Play Meter

- EQUIPMENT POLL
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 weeks on the Top 10 is important,
as is the total number of weeks 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
GAME
1. Super Off Road
2. Golden Axe
3. Hard Drivin'
4. Earthshaker
5. WWF Super Stars
6. Crime Fighters
7. Arch Rivals
8. Turbo OutRun
9. Cyclone
10. Oper. Thunderbolt
11 . OutRun
12. Jokerz!
13. Ninja Gaiden
14. Tax1
15. Bottom of the 9th
16. Mechanized Attack
17. Final Lap
18. Cabal
19. Chase H.Q.
20. AfterBurner
21 . Black Knight 2000
22. Operation Wolf
23. Super Sprint
24 Strider
25. Super Hang On
26. Superman
27. NARC
28. Double Dragon
29. Shinobi
30. High Speed
31 . Pin bot
32. Sly Spy
33. Road Blasters
34. Super Mario 3
35. Championship Sprint
36. Bad Dudes
37. Team Quarterback
38. 720 Degrees
39. Robo Cop
40. Capcom Bowling
41 . Playboy
42. Ninja Warriors
43. Time Machine
44. Quarterback
45. Nastar Warrior
46. Tecmo Bowl
47. Tetris
48. Double Dragon II
49. Bubble Bobble
50. Swords of Fury
8 PLAY M ETER/Scplcmbcr 1989
MFG.
Leland
Sega
Atari
Williams
AM. Technos
Konami
Bally
Sega
Williams
Taito
Sega
Williams
Tecmo
Williams
Konami
SNK
Atari
Fabtek
Taito
Sega
Williams
Taito
Atari
Capcom
Sega
Taito
Williams
Taito
Sega
Williams
Williams
Data East
Atari
Nintendo
Atari
Data East
Leland
Atari
Data East
Capcom
Data East
Rom star
Data East
Leland
Taito
Tecmo
Atari
Am. Technos
Rom star
Williams
POINT
VALUE
MONTHS
ON CHART
MONTHS
IN TOP 10
LONGEVITY
POINTS
9.05
8.80
8.79
8.63
8.44
8.42
8.17
8.08
8.07
8.06
7.83
7.56
7.51
7.40
7.38
7.33
7.32
7.29
7.25
7.23
7.21
7.08
7.07
7.03
6.98
6.98
6.96
6.90
6.87
6.87
6.83
6.83
6.81
6.81
6.78
6.73
6.69
6.68
6.63
6.62
6.58
6.48
6.41
6.37
6.35
6.33
6.31
6.28
6.23
6.18
5
2
5
5
2
2
2
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
3
5
5
5
4
2
4
5
1
4
5
3
4
5
5
5
1
4
1
1
1
5
4
5
5
2
1
5
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
5
2
5
5
1
2
2
4
5
5
3
5
5
5
4
2
5
5
4
2
2
3
2
1
0
5
2
2
5
5
5
1
4
1
2
2
2
0
5
4
2
2
5
0
1
0
5
0
1
1
245
93
242
242
51
86
91
208
206
216
183
206
163
202
177
77
190
153
175
78
70
137
114
27
76
150
90
122
112
145
130
19
79
17
16
15
145
56
101
75
53
9
123
7
6
5
86
3
2
1