Play Meter

Issue: 1981 July 15 - Vol 7 Num 13

Astro Fantasia
in a cassette
something's
uo the sleeue!
Super Action Bumper Tubes offer
ease and time-saving in changing
pool table bumper rails, according to
the Goodrich , Michigan manu-
facturer .
The patent-pending tub es
eliminate gluing, unnecessa ry
cutting, and stretching of cloth,
according to Bumper Tube, Inc . the
producer. Persons with little or no
experience can re-cover a bumper
rail in one minute-all six rails in six
minutes rather than the usual 30-
with the resulting look and fit of an
expert's job, according ,to produc t
literature.
More information is available from
Bumper Tube, Inc., 10440 S. State
Road, Goodrich , Michigan, or fro m
distributors.
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Data East has introduced the video
Astra Fantasia in its new Deco
Cassette System.
T he player's missiles have a
limited range in he game's play. He
must move his spaceship forw ard on
the screen using ·he lever cont rol, to
hit the aliens ha are farth er ou t in
"space.'' A sal ·o o o r missles in
succession can be fired.
Bat le in space comes ro a climax
when he gian ··Asrrogon" appears
- after 42 a1·e s are de olis hed. S ix
direct hi s are eeded o destroy
Astrogon. bu· he player must watch
his fuel s pp - ga ge- ' e creat ure
must be desrro~;ed e,ore fuel runs
out.
Astrogo has :o be : · in i s green
cen er co l.!lT.. :: ·e - es before
the player has a c:.c.nce a a direct hit
at its "brai ~ .;< :,.e ix·h shot.
The in e!"c:-ta---u~.a· .e Deco game
syste for As:-ro F '1:asia comes
comple·e ~,;li1 s ..: ~-.a. gra;>hics fo r
the s anCa.rc Da:a Eas upright
cabine:.
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For shinu
o1au surfaces
Wi ldcat Chemical Co. of For:
Worth, Texas has made available
two new protective agents for videos
and pingames.
Wildcat's #250 adds a high gloss ro
pinball playfields and is likewise
useful for coin doors, said the
manufacturer.
Video screens get protection with
Wildcat's FF-80 (Force Field) which
guards against video control panel
wear. It's an answer to the problem
of rubbed-out graphics of a video
cabinet, said the manufacturer.
These and other Wildcat products
are available from distributors or
from Wildcat, 1349 E. Seminary
Drive, Fort Worth 76115 .
PLAY METER, July 15 , 1981
Demons and
ooomsdau
Bally Pinball Division announced the
release of Fireball II, a multi-ball
fantasy game .
The game begins with 5 credits for
use on the Little Demon Post, a post
between the flippers to save the ball
from dropping. Each time the post is
put into action by the Little Demon
buttons on the right side of the
flipper , one credit is used. Players
can gain two new credits each time
they complete the three center drop
targets.
Fireball II has two bonus features
and two bonus multipliers-the
Doomsday bonus can be activated
by the center or right drop targets
and contains a multiplier that is also
activated by the center drop targets.
The second bonus feature is the
Fireball bonus which includes a
choice of 2 maximum bonus scores
threshold. It can be scored through
the A, B, C, or D lanes or the left
drop targets. Multiplying this bonus
from 2x through Sx can be achieved
by completing the A, B, C, or D lanes. ·
There is also a center captured ball
bonus capsule that counts down this
feature.
Fireball II has two captured ball
saucers that are qualified by the top
three targets and Bally voice
package luring players into reach.
Bold , colorful graphics are
reminiscent of Bally's original
Fireban, multi-ball pingame.
PLAY METER, july 15, 1981
Gen. Patton's
video game
Cinematronics recently announced
the introduction of its Armor Attack
one- or two-player video.
The game beginStWith the player
or players patrolling city streets in
their jeeps. Players must fight off
attack ing tanks as well as
helicopters. The destruction of five
helicopters gives the player an extra
Jeep.
To destroy tanks, the player must
make two direct hits. The first hit
destroys the tank body, leaving the
tank immobi~. But the turret still
seeks out the player, whose second
hit destroys the tank turret, com-
pletely demolishing the enemy.
it remains on the screen until the
player destroys it or it destroys the
player thus, increasing action and
difficulty.
"The field reports on Armor
Attack have been truly amazing,"
comme nted Cine mat ro nics' Vice
Presiden Marketing David Stroud.
"Whe the two-player mode is in
operation both players play at the
same time, giving the operators
double coinage per game ," he
•J mmented _
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