Play Meter

Issue: 1987 February - Vol 13 Num 2

Increase Your
Collection
Add more
more variety
variety to
to your
your game
game collection.
collection. And
.And more
more quarters
quarters to
to your
your
Add
cash
box
with
these
great
new
game
selections
for
the
VB.
System.
cash box with these great new game selections for the VS. System.
TM
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Live Th
Thrill.
VS. S
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Nint
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S
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Think snow
snow with
with VS.
VS. Slalom™1-a
Slalomn• 1 -a realistic
realistic ski
ski
Think
adventure
game
complete
with
ski
base
and
poles.
adventure game complete with ski base and poles.
Seek out
out subterranean
subterranean treasure
treasure in
in the
the intricately
intricately
Seek
layered
VS.
The
Goonies:M2
layered VS. The Goonies.™2
Or battle
battle galactic
galactic evil
evil in
in deep
deep space
space with
with
Or
3
VS. Gradius
Gradius:M
™3
VS.
Strategy. Skill.
Skill. Adventure.
Adventure. The
The VS.
VS. System
System
Strategy.
offers
it
all.
So
add
our
latest
game
offers it all. So add our latest game
sensations to
to your
your system.
system.
sensations
And increase
increase your
your collection.
collection.
And
Twoways.
Two ways.
LALO
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Ra.re Ltd.
, Ltd.
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Licensed exclusively
to
Licensed
exclusively
to Inc.
Nintendo
of America
Nintendo
of America
Inc. Inc.
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of
Nintendo
of
America
TM of Nintendo of America Inc.
'"Konami 1986
1986
2@Konami
The Goonies
Goonies is Is a a trade-
trade·
The
mark of Warner Bros. Inc.
mark
of Warner
Warner Bros.
Bros. Inc.
Inc.
" 1985
@1985
Warner Bros.
Inc.
All Rights Reserved.
All Rights Reserved.
' Gradlus'" is Is a a trademark
trademark
3Gradius™
of Konami, Inc.
the
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Nintendo®
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Adv
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of Konami, Inc.
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Konami, Inc.
Inc.
@1986
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The Systems
Systerns Company
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The
do
Contact your
your Authorized
Author ized Nintendo
Nintendo Distributor
Distributor
Contact
or call
call Nintendo
Nintendo of of America,
America, Inc.,
Inc.,
or
(
206)
882-2040,
for
referral.
(206) 882-2040, for referral.
Cl 1987 Nintendo of America Inc.
@1987
Nintendo of America Inc.
PLA
MONTHLY PUBLICATION
lvoL
CO NTENT S
CONTENTS
13, NO.
N O . 2 2
VOL. 13,
FEATURES
FEATURES
8
8
~ Industry
Ind~ Trends
Trends
: Surface
Surface
~ at
at Hanson
Hanson Auctions
Auctions
P AG E
PAGE
8
FEBR U AR Y, 1987
198 71
FEBRUARY,
DEPARTME N TS
DEPARTMENTS
UP FRONT
Fll llT
UP
6 I
CALElllAI OF
IF EVENTS
EVEllTS
CALENDAR
47
47
at auctions. Hanson's Jeff Neumann says that
IEClll CHARTS
CHAITS
RECORD
41
48
in older pins being rotated off routes and
TEii YEARS
YEAIS AGO
All
TEN
41
49
FIAllK'S CRANKS
CIAllKS
FRANK'S
51
58
TECHlllCAL TOPICS
TIPICS
TECHNICAL
51
59
CllTICS CORNER
CllllEI
CRITICS
II
60
PLAYEIS' PICKS
PICKS
PLAYERS'
II
66
llEW PRODUCTS
PlllUCTS
NEW
17
67
CLASSIFIEI ADVERTISING
AIVEITISllll
CLASSIFIED
71
71
IUEST COMMENTARY
CIMMEllTAIY
GUEST
71
78
This month marked the 50th regularly
scheduled auction at Hanson Distributing's
Warren, Mich. office. Hanson can tell a lot
-¿
onto the auction block. Something that began
as a necessary vehicle for operators to dispose
of used equipment, is now an established
tradition.
Updates on Tax
Laws
20
The tax laws are on just about everyone's
minds right now in these weeks before
federal income tax forms are due. This
section is a compilation of several articles to
section
is a compilation of several articles to
fa miliarize you
you with
with various
various tax
tax subjects.
subjects.
familiarize
Following
the
U
pdates
on
Tax
L
aws
Following the Updates on Tax Laws by by
Jeff Rosenthal
Rosenthal are
are articles
articles
operator/ accountant Jeff
operator/accountant
on
S-corporations,
transferring
your
business
on S-corporations, transferring your business
the kids,
kids, and
and keeping
keeping good
good records.
records.
to to the
5
a
50
Touring the
the French
French
Touring
Quarter
with
Bonnie ·
Quarter with Bonnie
and Valerie
Valerie
and
P AGE 50
50
PAGE
INDUST RY
12
12
operator confidence in new pins has resulted
20
ENTERTAINMENT
llEWS
NEWS
about the industry by what people are buying
P AG E
PAGE
EiE
OF THE COIN-OPERATED
MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF THE COIN-OPERATED ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY
Cover: Artwork
Artwork by
by Bally
Bally Sente
Sente (see
(see cover
cover story
story on
on
Cover:
page
7)
page 7)
The ACME
ACME expo
expo is is only
only weeks
weeks away
aw,iy and
and this
this
The
article
is
to
entice
you
to
the
show
with
the
article is to entice you to the show with the
lu
re
of
the
French
Quarter
in
New
Orleans.
lure of the French Quarter in New Orleans.
It's unique,
unique, quaint,
quaint, interesting,
in teresting, and
and yes,
yes, FUN!
FUN!
It's
Following
the
tour
is
an
article
by
New
Following the tour is an article by New
Orleans' own
own Louis
Louis Boasberg
Boasberg on
on his
his favorite
favo rite
Orleans'
restauran ts so
so you
you can
can begin
begin planning
planning your
your
restaurants
New
Orleans
evenings.
New Orleans evenings.
February 1987/PLAY
1987 / PlA Y METER
METER 3 3
February

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