Play Meter

Issue: 1985 October 01 - Vol 11 Num 18

lutely flipped over it. I found out Data
East had licensed It to make a dedi-
cated game. However. their plans
changed and Memetron was able to
license It from Data East."
The game is a combination of
wrestling. kick boxing. street fighting.
and karate. The player begins in the
streets of New York and ends up in
Madison Square Garden.
According to Kaminkow. the game
will be shown at the AMOA show in
Chicago the end of Odober.

Robert Mahoney
Mark Capllanio
New England distributor
picks two Rowe employees
American Dispensing Systems
(ADS ) of Cranston. Rhode Island.
recently appointed two former Rowe
International employees to positions
in its company.
Robert Mahoney was appointed to
the position of sales and marketing
director for the tirm. Most recently. he
was sales manager for Rowe Distrib-
uting in Dedham. Massachusetts.
Prior to that Mahoney was director
of marketing for Bally Northeast of
Norwood. Massachusetts.
Mark Capitanio was appointed to
a part -time position overseeing all
repairs. service. and conversions.
including staff training. In addition to
his duties with ADS. Capitanio is still
employed at Magic Electronics where
he is responsible for that company's kit
games.
American Dispensing Systems pro-
vides kits and service support to oper-
ators in the six New England states. •
Nomac sponsors
four-state tourney
Nomac. Ltd .. manufacturers of Pub
Time Darts. has announced the
$20.000 Four-State Soft Tip Champion-
ships for players in Minnesota. Wiscon-
sin. Illinois. and Indiana. The tourna-
ment will take place November 1-3 in
Chicago.

PLAY MffiP.. October 1. 1985
The state associations in each of the
four states has tournament kits avail-
able for operators wanting to partici-
pate in the event. Qualifying kits can
also be obtained by contacting
Nomac at its toll-free number 1-800/
323-0449.
The qualifying kit contains every-
thing needed to run four weeks of
qualifying tournaments and location
championships.
The purchase price of the qualify-
ing kits is $50. For every kit purchased
through one of the four participating
state associations. Nomac will donate
S I 0 to the association.
There is no limit to the number of
kits an operator may purchase.
In the November tournament.
there will be three categories of com-
petition- men's doubles. men's singles.
and women's doubles.
The competition and prize money
will be divided into three skill levels in
the men's doubles competition and in
two skill levels in the other two cate-
gories.
Additionally. the tournament will
feature a mixed doubles category
which will be open to all players. All
players who participate in the four-
state tournament will automatically
quality for Pub Time 's $50.000 national
championships which are scheduled
for the spring. said a Nomac spokes-
man.
KIDDIE RIDE
OPERATORS
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"Here 's Solid State Sound"

AAMA completes training
fUm for U.S. Customs
Glenn Braswell. executive director
of the American Amusement Machine
Association ( AAMA) in Alexandria.
Virginia. announced the completion
of a training tilm for U.S. Customs Ser-
vice field agents on the identification
of counterfeit coin-operated amuse-
ment machines.
Braswell said that this joint projed
was an outgrowth of the cooperative
relationship between the association
and Customs developed through on-
going AAMA Customs seminars on the
differences between legitimate and
counterfeit video games printed cir-
cuit boards (PCBs).
"The national distribution received
by this film allows us to reach every U.S.
port and will significantly atd the
industry's fight against the growing
tide of counterfeit video games from
the Orient." said Braswell.
The 20-minute film featuring Bras-
well. U.S. Customs Service national
advisory import specialist Thomas
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Poll Information
The following are rankings of the top games in the coin-operated amusement indushy. The
games are ranked according to an index formulated from a regular survey of operators of coin-
operated amusement equipment. Games not appealing on this poll either ( 1) did not generate a five
percent response or (2) did not rank among the top 50 games in the country. The games are further
identified by their general equipment classification type: Video. Pinball. and Novelty. The average
index rating tor all surveyed games tor this individual survey was 78.
Top Ten Games of October 1 Issue
Game/Manufacturer
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Demol1t1on Derby/Bally Midway
Magmax/N1ch1butsu . ...........
Super Puncb Outlt/Nintendo . ...
Commando/Data East ..........
Paperboy/Atar1 ..... ............
Index
Index
Rating
183
156
151
143
138
6.
7.
7.
9.
10.
Cbeyenne/E:xidy ...............
Hogan's Alley/Nintendo ........
1942/ Romstar ......... .... .... . .
Kung Fu Master/Data East ......
Space Sbuttle/Wlliiams ........
Oct. 1
Sept. 15
I. Demolition Derby/ Bally Midway
183
183
2. Magmax/Nichibutsu
156
133
3. Super Punch Outii/Nintendo
lSI
60
103
Game,ll4anu1acturer
Ratin~
Game/Manufacturer
Sept. 1
Aug. 15
Video
233




4. Commando/ Data East
143
206
ISS
197
5. Paperboy/ Atari
138
190
234
183
6. Cheyenne/ Exidy
133
99
130
109
7. Hogan 's Alley/ Nintendo
129
135
117
143
7. 1942/ Romstar
129
203
114
93
9. Kung Fu Master/ Data East
119
134
125
140
10. Space Shuttle/ Williams
116
106
87
116
II . TrMa Whiz/Merit
114
120
130
149
12. Duck Hunt/ Nintendo
108
122
140
133
13. Spy Hunter/ Bally Midway
lOS
114
136
116
13. Hat Trick/ Bally Sante
lOS
57
107
92
IS. The Garnes/ Gottlieb
104
45
16. Sorcerer/Williams
103
74
87
106
17. Karate Champ/ Data East
102
112
104
114
99
78
98
83
19. Chicago Cubs Triple Play/ Premier
98
112
92
67
20. Galaga 3/ Bally Midway
95
72
67
64
20. Cobra Command/ Data East
95
87
104
20. VS. Baseball/ Nintendo
95
112
73
67
23. Bomb Jack/ Tehkan
90
110
78
65
24. Pole Position / Atart
89
90
75
85
Novelty










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18. Crossbow/ Exidy
Pinball
133
129
129
119
116










NOTICE: The sole purpose of this suzvey is to determine on a regular basis the top performing games in the country.
Any attempt to use the results of this suiVey for any other purpose is unauthorized. wrongful. and misleading.

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