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About GAB About Games


GAB About Games is a collaborative web project that aims to play and rate almost every game for a variety of retro gaming systems. The goal of the GAB project is to find hidden gems and create a list of recommendations that newcomers to a system could use as a starting point.

GAB uses a simple and intuitive 3-point grading system. There are no half-grades or decimals here, each participant gives each game a score of (G)ood, (A)verage, and (B)ad. After everyone has voted, a percentage-based "approval rating" for each game is calculated using the formula "(G + A / 2) / N", where N is the total number of votes cast. In simple terms, an A vote is worth half as much as a G vote, and a B vote is worth nothing.

Anyone can participate in GAB, as long as they've played the games in question. You can vote either through the comments associated with each set of games (but only while that topic is active, I will amend the post when it closes) or by voting on Gamefaqs. Make sure that your username and the game(s) you want to vote for are clear. You don't have to explain that rationale behind your votes, though I encourage it for the sake of creating discussion.

There is also a supplemental rating system called the "Special Recommendation" system, or "SR" for short, which can be given to games you most significantly endorse. Each person who participates in GAB is allowed to give out 10 SRs per system, as long as the rating topics for that system are still open. These have no effect on a game's score, and are instead listed separately, but unlike with regular game ratings, these can still be given to games after their rating period ends. If you run out of SRs, but wish to give one to another game, you'll have to remove one of the ones you've given already.

If you want more information about GAB or its rating system, click here.


Latest Posts:

Monday, March 31, 2025

GAB SAT #92 - D&D Shadow over Mystara, Sand-R, Shining the Holy Ark

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Last Topic's Ratings:

Burning Rangers - GGGGGGGG - 100% (8)
Cotton Boomerang - GGGAAGA - 79% (7) (1 SR)
Daibouken: Saint Elmo's no Kiseki - GG - 100% (2)
Madden NFL 98 - AAA - 50% (3)
Sakura Wars: Hanagumi Taisen Columns - GAG - 83% (3)
Uno DX - GG - 100% (2)

Seeing the level of acclaim for Burning Rangers makes me wonder why Sega steadfastly refuses to ever re-release any of their first party Saturn games that aren't Sonic R. Clearly there's a market for it.

Games for this topic:

Dungeons and Dragons: Shadow over Mystara
Game no Tetsujin: The Shanghai
Ninku: Tsuyokina Yatsura No Daigekitotsu
Noon
Puzzle & Action: 2-do Arukoto wa Sand-R
Shining the Holy Ark

Noon is a game I've had my eye on ever since we first started the Saturn GAB. Also, I think it's interesting that the name of the second title in this series it not a typo. Yes, this is part of the same series as Game no Tatsujin and indeed, the first word is one letter different in each case. I triple checked it to make sure that they were both correct.
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GAB PS1 #186 - Asuncia, Enen Angel, Return Fire

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Last Topic's Ratings:

Croket: Kindan no Kinka Box - BB - 0% (2)
Egypt 1156 BC - GBB - 33% (3)
Lake Masters 2 - BB - 0% (2)
Mega Man X5 - AGAAGGBABBBA - 46% {12}
Racingroovy VS - BB - 0% (2)
Suzu Monogatari - AGA - 67% (3)

Mega Man X5 is now the game with the largest number of ratings to get the squiggle bracket. Does this make it the most divisive game of all time (or at least to this point in time)?

Games for this topic:

Alexi Lalas International Soccer
Asuncia: Majou no Jubaku
Enen Angel
Ford Truck Mania
Return Fire
Rise 2: Resurrection

Asuncia looks like a pretty interesting game. I suppose Rise 2 is probably a lot more well known, but I prefer to be optimistic.
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Monday, March 17, 2025

GAB SAT #91 - Burning Rangers, Cotton Boomerang, Sakura Wars Columns

This topic is now closed


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Last Topic's Ratings:

Fighters Megamix - GGGGAGGA - 88% (8) (1 SR)
Fishing Koushien 2 - AA - 50% (2)
Langrisser: Dramatic Edition - GGG - 100% (3)
Sega Ages: Memorial Collection Vol. 2 - BAB - 17% (3)
Touge: King the Spirits 2 - BB - 0% (2)
Zoku Gussun Oyoyo - GG - 100% (2) (1 SR)

I was actually really surprised so few people played Zoku Gussun Oyoyo for this topic, as that series tends to be reasonably popular. Maybe people just didn't play the Saturn version?

Games for this topic:

Burning Rangers
Cotton Boomerang
Daibouken: Saint Elmo's no Kiseki
Madden NFL 98
Sakura Wars: Hanagumi Taisen Columns
Uno DX

I remember thinking I had played Burning Rangers before, but it turns out I was just remembering the level based on it in Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed, so I'm looking forward to finally finding out what this game is all about. We also have the Saturn version of Daibouken here, so I can finally finish talking about that game.
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GAB PS1 #185 - Croket, Mega Man X5, Suzu Monogatari

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Last Topic's Ratings:

Action Man: Destruction X - AAA - 50% (3)
Atelier Marie Plus - GAAG - 75% (4)
Hive, The - BBB - 0% (3)
Jaja Uma Quartet - BAB - 17% (3)
Skydiving Extreme - BBB - 0% (3)
Tecmo Stackers - GAA - 67% (3)

I always think it's interesting to compare how the same game rates across platforms, particularly when the versions are nearly identical. Atelier Marie rated 67% (3) on Saturn, while Tecmo Stackers rated 50% {3}, which suggests we are pretty consistent across systems (the Stackers vote looks very different but it's a single A to B flip).

Games for this topic:

Croket: Kindan no Kinka Box
Egypt 1156 BC
Lake Masters 2
Mega Man X5
Racingroovy VS
Suzu Monogatari

Suzu Monogatari has been a game I've been looking forward to rating ever since I saw it when creating the GAB list. I'm also curious to see what people will have to say about Mega Man X5.
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