Foosball
Do you have any info on what
happened to Foosball Sport-
system of Cincinnati, Ohio? They
were big in the late '60s.
Also, how about a regular
foosball column in your fine
magazine, even just a paragraph
or two?
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Colchester, Connecticut
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[Ed-As far as Foosball Sport-
system, aU we have been able to
find out to date is that apparently
they went under around 1975. If
anyone has a later word about
them, we would appreciate it. As
for your second question, a
request for a foosball column,
check this issue. We have Mr.
Joe McCarthy of M&M Distrib-
uting and editOr of Foos Noos
supplying us with such a column. ]
Solid state com pla int
I would like to see anyone from
the solid state crowd go into a
taproom at 6 p.m. Saturday night
to repair an Evel Knievel, as I
have experienced.
Four players are in the middle
of a game, the display lights
flicker back and forth, the two
pop bumpers start to pop and
score for no reason. And I should
repair the game in 1,2,3? An
electro-mechanical game? Yes;
solid state? No way, forget it!
William S. Anthony
Anthony Music Systems, Inc.
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Suggestions
I have only received two copies
of your magazine so far . I find
them very informative and stim-
ulating.
However, I would Like to see
some information on the rating of
recently issued games, financial -
ly, as compared to other estab-
lished moneymakers.
I would like to see more about
setting up pinball and foosball
tournaments. Also, a useful guide
to the beginning and still -learn -
ing mechanics would probably
prove to be a worthwhile publica-
tion.
Michael Mendelsohn
Games Unlimited
Santa Monica, California
[Ed - I think you will find that
that is what PLAY METER is all
about, Mr. Mendelsohn. Our
"Critic's Corner" column from
Roger Sharpe each month rates
pinball games according to player
appeal. A nd from a recent survey
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PLAY METER . Fe bruary , 1978