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Issue: 1985 May 01 - Vol 11 Num 8

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Volume 11 . Number 8/May 1. 1985
FEATURES
AOE '85: Seminars Still the Draw ............. 20
Some were surprised by the strong operator turnout at AOE '85. But the
reason was simple. Operators were eager to attend AOE seminars. A
report on AOE '85 seminars.
Coin-Op's Creative Crisis: .................... 29
The first of a three-part interview with industry veteran Steve Kirk on why
the industry's games are suffering in creativity and what has to be done to
make future games more exciting to players.
DEPARTMENTS
5 Up Front
7 Letters to the Editor
9 News
42 Frank's Cranks
44
51
54
56
Critic's Comer
New Products
Aids to the Trade
Classified
Cover Illustration by Margret VIncent. Focus on coin·op creativity. the only way to
excite players once again.
NEW EXCITING CONVERSION FOR
YOUR OLD COCKTAIL TABLES
CHANGE TO
FOUNDEP.:
Rolph C. Lally II
"8 Ball Action"
Publlsh•r and Editor:
Carol P. Lally
The conversion that
really takes the money!
Assoclot• Editors:
Valerie Cognevlch
David Pierson
CONVERT
PAC - MAN TABLES NOW
MAKE THEM LOOK AND PLAY
LIKE NEW TABLES
An Dlre Korey Schwark
Typogroph•r:
Jo Ann Anthony
KIT INCLUDES ALL NEW GRAPHICS
AND 2C8-WAY) JOYSTICKS.
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Graphics O.slgn•r:
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Te-chnical Wrlt•r:
Fronk Seninsky
Corr.spond•nts:
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Bill Kurtz
Charles C. Ross
Roger C. Sharpe
Comptroll•r
John F. Lolly Ill
Circulation Monog•r:
Renee' C. Pierson
Adv•rtlslng Monog•r:
Susan Biggs
Europ•on R.p,.wntotlv•:
Esmoy Leslie
Counwl:
Rufus King
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