Earlier, I posted some RePlay and Play Meter operator polls from the 1970s. Today, I'm posting some charts from the 1980s. These charts contain a lot more information and some may find them more interesting.
First, here's a chart from the July, 1982 issue of RePlay. Note that the Cocktail Videos charts didn't last very long.
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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).
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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.)
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The next one is from the November 15, 1983 issue:
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Finally, here's one from August 15, 1984, when they had six separate video game charts:
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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:
