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Subject: Rate these 25 games from 1980-2004

Written By: Chrisrj on 06/17/04 at 4:19 pm

Pac-Man(arcade) (1980)
Galaga(arcade) (1981)
Dig-Dug(arcade) (1982)
Ms. Pac-Man(arcade) (1983)
Paperboy(arcade) (1984)
Excitebike(NES) (1985)
Metroid(NES) (1986)
Legend of Zelda(NES) (1987)
Altered Beast(Genesis) (1988)
Super Mario Land(Game Boy) (1989)
Thunder Force 3(Genesis) (1990)
Sonice the Hedgehog(Genesis) (1991)
Street Fighter 2(SNES/arcade) (1992)
Mega Man X(SNES) (1993)
Donkey Kong Country(SNES) (1994)
Chrono Trigger(SNES)(1995)
Tomb Raider(PS1) (1996)
Final Fantasy VII(PS1) (1997)
Game Boy Camera(Game Boy) (1998)
Twisted Metal 4(PS1) (1999)
Chu Chu Rocket(Dreamcast) (2000)
Halo(XBox) (2001)
Super Mario Sunshine(Gamecube) (2002)
Wario Ware Inc.(Game Boy Advance) (2003)
Red Dead Revolver(PS2) (2004)

I know, most of you here have no idea what I'm talking about... just rate the ones you do know :)

Subject: Re: Rate these 25 games from 1980-2004

Written By: Billy Florio on 06/17/04 at 6:06 pm

Pac-Man(arcade) (1980) ah classic....fun for a time, but then I get really fed up with it as its the same thing over and over again
Galaga(arcade) (1981) even though it is the same thing over and over again, I like this one more than pac man...somehow I think it is better game play..Galaxion was better I think
Dig-Dug(arcade) (1982) Havent played this is ages....It was interesting at first, but gets annoying
Ms. Pac-Man(arcade) (1983) see Pac man
Paperboy(arcade) (1984) I never was able to beat this game..Im the only person in the world who messes up while playing it
Excitebike(NES) (1985) one of my favorites...Im not sure why...this is why nothing (not even Atari) can beat the original NES
Metroid(NES) (1986) annoying, but classic
Legend of Zelda(NES) (1987) awesome game the first through 12th time I played...after that, its boring
Altered Beast(Genesis) (1988) egh..never really played this much --plus its the wrong year
Super Mario Land(Game Boy) (1989)  Mario games on Game boy just didnt cut it for me....the screne was too small
Thunder Force 3(Genesis) (1990) :??? I have no clue what game this is
Sonice the Hedgehog(Genesis) (1991) great game....one of my favorites
Street Fighter 2(SNES/arcade) (1992) I prefered Mortal Kombat
Mega Man X(SNES) (1993) Which one was Mega Man X?  THey were all the same... lol.....
Donkey Kong Country(SNES) (1994) Interesting game to say the least....it reminded me of Sonic
Chrono Trigger(SNES)(1995):???
Tomb Raider(PS1) (1996) I never liked it..this was about when I stopped caring about the gameing systems
Final Fantasy VII(PS1) (1997) somebody shoot me
Game Boy Camera(Game Boy) (1998) this wasnt a game, it was a poor marketing scam..the camera was crap
Twisted Metal 4(PS1) (1999):???
Chu Chu Rocket(Dreamcast) (2000):???
Halo(XBox) (2001)  I liked it...it was an interesting player against player shooting game, that I hadnt seen done well since Goldeneye
Super Mario Sunshine(Gamecube) (2002) :???  Ive never even heard of this lol
Wario Ware Inc.(Game Boy Advance) (2003) :???
Red Dead Revolver(PS2) (2004):???

Subject: Re: Rate these 25 games from 1980-2004

Written By: 2nz on 06/18/04 at 11:04 pm

Rating is out of 5 points.

Pac-Man(arcade) (1980): 4.3-Classic game that stood the test of time. I was never much good at it myself.
Galaga(arcade) (1981): 4.0-Not as addicting as Pac-Man, but still something I spent a while playing back in the day
Dig-Dug(arcade) (1982) 4.6-I spent the better part of an MS-DOS year being addicted to this.
Ms. Pac-Man(arcade) (1983) 3.4-Still classic, but not much improvement over the original
Paperboy(arcade) (1984) 4.8-DAMN YOU RANDOM TORNADOS
Excitebike(NES) (1985) 4.2-Designing your own track kicked major anus, got old kind of fast, though
Metroid(NES) (1986) 4.4-Sorry, but your reading the words of a die-hard Metroid fan here, however SNES and GBA ones were better
Legend of Zelda(NES) (1987) 5.0-Sorry, but blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah Zelda blah blah
Altered Beast(Genesis) (1988) 3.8-Ground-breaking advancements in side-scrolling technology
Super Mario Land(Game Boy) (1989)  ???
Thunder Force 3(Genesis) (1990)  ???
Sonice the Hedgehog(Genesis) (1991) 4.5-Quite enjoyable and fast-paced. Never made it to the end
Street Fighter 2(SNES/arcade) (1992) 5.0-Seeing as how I still play this (or one of its many sequels) more than any other game here by far, I think you could say that I like it.
Mega Man X(SNES) (1993) 4.3-Mega Man soundtrack rules, and enjoyed it very much. Just wish it was a little more challenging like the NES Mega Man games.
Donkey Kong Country(SNES) (1994) 4.7-Great strides in graphics and another showcase of old-school nintendo fun
Chrono Trigger(SNES)(1995) 4.9-Best RPG I've every played, seriously
Tomb Raider(PS1) (1996) 3.2-Granted I didn't play this much, and I never beat it, but the controls were a bit too clunky for me.
Final Fantasy VII(PS1) (1997) 2.6-It would have been OK, if you didn't need to invest YEARS of game time on it.
Game Boy Camera(Game Boy) (1998)  ???
Twisted Metal 4(PS1) (1999) 4.2-Enjoyed it, but this got old for me
Chu Chu Rocket(Dreamcast) (2000) 4.8-Second only to Puzzle Fighters and Tetris for my favorite Puzzle game
Halo(XBox) (2001) 4.5-I was always more of a Goldeneye fan, but the was really good while I played it. It took itself a bit too seriously as a game for my tastes though.
Super Mario Sunshine(Gamecube) (2002) 3.8-A game about cleaning things... Go Nintendo... ?
Wario Ware Inc.(Game Boy Advance) (2003)  ???
Red Dead Revolver(PS2) (2004)  ???

Subject: Re: Rate these 25 games from 1980-2004

Written By: mr.smith s on 06/27/04 at 9:29 pm

Pac-Man(arcade) (1980)                      4 for this classic
Galaga(arcade) (1981)                          3 not the best
Dig-Dug(arcade) (1982)                      5  this game was chillin! hours of fun
Ms. Pac-Man(arcade) (1983)                  3  sorry just not the mr.
Paperboy(arcade) (1984)                      5 this one was def. better than its sequel
Excitebike(NES) (1985)               
Metroid(NES) (1986)                            5  just for the sfx and music
Legend of Zelda(NES) (1987)              -1  I hate zelda!!!!!  and link ect..
Altered Beast(Genesis) (1988)              4    i think i remember it.
Super Mario Land(Game Boy) (1989)      5  Whenever i am bored i just whip out the ol 1989 gameboy and play some mario
Thunder Force 3(Genesis) (1990)          was this a flying game?
Sonic the Hedgehog(Genesis) (1991)      4  it was no mario, but i mean what else is cooler than rolling up in a ball of Blue fury
Street Fighter 2(SNES/arcade) (1992)        5++++  this game was sooooooooo GOOD!!!  Spinning heel KICK!!!    YOGA FIRE!!!  Aiuken!!!!
Mega Man X(SNES) (1993)                    4  i can't remmeber the original bosses,  but i liked their names.  and their corresponding powers (woodman (used wood) ect.)
Donkey Kong Country(SNES) (1994)        5    yeah!
Chrono Trigger(SNES)(1995)                  0
Tomb Raider(PS1) (1996)                      4 How to make a money making game?  Involve jiggling boobs, more boobs, big butt, female grunys and Dinosaurs! 
Final Fantasy VII(PS1) (1997)                -1000000000 BARFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Game Boy Camera(Game Boy) (1998)     
Twisted Metal 4(PS1) (1999)                not this one,  I liked TM:B a lot better!  For the originals the 2nd was awesome
Chu Chu Rocket(Dreamcast) (2000)
Halo(XBox) (2001)
Super Mario Sunshine(Gamecube) (2002)
Wario Ware Inc.(Game Boy Advance) (2003)
Red Dead Revolver(PS2) (2004)                  4    its fun but i get annoyed at losing the draws in the end.  it is cool though

Subject: Re: Rate these 25 games from 1980-2004

Written By: MysteryGoat on 01/08/05 at 6:36 pm

1.0-10.0 scale


Pac-Man(arcade) (1980) 6.8; Fun even for me, but gets boring fast.
Galaga(arcade) (1981) 7.0; A much more fun and challanging Space Invaders.
Dig-Dug(arcade) (1982) n/a; Never heard of it.
Ms. Pac-Man(arcade) (1983) 6.8; Was it really Ms. Pac Man or was it Pac Man comming out of the    closet?  ???
Paperboy(arcade) (1984) n/a; Only played the Genesis version, which I'm sure is mostly the same, but    more than likely had it's own differences.
Excitebike(NES) (1985) n/a; Never played.
Metroid(NES) (1986) 9.8; Two points down cause Metroid Prime is my favorite, and Super Metroid    under that.
Legend of Zelda(NES) (1987) 8.5; The first classic in the RPG genre.
Altered Beast(Genesis) (1988) 5.0; Only played a couple of times, didn't seem to engaging.
Super Mario Land(Game Boy) (1989) 6.9; Not the best of Mario, but it did its job.
Thunder Force 3(Genesis) (1990) n/a; Only saw it on Nick Arcade.
Sonice the Hedgehog(Genesis) (1991) 8.0; Not as good as the later games, but still one of the greats.
Street Fighter 2(SNES/arcade) (1992) 4.0; Never liked it as much as Mortal Kombat.
Mega Man X(SNES) (1993) 9.7; It's MegaMan, need I say more.
Donkey Kong Country(SNES) (1994) 8.2; Wish they'd cotinue it on the nextgen consoles.
Chrono Trigger(SNES)(1995) 9.5; Greatest old school RPG and so far greatest I've played.
Tomb Raider(PS1) (1996) 9.0; As long as you can get past the early graphics, this game rules, however    better on the PC.
Final Fantasy VII(PS1) (1997) n/a; Never played.
Game Boy Camera(Game Boy) (1998) n/a; Never heard of it.
Twisted Metal 4(PS1) (1999) n/a; Never played.
Chu Chu Rocket(Dreamcast) (2000) n/a; Never heard of it.
Halo(XBox) (2001) 8.9; Amazing action adventure.
Super Mario Sunshine(Gamecube) (2002) n/a; Never played, but heard it's great.
Wario Ware Inc.(Game Boy Advance) (2003) n/a; Never played.
Red Dead Revolver(PS2) (2004) n/a; Never heard of it.

Subject: Re: Rate these 25 games from 1980-2004

Written By: Tanya1976 on 01/08/05 at 9:41 pm

Pac-Man(arcade) (1980)...5
Galaga(arcade) (1981)...3
Dig-Dug(arcade) (1982)...3
Ms. Pac-Man(arcade) (1983)...5
Paperboy(arcade) (1984)....5
Excitebike(NES) (1985)...4
Metroid(NES) (1986)...3
Legend of Zelda(NES) (1987)...3
Altered Beast(Genesis) (1988)...3
Super Mario Land(Game Boy) (1989)...4
Thunder Force 3(Genesis) (1990)...3
Sonice the Hedgehog(Genesis) (1991)...4
Street Fighter 2(SNES/arcade) (1992)...4
Mega Man X(SNES) (1993)
Donkey Kong Country(SNES) (1994)...4
Tomb Raider(PS1) (1996)...5

Tanya


Subject: Re: Rate these 25 games from 1980-2004

Written By: Krushhkinator on 09/08/06 at 11:53 pm

Pac-Man(arcade) (1980) 6
Galaga(arcade) (1981) ?
Dig-Dug(arcade) (1982) ?
Ms. Pac-Man(arcade) (1983) ?
Paperboy(arcade) (1984) 5
Excitebike(NES) (1985)  4
Metroid(NES) (1986)  6
Legend of Zelda(NES) (1987)  7
Altered Beast(Genesis) (1988)  ?
Super Mario Land(Game Boy) (1989)  5
Thunder Force 3(Genesis) (1990)  ?
Sonice the Hedgehog(Genesis) (1991)  5
Street Fighter 2(SNES/arcade) (1992)  5
Mega Man X(SNES) (1993)  5
Donkey Kong Country(SNES) (1994)  5
Tomb Raider(PS1) (1996)  2

Subject: Re: Rate these 25 games from 1980-2004

Written By: whistledog on 09/09/06 at 12:35 am

I only know so many ...

Pac-Man(arcade) (1980) 4
Galaga(arcade) (1981) 6 GALAGA is GREAT! 8)
Dig-Dug(arcade) (1982) 3
Ms. Pac-Man(arcade) (1983) 5
Paperboy(arcade) (1984) 3
Excitebike(NES) (1985) 5
Metroid(NES) (1986) 4
Legend of Zelda(NES) (1987) 5
Altered Beast(Genesis) (1988) 3
Super Mario Land(Game Boy) (1989) 4
Sonice the Hedgehog(Genesis) (1991) 5
Street Fighter 2(SNES/arcade) (1992) 3
Donkey Kong Country(SNES) (1994) 4

Subject: Re: Rate these 25 games from 1980-2004

Written By: annonymouse on 09/09/06 at 10:16 pm

Pac-Man(arcade) (1980) great game but it does get old
Galaga(arcade) (1981) fantastic but very frustrating
Dig-Dug(arcade) (1982) it's okay i guess but nothing special
Ms. Pac-Man(arcade) (1983) ummmmmmm.......  same old same old
Paperboy(arcade) (1984)  dunno it
Excitebike(NES) (1985)  dunno it
Metroid(NES) (1986) look out here comes a rant. metroid is a terrible game. you play as a female that's not even hot (she has on armor that doesn't expose her at all.) most gamers are guys. and the only way we'll accept a female character is if she's sexy. sorry but it's true.
Legend of Zelda(NES) (1987) great game for it's time. today the zelda craze is over for all gamers aside from nintendo fanboys.
Altered Beast(Genesis) (1988)dunno it
Super Mario Land(Game Boy) (1989) dunno that game but i know mario. it was a good franchise for it's time.
Thunder Force 3(Genesis) (1990) dunno it
Sonice the Hedgehog(Genesis) (1991) wooooo hooooo!!!!!!  hi speed action anyone???
Street Fighter 2(SNES/arcade) (1992) dunno it
Mega Man X(SNES) (1993) why is the kid wearing nothing but tighty whities?????
Donkey Kong Country(SNES) (1994) donky kong was a pretty good franchise.
Chrono Trigger(SNES)(1995) dunno it.
Tomb Raider(PS1) (1996) a game that was made for the older audience so i don't know it too well. my dad always seemed to like it though.
Final Fantasy VII(PS1) (1997) sadly, i wouldn't know. but considering they just made a remake of it. it must be pretty good.
Game Boy Camera(Game Boy) (1998) ah man. i loved it. i loved the game part (kinda like galaga) where you would shoot the giant boss face.
Twisted Metal 4(PS1) (1999) i've played the newer versions and i guess they're pretty cool.
Chu Chu Rocket(Dreamcast) (2000) dunno it
Halo(XBox) (2001) BEST GAME EVER MADE. HALO 2 IS NOTHING.
Super Mario Sunshine(Gamecube) (2002) why won't nintendo just give up on mario??? it's over!!!
Wario Ware Inc.(Game Boy Advance) (2003) dunno it
Red Dead Revolver(PS2) (2004) dunno it

Subject: Re: Rate these 25 games from 1980-2004

Written By: Dave79 on 10/09/06 at 2:34 pm

Pac-Man(arcade) (1980)----------------------------------4.5
Galaga(arcade) (1981)-----------------------3
Dig-Dug(arcade) (1982)...--------------------3.5
Ms. Pac-Man(arcade) (1983)-------------------------4
Paperboy(arcade) (1984)--------------------------------------------5! This took some of my time for sure.
Excitebike(NES) (1985)--------------------------------4   
Metroid(NES) (1986)-------------------------3
Legend of Zelda(NES) (1987)--------------------------------------5!  A classic that I love
Altered Beast(Genesis) (1988)--------------3.5
Super Mario Land(Game Boy) (1989)----- 3.5
Thunder Force 3(Genesis) (1990)------------------4
Sonice the Hedgehog(Genesis) (1991)-----------4 
Street Fighter 2(SNES/arcade) (1992)--------3.7
Mega Man X(SNES) (1993)----------------3
Donkey Kong Country(SNES) (1994)--------------4
Tomb Raider(PS1) (1996)-----------------------------4
Halo(XBox) (2001)----------------------------3
Super Mario Sunshine(Gamecube) (2002) ZERO      What a disappointment..I wont say no more..

Subject: Re: Rate these 25 games from 1980-2004

Written By: HawkTheSlayer on 10/12/06 at 4:34 am

On Hawk's 1-5 Scale...1= Hemorrhoid surgery is better, 5= Better than Platinum:

Pac-Man(arcade) (1980)- 4
Galaga(arcade) (1981)- 3
Dig-Dug(arcade) (1982)- 3
Ms. Pac-Man(arcade) (1983)- 3.5
Paperboy(arcade) (1984)- 2.5
Excitebike(NES) (1985)-  ???
Metroid(NES) (1986)- 1.5
Legend of Zelda(NES) (1987)- 1.5
Altered Beast(Genesis) (1988)- 2 (Arcade Version Was Better)
Super Mario Land(Game Boy) (1989)-  ???
Thunder Force 3(Genesis) (1990)-  ???
Sonic the Hedgehog(Genesis) (1991)- 1
Street Fighter 2(SNES/arcade) (1992)- .5 (Arcade Version Better)
Mega Man X(SNES) (1993)-  ???
Donkey Kong Country(SNES) (1994)- 1
Chrono Trigger(SNES)(1995)-  ???
Tomb Raider(PS1) (1996)- 4
Final Fantasy VII(PS1) (1997)-  ???
Game Boy Camera(Game Boy) (1998)-  ???
Twisted Metal 4(PS1) (1999)-  ???
Chu Chu Rocket(Dreamcast) (2000)-  ???
Halo(XBox) (2001)-  ???
Super Mario Sunshine(Gamecube) (2002)-  ???
Wario Ware Inc.(Game Boy Advance) (2003)-  ???
Red Dead Revolver(PS2) (2004)-  ???

Subject: Re: Rate these 25 games from 1980-2004

Written By: Rice_Cube on 03/07/07 at 11:58 am


Pac-Man(arcade) (1980)        Pac-Man was cool but I never got good at it.
Galaga(arcade) (1981)          I liked it when I got the extra ship and could blow up more stuff.
Dig-Dug(arcade) (1982)        Very cool game for its time, I only played it on the NES though.  The one with the pump AND the drill was better.
Ms. Pac-Man(arcade) (1983)  Same as Pac-Man, but in drag...
Paperboy(arcade) (1984)      I hated those twisters.
Excitebike(NES) (1985)        Very cool game, but if you don't land right the guy takes forever to run back to his bike.
Metroid(NES) (1986)          I got pretty mad at this game, probably because I got lost a bunch.
Legend of Zelda(NES) (1987)    No patience for this kind of game...
Altered Beast(Genesis) (1988)    Saw it but was never interested.
Super Mario Land(Game Boy) (1989)    Good for long trips, but when I was home, the NES Mario was way better.
Thunder Force 3(Genesis) (1990)    No Genesis...I only played Sonic really.
Sonice the Hedgehog(Genesis) (1991)  One of the coolest games EVER.
Street Fighter 2(SNES/arcade) (1992)    I still know most of the moves in this game :)
Mega Man X(SNES) (1993)          It was pretty cool.  I liked Mega Man 2 the best.
Donkey Kong Country(SNES) (1994)    Hee hee...countless hours wasted on the emulator.
Chrono Trigger(SNES)(1995)      Never tried it.
Tomb Raider(PS1) (1996)          It looked nice but I dare say her boobs were too big.
Final Fantasy VII(PS1) (1997)      No patience for RPGs...
Game Boy Camera(Game Boy) (1998)      I outgrew my Gameboy by then.
Twisted Metal 4(PS1) (1999)        Yeah, I kinda didn't sleep when I discovered this game.  Good times!
Chu Chu Rocket(Dreamcast) (2000)  ?
Halo(XBox) (2001)                    Xbox = Halo!
Super Mario Sunshine(Gamecube) (2002)        didn't play
Wario Ware Inc.(Game Boy Advance) (2003)    didn't play
Red Dead Revolver(PS2) (2004)          also on Xbox but didn't play

Subject: Re: Rate these 25 games from 1980-2004

Written By: annonymouse on 07/02/07 at 12:43 pm

on a scale of 1-10

Pac-Man(arcade) (1980)  10
Galaga(arcade) (1981)  10
Dig-Dug(arcade) (1982)  9
Ms. Pac-Man(arcade) (1983) 10
Paperboy(arcade) (1984) 9
Excitebike(NES) (1985)  NA
Metroid(NES) (1986)  NA
Legend of Zelda(NES) (1987) 8
Altered Beast(Genesis) (1988) NA
Super Mario Land(Game Boy) (1989) NA
Thunder Force 3(Genesis) (1990) NA
Sonice the Hedgehog(Genesis) (1991) 10
Street Fighter 2(SNES/arcade) (1992) 8
Mega Man X(SNES) (1993)  NA
Donkey Kong Country(SNES) (1994) 7
Chrono Trigger(SNES)(1995) NA
Tomb Raider(PS1) (1996) 9
Final Fantasy VII(PS1) (1997) NA
Game Boy Camera(Game Boy) (1998) 10 (too bad the printer was discontinued :\'()
Twisted Metal 4(PS1) (1999) 9
Chu Chu Rocket(Dreamcast) (2000) NA
Halo(XBox) (2001) 10!!!!! (the god of modern day videogames!)
Super Mario Sunshine(Gamecube) (2002)  6 (FLOOP)
Wario Ware Inc.(Game Boy Advance) (2003)  9
Red Dead Revolver(PS2) (2004)  NA

Subject: Re: Rate these 25 games from 1980-2004

Written By: NbC on 07/03/07 at 8:39 am

Pac-Man(arcade) (1980) 9 Fun Game. 
Galaga(arcade) (1981) 9  Really enjoyed this back then
Ms. Pac-Man(arcade) (1983) 4  Alright
Paperboy(arcade) (1984)  3  Boring
Metroid(NES) (1986) 6 Alright
Sonice the Hedgehog(Genesis) (1991)  8  Love Sonic but hated that you can't save the game.  I now play Sonic on the X-Box 360.
Street Fighter 2(SNES/arcade) (1992)  7 First fighting game experience. 
Donkey Kong Country(SNES) (1994)  10  One of my favorites. 
Tomb Raider(PS1) (1996)  9  I have the whole series.  Including the one for PS2
Final Fantasy VII(PS1) (1997)  3  Do not care for this game. 
Twisted Metal 4(PS1) (1999) 7  Fun.  Now my nephew who is 4 yrs old enjoys playing
Super Mario Sunshine(Gamecube) (2002)  6  Cute game but nothing like the original

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