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Twice a Month Publication for the Coin Operated Entertainment Industry
WBPA
Member Business Publications Audit
CONTENTS/volume
10, Number 17/September 15, 1984
FEATURES
High Tech/High Dull
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Dick Welu, a former Play Meter contributor, sharpened his No.2 pencil again to write a
humorous, yet enlightening, story Oi"l the "high tech/high touch" theory.
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Operator Alternatives
Some companies have risked going into the manufacturing end of the industry. Five of
these firms and their product are surveyed on page 32. As the private pay phone issue
gets attention in more states, Play Meter assesses what has happened so for and looks
at the future of the new market on page 36. Miniature golf is considered as one more
operator alternative on page 44.
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Game Design Today
Game designer Steve Ritchie developed some of the industry's most successful
pinballs, including Dlack Knight and Flash . A high resolution space-war flight simulator
is his latest creation.
DEPARTMENTS
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Up Front
Letters to the Editor
News
Equipment Poll
State Update
Tournaments
Our 'Codes
60 Fronk's Cranks
63 Technical Topics
66 New Products
68 Aids to the Trade
70 Classified Advertising
80 Snapshots
Cover Credit: Dianna Ritchie , wife of game designer Steve Ritchie.