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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. Fun House Race Drivin' High Impact Football Hard Drivin ' Final Lap II Final Fight S impsons Final Lap TMNT Pit-Fighter Street Fighter II Whirlwind Elvira Rai Den G .P . Rider Out Run Diner Dr. Dude Earthshaker Turbo Out Run Smash TV G-Lock Super Off Road Rampart Operation Thunderbolt (Williams) (Atafl) (Williams) (Atafl) (Namco) (Capcom) (Data East) (Atafl) (Konam1) (Atafl) (Capcom) (Williams) (Bally/Midway) (Fabtek) (Saga) (Saga) (Williams) (Bally/Midway) (Williams) (Saga) (Williams) (Saga) (Leland) (Atafl) (Taito) ' POINT VALUE MONTHS ON CHART MONTHS IN TOP10 9.12 8 .84 8.48 8.46 8 .30 8 .01 7 .87 7 .87 7 .81 7 .71 7 .54 7 .52 7.47 7 .38 7 .32 7 .28 7 .24 7 .23 7 .19 6 .98 6 .96 6 .94 6 .92 6 .88 6 .85 3 6 3 24 2 14 5 23 16 6 1 14 17 8 3 24 4 5 24 23 11 9 24 1 23 3 6 3 24 2 14 5 22 16 6 1 14 17 6 2 16 3 5 24 22 7 8 22 1 16 REDEMPTION POINT POINT VALUE ALLEY BOWLERS 1. Skee-Ball (Skee-~a/f) 2. Smartball (Smart) 3. Croaker (Exidy) 4. Twister (Exidy) 5. F.A.B. Target Ball (F.A.B.) SPORTS GAMES 1. Putting Challenge (/CE) 2. Shoot To Win (Smart) 3. Batter Up! (Doyle) 4. Quarterback Challenge (National Sports Games) 5. Championship Basketball (Grayhound') 6. Quick Shot (Design Plus) 7. Hoops (Adastra) 8. Panda Pitch (Doyle) 9. Pro Pitch (Doyle) 10. Pop-A-Shot (Pop-A-Shot) JR.BASKETBALL 1. Dribbles (Betson) 2. Shoot to Win Jr. (Smart) 3. Bozo Basketball (Design Plus) 4. Jr. All American (Coin Concepts) 8 PLAY METER/ April 1991 8.38 5.80 4.40 4.00 3.33 7.18 6.82 6.80 6.00 5.95 5.75 5.67 5.60 5.57 5.45 7.55 6.57 6.22 6.17 POINT VALUE JR. BASKETBALL (cont.) 5. Tot Shot (National Sports) ROLL DOWNS 1. Roll Down (Bay-Tek) 2. Quackers (Seide{) SINGLE COIN PUSHERS 1. Klondike (Betson) 2. Rock N' Roll (Betson) 3. Wedges/Ledges (Betson) 4. Riverboat (Coastal) 5. Quicksilver (GaMCO) SINGLE CRANES 1. Clean Sweep (Smart) 2. Big Choice (Betson) 3. Super Skill Crane (Grayhound') 4. Skill Crane (Grayhound') 5. Big Choice Ltd. Edition (Betson) 6. Clean Sweep Jumbo (Smart) 3.20 5.67 5.60 7.50 7.20 5.57 5.40 4.80 7.12 6.80 6.45 6.32 6.29 6.29 VALUE SINGLE CRANES (cont.) 7. Action Claw (Betson) 8. Hollywood Crane (Hollywood') 9. Jumbo Skill Crane (Grayhound') 10. Kramer Krane (Kramer) 11. Challenger (Wedges/Ledges) 12. Tiger Paw (Drews) NOVELTY 1. Cosmo Gangs (Data East) 2. Wacky Gator (Data East) 3. Pop-A-Ball (SMS/Coastaf) 4. Toss Em (Coin Concepts) 5. Big Mouth (Me/tee) 6. Can Alley (Bob's Space Racers) 7. Rebound (Coin Concepts) 8. Bozo Grand Prize (Yankee) 9. Whac-A-Mole (Bob's Space) 10. Knock Down (Me/tee) 11 . Reel Poker (Betson) 12. Rock-N-Bowl (Bromley) 6.11 6.05 6.00 5.86 5.33 4.86 8.40 8.29 7.87 7.60 7.42 7.1 3 7.00 7.00 6.88 6.88 6.80 6.69