Personal Computer News
15th September 1984
Categories: Charts
Published in Personal Computer News #078
Top 30 Games
| TW | LW | TITLE | PUBLISHER | MACHINE | PRICE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Decathlon | Activision | C64 | £9.99 |
| 2 | 2 | Sabre Wulf | Ultimate | SP | £9.95 |
| 3 | 3 | Full Throttle | Micromega | SP | £6.95 |
| 4 | 4 | Match Point | Psion | SP | £7.95 |
| 5 | 5 | Beach Head | US Gold | C64, AC | £9.95 |
| 6 | 9 | Daley's Decathlon | Ocean | SP, C64 | £6.90 |
| 7 | 12 | Monty Mole | Gremlin | SP, C64 | £5.95 |
| 8 | 8 | Micro Olympics | Database | SP, C64, AC | £6.95 |
| 9 | 6 | Jet Set Willy | Software Projects | SP, AC | £5.95 |
| 10 | 10 | Lords of Midnight | Beyond | SP | £9.95 |
| 11 | 7 | TLL | Vortex | SP | £5.95 |
| 12 | 11 | Arabian Nights | Interceptor | C64 | £7.00 |
| 13 | 13 | Mugsy | Melbourne | SP | £6.95 |
| 14 | 23 | Trashman | N Generation/QS | SP, C64 | £5.95 |
| 15 | 16 | Jack & B'Stalk | Thor | SP | £5.95 |
| 16 | 14 | Potty Pigeon | Gremlin | C64 | £7.95 |
| 17 | 19 | Psytron | Beyond | SP | £7.95 |
| 18 | 26 | Olmpicon | Hitech | SP, C64 | £6.95 |
| 19 | 15 | Tank Duel | Real Time | SP | £5.50 |
| 20 | 17 | Loco | Alligata | C64 | £7.95 |
| 21 | 18 | Stop The Express | Psion | SP | £5.90 |
| 22 | - | Kosmic Kanga | Micromania | SP | £5.95 |
| 23 | - | Fighter Pilot | Digital | SP | £7.95 |
| 24 | 29 | War Of The Worlds | CRL | SP | £5.95 |
| 25 | - | Blagger | Alligata | C64, AC | £7.95 |
| 26 | 25 | Int. Football | CBM | C64 | £9.95 |
| 27 | 20 | Rapscallion | Bug Byte | SP | £6.95 |
| 28 | 24 | Automania | Microgen | SP | £5.90 |
| 29 | 21 | Strip Poker | US Gold | C64 | £9.95 |
| 30 | - | Son Of Blagger | Alligata | C64 | £7.95 |
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 | Apricot | £1,760 | ACT |
| 3 | 5 | Televideo TS1603 | £2,640 | TH |
| 4 | 3 | Compaq | £1,960 | Compaq |
| 5 | 4 | Apple III | £2,755 | Apple |
| 6 | 7 | Sirius | £2,525 | ACT |
| 7 | 6 | Wang Professional | £3,076 | Wang |
| 8 | - | HP 85 | £1,917 | HP |
| 9 | 10 | NCR Decision Mate V | £1,984 | NCR |
| 10 | 8 | Kaypro | £1,604 | Kaypro |
Top 10 up to £1,000
| TW | LW | MACHINE | PRICE | DISTRIBUTOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Spectrum | £99 | Sinclair |
| 2 | 2 | Commodore 64 | £199 | CBM |
| 3 | 5 | Electron | £199 | Acorn |
| 4 | 7 | Amstrad | £349 | Amstrad |
| 5 | 3 | BBC B | £399 | Acorn |
| 6 | 4 | Vic 20 | £140 | CBM |
| 7 | - | Amstrad | £229 | Amstrad |
| 8 | 9 | Atari 800XL | £199 | Atari |
| 9 | 6 | Memotech | £199 | Memotech |
| 10 | 8 | Oric | £99 | Oric |
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 week up to September 6 1984. The games chart is updated every 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.
