Play Meter

Issue: 1978 March 03 - Vol 4 Num 5

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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Freedom of Choice
That's what reading magazines is all about. You choose what you want to read,
when you want to read it. You have the freedom to properly assess what you like
in these pages at your leisure.
Reading PLAY METER also gives you the freedom to compare product
information from the coin-operated amusements manufacturers and service
companies. H you would like to learn more about our advertisers and their
products or services, feel free to find them in this alphabetical listing, then cirde
the corresponding number on our Reader Service Card, between pages 68 and 61.
1. Advance Distributing Co., Inc ............. 8
St. Louis, Missouri
14. Mali, Henry W.T ........................ 34
New York, New York
2.
Amerieoin ............................. 31
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
15. Meadows Games ........................ 37
Sunnyvale, California
3.
Amusement Service Company ............ 32
Atlanta, Georgia
16. Midway Manufacturing .................. 72
Franklin Park, Illinois
4.
Atari, Inc ................ ............. 2,3
Sunnyvale, California
17. Nevada Gaming Schools .............. ... 50
Las Vegas, Nevada
5.
Atlas Novelty .............. .... .. .. ... . 47
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
18. Robinson Co., C.A ...................... 70
Los Angeles, California
6.
Bally Manufacturing Co ................... 7
Chicago, Illinois
19. Standard Change Makers ................ 70
Indianapolis, Indiana
7.
Coinco ................................. 4
St. Louis, Missouri
20. Suzo Trading Co ........ .......... ...... 16
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
8.
Gottlieb & Co., D ..................... 23,24
Northlake, Illinois
21. Target Industries ....................... 51
Rock Island, Illinois
9.
Greenwald Industries ................... 12
Brooklyn, New York
22. Tweeten Fibre ......................... 50
Chicago, Illinois
10. IMAExhibit ........................... 47
Berlin, Germany
23. Universe Affiliated ..................... 71
Hillside, New Jersey
11. International Billiards ................... 12
Houston, Texas
24. U.S. Billiards .......................... 35
Amityville, New York
12. Key Industries ......................... 69
Portland, Oregon
25. Venguard ..... .... ..................... 21
Overland Park, Kansas
13. Kurz Kasch ............................ 44
Dayton, Ohio
26. Williams Electronics, Inc ........... ... 29,30
Chicago, Illinois
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