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VOLUME 7, NUMBER 19/0CTOBER 15, 1981
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the twice monthly publication for the coin operated entertainment
industry
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(Note: For this special annual issue, most of Play Meter's regular features
and departments have been omitted from this issue. The regularly
appearing departments will appear once again. in the next issue of Play
Meter-issue dated November 1, 1981.)
BUYERS' GUIDE SPECIAL ISSUE
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Buyers' Guide Introduction
How to use the Buyers' Guide as your year-round
reference source on equipment purchasing. Includes
a factory-by-factory index of where to find individual
games.
Phonographs
From 1973 through 1981 . A list of all the phonographs
from the following factories-Centuri , NSM, Rock-
Oia, Rowe, Seeburg, and Wurlitzer.
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Pinballs
From 1976 through 1981 . A list of some of all domestic
pinballs manufactured by these factories-Atari,
Bally, Centuri (Allied Leisure) , Game Plan, Gottlieb,
Stern, and Williams .
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Videos
From 1978 through 1981. A presentation of all the
video / arcade pieces from these factories-Atari ,
Amstar, Centuri , Cinematronics, Data East, Elcon,
Electro-Sport, Exidy, Game-A- Tron , Game Plan,
Gottlieb, Gremlin/Sega, Meltec, Midway, Namco,
Nanao, Nintendo, Nichibutsu , Pacific Novelty, Stern ,
Taito, Universal, U.S. Billiards, Vectorbeam, Williams.
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Table Games
From 1976 through 1981 . A presentation of the table
games offered by these factories-ADI, American
Shuffleboard, Brunswick, Dynamo, Imperial Billiards,
Irving Kaye, Stern, Tournament Soccer, UBI, U .S.
Billiards, Valley, Williams.
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Other Games
Novelty games from 1975 through 1981 ; Card Games,
1977 through 1981 ; Wall Games, 1976 through 1981 ;
Cocktail Games, from 1976 through 1981 ; and Kiddie
Rides from 1976 through 1981.
Cover Credit : The Wurlitzer Mode/42, a 1942-style phonograph, serves
as a reminder of the industry's beautiful storied past. The equipment
depicted in the 1981 Buyer's Guide Issue, on the other hand, depicts the
industry's immedia te past. Photo courtesy of Jukebox: The Golden Age,
published by Lancaster-Miller of Berkeley, California .
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