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l.AY· PLA MONTHLY PUBLIC ATION FOR THE COIN-OPERATED ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTR Y MONTHLY PUBLICATION FOR THE COIN-OPERATED ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY VOL. 14, 14, NO. NO. 11 11 VOL. CONTENTS CONTENTS FEATURES FEATURES We'll all all We'll DOUBLE DRAGON The Revenge AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY FROM AMERICAN TECHNOS AND ROMISTAR INC. AMERICAN TECHNOS remember remember of'88 '88 the war war of the DEPARTMENTS DEPARTMENTS 20 Whenwe wethink thinkback backover overthe thepast past When year, certain events pop into mind: year, certain events pop into mind: The Bill Beckham Beckhamlawsuit, lawsuit, basketball basketball The Bill games nudging their way into progames nudging their way into prominence, and and the thecontroversy controversy over over minence, parallel games. Here's a look back on parallel games. Here's a look back on 1988 and and the theevents eventsthat thatmade madeititaa 1988 memorable year. memorable year. NAMAshow NAMA show Welcome to Veryfine fruit juice 42 42 TheNational NationalAutomatic AutomaticMerchanMerchanThe disers Association held its annual disers Association held its annual cityeveryone everyoneloves lovesto to conventionininaacity convention go to mix business and pleasurego to mix business and pleasureN ewOrleans! Orleans!Virtually Virtuallyevery every New in distributor attended to see thelatest latestin distributor attended to see the vendingequipment equipmentand andmerchandise. merchandise. vending The Winter Winter of of The our discontent discontent our 76 76 Thetitle titleof ofthe theAMOA AMOA wrap-up wrap-up story story The describes the discontent most felt as describes the discontent most felt as they wandered wandered through through the theexhibit exhibit they floor. Many operators had their floor. Many operators had their er Sup ct Sele em t Sys heartsset seton onpurchasing purchasingparallel parallel hearts boardsatataasubstantial substantialsavings savingsover over boards thegames games offered offeredby by manufacturers. manufacturers. the Theequipment equipmenton ondisplay display was was seemseemThe ingly less than what most hoped to ingly less than what most hoped to Here'san anoverview overviewof ofthe theshow show see. Here's see. followed by by stories storieson onvarious various events events followed goingon onthroughout throughoutthe the show. show . going PLAYMETER/December METER/December 1988 1988 66PLAY December, 1988 1988 December, NEWS BULLETIN BULLETIN NEWS 33 FROMTHE THE EDITOR EDITOR FROM UPFRONT UP FRONT 88 LETTERS LETTERS COVERSTORY STORY COVER ASKTHE THEOPERATOR OPERATOR ASK NEWS NEWS STATEUPDATE UPDATE STATE STATESHOW SHOW(LA.) (LA.) STATE COMPANYPROFILE PROFILE COMPANY COINMAN INTERVIEW INTERVIEW COINMAN TEN YEARS YEARSAGO AGO TEN MUSICCHARTS CHARTS MUSIC BUSINESSFEATURE FEATURE BUSINESS MERCHANDISEMARKET MARKET MERCHANDISE TECHNICALTOPICS TOPICS TECHNICAL TAXTIPS TIPS TAX NEWPRODUCTS PRODUCTS NEW TRADEACCESSORIES ACCESSORIES TRADE CLASSIFIEDADVERTISING ADVERTISING CLASSIFIED CALENDAR CALENDAR 12 12 14 14 16 16 28 28 30 30 40 40 52 52 56 56 62 62 68 68 70 70 72 72 124 124 125 125 126 126 130 130 137 137 139 139 152 152 Cover:Our Ourcover coverisisfrom fromWilliams Williamsand and Cover: features the creative team responsible for features the creative team responsible for Williams ' latest latestvideo, video, Narc, Narc, previewed previewedatatthe the Williams' AMOA show . Williams has been the recent recent AMOA show. Williams has been the winner in inthe the pinball pinballrace race for for several several years, years, winner and now the company has re-entered the video and now the company has re-entered the video market. Williams ' Defender video was one of market. Williams' Defender video was one of the most popular during the video boom days, the most popular during the video boom days, and judging by its latest entry into video, and judgingmay by be its on latest entry into video, Williamsmay topof ofthe thevideo video market market Williams be on top once again. Pictured are: (back row 1-r) Todd once again. Pictured are: (back row 1-r) Todd Allen , Glen Shipp, George Petro, John Allen, Glen Shipp, George Petro, John Newcomer , Larry DeMar, Brian Schmidt, Newcomer, Larry DeMar, Brian Schmidt, and Al Lasko. Lasko .(front (frontrow row1-r) 1-r)Jack JackHaegar, Haegar, and Al Mark Loffredo , Eugene Jarvis, and Marc Mark Loffredo, Eugene Jarvis, and Marc Locascio. Locascio.