Oetting the
Bug
Game -A-T ron Corp. has debuted its
space battle action video game
Space Bugger in upright and cocktail
models.
The game play, for one or two
players, involves hiding behind
barriers, keeping in motion by use of
two movement control buttons, and
firing with left and right fire buttons.
Manipulating the gun turret , the
playe r has to avoid "getting bugged"
by the Space Bugger in order to keep
in play.
Ga me -A-Tron product literature
boa sts " the industry 's most
advanced monitor , supported by
high -reliability circuit board and
futuristic cabinetry" for Space
Bugger.
The upright cabinet is 25 W wide ,
67" high, and 28" deep. The cocktail
model stands 24 ~" high , 22" wide,
and 34" in length .
Irv Jeffries , director of Game -A-
T ron marketing and sales, said:
"We 're moving right along with our
research and development, our
sales, and our ideas. We're right on
schedule in our progression and look
forward to a fast -moving, successful
new year."
PLAY METER, May 1, 1981
dust when
uou thought It
was sara ...
An unsuspecting team of divers
explores the ocean depths. Sudden-
ly a great shark appears, without
warning, and the stage is set for an
exciting fight to the finish in Shark
Attack.
The video game from
Pacific Novelty Manufacturing, Inc.
provides the player with an unusual
perspective. The player is not the
diver- the player is the deadly
shark, with the mission of devouring
all divers.
The player, using a joy stick
"shark control," thrust button, and
munch button, attacks each armed
squadron of divers . Points are
scored by eliminating individual
divers , and bonus points are given
for devouring an entire squadron. A
bonus shark is given for seven
squadrons devoured. But sharks hit
by spears will die; all sharks
eliminated ends the game.
This unusual concept, enhanced
by brilliant color, realistic graphics,
and a frightening quaraphonic sound
track, makes Shark Attack an
attention grabbing video game.
[See story on the new games
manufacturer, Pacific Novelty, on
page 2, this issue.]
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