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Issue: 1991 December - Vol 17 Num 13 - Page 8

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~QUIPMENT POLL Buying the right game can be a "make-or-break" proposition for the operator. This chart is based on operator evaluations and is designed to provide information needed to make prudent game purchases. The longevity points indicate a game's staying power. VIDEO & PINBALL COMBINED GAME 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11 . 12. 13. 14 . 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24 . 25. MFG. Street Fighter II Terminator 2 (pin) Captain America Super High Impact Terminator 2 (video) Race Drivin Road Riot Fun House WWF Wrestle Fest. The Machine Final Lap II Batman Steel Talons Hard Drivin ' Double Axle Final Lap Party Zone Clutch Hitter Dragon 's Lair II Gilligan ' s lsl"a nd Sunset Riders Steel Gunner Whirlwind Four Trax Cisco Heat (Capcom) (Williams) (Data East) (Midway) (Midway) (A tan) (A tan) (Williams) (Am. Technos) (Williams) (Namco) (Data East) (A tan) (A tan) (Taito) (A tan) (Bally) (Sega) (Leland) (Bally) (Konam1) (Namco) (Williams) (A tan) (Ja/eco) POINT VALUE MONTHS ON CHART MONTHS IN TOP10 9.34 9.15 9 .09 8.94 8 .89 8.68 8.61 8.54 8.49 8.45 8.31 8 .00 8.00 7.97 7.94 7.88 7.73 7.68 7.68 7.62 7.50 7.47 7.34 7.29 7.27 9 5 2 3 2 14 4 11 4 7 10 2 3 32 2 31 2 7 2 6 2 7 22 20 2 9 5 2 1 2 14 4 11 4 7 10 1 3 32 1 29 2 7 1 6 0 4 22 13 0 REDEMPTION ALLEY BOWLERS 1. Skee-Ball (Skee Ball) 6.31 SPORTS GAMES 1. Putting Challenge (ICE) 2. Slugfest (Williams) 3. Championship Basketball 7.80 7.55 7.20 (Grayhound) 4. Shoot To Win (Smart) 5. Hoop Shot (Doyle) 6 . UB-QB Football (Nat '! Sports) 7. Quick Shot (Des ign Plus ) 8. Super Pro Quarterback (Smart) 9. Pop-A-Shot (Pop-A-Shot) 6.82 6.79 6.71 5.67 5.33 5.14 SINGLE CRANES 1. Clean Sweep (Smart) 7.78 2. Kramer Krane (Kramer) 6.60 3. Hollywood Crane (Hollywood) 6.50 4. Tiger Paw (Drews) 6.25 5. Big Choice (Betson) 6.13 6. Skill Crane (Grayhound) 5.89 7. Top Choice (Betson) 5.80 8. Challenger (Wedges/Ledges) 5.75 9. Action Claw (Betso n) 4.33 JR . BASKETBALL 1. Bozo Basketball PLAY METER 8 2. Jr . All American (CC/) 7.40 7.29 7.00 DECEMBER 1991 VALUE VALUE 5.20 (Design Plus) SINGLE COIN PUSHERS 1. Rock N' Roll (Betson) 2. Klondike (Betson) 3. Starburst (CC/) POINT POINT POINT VALUE 4.33 ROLL DOWNS 1. Roll Down (Bay Tek) 5.33 NOVELTY 1. Hop-A-Tic-Tac-Toe 7.89 (Data East) 2. 3. 4. 5. Pop-A-Ball (Coastal) Rock-N-Bowl (Bromley) Wacky Gator (Data East) Whac-A-Mole (Bob 's Space ) 6. TMNT Pizza Drop (Capcom) 7. Skee Toss B.C. (Betson/Skee-Ball) 8. Big Mouth (Me/tee ) 9. Cosmo Gang (Data East) 10. Bowler Roller (Bob 's Space) 11. Can Alley (Bob 's Space) 12 . Dump The Ump (Doyle) 13. Gumball Rall y (Atan) 14 . Rebound (CC/) 15. Ghost Town (Bromley) 16 . Pot-0-Gold (Lepechaun) 17. Bozo Grand Prize Game (Yankee Games) 18 . Knock Down (Me/tee) 7.75 7.15 7.00 6.83 5 .67 5 .33 5.00 4.83 4.75 4.67 4.67 4.50 4.50 4 .33 4.33 4 .25 4.29 I

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