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Published in Personal Computer News #053

Top 30 Games

TW LW TITLE PUBLISHER MACHINE PRICE
1 4 Chequered Flag Psion SP £6.95
2 1 Manic Miner S/W Projects/Bug Byte SP, C64, DR £7.95
3 11 Fighter Pilot Digital Integration SP £7.95
4 17 Atic Atac Ultimate SP £5.50
5 10 Scuba Dive Durell/Martech SP, C64, ZX81 £6.95
6 3 3D Ant Attack Quicksilva SP, ZX81 £6.95
7 2 Hunchback Ocean SP, C64, ZX81 £6.90
8 23 Rev. of Mutant Camels Llamasoft C64 £5.95
9 9 Alchemist Imagine SP £3.95
10 21 Hobbit Melbourne House SP, AC, C64, V20 £14.95
11 6 Flight Psion SP £7.95
12 - Chinese Juggler Ocean C64 £6.90
13 13 Death Chase Micromega SP £6.95
14 7 Mr. Wimpy Ocean SP, C64, DR £6.90
15 12 Lunar Man Ultimate SP £5.50
16 5 Stonkers Imagine SP £3.95
17 24 Skull Games Machine SP £6.95
18 8 Space Shuttle Microdeal SP, AC, C64, V20, DR, OR £8.00
19 30 Wheelie Microsphere SP £5.95
20 - Wizard and Princess Melbourne House V20 £5.95
21 - Quest of Merravid Durell/Martech SP, C64 £7.95
22 15 Jet Pac Ultimate SP, V20 £5.50
23 26 International Football Commodore C64 £9.95
24 - Fred Quicksilva SP £6.95
25 - Cyrus-is-Chess Intelligent Software SP £9.95
26 16 Valhalla Legend SP £14.95
27 28 The Snowman Quicksilva SP £6.95
28 - Blagger Alligata AC, C64 £7.95
29 - Hungry Horace Psion/Melbourne SP, C64, DR £5.95
30 14 Pool CDS 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 5 ACT Apricot £1,760 ACT
4 4 Apple III £2,755 AP
5 3 DEC Rainbow 100 £2,359 DEC
6 - Olivetti M20 £2,180 OL
7 8 Wang Professional £3,076 WANG
8 9 NCR Decision Mate V £1,984 NCR
9 7 Kaypro 10 £2,595 CKC
10 - Data General Ent 1000 £2,645 DGL

Top 10 up to £1,000

TW LW MACHINE PRICE DISTRIBUTOR
1 1 Spectrum £99 SI
2 3 VIC 20 £140 CBM
3 2 CBM 64 £229 CBM
4 6 BBC B £399 AC
5 4 Dragon 32 £175 DD
6 8 Atari 600XL £150 AT
7 7 Oric 1 £99 OR
8 10 Apple IIe £750 AP
9 5 ZX81 £40 SI
10 9 Electron £199 AC

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 during the fortnight up to March 8 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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