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Vol. 6, No. 19
Oct. 15, 1980
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Staff
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Publisher and Editor:
Ralph C. Lally II
Editorial Director:
David Pierson
Features
Managing Editor:
Ray E. Tilley
International Editor:
David Snook
Editor, Coin Slot
Technical Editors:
Zac Oliver
Jim Calore
Correspondents:
Cleaning up an Arcade . ........................... 41
Business accelerated when The Chicago Game Company
banned troublemakers and attracted students and
families by using profession techniques. Here's a report.
The lnduatry Buyer'• Guide
Roger C. Sharpe
Pat Matthews
Tony Licata
Gerry Wise
J . W . Sedlak
Dick Welu
Charles C. Ross
Art Director:
Katey Schwark
Administrative Assistant:
Valerie Cognevich
Circulation Manager:
Renee' Pierson
Classified Advertising:
Valerie Cognevich
Staff Illustrator:
Mars Walker
Advertising Manager:
David Pierson
European Representative:
Esmay Leslie
PLAY METER , October 15, 1980.
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PLAY METER presents our annual compilation of the
new and used games sold in the United States today:
Introduction and Index .... .....•........... .. .... 48
Phonographs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Pingames ...................................... 65
Video/ Arcade games .............. ......... .. .... 90
Table games ................................... 110
Other games ................................... 120
Special when Lit: A Review . ..................... 1•
Assessing two unusual new videos, Stem's Astro
Invader and Gremlin/Saga's Carnival, is Tony Licata -
economics journalist, Play Meter correspondent, and
discriminating coin-op games player.
The Retum of The Anawer MM .................. 147
Dick Welu has some burning questions to answer about
the coin-op industry, on which he is-ah, bullish!
Departments
From die Edhor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Mailbox . ......................................... 7
Colnman of the Month . .......•.................... I
Operating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Equipment Poll . .................................. 24
Dl8'trlbutlng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
M1111ufacturlng . .................................. 34
International Newa . .............................. •
M1181c Programming . ..•••..••••••••.••..••••....• G
Critic' a Corner . . • . . . . • • • • • . . • • • • • • • . . . . . • • • • • . . . 140
New Products ................................... 110
Claelfted ....................................... 114
Newa Briefs ••...•••...•••.••.••......•••...••.•• 1111
Cover Credit:
Photography and special effects courtesy of Rich Tracy,
of D. Gottlieb & Co.
European office :
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Northwood 29244.
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