Leisure Play

Issue: 1981-March - Vol.Num 2 Issue 3

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des Like
Street,
and Ice
achine
Arcade owners have
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sponded enthusiastically to a
=-hine which dispenses hard
sacked ice with a 12-0z cup of
aca Cola. There is up to 80 per
sent profit margin on the price of
up
— and the unique ice system
sures that the drink retains its
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vp
etc.
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The Rowe 406 machine
=lready has a good track record
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leisure centres and similar
sites throughout the UK. A
=echine in an Irvine, Ayrshire,
l==ure centre takes £700 a week
=nc one at Bracknell takes £310 a
we==k But a busy arcade can
==ke these figures seem like
chicken feed.
The 406 costs £2,850 but it
life-span.
a remarkable
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Smilar machines in the United
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more. Rowe also operate a leasing
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Mr. Roger Hollis, Sales and
Manager of Rowe
Machine Sales, said: ‘‘The
response from the arcade trade
Marketing
' has been remarkable. We
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noth
xhibited at the ATE and many
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arcade
~
owners
expressed
interest. A high proportion of
them came back to us at the
Blackpool show a few weeks later
and placed firm orders. Most
people go for the 30p per cup mechanism but there is
= 50p option and some arcade owners have insisted
on that. The cracked ice is optional but most people
go for it. The ice maintains the coldness of the drink
but also ensures that the carbonation and taste is
retained to the last drop.”
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Freefall from Stern has
Has Many New Features
Stern Electronics Inc. have announced plans for the
international distribution of a new solid-state four-player
pinball game — FREEFALL. It will be distributed in the UK
by London Coin.
Designed by pinball industry pioneer Harry Williams,
Freefall features multiple ball play. A bonus feature picks
up and transports the ball across the playfield — by
tramway — to an elevated launch site. The ball
accumulator is activated following completion of the
‘skydiver’’ scoring sequence and can launch as many as
three balls simultaneously onto the playfield.
Freefall’'s
three-dimensional,
richly-coloured
backglass of azure blues, shaded to deep purples and other
dawn-to-dusk sky colours, emphasises the game's ethereal
theme — depicting celestial winged nymphs free-floating
ander an impressionistic scripted logo.
Freefall's advanced solid-state electronic system was
designed and manufactured by Universal Research
Labortories Inc. a Sterrysubsidiary.
—-March®
Leisure Play
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March
Page
Sixty-Five
BALLY ‘RECRUIT’ FLASH GORDON
“FLASH GORDON" the adventure-fantasy based fiim has been licensed by
completely unique pinball machine. Players take on
the character of Flash Gordon, saviour of the earth in his struggle to defeat Ming
the Merciless, as he tries to destroy the earth.
Bally's Flash Gordon has a unique 1st. . .. a two level playfield. Players will
be totally captivated by the exciting, fast-action pinball playing these two levels
provide, complete with 3 ramps and multi-directional kicker that kicks to either
level. Each level contains two completely independent bonus systems.
The upper level, Ming's Palace, is a game in itself. It is entered by the
shooter lane which sets up a single drop target guard and lights the shooter lane
to collect the bottom level bonus. Once in the upper palace level, players can
shoot for drop targets with a flashing 1-2-3 arrow, that qualifies the mini-bonus, a
stationary target and rollovers.
On the lower level, super bonus is activated by a bank of flashing drop
targets on the lower left. Matching these flashing colours is to the right
targets and the flipper return lane rollovers lights the super bonus for 100,000
points. This level also contains the Wood Beast in-line drop targets to
multiply your bonus 2x or 3x, score points and give extra balls. The
bonuses can then-also be multiplied 4x and 5x, by the upper and lower
drop targets when the Wood Beast targets are completed.
Along with the standard bonus multipliers, Flash Gordon
contains another pinball 1st — a 15 second feature. Entering
Bally Pinball Division for a
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the palace saucer starts the timer and players then have 15
seconds to multiply all playfield scores, Completing the mini-
bonus sets the palace saucer to award 2x playfield scores.
Completing the Super Bonus sets the palace saucer to award
3x playfield scores and if both are completed the palace saucer
will award 5x all playfield scores!
Visually, Flash Gordon is a work of art. Entirely new to
pinball, a flashing strobe light will attract players. Flash Gordon
also has dazzling, colourful likenesses of the film's major
characters, including Ming, the Merciless, Flash Gordon and
Dale Arden. Flash Gordon does more than just look entrancing,
it speaks as well! Players will hear the voice of Ming, the
Merciless, command their shots and another voice warn and
instruct them of opportunities and dangers. There are also
exciting inter-stellar background sounds that help to create a
total Flash Gordon environment.
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