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R KOLAY METER D E K N A "The Operators' Choice" 1L # L PO Equipment Poll VIDEO KITS LONG. % OF 8.56 55 18.52 8.32 8.32 338 338 44.44 8.07 8.07 788 788 11.11 11.11 7.92 7.92 676 676 56.30 Marvelvs. vs.Capcom Capcom(Capcom) (Capcom) 5.5. Marvel Planet(Atari) (Atari) SurfPlanet 6.6. Surf 7.87 7.87 132 132 28.15 7.83 7.83 82 82 13.33 Golden Tee '97 (Incred. Tech.) 7.7. Golden Tee '97 (Incred. Tech.) 8. Area 51 (Atari) (Atari) 8. Area 51 7.50 7.50 537 537 50.37 7.46 7.46 1465 1465 69.63 69.63 GoldenTee Tee3D 3DGolf Golf(Incred. (Incred.Tech) Tech) 9.9. Golden MetalSlug Slug22(SNK) (SNK) 10. Metal 7.33 7.33 1329 1329 31.85 7.27 7.27 22 22 19.26 Police Trainer (P&P) 11. Police Trainer (P&P) Strikers 1945Part Part22(Worldwide) (Worldwide} 12. Strikers 1945 7.21 7.21 499 499 48.89 7.14 7.14 100 100 10.37 Bust-A-Move Again (Taito) 13. Bust-A-Move Again (Taito) 7.07 7.07 566 566 11.11 11.11 Ehrgeiz (Namco)--tie 14. Ehrgeiz (Namco) -- tie Street Fighter EX (Capcom)-tie 6.83 6.83 25 25 8.89 6.83 6.83 25 25 8.89 15. Super Puzzle Fighter II (Capcom) 6.80 6.80 60 60 3.70 Metal Slug (SNK) 16. Metal Slug (SNK) RaidenDX DX(Fabtek) (Fabtek) 17. Raiden Marvel Heroes vs SF (Capcom} 6.69 6.69 422 422 33.33 33.33 6.68 6.68 348 348 14.07 6.67 6.62 6.62 6.50 6.50 6.50 6.50 189 189 35.56 GAME 1. Area 51/Max Force Duo (Atari) NFL Blitz (Midway) 2.2. NFL Blitz (Midway) PointBlank Blank(Namco) (Namco} 3.3. Point Tekken33(Namco) (Namco) 4.4. Tekken 14. Street Fighter EX (Capcom)-tie Super Puzzle Fighter II (Capcom) 18. Marvel Heroes vs SF (Capcom) S.F.III III2nd 2ndImpact Impact(Capcom) (Capcom} 19. S.F. 19XX (Capcom)-tie 20. 19XX (Capcom)-tie Raiden Fighters (Fabtek)--tie 20. Raiden Fighters (Fabtek) -- tie Tekken 2 (Namco) 21. Tekken 2 (Namco) POINT VALUE POINTS RESP. 6.67 6.46 6.46 D&DShadow ShadowOver OverMystara Mystara(Capcom) (Capcom)6.38 6.38 22. D&D (Sega) 6.32 DieHard HardArcade Arcade(Sega) 6.32 23. Die Beastorizer(Namco) (Namco) 24. Beastorizer 24. 25. Lethal Enforcers (Konami} 6.30 6.30 00 9.63 9.63 95 95 8.89 107 107 20.74 1037 41.48 1037 201 201 5.93 5.93 430 430 34.81 34.81 00 7.41 6.27 6.27 1618 1618 44.44 26. Great Great1000 1000Mile MileRally Rally22(Kaneko)-tie (Kaneko}-tie6.20 6.20 26. 26. Tournament Solitaire (Dynamo)--tie 6.20 26. Tournament Solitaire (Dynamo) -- tie 6.20 27. Bust-A-Move Bust-A-Move(SNK) (SNK) 6.18 6.18 27. 44 44 11.11 678 678 7.41 483 483 42.22 25. Lethal Enforcers (Konami) VIDEO DEDICATED GAME POINT VALUE House of the Dead (Sega) 1. House of the Dead (Sega) GoldenTee Tee'98 '98(Incred. (Incred.Tech.) Tech.} 2. Golden Maximum Force (Atari) 3. Maximum Force (Atari) Tourn.3D 3DGolf Golf(Incred. (Incred.Tech) Tech) 4.4. Tourn. GunBlade BladeNY NY(Sega) (Sega) 5.5. Gun VirtuaCop Cop22(Sega) (Sega) 6.6. Virtua Crisis(Namco) (Namco) TimeCrisis 7. Time SolitaireChallenge Challenge(Dynamo) (Dynamo) 8. Solitaire Rampage World Tour (Midway) 9. Rampage World Tour (Midway) VirtualOn On(Sega) (Sega) 10. Virtual Mortal Kombat (Midway) 11. Mortal Kombat 44(Midway) Killer Instinct 2 (Midway) 12. Killer Instinct 2 (Midway) Runand andGun Gun22(Konami) (Konami} 13. Run Virtua Fighter 2 (Sega) 14. Virtua Fighter 2 (Sega) Virtua Fighter 3 (Sega) 15. Virtua Fighter 3 (Sega) 8.58 7.94 7.58 7.58 7.46 7.46 7.17 7.17 6.48 6.48 6.43 6.43 6.38 6.38 6.23 6.23 6.11 6.11 5.81 5.81 5.42 5.42 5.38 5.38 5.30 5.30 5.18 LONG. POINTS % OF RESP. 626 73 73 572 572 22.96 709 709 883 883 23.70 23.70 52.59 52.59 20.74 20.74 13.33 13.33 900 20.00 900 20.00 989 17.04 989 17.04 1473 15.56 15.56 1473 22.96 80 22.96 80 151 14.07 151 14.07 168 39.26 168 39.26 305 42.22 305 72 72 17.78 930 930 17.04 154 12.59 VIDEO SIMULATORS The Lost World: J. Park (Sega) 1. The Lost World: J. Park (Sega) TopSkater Skater(Sega) (Sega) 2. Top Harley Davidson/LA Riders (Sega) 3. Harley Davidson/LA Riders (Sega) Cruis'nWorld World (Midway) 4.4. Cruis'n (Midway) 5. San Francisco Rush: Rock (Atari) 5. San Francisco Rush: Rock (Atari) CaliforniaSpeed Speed(Atari) (Atari) 6.6. California Alpine Racer 2 (Namco) 7. Alpine Racer 2 (Namco) WaveRunner Runner(Sega) (Sega) 8. Wave Off Road Challenge (Midway) 9. Off Road Challenge (Midway) SanFrancisco FranciscoRush Rush(Atari) (Atari) 10. San Cruis'n USA (Midway} 11. Cruis'n USA (Midway) Daytona USA (Sega) 12. Daytona USA (Sega) Sega Super GT (Sega) 13. Sega Super GT (Sega) AlpineRacer Racer(Namco) (Namco) 14. Alpine Tokyo Wars (Namco) 15. Tokyo Wars (Namco) (Namco) AquaJet Jet(Namco) 16. Aqua DaytonaUSA USALimited Limited(Sega) (Sega) 17. Daytona Cyber Cycles (Namco) 18. Cyber Cycles (Namco) HomeRun RunDerby Derby(ICE) (ICE) 19. Home Manx TT (Sega) 20. Manx TT (Sega) Rally(Sega) {Sega) SegaRally 21. Sega Suzuka88Hours Hours22(Namco) (Namco) 22. Suzuka Alpine Surfer (Namco) 23. Alpine Surfer (Namco) OutRunners(Sega) (Sega) 24. OutRunners Wave Shark (Konami} 25. Wave Shark (Konami) 9.16 9.16 8.81 8.81 8.50 8.50 357 357 18.52 8.31 8.31 8.29 8.29 8.08 8.08 110 110 971 971 336 336 109 109 60.00 60.00 8.46 8.46 7.92 7.92 7.75 7.75 7.61 7.61 7.53 7.53 7.48 7.48 7.44 7.44 7.19 7.19 7.00 7.00 6.57 6.57 6.55 6.55 6.53 6.53 6.50 6.50 6.45 6.45 6.44 6.44 6.41 6.41 6.27 6.27 6.20 6.20 6.14 6.14 595 595 15.56 15.56 17.78 17.78 28.89 28.89 25.93 25.93 728 19.26 728 19.26 634 9.63 634 9.63 35.56 395 35.56 395 34.07 838 34.07 838 2312 58.52 58.52 2312 2466 41.48 41.48 2466 6.67 411 6.67 411 1321 11.85 11.85 1321 9.63 383 383 9.63 451 5.19 451 5.19 355 8.15 355 8.15 12.59 997 12.59 997 282 4.44 282 4.44 14.81 630 630 14.81 6.67 788 6.67 788 1553 16.30 1553 507 507 8.15 1774 14.81 1774 231 231 5.19 What the numbers mean: Point Value-An average of the ratings that operators give each game they circle (on a scale of 3-10) on their Equipment Poll ballots. Longevity Points-Awarded after compiling a list of the top 60 videos and pinballs (combined) and compiling the top 60 redemption games (all categories combined). The #1 game gets 60 points, the #2 game gets 59 points, on down to the #60 game that gets 1 point. The higher the longevity points the better the "legs" of the game. Percentage of Response-Amount of respondents who rated the games; another barometer of game success. * New or reappearing games ** Play Meter 1997 Reader Survey PLAY METER 14 JUNE 1998