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Operation Thunderbolt 16. Operation Thunderbolt 17. Final Lap 17. Final Lap 18. Toki 18. Toki 19. Blockout American 19. Blockout American 20. Crime Fighters 20. Crime Fighters 21. Quarterback 21. Quarterback 22. Willow 22. 23. Willow Mousin' Around 23. Mousin' Around 24. Out Run 24. Out Run 25. Cyberball 25. Cyberball 26. Bad Cats 26. Bad Cats 27. Arch Rivals 27. Arch Rivals 28. Turbo Out Run 28. Turbo Out Run 29. Jokerz 29. Jokerz 30. Chase H.Q. 30. Chase H.Q. 31 . Shadow Dancer 31. Shadow Dancer 32. Midnight Resistance 32. Resistance 33.Midnight Taxi 33. Taxi 34. Tetris 34. Tetris 35. U.N. Squadron 35. 36. U.N. Cal. Squadron 50 36. Cal. 50 37. Super Hang On 37. Hang 38. Super Line of Fire On 38. Line of Fire 39. Black Knight 2000 39. Black Knight 2000 40. Mechanized Attack 40. Mechanized Attack 41'. Strider 41. Strider 42. Operation Wolf 42. Operation Wolf 43. Crime City 43. Crime City 44. AfterBurner 44. AfterBurner 45. Golden Tee Golf 45. Golden Tee Golf 46. Buster Bros. 46. Buster Bros. 47. Cabal 47. Cabal 48. High Speed 48. High Speed 49. Street Smart 49. Street Smart 50. Pinbot 50. Pinbot IO PLAY METER/ February 1990 10 PLAY METER/February 1990 POINT MONTHS MONTHS POINT MONTHS MONTHS VALUE ON CHART IN TOP 10 VALUE ON CHART IN TOP 10 Konami 9.00 2 Konami 2 22 9.00 10 Atari 8.72 10 Atari 8.72 10 10 American Technos 8.14 7 6 8.14 7 6 American Technos 8.00 Williams 10 10 10 10 Williams 8.00 7.93 10 10 Leland Leland 7.93 10 10 Atari 7.86 4 3 Atari 4 3 7.86 Williams 7.78 4 4 Williams 7.78 4 4 Williams 7.57 10 10 Williams 7.57 10 10 Atari 7.52 2 2 2 Atari 7.52 2 Atari 7.50 1 1 Atari 7.50 1 1 Data East 4 4 7.48 4 Data East 7.48 4 Bally 7.42 3 3 3 Bally 7.42 3 7.37 Sega 7 7 7.37 7 7 Sega Leland 7.33 3 33 Leland 7.33 3 Leland 7.30 10 4 10 Leland 7.30 4 Taito 7.28 10 10 Taito 7.28 10 10 Atari 7.24 9 8 Atari 7.24 9 8 Fabtek 7.22 2 2 7.22 2 2 Fabtek Tech nos 7.09 1 1 7.09 1 1 Technos Konami 7.02 7 7 7 7 Konami 7.02 6.94 1 Leland 4 6.94 4 1 Leland Capcom 6.90 3 3 6.90 3 3 Capcom 1 1 Bally 6.89 1 1 Bally 6.89 Sega 6.85 10 7 10 7 6.85 Sega Atari 6.83 4 4 00 Atari 6.83 Williams 6.83 2 2 Williams 6.83 2 2 Bally/Midway 6.82 7 7 7 7 6.82 Bally/Midway Sega 6.73 10 9 10 9 6.73 Sega Williams 6.72 10 10 Williams 6.72 10 10 Taito 6.71 10 8 8 Taito 6.71 10 6.71 1 1 Sega 1 1 6.71 Sega Data East 6.70 2 1 1 Data East 6.70 2 Williams 6.69 10 10 6.69 10 10 Williams 5 6.66 Atari 6 6 5 Atari 6.66 Capcom 6.62 2 1 6.62 1 2 Capcom Rom star 6.60 1 0 1 0 Romstar 6.60 Sega 6.56 8 1 8 1 Sega 6.56 1 Sega 6.56 0 1 0 6.56 Sega 7 Williams 6.55 7 6.55 7 7 Williams 6.48 7 4 SNK SNK 7 4 6.48 Capcom 6.46 1 0 1 0 6.46 Capcom Taito 6.41 9 4 4 6.41 9 Taito 6.41 2 1 Taito 1 Taito 6.41 2 2 Sega 6.38 9 9 2 Sega 6.38 1 Strata 6.36 0 6.36 1 0 Strata 1 Capcom 6.33 0 6.33 1 0 Capcom Fabtek 6.32 10 9 6.32 10 9 Fabtek 7 Williams 6.28 8 6.28 8 7 Williams SNK 6.26 3 2 SNK 3 2 6.26 10 Williams 6.24 9 10 9 MFG. MFG. Williams 6.24 LONGEVITY LONGEVITY POINTS POINTS 100 100 487 487 288 288 472 472 470 470 135 135 179 179 408 408 87 87 41 41 158 158 129 129 310 310 105 105 239 239 408 408 312 312 82 82 32 32 281 281 61 61 57 57 28 28 355 355 75 75 73 73 261 261 357 357 354 354 327 327 20 20 48 48 332 332 103 103 53 53 15 15 171 171 13 13 204 204 171 171 10 10 224 224 29 29 158 158 6 6 5 5 215 215 203 203 59 59 213 213