First, here's a chart from the July, 1982 issue of RePlay. Note that the Cocktail Videos charts didn't last very long.
Here's one from October, 1984. Very similar to the above except that the Cocktail chart is gone and they've added a "software" chart (i.e. conversion kits and system games).
Play Meter had a greater variety of formats. Here's one from the May 1, 1982 issue. I find this format interesting because it included actual weekly earnings figures (a practice they stopped after a year or so due to complaints that people might use the information to demand higher taxes/fees from operators etc.)
The next one is from the November 15, 1983 issue:
Finally, here's one from August 15, 1984, when they had six separate video game charts:
Very strange I had never even heard of Mr and Mrs Pacman pinball. From a quick search online I heard over 10,000 of them were manufactured? Seems very high considering I've never even heard of it...and I've actually played Baby Pacman at 2 separate arcades in the last few years!
ReplyDeleteAnyway around this time we can see arcades starting to cater more to the core male audience with games like Punch Out, Crossbow, and Star Wars. Tapper was probably one of the last really great casual arcade titles that could appeal to a wide audience.
I knew of several places that had Mr. & Mrs. Pac-Man pinball machines I use to play myself.
DeleteI own a Mr. and Mrs. Pac-Man pinball.
DeleteI own a Mr. and Mrs. Pac-Man pinball.
DeleteFrom what years were RePlay and Play Meter published?
ReplyDeleteGoing by the cover date of the first issue, Play Meter started in December, 1974 and RePlay started in October, 1975.
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