Play Meter
Issue: 1989 November - Vol 15 Num 11 - Page 11
POINT
Game
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11 .
12.
13.
WWF Superstars
Golden Axe
Crime Fighters
Arch Rivals
Turbo OutRun
Ninja Gaiden
S.P.Y.
E .S.W.A.T.
Bottom of the 9th
Shin obi
Road Blasters
Super Mario 3
Dynamite Duke
MFG.
AM. Technos
Sega
Konami
Bally
Sega
Tecmo
Konami
Sega
Konami
Sega
Atari
Nintendo
Fabtek
VALUE
8.76
8.50
8.30
7.72
7.32
7.14
7.00
7.00
6.95
6.92
6.91
6.74
6.72
POINT
Game
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
Bad Dudes
Championship Sprint
Cabal
Sly Spy
Final Blow
19. Strider
20. Capcom Bowling
21. Robo Cop
22.
23.
24.
25.
Superman
V'Ball
Gang Wars
Tetris
MFG.
VALUE
Data East
Atari
Fabtek
Data East
Rom star
Capcom
Capcom
6.63
6.62
Data East
Taito
Taito
SNK
Atari
6.60
6.58
6.56
6.54
6.46
6.31
6.26
6.23
6.23
6.19
VIDEO DEDICATED
1. Hard Drivin'
Atari
8.75
2.
3.
4.
5.
Super Off Road
Street Smart
Operation Thunderbolt
Cyberball 2027
Leland
SNK
Taito
Atari
8.41
8.29
8.02
7.92
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Police Force
Earthshaker
Cyclone
Jokerz!
Monday Night Football
Black Knight 2000
Taxi
Time Machine
Williams
Williams
Williams
Williams
8.36
8.34
7.90
7.73
7.54
7.23
7.11
7.03
Data East
Williams
Williams
Data East
6. Super Monaco GP
7. OutRun
8. Chase H.Q.
9. Final Lap
10. Mechanized Attack
Sega
Sega
Taito
Atari
SNK
7.79
7.71
7.67
7.40
7.22
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
Williams
Bally
Williams
Williams
Data East
Williams
Bally
6.98
6.45
6.37
6.24
5.90
5.55
5.47
Pin bot
Transporter
High Speed
Banzai Run
Playboy
Swords of Fury
Truck Stop
The question has come up as to when a game is a kit and when it is dedicated. If a game is released as
dedicated, it stays that way until being released in kit form. A game may earn more as a dedicated game
because of the new cabinet. Many conversion games look like old, shabby conversions. In many cases
the older pressboard cabinet may never be made to look right. For example, a converted Pac-Man cabinet
still looks like a Pac-Man. In the case of Sega's Turbo OutRun, ded ic9-ted will greatly outearn an upright
kit. The survey is just an indicator to g uide the operator.
November 1989/ PLA Y METER 9
Game
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11 .
12.
13.
WWF Superstars
Golden Axe
Crime Fighters
Arch Rivals
Turbo OutRun
Ninja Gaiden
S.P.Y.
E .S.W.A.T.
Bottom of the 9th
Shin obi
Road Blasters
Super Mario 3
Dynamite Duke
MFG.
AM. Technos
Sega
Konami
Bally
Sega
Tecmo
Konami
Sega
Konami
Sega
Atari
Nintendo
Fabtek
VALUE
8.76
8.50
8.30
7.72
7.32
7.14
7.00
7.00
6.95
6.92
6.91
6.74
6.72
POINT
Game
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
Bad Dudes
Championship Sprint
Cabal
Sly Spy
Final Blow
19. Strider
20. Capcom Bowling
21. Robo Cop
22.
23.
24.
25.
Superman
V'Ball
Gang Wars
Tetris
MFG.
VALUE
Data East
Atari
Fabtek
Data East
Rom star
Capcom
Capcom
6.63
6.62
Data East
Taito
Taito
SNK
Atari
6.60
6.58
6.56
6.54
6.46
6.31
6.26
6.23
6.23
6.19
VIDEO DEDICATED
1. Hard Drivin'
Atari
8.75
2.
3.
4.
5.
Super Off Road
Street Smart
Operation Thunderbolt
Cyberball 2027
Leland
SNK
Taito
Atari
8.41
8.29
8.02
7.92
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Police Force
Earthshaker
Cyclone
Jokerz!
Monday Night Football
Black Knight 2000
Taxi
Time Machine
Williams
Williams
Williams
Williams
8.36
8.34
7.90
7.73
7.54
7.23
7.11
7.03
Data East
Williams
Williams
Data East
6. Super Monaco GP
7. OutRun
8. Chase H.Q.
9. Final Lap
10. Mechanized Attack
Sega
Sega
Taito
Atari
SNK
7.79
7.71
7.67
7.40
7.22
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
Williams
Bally
Williams
Williams
Data East
Williams
Bally
6.98
6.45
6.37
6.24
5.90
5.55
5.47
Pin bot
Transporter
High Speed
Banzai Run
Playboy
Swords of Fury
Truck Stop
The question has come up as to when a game is a kit and when it is dedicated. If a game is released as
dedicated, it stays that way until being released in kit form. A game may earn more as a dedicated game
because of the new cabinet. Many conversion games look like old, shabby conversions. In many cases
the older pressboard cabinet may never be made to look right. For example, a converted Pac-Man cabinet
still looks like a Pac-Man. In the case of Sega's Turbo OutRun, ded ic9-ted will greatly outearn an upright
kit. The survey is just an indicator to g uide the operator.
November 1989/ PLA Y METER 9
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