Coin Slot Magazine - #V8N7 - 1983 - March [International Arcade Museum]
NEWS fy VIEWS
cacti and other obstacles, players
to occupy the youngerchildren while
race to the finish line.
their parents are busy."
"Oursingle LEPRECHAUN game
Patrick Reed,
President of
ET
Sega offers kits
Sega
Electronics,
Inc.
has an
nounced that a conversion kit is
filled a significant void in the realm
Marketing,
of child oriented amusement," com
sponse at AMOA was incredible.
mented Scott Lovering, Vice Presi
We are certain that the demand for
model
dent of Bullwinkles, in a note to
Intrepid Marketing about the games.
ZAXXON. Authorized Sega distribu
"... But more important to us was
Moppet products will explode as
the market begins to realize the
potential for image building and
the positive reaction to the game by
income generation from the small
have their current ZAXXON games
both children and parents. We ob
video games."
converted into top money-earning
noted "The
initial
re
now available to convert any upright
of
ZAXXON
to
SUPER
tors will make these conversions,
meaning that operators can
now
served very real appreciation for the
game, as it is geared to the young
games.
sters in stature and complexity. The
pride on a child's face as he suc
cessfully evades the villain is a rev
enue beyond dollars ... I believe
that the long term popularity of the
Moppet Video will far surpass that
ofthe standard video. Forthis reason
we have added a PIRATE TREA
industry first," commented Duane
Blough, President of Sega Electronics,
Inc., "that is, a manufacturer making
available a conversion kit for a brand
new game, which distributor feed
back tells us is the number one
game in many test locations around
SURE and a second LEPRECHAUN
The attractively priced factory
conversion kit includes new SUPER
ZAXXON
electronics,
complete
to further enhance the childrens'
area in our gameroom," he added.
It is also expected that the Mop
pet Videos™ can fill a void in the
route operation as well. "There are
many different locations that wel
"We
believe
this action
is
an
the country."
control panel including new, extra-
heavy duty flight stick, SUPER
ZAXXON logo panel and side
graphics.
come the Moppets and would not
SUPER ZAXXON features game-
consider a standard video," explained
Brian Warkentin, President of In
play action at supersonic speeds
trepid Marketing. "Medical clinics,
specialty stores and even bank
lobbies might consider the games
and fantastic new game graphics
and colors. A more challenging
floating munitions fortress and a
foreboding tunnel of doom, filled
with surprising new opponents, are
just part of the excitement as this 3-
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Said Blough, "We believe it is fair
to say that Sega is doing everything
it possibly can to support both op
erators and distributors in this difficult
market period."
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