window (the pull downs and everthing works).

My next step was to compile the server program (uw) on the SUN system
that I use.  Then I ran the uw program..  whew, no core dump.

Crossing my fingers, I exit my term program (uniterm) and run win.prg.
Still, I get nothing.  The RS232 setup is correct.  It tells me the
UW is not running whenever I try to open a window.

I cannot type in any of the windows on the screen.  I fear that the problem
might be that I am trying to run the program on a color system.  One of the
readme's said it would only run on mono systems.  Is this a case? Is there
a fix?  Am I doing something totally wrong (likely).

Please help... thanks....

--
Christopher L. Russell (yonderboy)  Phone: [phone] Campbell,CA
[e-mail] or [e-mail] or [e-mail]

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Date: 1 Jul 91 18:20:26 GMT
From: netcomsv![e-mail] (Christopher Russell)
Subject: Unix Windows....
To: [e-mail]

[e-mail] (Christopher Russell) writes:

>I read a message not too long ago that meantioned a UNIX windowing
>interface called Unix Windows that would run on the ST.  I was
>very interested so I ftp'd it over from atari.archive.

>My problem:  it don't work   :-)

It's not your only problem...  (Fun to flame even if I am flaming myself)

>I cannot type in any of the windows on the screen.  I fear that the problem
>might be that I am trying to run the program on a color system.  One of the
>readme's said it would only run on mono systems.  Is this a case? Is there
>a fix?  Am I doing something totally wrong (likely).

As usually, you were doing something totally wrong.  It only runs on
monochrome systems.  I had this EXACTLY :-) same problem.  You need to
run a monochrome emulator first -- then it will run fine.  Unfortun-
ately the display aint going to look so hot.  Pretty nifty though.

>--
>Christopher L. Russell (yonderboy)  Phone: [phone] Campbell,CA
>[e-mail] or [e-mail] or [e-mail]

--
Christopher L. Russell (yonderboy)  Phone: [phone] Campbell,CA
[e-mail] or [e-mail] or [e-mail]

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Date: 1 Jul 91 16:28:48 GMT
From: radon.berkeley.edu![e-mail] (Eric Ng)
Subject: VIDEO GAME RATINGS BALLOT [ATARI]
To: [e-mail]

To use this ballot, just hit "R".  Once in your editor, insert your game
rating between the word "vote" and the system code and game title.  Your
rating must be an integer between 1 and 10.  There must be at least one
blank on either side of your rating.  Make sure the word vote appears at
the start of each rating.

If you do not want to rate a particular game, just DELETE THAT LINE FROM
THE BALLOT.  When you are finished, SAVE THE FILE, and exit the editor.
The votes will be sent to the game rating tabulator.

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

If you want to vote for additional games, just add them at the end, in
a format similar to the existing entries.  Be sure to include the system
code right before the title.  This code is one of the below:

AL = Atari Lynx                         AM = Commodore Amiga
GB = Nintendo Game Boy                  GG = Sega Game Gear
GS = Apple II GS                        MA = Apple Macintosh
NE = Nintendo NES and Famicom           NG = SNK NeoGeo
PC = IBM PC, PS/2, and compatibles      SG = Sega Genesis and MegaDrive
SF = Nintendo Super Famicom             ST = Atari ST
TG = NEC TurboGrafx-16, TurboExpress,
     and PC Engine

Thanks for participating in the rec.games.video ratings poll.  (This
text was adapted from Chuck Musciano's rec.arts.movies ballots and John
Leo's rec.games.video ballots.)

PLEASE DELETE TITLES WHICH YOU WILL NOT BE VOTING FOR.
PLEASE DELETE TITLES WHICH YOU WILL NOT BE VOTING FOR.
PLEASE DELETE TITLES WHICH YOU WILL NOT BE VOTING FOR.
PLEASE DELETE TITLES WHICH YOU WILL NOT BE VOTING FOR.
PLEASE DELETE TITLES WHICH YOU WILL NOT BE VOTING FOR.

      v--- place your rating right here!
vote     Al Blue Lightning
vote     Al California Games
vote     Al Chip's Challenge
vote     Al Electrocop
vote     Al Fidelity Ultimate Chess Challenge
vote     Al Gates Of Zendocon
vote     Al Gauntlet III
vote     Al Klax
vote     Al Ms. Pac-Man
vote     Al Paperboy
vote     Al Rampage
vote     Al Roadblasters
vote     Al Robosquash
vote     Al Rygar
vote     Al Shanghai
vote     Al Slime World
vote     Al Warbirds
vote     Al Xenophobe
vote     Al Zarlor Mercenary
vote     St A Day At The Races
vote     St A Mind Forever Voyaging
vote     St Airball
vote     St Arctic Fox
vote     St Arkanoid
vote     St Artura
vote     St Atomix
vote     St Autoduel
vote     St Baal
vote     St Barbarian
vote     St Bard's Tale I
vote     St Batman
vote     St Battlehawks 1942
vote     St Battlemaster
vote     St Battletech
vote     St Blasteroids
vote     St Block-Out
vote     St Blockbuster
vote     St Blood Money
vote     St Bloodwych
vote     St Blue Angels
vote     St Breakers
vote     St Bubble Bobble
vote     St Cadaver
vote     St Captain Blood
vote     St Captive
vote     St Chambers Of Shaolin
vote     St Chaos Strikes Back
vote     St Chrono Quest 2
vote     St Curse Of The Azure Bonds
vote     St Cyberball
vote     St Demon's Winter
vote     St Dogs Of War
vote     St Dungeon Master
vote     St E-Swat
vote     St Empire Strikes Back, The
vote     St F-15 Strike Eagle
vote     St F-19 Stealth Fighter
vote     St Falcon
vote     St Falcon Mission Disk 1
vote     St Fiendish Freddy's Big Top O' Fun
vote     St Fighter Bomber
vote     St Fire Brigade
vote     St Flight Simulator
vote     St Full Metal Planet
vote     St Future Wars
vote     St Gauntlet
vote     St Geisha
vote     St Go Player
vote     St Gods
vote     St Gold Of The Aztecs
vote     St Golden Axe
vote     St Goldrunner
vote     St Gunship
vote     St Heroes Of The Lance
vote     St Hex
vote     St Hippo Backgammon
vote     St Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy, The
vote     St Hoyle's Book Of Games II
vote     St Jet
vote     St Jinxter
vote     St Joust
vote     St Jungle Book, The
vote     St Klax
vote     St Knight Orc
vote     St Leisure Suit Larry I
vote     St Leisure Suit Larry II
vote     St Leisure Suit Larry III
vote     St Lemmings
vote     St Lombard Rally
vote     St Lotus Esprit Challenge
vote     St Major Motion
vote     St Mean 18
vote     St Mean Streets
vote     St Megatraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy
vote     St Metal Masters
vote     St Microleague Baseball
vote     St Midimaze
vote     St Missile Command
vote     St Mission Impossible II
vote     St Moebius
vote     St Nine Princes In Amber
vote     St Obliterator
vote     St Oids
vote     St Oil Imperium
vote     St Oliver And Compagnie
vote     St Pawn, The
vote     St Phantasie I
vote     St Phantasie II
vote     St Phantasie III
vote     St Pipemania
vote     St Populous
vote     St Powermonger
vote     St Prince Of Persia
vote     St Pro Tennis Tour
vote     St Questron II
vote     St R-Type
vote     St Return Of The Jedi, The
vote     St Rick Dangerous 2
vote     St Rings Of Zilfin
vote     St Roadwar 2000
vote     St Rocket Ranger
vote     St Rockford
vote     St Rogue
vote     St Rolling Thunder
vote     St Sentry
vote     St Shadow Of The Beast
vote     St Shanghai
vote     St Silent Service
vote     St Simcity
vote     St Sorcerer Lord
vote     St Space Harrier II
vote     St Space Quest II
vote     St Space Quest III
vote     St Speedball II
vote     St Star Trek: The Rebel Universe
vote     St Star Wars
vote     St Starglider
vote     St Starglider II
vote     St Strider II
vote     St Stunt Car Racer
vote     St Sundog
vote     St Super Cars, The
vote     St Supremacy
vote     St T.V. Sports Football
vote     St Team Yankee
vote     St Teller, The
vote     St Tennis Cup
vote     St Terrorpods
vote     St Tetris
vote     St Their Finest Hour: Battle Of Britain
vote     St Third Courier, The
vote     St Time Bandit
vote     St Tower Toppler
vote     St Toyota Celica G.T.
vote     St Ultima III
vote     St Ultima IV
vote     St Ultima V
vote     St Ultimate Ride, The
vote     St Universe II
vote     St Wargame Construction Set
vote     St Wayne Gretzky Hockey
vote     St Wrath Of The Daemon
vote     St Xenon
vote     St Xenon 2
vote     St Xevious
--
eric ng
[e-mail]
!ucbvax!radon!erc

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Date: 1 Jul 91 16:08:26 GMT
From: radon.berkeley.edu![e-mail] (Eric Ng)
Subject: VIDEO GAME RATINGS REPORT [ATARI]
To: [e-mail]

For information on the list format and on submitting your ratings, see
the end of this posting and the article entitled "ABOUT THE VIDEO GAMES
RATINGS REPORT" in the newsgroup rec.games.video.

If you "reply" to this article, your message will most likely go
directly to the video games ratings server, which silently ignores
everything which is not a vote.

MAKE SURE YOUR COMMENTS GO TO THE E-MAIL ADDRESSES GIVEN AT THE END.
MAKE SURE YOUR COMMENTS GO TO THE E-MAIL ADDRESSES GIVEN AT THE END.
MAKE SURE YOUR COMMENTS GO TO THE E-MAIL ADDRESSES GIVEN AT THE END.
MAKE SURE YOUR COMMENTS GO TO THE E-MAIL ADDRESSES GIVEN AT THE END.
MAKE SURE YOUR COMMENTS GO TO THE E-MAIL ADDRESSES GIVEN AT THE END.


ATARI GAME RATINGS REPORT

ATARI LYNX
New  Distribution  Votes  Rank  Title
      ..00111220      59   7.2  Blue Lightning
      0001113100      74   6.4  California Games
      0.00000321      61   8.0  Chip's Challenge
      .00111120.      54   6.0  Electrocop
 *    ......5..5       2   8.5  Fidelity Ultimate Chess Challenge
      0.0003121.      52   6.5  Gates Of Zendocon
      0.0123200.      50   5.7  Gauntlet III
      ......0133      43   9.0  Klax
      ..0003.4..      14   6.4  Ms. Pac-Man
      ..023.22..      15   5.7  Paperboy
      ...1..2300      11   7.3  Rampage
      ....000511      26   8.0  Roadblasters
      ..0.122100      14   6.7  Robosquash
      .1...143..       9   6.7  Rygar
      .1......62       8   8.4  Shanghai
      ...0013210      44   7.5  Slime World
 *    ........36       3   9.7  Warbirds
      ....003121      28   7.9  Xenophobe
      ......1151      17   8.8  Zarlor Mercenary

ATARI ST
New  Distribution  Votes  Rank  Title
      .........*       1  10.0  A Day At The Races
      ......5.5.       2   8.0  A Mind Forever Voyaging
      .111.1.1.1       6   5.5  Airball
      1.12.4....       7   4.3  Arctic Fox
      ...113010.      12   6.2  Arkanoid
      ....*.....       1   5.0  Artura
 *    ......*...       1   7.0  Atomix
      ....5.5...       2   6.0  Autoduel
      ..22..2.2.       4   5.8  Baal
      .1..2122..       8   6.0  Barbarian
      ..1....511       6   7.7  Bard's Tale I
      .2...7....       4   5.0  Batman
      ....333...       3   6.0  Battlehawks 1942
      ......*...       1   7.0  Battlemaster
      .....63...       3   6.3  Battletech
      .....55...       2   6.5  Blasteroids
      ......55..       2   7.5  Block-Out
      ........*.       1   9.0  Blockbuster
      ..11.1.3.1       6   6.5  Blood Money
      .1.13..3..       6   5.3  Bloodwych
      .....*....       1   6.0  Blue Angels
      *.........       1   1.0  Breakers
      3.3...3...       3   3.7  Bubble Bobble
      ........*.       1   9.0  Cadaver
      .2..2.2..2       4   6.0  Captain Blood
      .........*       3  10.0  Captive
      .......*..       1   8.0  Chambers Of Shaolin
      .......234      14   9.2  Chaos Strikes Back
      .....55...       2   6.5  Chrono Quest 2
      ........*.       2   9.0  Curse Of The Azure Bonds
      3.33......       3   2.7  Cyberball
      ..2..224..       5   6.4  Demon's Winter
      ....5.5...       2   6.0  Dogs Of War
      ......0035      29   9.4  Dungeon Master
      .*........       1   2.0  E-Swat
      ....252...       8   6.0  Empire Strikes Back, The
      ....5..5..       2   6.5  F-15 Strike Eagle
      .....1.511       6   8.2  F-19 Stealth Fighter
      .....01240      12   8.2  Falcon
      .......5.5       2   9.0  Falcon Mission Disk 1
      .....*....       1   6.0  Fiendish Freddy's Big Top O' Fun
      3.....6...       3   5.0  Fighter Bomber
      .....5.5..       2   7.0  Fire Brigade
      ..0..1302.      11   7.1  Flight Simulator
      ......36..       3   7.7  Full Metal Planet
      ....5..5..       2   6.5  Future Wars
      .2.222.2..       5   5.0  Gauntlet
      ..5.5.....       2   4.0  Geisha
      ......*...       1   7.0  Go Player
 *    ........*.       1   9.0  Gods
      .........*       1  10.0  Gold Of The Aztecs
      .....3.33.       3   7.7  Golden Axe
      .100.310..      11   5.2  Goldrunner
      ....1.1131       6   8.0  Gunship
      ....4.2.4.       5   7.0  Heroes Of The Lance
      ......5.5.       2   8.0  Hex
      ..5.5.....       2   4.0  Hippo Backgammon
      ......333.       3   8.0  Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy, The
      .......*..       1   8.0  Hoyle's Book Of Games II
      *.........       1   1.0  Jet
      .....52.2.       4   7.0  Jinxter
      ...01.2130      13   7.5  Joust
      ...*......       1   4.0  Jungle Book, The
      ....5..5..       2   6.5  Klax
      .*........       1   2.0  Knight Orc
      ....1111.3       6   7.7  Leisure Suit Larry I
      .....5.5..       4   7.0  Leisure Suit Larry II
 *    .....*....       1   6.0  Leisure Suit Larry III
      .........*       2  10.0  Lemmings
      .....3.6..       3   7.3  Lombard Rally
      .2......25       4   7.8  Lotus Esprit Challenge
      ...3.3..3.       3   6.3  Major Motion
      .....522..       4   6.8  Mean 18
      ......*...       1   7.0  Mean Streets
 *    .........*       1  10.0  Megatraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy
 *    .......*..       1   8.0  Metal Masters
      ........*.       1   9.0  Microleague Baseball
      ..1...1.33       6   8.0  Midimaze
      ........*.       1   9.0  Missile Command
      .....63...       3   6.3  Mission Impossible II
      ..*.......       1   3.0  Moebius
      .*........       1   2.0  Nine Princes In Amber
      .......*..       1   8.0  Obliterator
      .....2.242       5   8.4  Oids
      5......5..       2   4.5  Oil Imperium
      ...*......       1   4.0  Oliver And Compagnie
      ..11.3121.       9   6.3  Pawn, The
      ......5..5       2   8.5  Phantasie I
      ....3..3.3       3   7.7  Phantasie II
      .....2..52       4   8.5  Phantasie III
      ....2222..       4   6.5  Pipemania
      .......333      15   9.0  Populous
      .....1.511       6   8.2  Powermonger
      ......2422       5   8.4  Prince Of Persia
      ........*.       1   9.0  Pro Tennis Tour
      ........*.       1   9.0  Questron II
      .1..1123..       8   6.4  R-Type
      ...1232...       8   5.8  Return Of The Jedi, The
      .......55.       2   8.5  Rick Dangerous 2
      .....*....       1   6.0  Rings Of Zilfin
      .11..1212.       8   6.4  Roadwar 2000
      ......*...       1   7.0  Rocket Ranger
      .......*..       1   8.0  Rockford
      ...0012100      11   7.0  Rogue
      ...5..5...       2   5.5  Rolling Thunder
      ....*.....       1   5.0  Sentry
      ..3.33....       3   4.7  Shadow Of The Beast
      ...1.1131.       6   7.0  Shanghai
      .....1222.       7   7.7  Silent Service
      .....02023      12   8.5  Simcity
      ..*.......       1   3.0  Sorcerer Lord
      .....72...       4   6.2  Space Harrier II
      ......*...       1   7.0  Space Quest II
      ......27..       7   7.7  Space Quest III
      .......442       5   8.8  Speedball II
      3.......6.       3   6.3  Star Trek: The Rebel Universe
      ....13312.      10   7.0  Star Wars
      ..01.3110.      16   6.2  Starglider
      .1..1141..       7   6.0  Starglider II
      ....*.....       1   5.0  Strider II
      .......55.       2   8.5  Stunt Car Racer
      .1.1.21212      10   7.0  Sundog
      ....*.....       1   5.0  Super Cars, The
      .......*..       1   8.0  Supremacy
      ......55..       2   7.5  T.V. Sports Football
      ...5.....5       2   7.0  Team Yankee
 *    ......*...       1   7.0  Teller, The
      ........*.       1   9.0  Tennis Cup
      22.2..22..       5   4.4  Terrorpods
      2..22....2       4   5.0  Tetris
      ........63       3   9.3  Their Finest Hour: Battle Of Britain
      ......*...       1   7.0  Third Courier, The
      .....422.0      15   7.1  Time Bandit
      ........*.       1   9.0  Tower Toppler
      .......*..       1   8.0  Toyota Celica G.T.
      ....3...33       3   8.0  Ultima III
      ......22.5       4   8.8  Ultima IV
      ......2222       4   8.5  Ultima V
      .....*....       1   6.0  Ultimate Ride, The
      ......*...       2   7.0  Universe II
      .....63...       3   6.3  Wargame Construction Set
      .......522       4   8.8  Wayne Gretzky Hockey
      ........*.       1   9.0  Wrath Of The Daemon
      ...00015.0      12   7.2  Xenon
      .......27.       7   8.7  Xenon 2
      .3..23.1..       9   4.7  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:
                                [e-mail]
                                ..!uunet!irss.njit.edu!video-request

--
eric ng
[e-mail]
!ucbvax!radon!erc

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