Play Meter

Issue: 1986 August 15 - Vol 12 Num 14

sex Phraze craze
Astronauts
Bafco, Ltd., has introduced Astro-
nauts, a kiddie ride incorporating two
individually coin-operated spacemen.
Astronauts is electro-mechanical
with a vertical lift of 22 inches. It stands
92 inches high and 48 inches wide.
For more information on Astro-
nauts and other new electro-mechani-
cal rides, write Bafco, Ltd., Beechings
Way, Alford, Lincolnshire LN 139JE
England, or call 011-44-5212-6536.
Merit Industries has released a
sex-phrase module for its Phraze
Craze video game.
Sex Phraze Craze features new
topics such as sex humor, sex phrases,
street slang, love and marriage, sex
technique, sex products, kinky sex,
and XXX-rated phrases that are
operator-selectable by dipswitch.
The chips are compatible with
both horizontal and vertical versions
of Phraze Craze, and Merit includes a
program revision that displays new
attract-mode screens to draw players,
give them a choice for each game of
either regular or sex phrases, and dis-
play a separate "sex crazies" high-
score list.
For more information, write Merit
Industries, P.O. Box 5004, 2525 State
Road , Bensalem, PA 19020, or call
(215) 639-4700 or 1-800/ 523-2760.
Table Talll PIUS
Tiffany T elcom has introduced
Table Talk Plus, a cordless, coinless
pay phone.
Table Talk Plus can be remotely
vended . It features 96-percent-
accurate answer supervision, a keyed
lock system for programming and
totals, and a complete rates table
based on the phone company's
central office where the unit is located.
Table Talk Plus users can pay with
a credit card, a check, or cash, and
receive a printed receipt.
For more information, write
Tiffany T elcom, 216 S. Main, Box 650,
Bowman, ND 58623, or call (701) 523-
5633.
Sega Enterprises has introduced
Enduro Racer, a video driving game
available in standard upright and
wheelie versions.
Enduro Racer allows the player to
perform wheelies to jump over
barriers, pass through mud puddles,
and avoid obstacles on the driving
course.
Features include countersteering
for returning balance to the cycle after
cornering at high speed and counter-
jumping for changing cycle direction in
the air when cutting a corner or trying
to keep from going off the track when
landing.
An up-and-down-scrolling feature
exclusive to Enduro Racer enables the
player to understand the motion and
excitement of jumping and riding over
hills.
The wheelie version gives a range
of upward, downward, and sideways
movement yet uses no motors or
other drive devices.
For more information, write Sega
Enterprises, Inc., 2149 Paragon Drive,
San Jose, CA 95131 , or call (408) 435-
0201.
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PLAY METER. August 1 5. 1986
Easu score
Wyvern Designs of England has
introduced Easy Score, an electronic
scoreboard for darts.
Easy Score incorporates a repro-
duction dartboard. To register a
score, players touch the area that
corresponds to the spot where the
dart has landed on the game board.
Easy Score has large digital dis-
plays for each team that show the
running score, the current score, the
number of darts entered, and the last
score. The running-score display
shows the decreasing score as the
game progresses. When three darts
are correctly entered, the score is
recorded by touching the "enter"
button.
The last-score display shows the
previous score entered. All scores for
a game may be recalled and displayed
by touching the "recall" button.
Easy Score comes with nine feet of
three-core cable or a coaxial cable for
connection to a coin-operated timer.
The display is 15.6 inches high, 12.4
inches wide, and 2.2 inches deep and
housed in a shatterproof plastic case.
For more information , write
Wyvern Designs, Fairfield House,
Church Road, Pimperne, Blandford,
Dorset DTl 1 8UB England. Tele-
phone Blandford (258) 52055.
PLAY METEP.. August 1 5. 1986
saunaTone
Kramer Krane
Kramer Manufacturing has devel-
oped the Kramer Krane, a skill game
incorporating an operator-adjustable
claw and front-panel buttons.
Features include a flashing mar-
quee header, a double coin-mech
system, 3.5-inch locking caster
wheels, and separate locking-cashbox
and prize-storage compartments. Its
dimensions are 79 inches by 33 inches
by 28 inches.
The Kramer Krane has plexiglass
panels and a hinged front door (with a
lock) for loading prizes. Options
include a ticket dispenser, a bill accep-
tor, and a multi-coin accumulator.
For more details, write Kramer
Manufacturing Co., Inc., 1100 T owbin
Ave., Lakewood, NJ 08701, or call in
New Jersey (201) 367-7810; outside
New Jersey call 800/ 631-2126.
Tan-Me, Inc ., has introdu ced
Sauna Tone, a personal sauna that
combines the benefits of dry heat and
vibration in a compact, portable unit.
Sauna Tone comes with an AM/FM
stereo cassette, built-in speakers, and
head phones. An optional token timer
is available.
The temperature, stereo volume,
and vibration are controlled by the
client fro m inside the reinforced-
fiberglass shell. The maximum tem-
perature and total time can be preset
by the owner.The unit comes with a
one-year warranty.
For more information, write Tan-
Me, Inc., 1703 Cope Ave., St. Paul,
MN 55109, or call (612) 770-0234.
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