Play Meter

Issue: 1983 March 15 - Vol 9 Num 5

TOP VIDEOS
TOP VIDEOS
Arcade Locations
Street Locations
Eleven of 303 videos (37%) with a response rate over
ten percent have above average performances.
Fourteen of 27 videos (52 %) with a r esponse rate over
ten percent have above average performan ces.
Rating
Mar. 15
l. Pole Pos1t1on / Atari . . . . . . . . 100.0
2. Po peye/ Nintendo . . . . . . . . . .
83.0
*
*
3. Joust/W1111ams .............
* 4. Q•bert/ Gottlieb . . . . . . . . . . . .
5. Jungle Hunt/'l'a1to . . . . . . . . .
* 6. Moon Patrol/W1111ams . . . . .
77.6
77.0
64.5
63.6
Mar. l
100.0
84.4
79.6
77.9
62.8
Rating
Feb. 15
97.4
* l . Popeye/ Nintendo . . . . . . . . . .
88 .5
85.5
* 3. Q·bert/ Gottlieb . . . . . . . . . . . .
* 4. 5. Moon
Patrol/W1111ams . . . . .
Galaga/ Wdway . . . . . . . . . . .
2. Joust/W1111ams . . . . . . . . . . . . .
75.1
78.0
Provisionally Rated Videos
(Above avera ge performing g ames, with
a response rate between 10- 25%)
6. Ms. Pac-Man/Wdway . . . . . .
7. Jungle Hunt/Taito . . . . . . . . .
Mar. 15
100.0
89.6
89.0
84.5
75.0
73.4
71.4
Mar. 1
100.0
94.8
95.8
85.2
72.0
77.1
77.8
Feb. 15
100.0
99.5
95.3
75.5
80.4
87.9
Provisionally Rated Videos
(Above average perform in g games, with
a respon se rate b e tween 10- 25%)
Arcade Locations
Street Locations
Rating
Provisional Rating's
Ttme Pilot/ Centurt . . . . . . . . . . .
Front L1ne/Ta1to . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Super Zaxzon/ Sega . . . . . . . . . .
Baby Pac-Man/ Bally . . . . . . . . .
Mill1pede/ Atari . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mar. 15
91.4
83.0
75.1
72.8
71.3
Mar. 1
90.1
79.8
83.0
79.5
Feb. 15
100.0
86.1
78.1
79.9
75.7
NOTICE: The sole purpose of th is survey is to
d e term in e on a regular basis the top p erform ing
games in th e country Any attempt to use th e r esults
of this survey for any oth er purpose is unau thor ized.
wrongfuL and misleading.
Rating
Provisional Ratings
Mar. 15
Pole Po.s1t1on/ Atar1 . . . . . . . . . . 116.8
Ttme Pilot/ Centurt . . . . . . . . . . . 116.7
Mr. Doi/Uniftrsal . . . . . . . . . . . . 107.5
Mill1pede/ Atari .. .. .. . . .. .. ..
86.9
Baby Pac-Man/ Bally . . . . . . . . .
85.8
Front L1ne/Taito . . . . . . . . . . . . .
80.9
D1g Dug/ Atari . ...............
72.4
Mar. l
101.0
117.1
92.1
80.4
92.1
91.3
Feb. 15
107.6
117.9
133.7
85.6
100.1
93.8
* Conditionally Rated-
Weekly average
b ased on less than 50% response rate.
TOP PINBALLS
Arcade & Street Locations
Six of 12 pinballs (50%) with a response rate over ten
percent have above average per forman ces.
Rating
*
*
Mar. 15
l . E1gbt Ball Deluu/ Bally . . 100.0
2. Speakeasy/ Bally . . . . . . . . .
80.9
3. Devt.l 's Dare/ Gottlieb . . . . .
75.9
Mar. 1
100.0
84.6
82.3
Feb. 15
Rating
Provisional Ratings
Mar. 15
Strt.ker/ Gottlieb . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
96.6
Sp1.r1t/ Gottlieb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
82.1
Roc.ty/ Gottlieb . . .. . . . .. . .. ..
79.3
Mar. 1
76.8
100.6
Feb. 15
Poll Intormation
Here are the top videos and top pinballs making above
average performance nationw ide. Each game's rating
represents its average performance as compared to the
top game's average in that category. Averages are
compiled by Play Meter through its operator survey and
a r e for games thatarecurrently(within thelastsix months)
being marketed in the United States. Games with less than
adequate responses (less than 50 percent) but with above
average performances are so noted. Games not
appearing either (1) did not generate over a 10 percent
response rate or (2) did not register a performance above
the national average. Operator/ readers who would like to
join the ever-growing numbers of readers participating
currently in the survey. write: Play Meter. Equipment PolL
P.O. Box 24170. New Orleans 70184.
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