Play Meter

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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