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(offer good through November 15 only)
VIDEO GAMES
Karate Champ . . . . call
Return of the Jedi . call
Spyhunter . . . . . . . . call
Punch Out!! . . . . . . call
Vs. System . . . . . . . . call
Turkey Shoot . . . . . call
Gaplus . . . . . . . . . . . call
Pole Position I .... $1595
Pole Position II. ... 1995
Track & Field ..... 1195
KITS
*10 Yard Fight .... . 695
*Hypersport ...... . 745
Vs. Golf & Pinball . 295
Vs. Tennis ....... . 295
Vs. Baseball ...... . 295
Mega Zone ...... . 695
Time Pilot '84 .... . 695
Tag Team Wrestling 595
Pandora's Palace .. 495
Seicross ......... . 545
Super Basketball .. call
( * fits any horizontal
monitor cabinet)
NEW GAME SPECIALS
M.A.C.H. 3 (ck/p). 1095
Eight-Ball Deluxe
Ltd. (pin) ....... 1995
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ejection, contrary to the coin-op
game, is manual and thus undesir-
able in a coin-op setting. The
internal electronics have been
totally redone and no prov ision for
tying to a coin mechanism has been
made.
Since the introduction of Chexx
into the coin-operated market, we
have prided ourselves on the inde-
structibility of the machine as a unit
including th e dome, base, and
cabinet. In re-engineering to a retail
market, we have substantially
reduced cost by eliminating some of
the critical internal workings which
made Chexx adaptable as a hockey
game to a coin-operated setting. The
nature of the retail market is such
that the owner of a game will
certainly take the necessary pre-
cautions so as to preserve the opera-
tion of the game.
We strongly feel that exposure
of the game to a retail market will
serve to enhance the play of the
game in coin -o perated settings,
similar to what has been borne out
with other games in th e com-
operated market.
Emphatically the Chexx retail
game is a far cry from the arcade
model. We have not sold th e retail
game nor would we recommend use
of the game in the coin market for
all the reasons noted above.
Ralph A. Coppola
President
ICE
Tonawanda, New York
'Rebound Report'
Contrary to Herbert Weaver's
hopes as expressed in his letter to
Play Meter (September 1, p. 7), I nor
the Rebound Report "possess the
solution to all his (our) problems."
Rebound Report is meant to
provide a number of valuable
insights and soon-to-happen devel-
opments that will affect the video
game industry so that he and others
in the industry can create their own
solutions. There is no Messiah! But
there are some intelligent and objec-
tive minds who are on top of what is
happening (technology-wise and in
the marketplace); these are the
people I asked for input. Solutions
can be created by tak ing that input
and molding it to one's own needs .
The contents of the R ebound R eport
will not be published in Play Meter.
Malcolm E.A. Kaufman
Malcolm E.A. Kaufman &
Associates
Beverly Hills, California
Editor's Note: Th e Rebound Report
can be purchased from Malcolm
E.A. Kaufman & Associates: 9744
Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 305,
Beverly Hills, CA 90212. T elephone
213/ 859-9158. Price-$250.
Pin improvement
Having been an operator now
for the past seven years, it's been
very exciting tO see the rapid
advancement in new games and the
industry.
But yet, we all know now more
than ever. More attention has tO be
given tO keeping it healthy and tO
put it on a solid footing for the
future.
Video games have been given
lots of attention and there is always
a new gimmick. Now it is time for
new good pins and it is back to
basics, but what about competition?
It is now time, and well past due, for
pinball players tO be able to put their
initials or their name with their
score, for other players to want to
come and beat them as in video
games. This can be done by way of a
small monitor or some type of
digital print.
This will add new revenue and
competition to pinball. I am all for
buying new pins, and I cannot get
enough!
This business is alive and well. It
is great and it is what you make it.
Let's hustle!
D.J. (jeff) Furneaux
D .). Furneaux Ltd.
Newfoundland
Something on your mind you want
to vent? Got a grip e? Full of praise?
Hav e a question? If you have
comments on th e coin op erat ed
entertainment industry, write to Play
Meter. Our "Letters to th e Editor"
columns are dedicat ed to you, th e
op erator/ reader.
PLAY METER. December 1, 1964
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