Play Meter

Issue: 1983 January 15 - Vol 9 Num 1

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CONTENTS/volume
9 . Number 1/January 15. 1983
FEATURES
AMOA Show Wrap-up Features
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Another look at the equipment ............. . . . ...........................
Play Meter ranks the games . ... ....... . ........ . ... . ...... .. .. .. . . . . ... . .
Heated copyright seminar .. .. ....................... ...... ...............
Distributors discuss the show ..............................................
Arcade temples not joints .............. . ............ . .. . .................
Post game show . . .. . .... . ......................................... . ....
Cheesy Entourage
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Pizza Time Theatre. a brainchild of Nolan Bushnell. has spawned a series of operate-
alikes nationwide. Mike Shaw interviews Pizza Time personnel to find out what makes
it so successful.
Guide for Gomes
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Ozzie Truppman is the man behind the OM Price Guide. Valerie Cognevich explores
the beginning of the guide and where it's going.
DEPARTMENTS
10 Up Front
1 ~ L.u.rs to th. Editor
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101
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Pu.z.zl.s
Equlpm.nt Poll
N.ws
Tax Tips
Our 'cad.s
P~ Probl.ms/P~
Solutions
11 ~ Frank's Cranks
118 Critic's Com.r
12~ T.chnlcal Topics
126 Snapshots
128 N.w Products
1 ~ Aids to th. Trod.
1 ~6 Classlfl.d
1 50 Pu.z.zl. Answ.rs
Publisher and Editor:
P.olph C. Lolly II
College & University Tokens
Editorial Director:
David Pierson
Monaglng Editor:
Lauro II.. Broddock
Auoc:lo. Editor:
Mike Shaw
Admlnl.tratlYe Assistant:
Valerie Cognevkh
Art Director:
Korey Schwork
Orculotlon Manager:
Renee' C. Pierson
Typographer:
Jo Ann Anrhony
Graphics:
Jeanne Woods
Technical Wrtt.rs:
Randy Fromm
Fronk Seninsky
Correspondents:
Mary Claire Blakeman
Bm Brohaugh
Mike Bucki
P.ondy Fromm
Carol Kantor
0111 Kurtz
Charies C. Ross
Joseph Senesac
Fronk Seninsky
Roger C. Sharpe
Paul Thiele
Closslfted Adwnt.lng:
Valerie Cognevlch
Adv.ni.lng Manager:
David Pierson
III Ultrator:
Bob Giuffrlo
Eurapeon "epre .. ntotlYe:
Esmoy Leslie
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