Play Meter

Issue: 1979 January 15 - Vol 5 Num 1

Pompeii
shuffle
Th e new. h igh -scoring "advance"
game and su per -action sounds high -
light United's si x-player sh uffle alley
Pompeii. now in full produ ctio n at
W illia ms Electronics Inc .·s Chicago
factory .
Th e "advance" game enables
players to achieve scoring heights
with progr ssive scoring on strikes
and spares and extra frames for
strikes . " Advance " also includes in
th e extra frame s the " flash ing light "
feature popularized in the " flash "
game .
Pomp eii features Will iam s' inno-
va ti ve electron ic sounds system .
Trumpet so unds mark the start and
co nclusion of the game , sirens
proclaim super -scoring hits and a
" raspberry" echoes on a miss . Add ed
sounds for p ins falling. strikes,
spares. and other action also are part
of the Pompeii package .
. Besides " advance ," Pompe ii offers
th e challenging games of " regula -
tion ." " flash ," "strike -90 ,"
and
" 00 ." the latter recently introduced
wi th W illiams' Aristocrat shuffle .
Additional Pompeii highlights in -
clude individual player memory ,
"high score to date " feature on
regulation play and solid state boards
which are interchangeable with all of
Williams' solid state pinball game
com po nents . Complete customizing
features on Pompeii also permit
operators to reset the game action to
meet specific loca tion needs.
PLAY METER , January, 1979
For the
EM crowd
Gott lieb's n w single player . el c-
tro -mechanical pinball gam is now
in production. according to the
co mpany 's mark ting group .
W ith a fla shy rock and roll them
on both backglas and playfield . Blue
o te is the second single -pla yer to be
rei ased by the company during the
last year to sati fy a con tinuing. if
geographic , demand for el ctro-
mechanical games .
The game is con v rt ible to add -a-
ball and features a challenging skill
shot from the plunger to lighted top
roll ove rs with a po tential of scoring
10.000 points . Th e pla yer can earn
an ex tra ba ll by comple ting the
A.B .C roll overs which light
th e
kickou t hole . Special scoring op -
portunities are also made available by
completing th e eig ht Blue
o te
targets which lights a moving and
tantalizing " note ."
A ccord ing to Alvi n Gottlieb . Gott -
lieb' executiv vice president. "sin -
gle players are still making Significant
profit in specific areas o f th Unit d
tates and throughout the int rna -
tional markets ."
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Making
change
Kiddie
matinee
Mike Munves Corp . of New
Rochelle. New York is currently
manufacturing a Kiddie Cartoon
Machin e for arcades. parks . termi-
nals . stores. and other locations .
The machine provides a show of
color slides with sounds. with each
show lasting one minute and eight
shows to a reel. With the slides, there
is no film to tear or wear out.
The machine measures 67 by 49
by 21 inches , and it comes in 10 or
25-cent models .
Mystic
sounds
The new Rock-Ola Mystic 160-
selection phonograph features three
action stimulators designed to in -
crease play and profit. The first of
these play incentives is a new feature
which gives the top three location hits
in the upper display area . This tells
the players which three selections are
the most popular in that location at
that specific moment. A micropro-
memory
system
cessor-activated
keeps a record of the number of
times each selection is played and
also keeps tabs on the three most
popular selections . and constantly
transmits this information to the
digital light indicators .
The new phonograph also fea -
tures a random complimentary play
aher a varying period of inactivity .
The operator has a choice of two
time spans in which the phonograph
will randomly playa complimentary
selection : 10 to 30 minutes, or 20 to
60 minutes after the last selection
was played .
Al so . at the option of the operator ,
Mystic will stimulate players with the
random offer of a bonus . In the
center of the upper display panel of
the phonograph is a lighted " Bonus"
sign . When the bonus sign flashes.
special bonus prices indicated on the
adjacent light d sign are in effect.
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For locations requiring large num -
bers of quarters. Standard Change -
Makers. Inc . of Indianapolis has
introduced a special model of its
Series 3002B Bill Changer which
vends up to 4.400 quarters . The
special model. 1073/ 1073. vends
four quarters for a $1 bill .
Like Standard's other dependable
bill and bill / coi n changers. it feature s
a reliable solid state verifier. a
patented solenoid dispensing mech -
anism and 60-second magazin e
re -Ioading .
The
eries 3002B maximum
security cabinet. with front or
rear-loading doors, is 30 1/2 inches
high . 30 7/
inches wide and 9%
inches deep . It is built of heavy gauge
steel and has two case -hardened .
UL-approved locks . The cabinet can
be mounted to a wall . stand . or post.
There are four 1/2- inch -diameter
holes on the back of the machine for
mounting purposes . Standard colors
are light beige with cocoa brown trim .
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CHANGER
PLAY M ETER , J anuary , 1979

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