Play Meter

Issue: 1978 March 03 - Vol 4 Num 5

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Everything You Expect From A Trade Publication ...
And More •••
"We believe the money for a
subscription to Play Meter is well
spent. You understand our
industry .
"Congratulations on your
publication Play Meter . It is really
most impressive and very well
done . Good work!"
Frank Balles
Garden State Distributors
Sewell, N.J.
Frederick M. Granger
Executive Vice President
A.M.O.A.
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"Our office staff enjoys reading
"I must compliment you on the
articles that are written regarding
various organizations and I
appreciate the fact you are calling
the shots as you see them .
I assure you I am going to
recomend to our membership that
they subscribe to Ploy Meter
because I think it carries a lot of very
valuable information for an
operator , regardless of what area
he operates in ."
Play Meter very much . We were
impressed with not only the writing
style but the layout technique as
well . We hope to continue reading
your informative magazine in the
future ."
Jeanne Werner
Communications Director
Wisconsin Music Merchants
Association


"I have just started In business
and find that Play Meter is a must if
I'm to run a successful operation . "

David Lampf
President
Blip Electronic Games Ind.


"As a newcomer to this business ,
I am most indebted to Play Meter
for making available to me a great
deal of information about this
complex and exciting industry that
would otherwise have been
difficult , if not impossible , to obtain .
.. . the way we in the Industry can
best show our gratitude is through
our subscriptions and regular
advertisements .
Thank you for an entertaining
and informative publication ."
Rivington F. Hight
Export Manager
Taito Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
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Ted Nichols
Past President
A.M .O .A.
Owner
Automatic Vending Service

"After reading trade magazines
such as Marketplace , Billboard,
Cashbox ... , I must congratulate the
editors and staff of Play Meter for
publishing such an excellent trade
magazine . Play Meter is the finest
magazine in its fi eld . It has long
been overdue .
W. W. Kenison
Owner
Kenison Music Co.
Iowa Falls, Iowa
"Recently my boss and I have
been doing a great deal of studies
on pinball with the use of a
computer . We have compared the
different features of a machine with
the income it earns over a period of
time . Also we have studied the
playing habits of individuals and
what they like in playing different
pinball games . It is surprising how
they correlate with your magazine .
Keep up the good work ."
Dan Dever
Helix Enterprises, Inc .
San Marcos, Texas

Edward J. Elum
Attorney
Elum Music Co .
Massillen, Ohio
"Enjoy your magazine 100% . A
real asset to our industry ."


George A. Miller
Past Executive Director
California Music Merchants
Association

"Congratulations on your
monthly column Critic 's Corner by
Roger C . Sharpe . I have hoped for
years that some way we operators
might have this service available. I
certainly hope you will continue to
offer us a review of the new games
each month . Also , Techn ical
Topics is, I think , very worthwhile .
Information of the nature we get
from monthly features like this help
make Ploy Meter a very valuable
book for our industry ."


"Congratulations for the most
useful Technical Topics section of
what we consider "Our Magazine".
We have subscribed to Play Meter
since the first issue in 1974, and we
consider it a "must" for every
operator in the trade .
Ramon Rodriguez
President
Raymond Amusement Corp.
Gaynabo, Puerto Rico
P.O. Box 241 70, New Orleans, LA 70184
PLAY METER, March, 1978
Don't hit
thedawg!
Game Tree , a stand-up single-
player video rifle game from Project
Support Engineering (P .S .E.), fea -
tures a very strong , heavy-duty rifle
mount.
The th e me , of course , is hunting
as the player tries to score as many
points as possible by shooting
turke ys , rabbits , and squirrels. The
game also has P .S .E.'s usual penalty
feature. in this case hitting the hound
dog subtracts 500 points from the
player's score .
The point values vary for the
different creatures : turkeys are 200
points : squirrels , 300 points; rabbits,
400 points; and flying squirrels , 500
points .
Play is gauged by time , not by the
number of shots; so a player can
squeeze off an unlimited number of
shots during the game .
Game Tree has a one-step front
service door and a slide-out platform
with adjustable glides . The game
features are displayed on a 23-inch
solid state monitor.
PLAY METER , March, 1978
Morgana
tells all
Captain
Memo
Nautilus , a one-player electro-
mechanical pinball game from Zac-
caria, has good player action .
The two-flipper game depicts
underwater explorers who have just
discovered a treasure chest , and that
same motif carries over to the game
itself where the player's ball is
constantly dropping down to pick up
kick-out hole features . The cluster of
kick-out holes at the top of the
playfield leads to the three pop
bumpers at the top of the game . And
treasure buttons increase the player's
"poulpe" score .
There is a lane on the left side of
the playfield which leads up to the
top of the playfield and the kick-out
holes again . And on the left is a bank
of eight drop targets which activate
game features . The game also boasts
of a new designed spinning target.
Nautilus is convertible to add-a-
ball , and has a matching last number
feature . The game is operator
adjustable to three- or five -ball play .
It accepts two coins and has an
adjustable credit system . Other fea-
tures include electronic sound effects
and a flashing bumper score .
Morgana ,
winner
of
the
I.A .A.P .A. 's award for best new
coin-operated game. is a new
fortune -telling device from Bacchus
Games of Dallas. Texas .
Players enter specific information
on the date of their birth , gender .
etc .; then a ghostly but lifelike female
face (Morgana) appears on the
screen to tell the player's future and
describe his personality .
The primary market for the piece .
says Bacchus , is for families , some
adolescents , and numerous adults .
The game has low maintenance
and there are no cards or printed
material to replace . It is operator
adjustable to 25-or 50-cent play .
There are also foreign language
models available . The game also has
·an easy-access from the front panel.
Its six feet nine inches in height.
three feet nine inches in width. with a
depth of 4 feet 6 inches . It weighs
250 pounds .
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