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People are are always always coming coming up up with with People new ways ways of of doing doing things, things , but but that that new doesn 't always always make make them them better. better. At At doesn't people who who Bob's Space Space Racers Racers our our games games are are engineered engineered by by people Bob's really know know the the industry. industry. Then Then our our games games are are tested tested and and refined refined in in really actual operating operating locations. locations . actual You don't don'tbuy buygames gamesto to test testsomeone's someone'snew newdesign designidea. idea. You You buy buy You you 'll do do with with our our games. games. gamesto tomake makemoney, money,and and that's that'sjust justwhat whatyou'll games We 've been been designing designing and and manufacturing manufacturing games games since since 1970. 1970.We We We've believethey're they're the thebest, best, and and we wehave have the the success success record record to to prove proveit. it. believe Call us us today! today! Call Super Shifter Shifter Skee Ball Ball Crossbow Shoot Shoot Crossbow Skee Super Gotcha (Crane (Crane game) game) Handle Handle Game Game Horizontal Games Games Horizontal Gotcha Bowler Roller Roller Whac-A-Mole Custom designed designed Whac-A-Mole Bowler Custom Can-Alley Roll-A-Ball (Derby) (Derby) games Can-Alley Roll-A-Ball games Water Games Games Gun Ball Ball Pinball Derby Derby Water Gun Pinball All units units are are available available in in trailer trailer and and park park models. models. All Selected leases leases and and financing financing available. available. Selected Bob's Space Space Racers, Racers , Inc. Inc. Bob's 427 15th 15th Street Street 427 Daytona Beach, Beach , Florida Florida 32017 32017 Daytona Telephone : 904-677-0761 904-677-0761 Telephone: PIAY METER/March METER/ March 1988 1988 88 PLAY LETIERS LETTERS ••••••••••••• e e e e Designersand andmanufacturers manufacturersofofgames gamessince since1970 1970 Designers \CBob's Bob'sSpace Space Racers Racers1988 1988 I I I I Explanation Explanation I received the January, 1988 Whenissue issue of of Play Play Meter Meter II was was both both W hen I received the January, 1988 shocked and and amazed amazed that that Play Play Meter Meter ran ran shocked our advertisement from March, 1987 on our advertisement from March, 1987 on our F-14 Tomcat pinball. It is quite our F-14 Tomcat pinball. It is quite embarrassing to to Williams Williams Electronics Electronics embarrassing Games, Inc. to have an advertisement Games, Inc. to have an advertisement run in in aa trade trade magazine magazine on on aa game game that that run is a year old and out of production. is a year old and out of production. Since F-14 F-14 Tomcat, Tomcat, we we have have had had Since three additional games produced and three additional games produced and advertised; Fire, Fire, Big Big Guns Guns and and our ourlatest latest advertised; Space St3tion. Williams did not Space Station. Williams did not authorize the the use use of of the the F-14 F-14 Tomcat Tomcat authorize advertisement for for the the January, January, 1988 1988 advertisement issue. We We are are at at aa loss loss as as to to how how this this issue. error happened. error happened. As you you know, know, Williams Williams has has had had aa As long association with Play Meter and II long association with Play Meter and am sure you would agree this type of am sure you would agree this type of error can be quite damaging to error can be quite damaging to aa company's image, image, harmful harmful toto the the company's promotion of our current game, and promotion of our current game, and quite confusing confusing to to our our distributors distributors and and quite operators. operators. We feel feel aa full full explanation explanation from from Play Play We Meter is in order, not only to Williams Meter is in order, not only to Williams but also also to to our our distributors distributors and and but operators that read your magazine. operators that read your magazine. Joe Gilbert Gilbert Joe Director of of Sales Sales I Director Williams Electronics Electronics Games, Games, Inc. Inc. Williams Ooe, here is the explanation for you [Joe, here is the explanation for you and our our readers. readers. The The insertion insertion order order and for the the ad ad read read "directory "directory issue" issue" which which for WtlS originally scheduled scheduled for for the the originally was summer. Since we postponed that issue summer. Since we postponed that issue until January, January, the the insertion insertion order order was oos until placed ahead. ahead. Unfortunately, Unfortunately, we we didn't didn 't placed copy of of the the ad ad so so we we didn't didn't have aa copy have realize itit was oos such such aa dated dated ad. ad. Of Of realize course, we we sincerely sincerely apologize apologize for for the the course, embarrassment itit has has caused. caused. II hope hope embarrassment that your your customers, customers, our our readers, readers, that realize that that Williams Williams has has had had and and will wiD realize continue to to have have other other great great games games and and continue wiD get get over over to to the the Williams Williams booth booth to to will see Space Space Station Station and and maybe maybe some some see other surprises. surprises. AA sad sad side side note note to to this this other letter: foe Gilbert announced his letter: Joe Gilbert announced his resignation from Williams, and from the resignation from Williams, and from the industry. He He will wiD join join his his brother's brother's industry. catering company in New York as vice vice catering company in New York as president and general manager. We wiD president and general manager. We will all miss him. Best of luck, foe.} all miss him. Best of luck, Joe.]