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Editorial Addresses: Leisure Play, McMillan Martin,
Northgate, White Lund Industrial Estate, Morecambe.
Tel: 0524-36241.
Europe: Mary Openshaw, 44 Quai Du Commerce
(Box OO),
1000 Bruxelles, Belgium.
Automatics Ltd. is a company
that has come a long way in six years. But its
directors are determined not to expand too quickly. ......... o
TABLE TOPS A recent survey by Midway has shown
that table top video games can be real money
spinners. Their own figures support the surveys. ............... 8
SPANISH REVIVAL Mary Openshaw recently visited
Spain where the amusement machine industry is
trying to catch up after years under the
restrictive Francoregime. ..............cooiiiiieiiinnnn. 10
DETERMINED Mr. Jose Luis Rojas, export manager of
Recel, Madrid, is a very determined man. When he
was promoted to his present position he gave up
his holiday and travelled to the UK to improve
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INTERNATIONAL. The recent Swiss show was extremely
well organised. Mary Openshaw’s report reveals
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ATE PREPARATIONS Workmen started assembling the
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still in the middle of the seasonal festivities.
MUSIC A pictorial display of some of the sophisticated
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juke boxes onthe markettoday.
NEW VIDEO The Game World Group announced a new video
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game, Invaders Revenge, forthe ATE.
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PICTURE
Magical Spots, one
of the latest video games
from Universal, was a big
hit with lovely model girl
Paula Williams.
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COMMENT
This years ATE will be the biggest
ever staged. The Alexandra Palace fire
forced the change of venue. Suddenly
BACTA officials found themselves with
about 25 per cent more space to fill at
Olympia at considerably higher cost.
But in no time at all every
available square foot was snapped up.
It leaves one wondering just how
much space the industry could fill if it
was possible to stage the ATE in a
building where there was more room.
As it seems almost certain that the
National Exhibition Centre will be the
venue next year, we may find out.
It also underlines, once again, the
incredibly healthy record of this
industry during a period of economic
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Automatics
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Lid.
of 81
Tottenham Court Road,
London, look on Magical
Spots as someting of a
hit. They manufacture it
under licence together
with No Man’s Land and
numerous other games.
its
Magical Spots, with
brilliantly coloured
flash and attractive
cabinet, has an exciting
space theme. It is a
game which tests the
video enthusiast to the
limit and includes an
amazing
features
range
of
including
missiles, grubs, cocoons,
larvae, UFOs and even
ultramoths.
The player is under
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constant bombardment
and needs all his skills to
build up a respectable
score. It is justifiably
described as a space
game with a difference.
recession which has virtually crippled
many other industries.
Although it had not been finalised
at the time of going to press,
Birmingham seemed almost certain to
be the venue for the 1982 ATE. There
may be a few moans from those who
like to socialise in London but at least
the Exhibition Centre has the biggest
and most up to date exhibition
facilities in the country. And big is what
this industry is at the moment.
But before the trade gets too
involved in next year's preparations,
should forward a huge vote of thanks to
the men who literally salvaged this
it
years show from the ashes of the
Alexandra Palace. Alan Willis, Joe
Burnip, John Singleton and their helpers
achieved the nearest thing to a
miracle this trade will ever see.
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