Play Meter

Issue: 1986 July 15 - Vol 12 Num 12

Big BUCllS
DynaSoft has introduced Big Bucks
Trivia Quest, a kit that converts Pac-
Man and Ms. Pac-Man into a one- to
four-player trivia video with a game-
show mode of play.
Players compete for prize money
and special recognition while answer-
ing from among 10,000 questions in six
categories.
Big Bucks electronics can be
installed in 15 minutes, according to
DynaSoft, with no drilling, soldering,
or flipping the monitor. The kit can be
installed in other cabinets with a Pac-
Man mother board in conjunction
with Big Bucks hardware.
An American-made conversion for
uprights or cocktail cabinets, the kit
comes with new electronics, plexi,
decals, a control-panel overlay, and
new T-molding.
For more details, write OynaSoft,
3218 McConnell St. , Joplin , MO
64801, or call (417) 781-2212.

Pl.A Y METER, July 1 5, 1986
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Tecmo, Inc., has introduced
Rygar, a video kit that invites the
Electrlca-111
Payphone, Inc. , has introduced
the Electrica-ITT pay telephone,
which is manufactured by Standard
Electrica-ITT of Spain and meets all
FCC specifications.
The phone's design features a
flexible configuration to allow only
local calling or local calling and the
option of no-coin dialing for any one or
combination of operator and opera-
tor-assisted Jong-distance calls, infor-
mation calls (411, 1-555-1212, and 1-
area code-555-1212) and 800-WATS
calls.
The Electrica-ITT can allow
access to all long-distance carriers via
a local call and credit-card billing.
Other features include a pre-pay
system, no-coin 911 dialing, a locked
coin box, and acceptance of nickels,
dimes, and quarters.
The unit allows touch-tone or
rotary dialing, three-minute, five-
minute, 10-minute, or unlimited-time
calls, and a one-year warranty on all
electrical parts and labor. It is
equipped with a handset adapted for
the hearing impaired.
For more information and distribu-
tor pricing, write Payphone, Inc., P.O.
Box 1233, Clemmons, NC 27012, or
call (919) 766-6100 in North Carolina
or 1-800/ 255-5547 outside North
Carolina.
player to become a legendary warrior
who journeys through 27 rounds of
play to reach a temple and battle the
temple master's monster.
As the hero, Rygar, the player
must travel through forests and
caverns, over snow-capped moun-
tains and fire and lava pits, and down
valleys and raging rivers while battling
prehistoric creatures with his main
weapons, a spiked ball and quick
reflexes.
Along the way, Rygar can get five
power shields by clobbering rock
headstones. Behind each stone are
jewels or stars that can bring out the
power shields, each of which adds to
the warrior's powers. One shield
makes him briefly invincible.
Players can buy-in up to round 20.
The game feataures 300 three-dimen-
sional scenes, including a waterfall
sequence.
For more information, write
Tecmo, Inc., 18010 S. Adria Maru
Lane, Carson, CA 90746, or call (213)
329-5800 in California or 1-800/ 457-
6050 outside California.
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Bally Midway has introduced
Black Belt, a karate-themed pinball,
and Rampage, a multi-player video
with a buy-in feature .
Black Belt includes a diagnostics
package that permits testing without a
manual, factory-installed mylar on key
wear points, an eye-level alpha-
numeric display, and built-in playfield
inclination. It also has an operator-
selectable, self-percentaging feature.
Other features include a karate-
chop- flipper, a soft skill shot off the
plunger, a continuous-volley ramp,
and the ability to let high scorers enter
their initials on the display.
Rampage is a threecplayer game
that lets the player be one of three
monsters: Ralph the werewolf, Lizzie
the lizard, or George, the giant gorilla.
The eight-way joystick and jump and
punch buttons permit players to climb
and destroy buildings, find and eat
food, avoid various hazards, and fight
each other. Players can remain on the
attack as they move through 85 cities
and see 768 different screens.
For more information, write Bally
Midway Manufacturing Co., 10601 W.
Belmont Ave., Franklin Park, IL
60131, or call (312) 451-9200.
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ln tellicall , Inc., has introduced
OmniPhone 2010 for the long-distance
private pay phone market.
Omniphone 2010 allows customers
to pay cash or charge calls to major
credit cards at one phone. Business
long-distance calls can be made with-
out coins, and receipts come with
monthly statements.
Omniphone 2010 reads the mag-
netic strip of all major credit cards,
checks the validation date, and sends
the information along with the dialed
number to a call processor, Summa
Four PTSlOOO, which routes the long-
distance call and stores billing infor-
mation for later reporting.
Th e phone provides de tai led
accounting of the kinds of calls made,
such as number of local, long distance,
or 0 +.It has expanded features of the
California Model 2001, including time-
of-day discounts , speed, and free
numbers.
For more information, write Intelli-
call, Inc ., 12790 Merit Drive, Suite 624,
Dallas, TX 75251, or call (214) 392-
0005.
PLAY METER. July 15, 1986

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