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Issue: 1981 September 15 - Vol 7 Num 17

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New & Reconditioned video games
We offer excellent service,
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* H'~gher salaries than industTy standard
* Full insurance (Medical and Dental)
*Excellent Facility
* Game, Jukebox & Cigarette Route
with 30 year track record
* All Solid-State Equipment
* Positive and Aggressive Attitude
2. Experienced PC Board &
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knowledge.
WE HAVE A LARGE SELECTION OF
NEW & USED arcade equipment. Also
jukes, pool table s, shuffles &
cigarettes. 'A'e deliver and accept
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TORS, INC., 213 North Division St.,
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SEND RESUME TO:
Play Meter Magazine
P.O. Box 24170
New Orleans, LA 70184
Dept. BC
SCHOOL FOR GAMES & MUSIC-one
to three wee k courses. Phonos, videos,
e lectro-mechanical and logic flippers.
By sc hematics. CAL'S COl N COLLEGE ,
P.O. Box 810, Nicoma Park, OK 73066.
TEL: (405)769-5343.
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LOCATION READY
LARGEST INVENTORY IN THE SOUTH
WE SHIP ANYWHERE
TRADES ACCEPTED!
f Stratouo:.~.C.~~ ~.~~ .T ~~~~S .. $1,650.
i Space Zap , , . . , .... . . ............. 1,525.
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Rally-X . ....... .. ........... .. .....
Radarscope .. ....... , .. ... , .. . ....
Phoenix ... . .. ... . . . . , ..... , ... ....
Crazy Climber .... . . ... . ..........
Pac-Man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1,950. i
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2,375.
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Space Zap .. .. . .... . . . . . . . , . .. .. .. 1,395, '
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Space Odyessy . ... . . ...... .. . . ... . 2,595, '
Pac-Man . . ... ~~~·~~·~· ........ 2,595,
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Eagle ... . ..... . ............. 1895.
No Mans Land ...... .. , , . .. . 1695.
New York-New York . . ... .. 1695.
Heliafire (cocktail new) ..... 1795.
Star Fire (sit down) ... . . .. , . 1695.
Spector (cocktail or upright) 1795.
Bandido . .. . ............. . ... 895.
Space Invaders (cocktail) .... 695.
Viking .... , ....... . ,, .. ,, ... 1095.
Hot Doggin' ...... .......... 1095.
Skateball ............... , . .. 1295.
Flash Gordon . , ........ .. .. 1795.
Fireball II ................... 1795.
Flight 2000 ... , ... , ..... . ... 1695.
NEW DYNAMO POOL TABLES (6' or 7') ........ .... .. . ... .. ... $995.
ROCK-OLA 452 . ... ......... . , ................................. $595.
456. ' ........... .. ...... ' ' ........ ' ................ $795.
480 . ..... ' ...... . ' .............. .. .... ' . . ... ..... $1695.
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Jungle Lord , , ... , . ... .. . . ... . .. .. $1,895.
Black Knight , ... ....... . .......... 1,895. i
Mars ..............•. . .... . ... . .... 2,075. '
Volcano .... . , , . , . , , . .. , . , , . , , .. . , , 2,075.
Embryon ..... . ... .. . .............. 2,095.
KLOPP LIGHTWEIGHT
PORT ABLE COIN COUNTERS
AVAILABLE .
MANUAL OR ELECTRIC
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Hundreds of games on sale. Call
for complete list. All games are new
or reconditioned. Location ready-
$100 & up.
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Something on your mind you want to
uent? Got a gripe? Full of praise? Haue a
question? If you have comments on the
coin operated entertainment industry,
write to Play Meter. Our "Letters to the
Editor" colums are dedicated to you, the
operator/reader.
All/etters must be signed; if requested,
only initials will be used or the name
withheld from print. Please include
return address (although ,for the sake of
your priuacy, addresses will not be
printed.) All letters subject to standard
editing. Be concise.
Route 16 ................. $1995.
Rally-X .. .... . .............. 1995.
Space Zap (cocktail) .. . ..... 1495.
Space Encounters .... , . .... 1395.
Sea Wolf . ......... . ......... 595.
Battle zone .......... .. ..... 1695.
Sky Rider ... . . .... .. .. ...... 595.
Sprint II ... . ......... , ..... , , 995.
Touch Me ..... , ........ . .. . , 195.
Sundance , ... . , ... .. . , ... . .. 695.
Star Hawk .......... . ........ 695 .
Star Castle .......... , ..... , 1995.
The End (cocktail or upright)l895.
i Scramble . . ......... .. . . . . , ... . ... 2,595, i
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BEFORE YOU BUY
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VIDEO UPRIGHTS
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f Space Chaser ............ , , , . .. ... 1,075.
A Defender . . .. .. .... ... .. . .. .. . , , , . . 2,595. i
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W. Lebanon, N.H. 03784
(800)258-3070
POSITIONS AVAILABLE:
1. Route Mechanics
NADEX INDUSTR I ES INC
DEPT 17426
270 De iCJW~He Ave Bu fi alo, NY 14202
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2803 PASS ROAD
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.... News briefs .... news briefs .... news briefs .... news briefs .... news briefs .... ne
.....•.... Rock- Ola wa s preparing to enter i ts firs t video game in the U.S.
domestic market as well as for export, in mid August.
It was reported to
be a licensed game , as were the firs t two Rock-ola v i deos (marketed abroad
through agreement with Cinematronics, Inc.)--but Rock-Ola's own "think
tanks" were wo rking toward the first in-house developed g ame, to be intro-
duced at a later date, a source at the Chicago factory said. In the interim
big hopes at North Kedz ie were placed on the third video, about to roll off
the Rock- Ola assembly lines there . ... ... . . ... ......... . . . ... · · · · · . · · · · · · · · · · · · ·
........• . Several hundred San Francisco Bay area operators a ttended a festive
new · product showing at Advanc e Automatic Sales Co. recently . Among the new
~roducts on display we re : Centipede from Atari; Midway's Wizard of Wor;
Amor Attack from Cinematronics; Williams' Pharaoh; Centuri's Pleiades; Bally's
new Fireball~; and Gremlin's Space Odyssey and game conversion system .
"The turnout was excellent," noted Chat McMurdie, Advance's president.
"We
fe l t this would be a good way for our customer s to see all the p roducts
recently introduced and enjoy a relaxing time with us, too." To top off the
show, a special drawing for p riz es was made by McMurdie and Will Laurie ....... .
.......... In Middletown , Ohi o, wh e r e controversy has raged over pinball games '
legality, c i ty official s wer e upheld by the state Su preme Court in their
right to ban the g ames, but they appeared in July to be ready to consider
easing the ban. Pinballs may be allowed "under certain conditions , " under
a recommendation from the city manager. Meanwhile, in the township of
Bound Brook , New Jersey, o ffi cials backed down from enacting an ordinance
that would have prohibited children under 1 6 from playing pinball and other
electronic games. The ordinance would have also stopped anyone from playing
the games after 9 p.m. or jukeboxes after midnight. Mayor George Plesa was
quoted as saying public react ion against these measures was " flabbergasting."
Most vocal i n oppos ition were tavern owners , who said customers would have
been invonveni enced by t he s trictures against coin- ops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .
.......... Venture, the new video game from Exidy , was previ ewed to several
individual distributors from around the world at Exidy ' s facilities in Sunny-
vale, Jul y 6-1 3. Enthusiasm was reported high from the distributors after
Pete Kauffman, Exidy p r esident , and other key personnel demonstrated the game
play, operator options, and special f eatures of Venture.
(For details of
the game ' s play f eatures , see New Products , t his issue.) ...•. ...... . . . . . . . . . . . .
.......•.. Due to continu ing demand for Cinematronics ' hit video game S tar
Cast le, a limited number of uprights were still being made available in late
July, the factory announced. " With the amount o f calls we have received
requ esting Star Castle, the dec i sion was made to resume production on a
limited basis, " said Cinematronics Vice Pres i dent/Marketing David Stroud ......•
...... . .. . In Michigan, voters ' defeat of tax proposal " A" gave operators cause
to cheer that a tax on services was shelved that would have included a levy
on amusement machines. MOM association ' s Executive Secretary Walt Maner and
Michael Spaniolo, l egal counsel , were in on the legislative discussions on the
tax from the inception . MOM advocates any increase in taxes to be spread
across as wide a base as possible , not impacting one industry such as the coin-
operated disproportionatel y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... ...... ... .. ...... . ......•....
.......... Williams El ectronics, Inc. announced that the company anticipates
earnings per share for the third q uarter on a pro forma basi s to be approx-
imately the same as those for the six months ending March 31, 1 981, which
were $6.766 million , or $1.35 pe r share ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. ... .. . . ... ....... .
......... . Bally Manufacturing Corp. announced in July the sal e of 893 new
electronic s lot machines to the MGM Grand Hotel/Cas ino in Las Vegas . It was
the second largest sal e of s l ot machines in Bally ' s history, Board Chairman
Robert Mullane announ ced , including an order of 270 new electronic slots to
the Reno MGM Grand ...... . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... ..... .....• •' • ..•.........
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