Play Meter

On the "National Play Meter," 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
Games on the survey(except for novelty equipment) are currently(within the last six months) being marketed
in the United States.
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Rating
DEDICATED VIDEOS
Average
Oct. 15
1984
Rank
Last
Issue
No. of
Times
on Poll
Street Locations
Average
Oct. 15
1984
Rank
Last
Issue
No. of
Times
on Poll
100.0
96.8
94.1
85.5
79.1
2*
1
3
1. Spy Hunter/ Bally Midway
2. Punch Out!I/ Nintendo
3. Pole Position/ Atart . . ..
4. lD-Yard Fight/Tatto .
100.0
99.6
79.5
79.2
1
2
5*
7*
16
10
18
9
4
10
16
2
1
14
78.9
75.4
5
11*:
4
10
5. Hyper Sports/
Konamt/ Centurt ..........
6. Crossbow/ Exidy .... ......
7. Super Bagman/ Stern .....
72.9
68.7
65.6
4
3
4
14
1
63.4
59.8
59.56
8
11*
19
10
8
55.1
51.0
49.8
41.3
6
10
3
7
11
4
38.9
9
14
12
7
DEDICATED VIDEOS
Arcade Locations
l. Punch Out!!/ Ntntendo ....
2. Spy Hunter/Bally Midway
3. Two TJgers/Bally Midway .
4. The Three Stooges/Mylstar
5. Crossbow/Exidy . . ........
6. Hyper Sports/
Konamt/Centurt . ... ... . ..
B1rd1e King II/ Coin-It .. ...
Track 8:: Field/
Konamt/Centurt ...... . ...
10-Yard F1ght/Tatto .......
Motorace USA/Will1ams ..
Pole Position/ Atart .. ... ..
Tag Team Wrestling/
Data East ............. .. .
70.5
70.1
69.2
65.5
7
10*
6
19
9
8
18
57.4
9
6
13. C1rcus Charlie/
Konamt/Centurt ..........
14. Major Havoc/Atart . ..... .
15. Tapper/ Bally Midway . . ..
57.3
51.2
44.6
8
14
3
7
11
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
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Rating
8. Track & Field/
Konamt/ Centurt .. . .... ...
9. Birdie King II/ Coin-It .....
10. Motorace USA/Will1ams ..
11. Circus Charlie/
Konamt,:centurt ..........
12. Major Havoc/ Atart ....
13. Tapper/ Bally Midway .
14. Great Guns/ Stern ...
15. Discs of Tron /
Bally Midway ...
16. Root Beer Tapper/
16. Discs of Tron/
Bally Midway .. ..... . ....
35.6
12
Bally Midway .
14
21.1
CONVERSIONS
CONVERSIONS
Rating
Arcade Locations
Average
Oct. 15
1984
Rank
Last
Issue
No. of
Times
on Poll
1. VS. Baseball/Nintendo ...
2. Pole Position II/ Atart .....
3. VS. Tennis/Ntntendo . . ...
4. Up and Down/
Bally Midway ............
5. The TJn Star/Tatto ........
6. TJme Pilot '84/Konamt ....
7. Champion Baseball/Wico
8. Mega Zone/
Konamt/Interlogic ........
9. Elevator Action/Tatto ....
10. Superb1.1te/Crown Vending
11. Mill1pede/ Atart ..... ... ...
12. Junior Pac-Man/
Bally Midway .. . .... .. . --·
100.0
88.0
79.1
1
2
3
4
18
10
66.5
65.1
64.3
62.3
4
57.2
56.2
51.7
44.4
8
6
9
8
16
5
6
42.4
10
10
38.7
34.5
33.8
27.0
13
9
5
8
8
5
7
5
1
8
4
13. Mr. Dol's Wild Ride/
Universal .................
14. Cloa.lt 8:: Dagger/Atart ....
15. Exenon/Tatto ............
16. Don.ltey Kong 3/Nintendo
...
I
11
14
Rating
Street Locations
Average
Oct. 15
1984
Rank
Last
Issue
No. of
Times
on Poll
1. Pole Position II/ Atart ... ..
2 . VS. Baseball/ Nintendo . ..
100.0
86.4
83.9
80.0
77.8
73.2
71.2
66.4
2*
1
18
4
5
5
8
1
10
16
3. Superbike/ Crown Vending
4. Millipede/ Atari ... . . . .....
5. Time Pilot '84/ Konamt ....
6. The Tin Star/ Tatto ........
7. VS. Tennis/ Nintendo ... ..
8. Elevator Action/ Tatto ....
9. Mega Zone/
Konam1/ Inter1ogic ........
10. Dr. Micro/ Alway Electronic
ll . Mystic Marathon/Will1ams
12. Champion Baseball/ Wico
13. Nova 2001/Universal . .
14. Mr. Dol's Wild Ride/
Universal. ........... . .
10*
7*
3
4
65.7
65.7
54.9
50.5
49.8
8
12
8
1
1
4
5
46.1
11
9
45.5
38.3
37.9
9
15
5
10
6
8
13*
15. Junior Pac-Man /
Bally Midway . . ....
16. Cloak & Dagger/ Atari ....
17. Exerion/ Tatto .....
18. H.B.'s Olympics/
Magic Conversions . . . . ...
19. Intrepid/ Nova Games . ...
20. Blaster/Will1ams ..
37.9
35.3
33.3
1
2
3