Play Meter

Issue: 1978 June 15 - Vol 4 Num 11

Electro-
mechanical
pingame
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Tokettes
Greenwald Industries has an -
nounced an improvement in the
design of its plastic T okettes so that
their re-use is impractical.
The plastic Tokette. which was
formerly broken into two pieces
when used , will now break into four
irregular pieces .
The new feature. which was
accomplished by redesigning the
score lines , is available for the larger
size Tokettes .
An added benefit of the new
design is that the T okette itself is
stronger, reducing the possibility of
breakage in shipping and handling .
Present Tokette coin chutes are
simply adjusted to accomodate the
new four-way-break Tokette . An
adjustment kit with setting gauge is
available .
The T okettes are available in two
sizes and a wide range of colors . A
special high security Tokette dis-
penser is available for unattended
locations .
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Following the release of Sinbad as
an electro-mechanical game , Gott-
lieb has released the two-player
model of the same game . The
two-player game . Eye of the Tiger ,
has th e same features as its
four-player electro-mechanical coun -
terpart . The drop targets light the
multiplier value and light top roll-
overs for high scoring . extra balls.
and replay scoring . Hitting all the
drop targets immediately scores the
bonus and resets all the targets . The
bonus scores up to 75 ,000 .
The game is also Gottlieb's first
tie-in with a Columbia Pictures'
movie - "Sinbad and the Eye of the
Tiger ."
Dogfight
at dawn
Mirco Inc . Games Division an -
nounced its new single -player video-
designed airplane game , Dawn
Patrol .
The new electronic "dogfight"
game features animated World War I
biplanes and simulates a variety of
airplanes battle sound effects . The
game is contained in a sturdy
arcade -style cabinet, approximately
60 inches high , 24 inches wide , and
27 inches deep .
The player scores points by
maneuvering his electronic airplane
into pOSition to shoot two enemy
aircraft , being careful to avoid their
line of fire . Two pOints are added to
the player's score for each enemy
shot down , and one pOint is
subtracted each time the player's
aircraft is hit . A high score extends
playing time .
The game 's new-style controls and
sound effects . which include motor
noise and gunfire from all three
planes. bring out the excitement of
actually flying a lighter plane . In
addition to having a high score unit ,
the game allows the player to earn
xtra playing time through his
quickness and skill .
PLAY METER , June, 1978
Corner
kick
World Cup , Williams ' latest solid
state four-player pingame features a
unique dual electronic sounds sys-
tem .
The innovative sounds system and
memory features of the game create
a new action and amusement.
Players compete on an action-pack-
ed playfield based on the theme of
the world 's most popular sport - soc-
cer.
World Cup provides the operator
with the choice between two fas-
cinating and appealing types of
electronic sounds . With just the flip of
one switch, the operator can select
either a musical notes system or
outer space. futuristic sounds , each
synchronized to the action on the
playfield .
World Cup also features memory
features . which not only recall each
player's score from ball to ball, but
also each individual's number of
goals and "Star" feature . Even when
the game is completed, each player's
score. goals and playfield are
displayed in sequence, as well as the
machine 's highest score. until the
next game is played .
Renowned soccer player Kyle
Rote . Jr. has joined the Williams
team to promote World Cup and
says the game "brings the exciting
international game of soccer to the
fingertips of pinball lovers . It 's
challenging and super-fu n ." Besides
starring on the soccer field for the
Dallas Tornado . Rote has partici-
pated and won three consecutive
.. uperstars" athletic competitions on
ABC-TV .
The game's playfield highlights
include three rollover lanes to score
eit her goals or create super bonus
opportunities.
rollovers.
bottom
shooters and side eject pockets,
which register goals, add up points
a nd th n se nd the ball spinning into
new areas of the playfield for added
action and scoring . A bright score-
board records the number of goals
scored by each player and continues
to do 0 for each ball thereafter.
PLAY METER, June, 1978
Scrambled
eggs
Meadows Games has introduced a
new one- or four-player stand- up
video game where players juggle
eggs served by another player to a
juggler figure on the screen .
The game , Gypsy Juggler , pro-
vides a high skill factor and invites
replay by encouraging players to
compete for high scores against
opponents or against themselves .
Players try to add eggs to the
juggling act by pressing the "Add-
Another-Egg" button . They can add
a maximum of four eggs. If the player
successfully adds one egg , he gets
five points ; for two eggs, fifty points;
three eggs, 100 points; and 200
pOints for four eggs .
Players do not get any score for
bouncing eggs off the juggler's head .
Misses count as the juggler dropping
an egg , and these misses can be
operator adjustable from two to nine .
When an egg breaks, a "peeping"
chicken pops out of the broken egg
and exits off the screen .
Eleven different sounds accom -
pany the juggling act.
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