Play Meter

Issue: 1976 September - Vol 2 Num 9

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includes an "Extended Play" feature
which can be awarded after scores,
pre-selectable by the operator.
A flashing "Extended Play" sign
lights up on the attraction panel
when the selected score is achieved .
Extended Play begins with track
number 5. The player does not have
to start at the beginning of the game .
A 10" steering wheel, 4-speed H
shift, all metal brake, and gas pedals
and colorful graphics add to the
realism of the Le mans.
Atari standard features include
exclusive Durastress tested solid
state elecronics, locking cashbox ,
and hinged coin door.
Atari 's
Instapart 24-hour parts turnaround
service is also available from Atari
distributors everywhere .
According to Frank Ballouz, na-
tional sales manager, Atari's "driving
games have proven to be some of
the highest in earnings and populari-
ty . We believe Le Mans continues
the Hadition. The combination of
ten different automatically changing
tracks and the extended play feature
makes Le Mans another sure winner
for any location ."
four-player flipper Royal Flush . The
game features a slanted row of nine
drop targets which light five combi-
nations of cards in a new Scan-
Bonus. The bonus is related to the
card value of the target .
Also featured is a double bonus
scoring up to 30,000 points . A three
Joker Sequence lights rollovers for
3,000 scoring and a kick-out hole for
specials. Three targets and three
roll overs score "Jokers."
The backglass artwork features
cards whizzing magically out of
various blues set against a splashy
red. The playfield picks up the red
in the glass and plays it off against a
bright yellow also drawn from the
glass .
New Two-Player
D. Gottlieb & Co . have an-
nounced the distribution of Card
Whiz, a two-player version of their
Card Whiz
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Standard's Series 50028
Change for a Five
Responding to a long standing
need by many amusement locations
for a large supply of quarters,
. Standard Change-Makers, Inc. of
Indianapolis has built the first $5 bill
changer. The Series 5002B dispens-
es 20 quarters and holds enough
coins for 200 vends.
The new bill changer is available in
two cabinets, a standard front
loading cabinet for mounting on a
wall, stand or post, or a rear-loading
cabinet that can be built into a back
room or service area wall and filled or
serviced out-of-sight .
Both are
heavy steel maximum security cabi-
nets; the rear-loading cabinet pro-
vides , however, an extra element of
personal security for the operator,
too .
The Series 5002B changer's bill
verification system is similar to the
highly accurate system used and
proved in thousands of Standard's
$1 bill changers; however, it is set to
take $5 bills only and will reject all
other currency .
If your amusement location de-
mands a large amount of change, the
Series 5002B changer provides max-
imum security and dependability to
suit your needs .
Video Blackjack
The games division of Mirco, Inc. ,
Phoenix, Az ., has announced pro-
duction and shipment of a new
video game which enables up to
four players to compete against a
dealer in a fast-moving, non-gam-
bling electronic version of blackjack .
Called 21, the new game will
accept up to four quarters as players
ante, hit, or stand in an attempt to
beat the machine which automati-
cally performs dealer functions such
as shuffling, dealing and scoring .
According to Patrick Burke , Mir-
co's marketing director for coin
products, the game has a number of
special features designed to make it
popular. These include free hands
and extra chips, a skill factor in
remembering which cards have
been dealt since a standard 52-card
deck is used, and simple, automatic
controls.
The game has been field -tested ,
and initial reports from operators
have been highly favorable, accord-
ing to Burke . Key operator features
include selectable settings, su ch as
game speed, number of hands dealt
and initial chip issue, compact size,
low maintenance and rugged cabin-
etry.
MireD's "21"
Home Foosball
Tournament Soccer is now enter-
ing the retail market w ith the TS5 Pro
Home model. This table is patterned
after the coin model used in all
Tournament Soccer tournaments . It
features the German-style smooth
playing surface, solid rods , and
sturdy figures for durability and
accurate shot-making . The TS5 is
the first in a full line of home models
to come from Tournament Soccer.
All Tournament Soccer products
are supported by a total promotional
program . This, the fifth year of
national promotion, is billed as the
" Tournament Soccer $375,000
Spectacular " and features table
soccer tournaments in major cities
across the United States . The first
tournament of the year was held in
Seattle , Wash., with $10,000 in total
prize money awarded. The last
tournament of this year will be held
in Florida, with a purse of $25,000 .
The crowning event of the year
will be the " Tournament Soccer
$125,000 World Championships", to
be held in the Radisson South Hotel
in Minneapolis, Minnesota over
Labor Day Weekend . Entrants from
all across the country are expected to
vie for their share of the prize money.
The first place winner is awarded
$20,000 . Media coverage from a
national sports magazine, television ,
and newspapers highlighting the
event, the players, and the table is
anticipated .
from the American myth accented
in red, white and blue.
New World
locked Up
TS5 Home Table
Spanish Tribute
Universe Affiliated International ,
Inc ., Union N.J ., has announced
the July release of two bicentennial
models, the single-player Conquest
200 and its four-player counterpart
New World, I:..oth by Playmatic .
Each machine features six digit
scoring with single, double and
triple bonus features with double
spinners. There are in addition spin
rotor targets; and the result is that
there are seven ways to win a
replay.
The luminous, brightly colored
playfield is polyurethane coated,
and each machine contains an
adjustable voltage for flippers and
bumpers . The attractive backglass
is also brightly colored with scenes
Abloy Inc ., Morton Grove, 111., is
introducing a stronger new Type B
key profile which is available as an
option on most types of its locks.
The larger, heavy duty Type B profile
features a centrally slotted semicir-
cular design which provides 50
per cent more mass than the regular
solid semicircular key .
Though the Type B key is not
interchangeable with regular Abloy
keys, it operates on the sam'e
principle of aligning rotating disc
tumblers; this is instead of conven-
tional spring loaded locking pins .
Similar to tumblers on a safe, the
"combination" may be field changed
an unlimited number of times.
As with the regualr Abloy key, the
new Type B may be keyed individual-
ly or alike in groups, master keyed, or
keyed to customer specifications.
The key is recorded to the customer
and copies may be obtained only
through an authorized signature .
Nine in One
Gametech, announces the release
of another coin-operated game.
Olympic 9 joins Chucker and Casino
Royale in the new manufacturer's
growing family of entertainment
products for cocktail lounges, res-
taurants, arcades and the home.
Olympic 9 is nine different games
in one cabinet. In addition, two
types of play are featured, straight
ball, which most people are familiar
with or Gametech's exclusive Crazy
8a/l action. The games included in
Olympic 9 are Zap, a single player
game with pinball sounds and
extended play; Double Zap, a two-
or four-player Zap; Tennis, a two- or
four-player standard paddle game
with sound; Soccer, a two-player
game where both players have three
paddles and with each hit the ball
speed increases; and Lowball, a
two- or four-player game available
only in Crazy 8a/l.
Gametech designed Olympic 9
with the operator in mind. Each
machine is provided with a complete
parts list, a full set of schematics and
repair instructions. This allows the
operator to repair the machine with
a minimum of down-time and
without having to return the parts to
the factory.
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