Play Meter

Poll Intormation
On the "National Play Meter." each game 's rating represen ts its aver age per formance as compared to
the top game's average in that category Averages are compiled by Play M eter th r ough its oper ator survey
Games on the sur vey (except for novelty equipment) are cur ren Uy (within the last six months) being marketed
in the United States.
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DEDICATED VIDEOS
DEJ>ICATED VIDEOS
Rating
Arcade Locations
Average
Jan. 15
1985
Rank
Last
Issue
No. of
Times
on ·Poll
1. Karate Champ/ Data East .
2. Spy Hunter/ Bally Midway
3. Puncb Out!!/ Nintendo ....
4. Two Tigers / Bally Midway .
100.0
76.6
65.0
60.0
56.6
54.7
51.5
51.5
1
4•
3
5•
7•
8•
6
9•
4
22
16
8
20
15
16
24
46.3
10•
10
37.8
35.8
11 •
16•
25
13
5. Crossbow/ Exidy ..........
6. 10-Yard Figbt/Taito .......
7. Birdie King II/ Coin-It .. .. .
8. Pole Posi tion / Atari .......
9. Hyper Sports/
Konami/ Centurt ... . ......
10. Track Be Field/
Rating
Street Locations
1.
2.
3.
4.
Karate Champ/ Data East .
Spy Hunter/ Bally Midway
Gaplus/ Bally Midway . ...
Puncb Out!!/ Nintendo ....
5. 10-Yard Figbt/Taito .......
6. Hyper Sports/
Konami/ Centurt .... .. . . . .
7. Pole Position/ Atari ...... .
8. Birdie King II/ Coin-It .....
9. Track Be Field/
Konami/ Centurt ....... . ..
Konami/ Centurt ..........
11 . Major Havoc/ Atari .......
12. Tag Team Wrestling/
Data East ..... ·.· .........
35.2
13 •
12
14
20
17
Bally Midway .. . .... ... ..
14. Tapper/ Bally Midway ....
33.8
31.3
Konami/ Centurt ..........
11 . Major Havoc/ Atari .. .. . ..
12. Tag Team Wrestling/
13. Tapper/ Bally Midway ....
14. Motorace USA/Williams ..
15. Root Beer Tapper/
Bally Midway .... .. . .....
CONVERSIONS
Rank
Last
lssue
No. of
Times
on Poll
100.0
95.2
70.9
70.5
57.6
1
2
3
5•
10•
4
22
4
16
15
54.7
53.7
42.7
8•
9•
7
10
24
16
41.7
15•
25
40.0
38.9
16•
14•
9
13
34.0
30.9
28.8
13•
11*
11
12
17
14
10. Circus Charlie/
Data East .... ............
13. Discs of Tron /
Average
Jan.l5
1985
22.0
CONVERSIONS
Rating
7
Rating
Arcade Locations
Average
Jan. 15
1985
Rank
Last
lssue
No. of
Times
on Poll
Street Locations
Average
Jan. 15
1985
Rank
Last
1. Pole Position II/Atari .....
2. VS. Baseball/ Nintendo ...
3. VS. Tennis/Nintendo .....
4. Time Pilot '84/ Konami ....
5. Elevator Action/Taito ....
6. Mega Zone/
100.0
94.8
94.3
77.7
71.3
3•
1
2
4
7*
24
10
16
14
22
1. VS. Base.ball/ Nintendo ...
2. Pole Position II/ A tart .....
3. Do! Run Run/Universal ...
4. Mega Zone/
100.0
93.7
81.6
2*
1
10
24
1
76.2
8*
14
Konami/Interlogic .. . .... .
70.0
61.'}
10•
9*
14
10
61.3
60.0
6
12 *
11
11
11
14
22
16
13 •
16*
14*
16
10
15
74.3
72.2
70.2
65.3
64.0
60.0
56.5
55.3
54.9
4
9*
5
3
10•
51.2
44.3
35.5
Konami/Interlogic . . ......
5. Up and Down/
Bally Midway ...... .. ....
6. Time Pilot '84/Konami ....
7. Elevator Action/Taito ... .
8. VS. Tennis/ Nintendo .... .
9. Nova 2001/Universal .....
10. Bomb Jack/Tehkan ......
11 . Millipede/ Atari .. . ........
7
11
11
6
10
14
31.2
15*
15
45.7
16*
4
44.6
44.2
12
13
16
15
42.1
39.2
14
15
10
7. Champion Base.ball/Wico
8. Up and Down/
Bally Midway ............
9. Millipede/ Atari . . .........
10. Junior Pac-Man/
Bally Midway ............
11 . Superbike/ Crown Vending
12. Donkey Kong 3/ Nintendo
13. Mr. Dol's Wild Ride/
Universal . . . . .......... . ..
12. Champion Baseball/Wico
13. Exerion/Taito .......... . .
14. H.B. 's Olympics/
Magic Electronic ... ..... .
lssue
No. of
Times
on Poll
11
3
15. Junior Pac-Man/
Bally Midway . ........ . ..
16. Donkey Kong 3/ Nintendo
17. Mr. Dol's Wild Ride/
Universal ...... . ....... . ..
18. Cloak Be Dagger/ Atari . . ..