Play Meter

Buying the right game is a "make-or-break" proposition for the operator, who must have both monthly and ongoing analyses of game performance. This chart is designed to give the operator information he needs to guide his purchases. The "longevity indicator" will tell him how long the game has remained high on the chart. The number of months on the Top 10 is important, as is the total number of months on the chart. Future months will include how long the game was in coin-op before being released for the home market. Look to the chart each month for additional polling information. VIDEO & PINBALL COMBINED GAME 1. Hard Drivin' 2. Final Fight 3. TMNT 4. Elvira 5. Wh irlwind 6. Combatribes 7. Final Lap 8. Super Off Road 9. WWF Super Stars 10. Earthshaker 11 . S.T.U.N. Runner 12. Smash TV 13. Out Run 14. Aliens 15. Police Force 16. Taxi 17. Golden Axe 18. Mechan ized Attack 19. Meres 20. Violent Fight 21. Cyclone 22. MVP. 23. Rollergames 24. Crime Fighters 25. Jokerz! 26. S.C. I. 27. Super Hang On 28. Bad Cats 29. Track-Pak 30. Pinbot 3 1. Turbo Out Run 32. AfterBurner 33. Phantom of the Opera 34. Cyberball 2072 35 . RoadBlasters 36. Willow 37. Strider 38. Tetris 39 . Bally Game Show 40 . Mousin' Around 41. Pool Sharks 42. Arch Rivals 43. Cadash 44. Toki 45. Shinobi 46. Ninja Gaiden 47. Chase H.O. 48. High Speed 49. Badlands 50. Street Smart 8 PLAY METER/ August 1990 MFG. Atari Capcom Konami Bally/Midway Williams American Tech nos Atari Leland American Tech nos Williams Atari Williams Sega Konami Williams Williams Sega SNK Capcom Taito Will iams Sega Williams Kon a mi Williams Taito Sega Williams Leland Will iams Sega Sega Data East Atari Atari Capcom Capcom Atari Bally/M idway Bally/Midway Bally/Midway Bally/Midway Tai to Fabtek Sega Tee mo Taito Will iams POINT VALUE 8.77 8 .58 8.48 8.23 8.10 8.00 7.80 7.75 7.65 7.46 7.17 7.17 7.15 7.14 7.13 7.08 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 6.88 6.88 6.88 6.86 6.80 6.80 6.78 6.75 6.73 6.71 6.71 6.70 6.67 6.67 6.38 6.33 6 .25 6.22 6.22 6.22 6.20 6.18 6.17 6.14 6.10 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 MONTHS ON CHART 16 6 8 9 6 1 15 16 13 16 7 3 16 4 10 16 13 11 3 2 16 3 2 11 15 4 13 7 3 13 15 14 4 10 12 5 2 12 5 7 3 13 3 8 1 1 16 11 3 4 MONTHS IN TOP 10 16 6 8 9 6 1 14 16 12 16 5 2 13 3 10 13 13 6 3 1 16 3 2 8 13 1 1 6 3 11 14 3 3 7 8 4 0 6 2 3 2 8 1 5 0 0 9 7 2 2 LONGEVITY POINTS 771 294 396 372 280 45 548 700 537 714 196 93 515 129 411 469 506 248 118 37 596 93 65 330 459 53 252 176 76 258 529 224 136 287 176 97 24 193 97 115 77 367 40 202 6 5 403 212 76 60