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Issue: 1992 January - Vol 18 Num 1 - Page 8

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~QUIPMENT POLL Buying the right game can be a " make-or-break " proposition for the operator . Th is 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. Terminator 2 Street Fighter II Terminator 2 Captain A merica Super High Impact Race D rivin ' S teel Talons Fun House The Machine Road R iot WWF W restle Fest Final Lap II Mad Dog McCree Race D rivin ' Panorama Final Lap Hard Drivin ' Sunset R iders Party Zone Gilligan ' s Island Super B aseball 2020 High Impact Football Four Trax Hurricane Double A x le Off The W all ( Williams) (Capcom) (Midway) (Data East) (Midway) (A tan) (A tan) (Williams) (Williams) (A tan) (Am Technos) (Namco) (Betson) (A tan) (A tan) (A tan) (Konam1) (Bally) (Bally) (S NK) (Midway) (A tan) (Williams) (Taito) (A tan) POINT VALUE MONTHS ON CHART 9 .11 9 .08 9 .00 8 .88 8 .29 8 .17 8 .12 8 .10 8 .07 8 .00 7 .98 7 .83 7 .53 7 .50 7.48 7.47 7.46 7.43 7.40 7 .36 7 .33 7 .33 7 .33 7.30 7.17 10 3 3 4 15 4 12 8 5 5 11 9 7 32 33 3 3 7 4 12 21 1 3 2 6 MONTHS IN TOP10 6 10 3 3 2 15 4 12 8 5 5 11 2 6 30 32 0 3 7 3 12 13 1 1 1 REDEMPTION POINT POINT VALUE ALLEY BOWLERS 1. Skee-Ball (SkeeBa/0 2. Smartball (Smart) 3 . Super Bowl (/mag . Leis .) SPORTS GAMES 1. Putting Challenge (ICE) 2. UB-OB (Nat '/ Sports ) 3 . Slugfest (Williams ) 4. Shoot To Win (Smart) 5 . Hoop Shot (Doyle) 6. Pop-A-Shot (Pop-A-Shot) 7. Batter Up! (Doyle) 8 . BullPen (Doyle) 9 . Champ . Basketball (Grayhound) 740 5 .75 4.50 7.55 7.13 6.86 6 .25 6 .09 5.70 5.50 5.50 5.17 SINGLE COIN PUSHERS 1. Klondike (Betson ) 5.50 SINGLE CRANES 1. Kra mer Krane (Kramer) 2. Clean Sweep (Smart) 3. Action Claw (Betson) 4. Jumbo Crane (Grayhound) 5. Ski ll Crane (Grayhound) 7.67 7.25 6 .88 6 .83 6 .73 PLAY METER 8 JANUARY 1992 POINT VALUE SINGLE CRANES (cont.) 6. Top Choice (Betson) 7. Big Choice (Betson ) 8 . Tiger Paw (Dre ws) 9 . Hollywood (Hollywood) 10. Challenger (Wed./Led. ) 6.67 6.13 6.00 5 .23 5.00 JR . BASKETBALL 1. Jr. All Ame rican (CC0 2. Bozo (Design Plus) 3 . Shoot To Win Jr. (Smart) 4. Lil Hoop Shot (Doyle) 6.67 643 6.33 4.00 ROLL DOWNS 1. Clown Rolld own (BayTek) 2. Poker Roll (Coasta0 3. Fielders Choicer (BayTek) 4. Quackers (Seide0 6.67 5.33 4.67 4.33 NOVELTY 1. Hop-A-Tic-Tac-Toe (Data East) 2. Wacky Gator (Data East) 3. Cosmo Gang (Data East) 4. Beat the Cl ock (Betson) 5. Fire Fighter (CC0 8.00 744 7 08 7.00 7.00 VALUE NOVEL TY (cont .) 6. Pop-A-Ball (Coasta0 7. Toss Em (CC0 8. Knock Down (Mettee) 9 . Whac-A-Mole (Bob 's Space) 10. Skee Toss B.C. (Betson/ Skee- Ba /0 11 . Rock-N-Bowl (Bromley) 12. Bozo Prize (Yankee) 13. Can Alley (Bob 's Space) 14. Ghost Town (Bromley) 15. Five Card Draw (CC0 16 . Reel Poker (Betson) 17. Pot-0-Gold (Leprechaun ) 18. TMNT Pizza (Capeom) 19. Big Mouth (Mettee) 20 . Boom Ba:! (Mettee) 21 . Dump the Ump (Doyle) 22 . Shoot Out (Mettee) 23 . Fou r by Four (Exidy) 24 . Dyno Bop (Grand) 25 . Gumball Ra lly (Atan) 26 . Pig Racing (CC0 27 . Bowler Rol ler (Bob 's Sp.) 28 . Shuttle Launch (Lazer- Tron ) 29 . Roosta Shoota (Co asta0 6.69 6.57 644 6.22 6.20 608 6.00 6.00 5 .89 5.67 5.25 5.17 5.13 5.11 4.78 4.75 4.75 4.67 4.60 4.50 4.50 440 4.33 4.29

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