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Date of Compilation :  08/14/94
                                                                          
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Name of Game                # of   Game    Hours   # of  Total Desc       
                          Players Rating  of play Voters Votes            
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1942                          ?   ** 1/2     ?       4     10  Shooter
Adventure Island 1            1   ***        ?       5     15  Adventure
Adventure Island 2            1   *** 1/4    ?       3     10  Adventure
Antartica                     1   **         ?       2      4  Driving
Arch Rivals                   ?   *** 1/2    ?       2      7  Sports
Athena                        ?   **         ?       1      2  
B-wings                       1   **         ?       2      4  Shooter
Balloon Fight                 1   *          ?       2      2  
Batman                        1   ***        ?       6     19  Platform
Battle City                   2   *** 1/2    ?       2      7  Maze Game
Battletoads                   ?   ****       ?       2      8  
Bayou Billy                   ?   ** 1/2     ?       2      5  
Bigfoot                       ?   **         ?       1      2  
Bomber Man                    1   * 1/2      ?       2      3  Maze Game
Boy and his Blob              ?   ** 1/2     ?       2      5  
Bubble Bobble                 ?   **         ?       1      2  Arcade
China Dragon                  1   *** 1/2    ?       2      7  Fight & Jump
Circus Troupe                 1   * 1/2      ?       2      3  
City Connection               1   * 1/2      ?       3      5  
Cobra Command                 ?   ***        ?       1      3  Shooter
Crystalis                     ?   **** 1/4   ?       4     17  
Destination Earth Star        ?   **         ?       2      4  
Donkey Kong                   1   **         ?       6     13  
Donkey Kong Jr.               1   ** 1/2     ?       6     15  
Double Dragon 2               2   ****       ?       1      4  Fight & Jump
Double Dragon 3               2   **         ?       8     16  Fight & Jump
Double Dribble                2   *** 1/2    #       3     11  Basketball
Dr. Mario                     ?   *** 1/4    ?       4     13  
Dragon Warrior 2              ?   **** 1/4   ?       7     31  
Dragon Warrior 3              ?   **** 1/2   ?       6     28  
Dragon Warrior 4              ?   **** 3/4   ?       5     24  
Elevator Action               ?   **         ?       3      6  
Excite Bike                   1   * 3/4      ?       8     15  Racing
Exerion                       1   *          ?       2      2  Shooter
Final Fantasy                 1   **** 3/4   ?       7     34  Role-Play
Front Line                    1   *          ?       2      2  
G.I. Joe                      1   ***        ?       2      6  Fight & Jump
Galaga                        1   ** 1/2     ?       5     13  Shooter
Galaxian                      1   *          ?       2      2  Shooter
Gauntlet                      ?   ** 1/2     ?       4     10  Adventure
Ghostbusters 2                1   **         ?       1      2  Platform
Golgo 13                      ?   *          ?       1      1  
Goonies                       1   ** 1/2     ?       7     18  
Gradius                       1   *** 1/4    ?       5     17  Shooter
Ice Climber                   1   *          ?       3      3  
Ikari Warriors                ?   ** 1/2     ?       2      5  
Jaws                          ?   ***        ?       3      9  
KLAX                          2   *****     10       1      5  Think-Fast
Legend of Zelda               1   **** 1/4   ?      11     48  
Legend of Zelda 2             1   *** 1/4    ?       9     30  
Legendry                      1   * 1/2      ?       2      3  Fight & Jump
Life Force                    ?   *** 3/4    ?       4     15  
Lode Runner                   1   **         ?       2      4  
Lunar Pool                    2   *** 1/2    ?       2      7  Sports
Mappy                         1   * 1/4      ?       3      4  
Marble Madness                ?   ****       ?       1      4  Maze Game
Mike Tyson's Punch Out        ?   ***        ?       5     15  Boxing
Ms. Pacman                    ?   ****       ?       1      4  Maze Game
Ninja Dragon 3                1   ** 1/2     ?       3      8  Fight & Jump
North and South               ?   **** 1/2   ?       2      9  
Nuts and Milk                 1   * 1/2      ?       2      3  
P.O.W.                        ?   *          ?       1      1  
Pac-man                       1   ** 1/2     ?       4     10  Arcade
Pinball                       1   ** 1/2     ?       3      8  Pinball
Pinbot                        ?   * 1/2      ?       2      3  
Pipe Dream                    2   *****      ?       1      5  Think-Fast
Pipeline                      2   * 1/2      ?       2      3  
Playaction Football           ?   ****       #       4     16  Football
Pooyan                        1   * 1/2      ?       2      3  
Popeye                        1   * 1/2      ?       4      6  
Qbert                         ?   ***        ?       1      3  Arcade
R.B.I. Baseball               ?   ***        #       5     16  Baseball
Ring King                     ?   *** 1/2    ?       3     11  
Road Fighter                  1   ** 1/2     ?       2      5  Driving
Robocop 2                     1   **         ?       2      4  Platform
Romance of the Three Kingdom  1   **** 1/4   ?       3     13  Strategy
Shadowgate                    ?   ** 1/4     ?       4      9  
Sky Destroyer                 1   **         ?       2      4  Shooter
Spy Hunter                    ?   **         ?       1      2  Driving
Star Force                    1   ***        ?       2      6  Shooter
Star Soldier                  1   ***        ?       4     12  Shooter
Super Arabian                 1   * 1/2      ?       2      3  
Super Contra                  2   ***        ?       9     27  
Super Dodgeball               ?   ***        ?       3      9  
Super Mario Bros 1            1   ** 3/4     ?      12     34  Platform
Super Mario Bros 2            1   ** 3/4     ?       9     26  Platform
Super Mario Bros 3            1   ****       ?       7     29  Platform
Super Mario Bros 4            1   ** 3/4     ?       6     17  Platform
Super Rescue                  1   ****       ?       2      8  Fight & Jump
TMNT 2                        2   ** 1/2     ?       7     19  Fight & Jump
TMNT 3                        2   * 3/4      ?       4      7  Fight & Jump
Tetris                        2   *** 1/4    ?      12     41  Think Fast
Top Gun                       ?   ***        ?       1      3  Shooter
Twin Bee                      2   **         ?       2      4  Shooter
Vindicators                   ?   **         ?       1      2  
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 95 games reviewed                     # Means can be played over and over
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                  THE BEST                                
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Games with a 3 star rating or more, that 10 or more people voted for.
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 Game                                # of  Votes   Year               
Rating  Name of Game                Voters Tally Released Company    
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4.364   Legend of Zelda                11    48       ?   ?
3.417   Tetris                         12    41       ?   ?
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  2 games out of   3 with 3 stars or better.   (66.7% of all rated games)
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                 THE WORST                                
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Games with less than a 3-star rating, that 10 or more people voted for.
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 Game                                # of  Votes   Year               
Rating  Name of Game                Voters Tally Released Company    
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2.833+  Super Mario Bros 1             12    34       ?   Nintendo
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  1 games out of   3 with less than 3 stars.   (33.3% of all rated games)
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                   GLOSSARY                               
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    #      -  Game can be played over and over again.                     
    +      -  Game in which you find a lot of discrepancies in the voting.
    *      -  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.   
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
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