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- From: v089l3s3@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (JER HORWITZ)
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- Subject: FAQ: SNES All Games [Horwitz] 3/3
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- Date: 3 Jan 93 20:13:00 GMT
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- This table shows some of the names you might be looking for in the
- list; either alternative names from the Japanese versions of the
- games or subtitles for some US releases.
-
- Can't Find A Name?
-
- *ANYTHING* See Name Plus Super
- Ashite no Joe See Joe of Tomorrow
- Assault Suits Valken See Cybernator
- Area 88 See U.N. Squadron
- Cameltry See On the Ball
- Card Master See Arcana
- Castle of Dracula See Castlevania IV
- Charge Goemon See Legend of the Mystical Ninja
- Chodakaimura See Super Ghouls'n Ghosts
- Contra Spirits See Contra III: The Alien Wars
- Cyber Formula GPX See Cyber Spin
- Deadly Moves See Power Athlete
- Dino Wars See Dino City
- F-1 Exhaust Heat See F-1 Race of Champions
- Final Fantasy IV: Easy Type See Final Fantasy II
- Football Fury See Ultimate Football
- Ganba Pro League '91 See Extra Innings
- Garou Densetsu See Fatal Fury
- Hiryunoken S: Golden Fighter See Ultimate Fighter
- Jerry Boy See Smart Ball
- Jumbo Ozaki Hole-in-One Golf See Hole-in-One Golf
- Krusty World See Krusty's Funhouse
- Legend of Zelda: Link to Past See Zelda III
- Major Title See Irem Skins Game
- Outer World See Out of this World
- Power Moves See Power Athlete
- Pro Football See John Madden Football
- Pro Hockey See NHLPA Hockey '93
- Raiden Densetsu See Raiden Trad
- Revolt of the Westicans See Skuljagger
- Road Runner v. Wily Coyote See Death Valley Rally
- Rushing Beat See Rival Turf
- Rushing Beat Run See Rival Turf II
- Soul Blader See Soul Blazer
- Super *ANYTHING* See Name Minus "Super"
- Super Aleste See Space Megaforce
- Return of Double Dragon See Super Double Dragon
- Super Dunk Shot See NCAA Basketball
- Super Pang See Super Buster Brothers
- Super Professional Baseball See Super Bases Loaded
- Super Linear Ball See Space Football
- Super SWIV See Firepower 2000
- Super Ultra Baseball See Super Baseball Simulator 1.000
- Syonen Ashibe Gomachan No
- Yuuenchi... See Ashibe's Amusement Park Adventure
- TMNT: Turtles in Time See TMNT IV (4)
- Tomorrow's Joe See Joe of Tomorrow
- Top Racer See Top Gear
- Wanderers from Y's See Y's 3
-
- ---
-
- Grading Summary for the All-Games List:
-
- Rating Scale: 0-3.5: Must be bad enough that I likely wouldn't have bothered
- to try the game. If it appears on this list and it's got
- a number in this range, feel free to openly joke about
- it no matter how dumb your friends are.
- 4-4.5: This type of game teeters on the edge of being completely
- horrible. At least it has gameplay, but likely suffers
- in either scrolling of graphics, play mechanics, control,
- repetitiveness or fluidity of animation. Most 4-type
- games have one or more of these traits. If it gets a 4,
- the "Nintendo Seal of Approval" doesn't belong on it.
- 5-5.5: Below average. Likely uses ideas from older games and
- fails to improve on them, also likely has bad graphics
- and perhaps sounds.
- 6-6.5: 6.5 is about average. Games here are graphically okay
- but are generally boring or repetitive. Good music can't
- help (sorry, Hudson) and powerups are likely drab. Not
- enough variation from the norm. Control could hurt.
- 7-7.5: If one player, these games will at least be turned on
- more than once. They likely have sufficient graphics
- and good gameplay, with good or better music and sounds,
- but fail to charm me with their features and lack
- thereof. If two player simultaneous, they'll see some
- action but won't be favorites. A rental for some,
- a buy for devotees.
- 8: Good enough to get play and get me excited about its
- existence. Games of this quality usually come from the
- same companies. These are purchaseable for various
- reasons - as showcases for the system's abilities,
- most often. They're not great enough to keep forever since
- you'll burn out the fun after some time, but they're
- worth renting for a few days or buying to keep for
- a while.
- 8.5: I'd be excited enough to call these 9's when I first
- get them but wind up finding that they're not that
- perfect. These must have a special sense of quality
- that you just feel -- this number seems like a minimum
- for Nintendo's releases, generally. These games are
- generally ranked as they are because of high-quality 2
- player simultaneous modes. If not, they have solid
- gameplay and *I* [buyer of VERY few games] would
- consider keeping this game if given it as a gift.
- Rent it to see if you like it enough to buy.
- 9: Upper echelon games, no doubt. These games are surely
- good enough to buy based on some special factors
- like personal satisfaction and graphic appeal.
- For me, if it's a sports title and it's here, it
- transcends the sport's quality and is fun regardless
- of the sport. If it's 2 players and here, it's a
- great 2-player game.
- 9.5: Very few games make it here for a few reasons. The
- first qualification for the near-perfect score is
- that the game must have extended-term playability;
- You shouldn't want to put it down for a while
- after buying it. It also must have good options
- to the point at which choosing one of them
- dramatically effects the game. It should also have
- good control, graphics, sounds and play mechanics,
- and require skill. It should have multiple endings, too.
- 10: Totally rare. Only one game I have ever played meets
- this score. The game must require a hell of a lot of
- skill, and should have multiple endings for better
- players to achieve. Options are vital. If the game
- shows the best ending on easy level, forget it. The
- play must be refined to an edge at which people want
- to get good. It must have great graphics and sounds,
- but the play must be the shining point. It should
- also have a competitive two-player feature. I can
- envision a driving or flying game eventually meeting
- the score, and any game with 3-D, but not an action
- game of present day variety.
-
- Quick Advice: My scoring, of course, will deviate some from your opinions. I
- like action games, especially one-on-one fighting games, puzzle
- games like Tetris, side-scrolling shooters and 3-D driving and
- flying games (including those with shooter overtones).
- To adjust my scoring for your preferences, add one point to
- any game in a genre which you like and I don't. Deduct one or
- one and a half points from any game in a genre I like and you
- don't.
-
- -----
-
- Company Scoring:
-
-
- The following list is intended to help you guess the quality of
- future releases by any given company which has released two or more
- games I've seen. Listed is the company's name, number of games I've reviewed
- by them, highest and lowest scores, and average score.
- You can estimate scores of new releases by looking at the company's
- past highs, lows, and averages.
-
- Company Name: Games: High: Low: Avg:
-
- Acclaim 8 9 5.5 7.31
- American Sammy 2 8 6.5 7.25
- Atlus 2 4 4 4
- Bandai/Banpresto 4 7.5 5 6
- Bullet Proof Software 2 9.5 7 8.25
- Capcom 7 10 7 8.29
- Culture Brain 3 7 5.5 6.5
- Data East 2 8 6 7
- Electro Brain 2 7.5 3 5.25
- Electronic Arts 8 8.5 4 7.19
- Enix 2 9 7.5 8.25
- HAL America 3 6.5 4.5 5.67
- Hudson Soft 3 8 3 5.83
- Interplay 2 9 7 8
- Irem 4 8.5 5.5 7.25
- Jaleco 5 7.5 6.5 7.1
- JVC 2 9 8.5 8.75
- Kaneco 2 8.5 7 7.75
- Kemco 4 8 6 6.87
- Konami 10 9 (+) 7.5 8.35
- Mindscape 3 8.5 5 7.17
- Namco 2 8 8 8
- NTVIC 2 8 5.5 6.75
- Nihon Bussan (Japan) 2 7.5 7.5 7.5
- Nintendo 10 9.5 7.5 8.4
- Ocean 3 8 7.5 7.67
- Sofel 2 7.5 6 6.75
- Sony Imagesoft 4 7.5 6 6.88
- Square Soft 2 8 5.5 6.75
- Sunsoft 4 8.5 6 7.75
- Taito 2 8.5 8 8.25
- Takara 4 8.5 4.5 6.75
- Tecmo 2 7 6 6.5
- Toshiba EMI 2 7.5 5 6.25
- T*HQ (Toy Headquarters) 3 6.5 5 5.83
- Tradewest 6 8.5 6 7.58
-
- If the average score is over eight, you can generally count on being satisfied
- by anything you buy from the company. Below that, rent the game first.
-
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