GALLUP TOP 30

NEW ENTRIES account for more than a third of the charts this month.

Within days of release, Firebird's Elite became the biggest seller since Melbourne House's Exploding Fist. Close behind is Gremlin's Monty on the Run and US Gold's Impossible Mission. Other bubblers from last month, Starquake, Critical Mass and World Series Basketball have also entered in healthy positions, while Back to Skool, Saboteur and Gyroscope have appeared from nowhere. Many popular games have disappeared, including Highway Encounter, Jet Set Willy 2 and Softaid. Ultimate's Nightshade has bombed, barely holding on at number 30.

Of the bubblers, System 3's International Karate is likely to do well if initial sales are anything to go by. CRL's Tau Ceti and Odin's Robin of the Wood are ones to watch for.