Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!ames!decwrl!pacbell.com!pacbell!tandem!zorch!xanthian From: xanthian@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG (Kent Paul Dolan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games Subject: Re: Rating system for Amiga games Keywords: ratings Message-ID: <1990Jun6.042752.9818@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG> Date: 6 Jun 90 04:27:52 GMT References: <305@uncmed.med.unc.edu> Organization: SF Bay Public-Access Unix Lines: 44 In article <305@uncmed.med.unc.edu> rhunt@uncmed.med.unc.edu (Rick Hunt) writes: >How about a rating system set up like the ones in rec.games.video and >rec.arts.movies? I wouldn't have the foggiest idea of how to set that >up, but maybe there would be someone with the knowledge, time and desire. >(Yeah, right :-) Everyone could send in their votes and they would be >compiled into a master list. > >For those who haven't seen the ratings list they are compiled from votes >on a scale of 1 to 10. Then the percentage of each vote and the total >and average is displayed something like this. > >Empire 124 0000001234 8.8 >Federation 12 2350000000 2.5 > >Does anyone think we could put together a ratings list like this? > > Rick Hunt > rhunt@med.unc.edu What you ask for could be useful too, but what I would like to see along this line is a table, posted once a month or so like other newsgroups "frequently asked questions" postings, and extended as new games come along, that rates the games about such parameters as: AmigaDOS versions it runs under. Amiga hardware it needs/runs on. Mouse, joystick, keyboard, or what used for control? Bug free or minor bugs or system crashers. Type of game: arcade, adventure, puzzle, etc. (Creating an agreed upon classification scheme could be the hard part.) Copy protection scheme, if any. How annoying is it? Does it need a warm/cold boot to start? To exit? Does it multitask? If so, how much memory does it use? Can it be run from a harddisk? Which ones! Can it be run from Rad:? List price. Mail order price. How long does it take to play a game. Is it a "shows off the Amiga game", so-so, or a dud port? A _brief_ comment about playability. I'm sure others could add to this list. Do we have a volunteer? Kent, the man from xanth.