>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Nick's Genesis CD Game Ratings <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
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     Are you tired of spending 60$ for a cartridge, getting it home, and  
finding it would be best used propping up the coffee table? Is 4 hours of 
fun not exactly what you had in mind when you layed out those big bucks?  
Here is a list of ratings, from people like you who voted their mind      
about how good or bad their cartridges are. Make your friends vote also,  
that way we're going to have more views. Read this list and don't buy     
crap!

     See the end of the list for how to vote, but at the very last:       
                                                                          
WHOLE NUMBER VOTES ONLY! WHOLE NUMBER VOTES ONLY! WHOLE NUMBER VOTES ONLY!
                                                                          
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Those who voted this week:               Of:                              
                                                                          
"ryan J. Kucera"                         kucerarj@NeXTwork.Rose-Hulman.
                                                                          
>>>>>>>> Thanks for participating and making this list successful <<<<<<<<
                                                                          
                                                     - Nick               
                                                                          
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Name of Game                 # of   Game   Hours   # of  Total  Desc      
                           Players Rating of play Voters Votes            
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Batman Returns                 ?     ****      60      8    33   Multiple
Black Hole Assault             2     * 1/2      #     19    33   Fighting
Chuck Rock                     1     ** 1/2    14     18    45   Platform
Cobra Command                  1     ** 3/4    16     25    69   Shooter
Ecco the Dolphin CD            1     *** 3/4   35     10    39   Adventure
Final Fight CD                 2     ****      30      9    38   Fight & Jump
Hook                           1     ** 1/2     ?      3     8   Platform
Jaguar XJ-220                  2     *** 1/2    #     13    47   Racing
Lethal Enforcers               ?     *** 1/4   99      4    13   
Marky Mark, Make...            1     * 3/4      ?      4     7   Interactive
Night Trap                     1     ** 3/4    20     29    85   Interactive
Prince of Persia               1     ***       37     16    51   Platform
Road Avenger                   1     ***       16      9    27   Driving
Robo Aleste                    1     *** 3/4    ?      5    19   Shooter
Secret of Monkey...            ?     **** 1/2   ?      2     9   
Sewer Shark                    1     ***       12     33   105   Shooter
Sherlock Holmes Con...         1     ** 3/4    28     30    85   Mystery
Silpheed                       1     **** 1/4  50     11    49   Shooter
Sol-Feace                      1     ** 1/2    60     42   109   Shooter
Sonic CD                       ?     *** 3/4   99      5    19   
Thunderhawk                    ?     **** 1/2   ?      3    14   
Time Gal                       1     ** 3/4     ?      8    23   Interactive
Tuff Enuff                     ?     ****       ?      1     4   
Willy Beamish                  1     **        18      9    20   Adventure
Wolfchild                      1     **         6      8    17   Platform
Wonderdog                      1     ** 3/4    10     22    61   Platform
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 26 games reviewed                     # Means can be played over and over
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                  THE BEST                                
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Games with a 3 star rating or more, that 4 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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4.455+      Silpheed                       11    49    1993   Game Arts
4.222       Final Fight CD                  9    38       ?   Capcom
4.125+      Batman Returns                  8    33       ?   ?
3.900+      Ecco the Dolphin CD            10    39       ?   ?
3.800       Sonic CD                        5    19    1993   Sega
3.800       Robo Aleste                     5    19       ?   ?
3.615       Jaguar XJ-220                  13    47    1992   ?
3.250       Lethal Enforcers                4    13    1993   Konami
3.188       Prince of Persia               16    51    1993   Imagesoft
3.182       Sewer Shark                    33   105    1992   Imagesoft
3.000       Road Avenger                    9    27    1993   ?
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 11 games out of  22 with 3 stars or better.   (50.0% of all rated games)
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                 THE WORST                                
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Games with less than a 3-star rating, that 4 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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1.737+      Black Hole Assault             19    33    1992   ?
1.750       Marky Mark, Make...             4     7       ?   ?
2.125+      Wolfchild                       8    17       ?   ?
2.222       Willy Beamish                   9    20       ?   ?
2.500       Chuck Rock                     18    45    1992   Imagesoft
2.595+      Sol-Feace                      42   109    1992   Sega
2.760+      Cobra Command                  25    69    1992   Wolfteam
2.773       Wonderdog                      22    61    1993   JVC
2.833+      Sherlock Holmes Con...         30    85    1992   ?
2.875       Time Gal                        8    23       ?   ?
2.931       Night Trap                     29    85    1992   Hasbro
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 11 games out of  22 with less than 3 stars.   (50.0% of all rated games)
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                   GLOSSARY                               
                                   ========                               
                                                                          
    #      -  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.   
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
                              GAME DESCRIPTIONS                           
                              =================                           
                                                                          
Adventure    -  Games where you must explore large worlds, killing        
                enemies and discovering hidden treasures, sometimes       
                with a quest.                                             
Arcade       -  Games that fit in no specific catagory except that they   
                are easy to start playing and are like arcade games.      
Copter Sim.  -  Games where you are controlling the flight and other      
                capabilities of a helicopter, from a cockpit view.        
Driving      -  Games where driving is the main object of the game, but   
                not racing other vehicles. Also may include combat &      
                variations.                                               
Easy R.P.G.  -  Games that are role-playing games but are designed for    
                the novice player to easily begin play.  See Role-Play.   
Fight & Jump -  Games where you fight and jump to stay alive, and         
                someyimes have other powers. Boards usually scrolling     
                horizonatally.                                            
Fighting     -  Games where you face off against another player, or the   
                computer in some form of one-on-one combat.               
Flight Sim.  -  Games where you are given a cockpit view of some sort of  
                aircraft, and are given a flying mission.                 
Game/Show    -  Games that either emulate game-shows or board games.      
                Competition is with other players or against the computer.
Light-Gun    -  Games where you must use your system's light gun to       
                perform some function, usually similar to Shooter-type    
                games.                                                    
Interactive  -  Games where you interact with on-screen wideo characters  
                in order to complete the given scenario.                  
Maze Game    -  Games where navigating a maze is the main objective.  This
                can be from any perspective, such as above and inside.    
Multiple     -  Games where there are a variety of game scenarios of      
                differing sorts, played either randomly or in sequence.   
Pinball      -  Games that emulate the playing of arcade-style pinball    
                machines, usually with some different options though.     
Platform     -  Games where moving from platform to platform, avoiding    
                enemies, and getting prizes are the objective.            
Racing       -  Games where the objective is to beat an opponent (either  
                computer or human) in some sort of vehical race.          
Reality Sim. -  Games of this type take place from the point of view of a 
                fictional character's perspective.  Like virtual reality. 
Role-Play    -  Games where you take on the role of some sort of          
                adventurer,able to increase in abilities and experience   
                along the way.                                            
Shooter      -  Games where you shoot a lot and avoid being shot by the   
                enemies you are shooting.  Most often are space scenarios.
Sports^      -  Games where there is some sort of sporting event to play  
                other than everyday, normal sporting events.              
Strategy     -  Games that require more thought than dexterity.  This can 
                encompass a great variety of different type games.        
Tank Sim.    -  Games where you are given the command and control of a    
                tank and play from a viewpoint within the tank itself.    
Think-Fast   -  Games that require the player to make fast decisions and  
                act on them, kind of a quick-thinking strategy.           
Very Young   -  Games that are too easy for adults and even kids, these   
                games are really meant for kids 5 and under.              
                                                                          
^ Regular sports games will be described by their appropriate sporting    
  event                                                                   
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                 HOW TO VOTE                              
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     You now have 2 ways to vote (I would prefer it if you chose the first
one) :                                                                    
                                                                          
     First to vote, all you have to do is to return the rating ballot 
after you have placed your rating in the empty space preceding the name   
of the game you have chosen and deleting the others ( YOU MUST AT LEAST   
LEAVE A SPACE BETWEEN THE COMMAND AND YOUR RATING ). Please make your vote
a whole number ranging from 1 to 5 (NO 0's) if you don't your vote will   
not be included in the list ! A typical vote will look like this:         
                                                                          
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%scdvot  1       -> Black Hole Assault                                
%scdvot  1       -> Chuck Rock                                        
%scdvot  3       -> Sol-Feace                                         
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     List of all the acceptable commands :                                
                                                                          
-  %GENVOT  <vote>   ->  <Name_of_Game>                                   
                                                                          
This command is to place a vote for the Sega Genesis game called          
<Name_of_Game>. If <vote> is 9, your vote will not be counted BUT this    
will enable you to modify the database afterwards.                        
                                                                          
-  %NESVOT <vote>   ->  <Name_of_Game>                                    
                                                                          
This command is to place a vote for the Super Nintendo game called        
<Name_of_Game>. If <vote> is 9, your vote will not be counted BUT this    
will enable you to modify the database afterwards.                        
                                                                          
-  %SCDVOT <vote>   ->  <Name_of_Game>                                    
                                                                          
This command is to place a vote for the Sega CD game called               
<Name_of_Game>. If <vote> is 9, your vote will not be counted BUT this    
will enable you to modify the database afterwards.                        
                                                                          
-  %GENADD  <vote>   ->  <Name_of_Game>                                   
                                                                          
This command is to place a vote for a Sega Genesis game not already in the
list called <Name_of_Game>. If <vote> is 9, your vote will not be counted 
BUT this will enable you to add that game and modify the database         
afterwards.                                                               
                                                                          
-  %NESADD <vote>   ->  <Name_of_Game>                                    
                                                                          
This command is to place a vote a Super Nintendo game not already in the  
list called <Name_of_Game>. If <vote> is 9, your vote will not be counted 
BUT this will enable you to add that game and modify the database         
afterwards.                                                               
                                                                          
-  %SCDADD <vote>   ->  <Name_of_Game>                                    
                                                                          
This command is to place a vote for a Sega CD game not already in the list
called <Name_of_Game>. If <vote> is 9, your vote will not be counted      
BUT this will enable you to add that game and modify the database         
afterwards.                                                               
                                                                          
     The next functions can ONLY be used after a %???VOT or a %???ADD :   
                                                                          
-  %DESC  <description_of_Game>                                           
                                                                          
This command will enable you to put a description (see the GAME           
DESCRIPTION section) for the game previously rated.                       
                                                                          
-  %YEAR  <Year_of_Release>                                               
                                                                          
This command will enable you to add the year of release to the database   
for the game previously rated.                                            
                                                                          
-  %COMP  <companie>                                                      
                                                                          
This command will enable you to add the company to the database for the   
game previously rated.                                                    
                                                                          
-  %PLAY  <Number_of_Players>                                             
                                                                          
This command will enable you to add the number of players playing         
simultaneously  to the database for the game previously rated.            
                                                                          
-  %HOURS <Hours_of_Play>                                                 
                                                                          
This command will enable you to add the time you would think it would     
take an average player to finish the game previously rated.               
 
 
     Or : 
 
 
     Simply E-mail me (paien00@dmi.usherb.ca) with your votes and be sure 
to include the word 'SEGA CD' so that I know where to put your votes. You 
can also vote for games that are not on this list and they will be added. 
Please rate the game out of 5 stars (WHOLE stars only, no fraction) or it 
will not include it in the list.  Also include the number of hours it     
would take an average player to beat or finish the game. If you agree     
with the previously rated hours, you needn't bother.  A typical vote will 
look like these:                                                          
                                                                          
 Name of Game          Vote     Hours                                     
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 Black Hole Assault     *                                                 
 Chuck Rock             1         3                                       
 Sol-Feace             One        #                                       
                                                                          
                                                                          
     If there are any missing information, or if you are voting for a game
not already listed, please include the number of simultaneous players as  
well as one of the descriptions found in the  previous glossary. If you   
can, the company name and the year it was originally released.            
Like this:                                                                
                                                                          
 Name of Game     Players  Vote  Hours   Description   Year   Company 
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 Prince of Persia     1    ****    60    Adventure     1991   Whatever
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
     Please vote for ALL the games you have played, not just the ones you 
liked. People want to know which ones are really crappy. Also if you have 
a suggestion or a comment about the ratings, send it to me - as you can   
see I've been more than willing to make changes - but I make no promises  
that everyone's ideas and changes will be made.  I apologize to anyone    
who's votes I lose or mess up and for any mistakes that I make in the     
future. WARNING - you might find mistakes.  You will not hurt my feelings 
if you write me to bring any mistake that I made to my attention.         
                                                                          
          And for those of you who participated -                         
                                                  Thank You               
                                                                          
                                                     Nick                 
                                                                          
This document is written by and copyright (c)1993 by Nicolas-M. Paiement  
It may be redistributed freely as long as it is not modified in any way.  
