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- From: tmartin@dpw.com (Thomas Martin)
- Subject: SNES reviews
- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 01:01:12 +0000
- Message-ID: <9212290102.AA20335@DPW.COM>
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- Big Tom's Super Nintendo Game Ratings -
-
- Tired of those lists that you have to search endlessly through. Forget
- them, here is a simple rating system to see how good a cartridge is. If
- you want to vote, see the paragraph at the end of this article.
-
- * - Dreck, yak, bleck, hack, gleck (Horrible beyond words).
- ** - OK, playable, still dreck, although someone might like.
- *** - Decent game that will appeal to some (But not everyone).
- **** - Pretty good, a fun game that almost everyone will like.
- ***** - Damn good, a real winner, every game should be this good.
-
- New entries since last post:
-
- Bulls vs. Blazers
- Desert Strike
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- # of | Game | Hours | # of |Votes|
- Name of Game Players| Rating |of Play|Voters|Tally| Description
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- Addams Family 1 ** 4/5 5 14 Platform
- Act Raiser 1 *** 3/5 15 5 18 Adventure
- Amazing Tennis 2 * 1 1 Tennis
- Arcana 1 ** 1/2 2 5 Role-play
- Axelay 1 **** 2 8 Shooter
- Blaze-On 1 * 1 1 Shooter
- Bulls vs. Blazers 2 *** # 1 3 Basketball
- Contra III 2 *** 15 5 15 Fight & Jump
- Death Valley Ralley 1 **** 20 2 8 Platform
- Desert Strike 1 ***** 1 5 Copter Sim
- Dino City 1 * 1/2 2 3 Paltform
- Drakken 1 * 2 2 Role-play
- F1 Roc 1 * 1/2 # 2 3 Racing
- Final Fantasy II 1 ***** 40 3 15 Role-play
- Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest 1 *** 1/2 30 2 7 Easy R.P.G.
- Final Fight 2 *** 2/3 20 3 11 Fighting
- F-Zero 1 **** # 6 24 Racing
- Gradius III 1 *** 1/2 2 7 Racing
- Hook 1 ** 1/2 5 2 5 Platform
- Joe & Mac 2 ** 1/5 5 11 Platform
- King of the Monsters 2 ** # 2 4 Fighting
- Legend o/t Mystical Ninja 2 **** 1 4 Adventure
- Lemmings 1 *** 2/7 100+ 7 23 Strategy
- Madden '93 Football 2 **** 2/3 # 3 14 Football
- Magic Sword 1 ** 1/2 12 4 10 Platform
- NCAA Basketball 2 *** 1/3 # 3 10 Basketball
- NHLPA '93 Hockey 2 **** # 2 8 Hockey
- PGA Tour Golf 1 *** 1/2 2 7 Golfing
- Pilot Wings 1 ** 4/7 7 18 Flight Sim
- Populous 1 **** # 1 4 Strategy
- Prince of Persia 1 **** 1 4 Platform
- Rampart 2 *** 20 4 12 Strategy
- Ranma 1/2 [SFC] 2 **** 1 4 Fighting
- Rival Turf 2 ** 2/3 3 8 Fighting
- Robocop 3 1 * 1 1 Platform
- Roger Clemens Baseball 2 ** 1 2 Baseball
- R.P.M. Racing 2 *** 1/3 # 3 10 Racing
- Simpsons: Bart's Nightmare 1 *** 3/4 10 4 15 Multiple
- Sim City 1 **** # 4 16 Strategy
- Skuljagger 2 * 1/2 5 2 3 Adventure
- Soul Blazer 1 *** 1/2 20 2 7 Adventure
- Spider-Man and the X-Men 1 ** 5 1 2 Platform
- Street Fighter 2 2 **** 9/11 30 11 53 Fighting
- Super Battletank 1 * 4/7 5 7 11 Tank Sim
- Super Castlevania IV 1 *** 1/3 25 6 20 Platform
- Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts 1 *** 2 6 Fight & Jump
- Super Mario Kart 2 *** 7/8 # 8 31 Racing
- Super Mario World 1 **** 35 12 48 Platform
- Super Off Road 2 *** 1/3 # 3 10 Racing
- Super Play Action Football 2 *** 2/3 # 3 11 Football
- Super R-Type 1 ** 3/4 15 4 11 Shooter
- Super Smash T.V. 2 *** 5/8 # 8 29 Shooter
- Super Star Wars 1 **** 3/8 12 8 35 Multiple
- Test Drive 2 1 **** # 1 4 Racing
- Top Gear 2 *** 1/3 20 6 20 Racing
- Turtles IV: Turtles in Time 2 **** 5 6 24 Fight & Jump
- Ultraman 1 * 15 3 3 Fighting
- U.N. Squadron 1 *** 2/3 3 11 Shooter
- Wanderers from Y's III 1 *** 20 1 3 Role-play
- Wing Commander 1 **** 1 4 Shooter
- Wings 2 - Aces High 1 * 1/2 4 6 Air Combat
- W.W.F. Wrestlemania 2 *** 1/2 3 2 7 Fighting
- Zelda III (Link to the Past) 1 **** 5/7 60 7 33 Adventure
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- 63 games reviewed # Means can be played over and over
-
- ***************************************************************************
-
- Here are the games with a 3 star rating or more:
- ============================================================================
- Game # of Votes Game
- Rating Name of Game Voters Tally Rating
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- ***** Final Fantasy II 3 15 5
- ***** Desert Strike 1 5 5
- **** 9/11 Street Fighter II 11 53 4.82
- **** 5/7 Zelda III (Link to the Past) 6 28 4.71
- **** 2/3 Madden '93 Football 3 14 4.66
- **** 3/8 Super Star Wars 8 35 4.37
- **** Super Mario World 12 48 4
- **** F-Zero 6 24 4
- **** Turtles IV: Turtles in Time 6 24 4
- **** Sim City 4 16 4
- **** Axelay 2 8 4
- **** Death Valley Rally 2 8 4
- **** NHLPA '93 Hockey 2 8 4
- **** Legend of the Mystical Ninja 1 4 4
- **** Prince of Persia 1 4 4
- **** Ranma 1/2 [SFC] 1 4 4
- **** Test Drive 2 1 4 4
- **** Wing Commander 1 4 4
- *** 7/8 Super Mario Kart 8 31 3.88
- *** 6/7 Super Smash T.V. 7 27 3.86
- *** 3/4 Simpsons: Bart's Nightmare 4 15 3.75
- *** 2/3 Final Fight 3 11 3.66
- *** 2/3 Super Play Action Football 3 11 3.66
- *** 2/3 U.N. Squadron 3 11 3.66
- *** 5/8 Super Smash T.V. 8 29 3.62
- *** 3/5 Act Raiser 5 18 3.6
- *** 1/2 Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest 2 7 3.5
- *** 1/2 Gradius III 2 7 3.5
- *** 1/2 Soul Blazer 2 7 3.5
- *** 1/2 PGA Tour Golf 2 7 3.5
- *** 1/2 WWF Wrestlemania 2 7 3.5
- *** 2/7 Lemmings 7 23 3.35
- *** 1/3 Super Castlevania IV 6 20 3.33
- *** 1/3 Top Gear 6 20 3.33
- *** 1/3 R.P.M. Racing 3 10 3.33
- *** 1/3 Super Off Road 3 10 3.33
- *** 1/3 NCAA Basketball 1 3 3.33
- *** Contra III 5 15 3
- *** Rampart 4 12 3
- *** Super Ghouls 'N' Ghosts 2 6 3
- *** Bulls vs. Blazers 1 3 3
- *** Wanderers from Y's III 1 3 3
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- 41 games with a 3 stars or better rating. (63% of rated games)
-
- ****************************************************************************
-
- Here's how to vote:
-
- Simply E-mail me (tmartin@dpw.com) with your votes. You certainly can
- vote for games that are not on this meager list and they will be added.
- Please make your vote an even number of stars (1-5) or we will not include
- it in our list. Also, the number of players (available on the screen at
- once) should be included, as well as as short description similar to those
- listed above, and if you can, how many hours of play you think the average
- game player can reasonably expect to beat or play out the game.
-
- Thanks for participating.
-
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- KIRK - Khan you bloodsucker...
- KHAN - Kirk, you're still alive my old friend.
- KIRK - Still! Old! Friend! You've managed to kill just about everyone
- else, but like a poor marksman you keep missing the target!
-
- Star Trek II - The Wrath of Khan Big Tom Martin
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