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Issue: 1991 October - Vol 17 Num 11 - 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 Road Riot Terminator 2 (Pin) WWF Wrestle Fest Race Drivin ' Race Drivin ' Panorama Fun House Steel Talons Hard Drivin ' The Machine Burning Fight Gilligan's Island Steel Gunner Final Lap II Clutch Hitter Final Lap Space Guns Vendetta Rai Den Super High Impact Slugfest Simpsons Mad Dog Mccree High Impact Football Sengoku (Capcom) (A tan) (Williams) (Am . Technos) (A tan) (A tan) (Williams) (A tan) (A tan) (Williams) (SNK) (Bally/Midway) (Namco) (Namco) (Sega) (A tan) (Taito) (Konam1) (Fabtek) (Midway) (Williams) (Konam1) (Betson) (Midway) (SNK) POINT VALUE MONTHS ON CHART MONTHS IN TOP10 9.54 9 .21 9.06 9 .08 9 .00 8 .88 8 .58 8 .50 8 .34 8 .20 8 .00 7.77 7 .76 7.75 7 .62 7 .61 7.61 7.53 7 .50 7.50 7.50 7.38 7 .38 7 .37 7 .37 7 2 3 2 12 4 9 1 30 5 2 4 5 8 5 29 10 3 14 1 2 5 6 9 5 7 2 3 2 12 4 9 1 30 5 2 4 4 8 5 27 6 2 12 0 2 4 1 9 5 REDEMPTION VALUE REDEMPTION 1. Skee-Ball (SkeeBall) 2. FAB Target Ball (FAB) 3. Smartball (Smart) 4. Twister (Exidy) 7.86 6.00 6 .00 5 .33 SPORTS GAMES 1. Putting Challenge (/CE) 2. Slugfest (Williams) 3. Pro Pitch (Doyle) 4 . Shoot To Win (Smart) 5. Hoop Shot (Doyle) 6. UB-QB (Nat '/ Sports) 7. Championship Basketball 7 .77 7.47 7.25 7.06 6 .92 6.67 6.44 8. 9. 10. 11 . 12. (Grayhound) Hoops (Adastra) Batter Up! (Doyle) Panda Pitch (Doyle) Bullpen (Doyle) Pop-A-Shot (Pop-A-Shot) SINGLE COIN PUSHERS 1. Rock N' Roll (Betson) 2. Klondike (Betson) 3. Starburst (CCI) 4. The 2001 (GaMCO) PLAY METER 8 VALUE VALUE SINGLE CRANES 1. Classic Jumbo (CCI) 2. Skill Crane (Grayhound) 3 . Big Choice (Betson) 4 . Clean Sweep (Smart) 5. Top Choice (Betson) 6. Hollywood (Hollywood) 7. Action Claw (Betson) 8. Custom Crane (GaMCO) 9. Kramer Krane 8 .33 7.50 7.48 7.40 7.25 6.88 6.67 6 .67 6 .60 (Kramer) 10. Tiger Paw (Drews) 11 . Challenger (Wedges/Ledges) 6.00 5.33 6.00 5.75 5.67 5.25 5.17 JR . BASKETBALL 1. Bozo (Design Plus) 2 . Lil ' Hoop Shot (Doyle) 6.22 6.00 7.25 6.40 6.33 5 .60 ROLL DOWNS 1. Poker Roll (Coastal) 2 Quackers (Seidel) 3 . Clown Ro lldown (Bay Tek) 4 . Fielder's Choice (Bay Tek) 6 .20 5 .50 5 .20 5.00 OCTOBER 1991 POINT POINT POINT NOVELTY 1. Wacky Gator (Data East) 2. Hop-A-Tic-Tac-Toe 8.15 7.80 (Data East) Pop-A-Ball (Coastal) Rock-N-Bowl (Bromley) Cosmo Gang (Data East) Knock Down (Me/tee) Can Alley (Bob 's Space) Whac-A-Mole (Bob 's Space) 9 . Bozo Grand Prize 7.79 7.54 7.46 7.00 6.86 6.67 (Yankee) 10. Dump The Ump (Doyle) 11 . Shuttle Launch (Laser- Tron) 12. Toss Em (CCI) 13. Big Mouth (Me/tee) 14. Mr. Six Gun (Vari-Tech ) 15. Fireball (Alter) 16. Pot-0-Gold (Leprechaun) 17. Skee Toss B.C. (Betson/ Skee-Ball) 18. Roosta Shoota (Coastal) 19. Shoot Out (Me/tee) 20 . Simpson 's (Bromley) 6.57 6.50 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 6.20 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 5.83 5 .80 5.80 5.75 5.33

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