Play Meter

Buying the right game is a "make-or-break" proposition for the operator, who must have both monthly
and ongoing analyses of game performance. This chart is designed to give the operator information
he needs to guide his purchases. The "longevity indicator" will tell him how long the game has
remained high on the chart. The number of months on the Top 10 is important, as is the total number
of months on the chart. Future months will include how long the game was in coin-op before being
released for the home market. Look to the chart each month for additional polling information.
VIDEO & PINBALL COMBINED
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WWF Super Stars
Hard Drivin'
Golden Axe
Super Off Road
Police Force
Earthshaker
Crime Fighters
Street Smart
Oper. Thunderbolt
Cyberball 2027
Cyclone
Super Monaco GP
Jokerz!
Arch Rivals
OutRun
Chase H.Q.
Mon. Night Football
Final Lap
Turbo OutRun
Black Knight 2000
Mechanized Attack
Ninja Gaiden
Super Hang On
Taxi
NARC
Super Sprint
Time Machine
Super Masters
E.S.W.A.T.
S.P.Y.
Pinbot
Bottom of the 9th
Shinobi
RoadBiasters
AfterBurner
Cyberball
720 Degrees
Night Striker
Operation Wolf
Double Dragon
Super Mario 3
Dynamite Duke
Team Quarterback
Bad Dudes
Championship Sprint
Cabal
Sly Spy
Final Blow
Strider
Capcom Bowling
8 PLAY METER/ November 1989
MFG.
Am. Technos
Atari
Sega
Leland
Williams
Williams
Konami
SNK
Taito
Atari
Williams
Sega
Williams
Bally
Sega
Taito
Data East
Atari
Sega
Williams
SNK
Tecmo
Sega
Williams
Williams
Atari
Data East
Sega
Sega
Data East
Williams
Konami
Sega
Atari
Sega
Atari
Atari
Taito
Taito
Taito
Nintendo
Fabtek
Leland
Data East
Atari
Fabtek
Data East
Romstar
Capcom
Capcom
POINT
VALUE
8.76
8.75
8.50
8.41
8.36
8.34
8.30
8.29
8.02
7.92
7.90
7.79
7.73
7.72
7.71
7.67
7.54
7.40
7.32
7.23
7.22
7.14
7.12
7.11
7.11
7.05
7.03
7.00
7.00
7.00
6.98
6.95
6.92
6.91
6.88
6.85
6.83
6.80
6.79
6.77
6.74
6.72
6.68
6.63
6.62
6.60
6.58
6.56
6.54
6.46
MONTHS
ON CHART
MONTHS
IN TOP 10
4
7
4
7
1
7
4
1
7
1
7
1
7
4
7
7
1
7
7
4
5
7
6
7
5
7
7
1
1
1
7
7
7
6
6
2
6
1
6
6
3
2
7
3
3
7
3
1
3
7
3
7
4
7
1
7
4
1
7
1
7
1
7
4
5
6
1
7
6
4
4
7
1
7
3
2
6
1
1
1
7
6
7
6
2
0
0
0
3
2
3
2
2
4
4
7
3
1
3
6
LONGEVITY
POINTS
148
341
190
337
46
335
176
43
299
41
289
39
280
172
261
250
34
256
275
140
136
230
138
266
146
167
152
23
22
21
181
223
150
113
116
33
85
13
174
157
53
16
163
33
31
179
46
3
54
90