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Charts

 
Published in Personal Computer News #051

Top 30 Games

TW LW TITLE PUBLISHER MACHINE PRICE
1 2 Manic Miner Software Projects/Bug Byte SP, AC, C64, DR £7.95
2 1 Hunchback Ocean SP, AC, C64, DR, OR £6.90
3 9 3D Ant Attack Quicksilva SP £6.95
4 7 Chequered Flag Psion SP £6.95
5 4 Stonkers Imagine SP £5.50
6 8 Flight Psion SP, £7.95
7 10 Mr. Wimpy Ocean SP, £6.90
8 5 Space Shuttle Microdeal SP, AC, C64, DR, OR £8.00
9 11 Alchemist Imagine SP £6.50
10 - Scuba Dive Durell/Martech SP, C64, OR £6.95
11 12 Fighter Pilot Digital Fantasia SP £7.95
12 13 Lunar Jetman Ultimate SP, AC £5.50
13 6 Death Chase Micromega SP £6.95
14 22 Pool CDS SP £5.95
15 18 Jet Pac Ultimate SP, AC £5.50
16 25 Valhalla Legend SP £14.95
17 3 Atic Atac Ultimate SP, AC £5.50
18 - Falcon Patrol Virgin C64 £7.95
19 28 Twin Kingdom Valley Bug Byte AC, C64 £5.95
20 - Rommels Revenge Crystal SP, DR £6.50
21 - Hobbit Melbourne House SP, AC, C64 £14.95
22 - Crazy Kong Interceptor C64 £6.95
23 16 Rev. Of Mutant Camels Llamasoft C64 £5.95
24 - Skull Games Machine SP £6.95
25 - Doomsday Castle Fantasy Software SP £6.50
26 - International Soccer Commodore C64 £9.95
27 29 Snooker Visions SP, AC, C64 £8.95
28 - The Snowman Bug Byte SP £6.95
29 30 Hovver Bovver Llamasoft C64 £7.50
30 - Wheelie Microsphere SP £5.95

AC = Acorn BBC, AT = Atari, C64 = Commodore 64, DR = Dragon, OR = Oric, SP = Sinclair Spectrum, V20 = Commodore Vic 20, ZX81 = Sinclair ZX81

Micros

Top 10 Over £1,000

TW LW MACHINE PRICE DISTRIBUTOR
1 1 IBM PC £2,390 IBM
2 2 ACT Sirius £2,525 ACT
3 9 DEC Rainbow £2,359 DEC
4 5 Apple III £2,780 AP
5 3 ACT Apricot £1,760 ACT
6 - ICL PC £2,065 ICL
7 - Kaypro 10 £2,595 CKC
8 - Wang Professional £3,076 WANG
9 - NCR Decision Mate £1,984 NCR
10 10 Epson QX10 £1,995 EP

Top 10 up to £1,000

TW LW MACHINE PRICE DISTRIBUTOR
1 1 Spectrum £99 SI
2 2 CBM64 £199 CBM
3 5 Vic 20 £100 CBM
4 9 Dragon 32 £175 DD
5 3 ZX81 £40 SI
6 4 BBC B £399 AC
7 7 Oric 1 £99 OR
8 6 Atari 600XL £150 AT
9 18 Electron £199 AC
10 13 Apple IIe £750 AP

AC = Acorn, ACT = ACT/Sirius, AP = Apple, AT = Atari, BW = Brainwave, CKC = CKC Computers, CBM = Commodore, DD = Dragon Data, DEC = Digital Equipment, DQL = Data General, EP = Epson, ICL = ICL, IBM = IBM, NCR = NCR, OR = Oric, SI = Sinclair, Wang = Wang, OL = Olivetti

These charts are compiled from both independent and multiple sources across the nation. They reflect what's happening in high streets from January 25 to February 9 1984. The games chart is updated every other week.

Neither mail order nor deposit-only orders are included in these listings. The prices quoted are for the no-frills models and include VAT.

Information for the top selling-micros is culled from retailers and dealers throughout the country and is updated every month.

PCN Charts are compiled exclusively for us by RAM/C, who can be contacted on 01-892 6596.

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