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August 2072
Evening Edition
ERBALL
2072 season
off in August
Milpita~. Cal.-Ata ri Games, th e
worlr! s leading video game manu-
faclUrer and official CYBERBALL spon -
_;:: sor, is introducing two new ve r-
sir "lS of the popular vid eo game.
This season marks the 50th anniver-
sary o f the world's most popula r
sport, CYBERBALL, a nd media cover-
age is expected to reach a record
hig h as some 15 b illion viewers are
expected to tune in. The season
CYBERBALL
opener will be h eld in Las Vegas,
Nevada, s ite of this year's AMOA
Show .
Ata ri w ill disp lay a one-screen
game for street operato rs, and an
updated two-screen for arcades. All
interested operators are highly en-
couraged to attend or contact their
Atari distributo r. Industry sources
exp ect it to be another "Power-
house" hit.
2072,r the new game
Detro it, Mich.-CYBERBALL w ill ta·ke
on a new look this year. New fea~
tures include:
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• Simplified Play Eor Begin-
ners-Fewer decisions for begin-
ners and ll}Ore time for fun.
• New Special Challenge Game-
Tests the player's ability to make
t h e p lay under· pressure situa-
tions.
• Improved Robot Buy Feature
-Enabies p layers to build a bet-
ter, stron~ team through the
purchase Of._,. ,.,.,_..-;..;- offe nsive play-
ers and strange: defenses, i. e .,
against the pass a nd run.
• New Robots-A "Power Back"
( passing halfback) a nd a n "Out-
side Linebacke r" (strong pass d e-
fe nde r) 'a re added to the roster.
• End-of-Game Stats-Posts ·statis-
tical .performance in various cate-
gories .
• Beat the Coach Feature-Simu-
la tes the feel of p laying against a
live opponent and creates a test
o f skill to defeat all the coaches.
Each coach has a unique playing
strategy, just like real football.
• New Teams-A new operator-se-
lectable feature w ill a llow fo r
hometown favorites a nd rivalries
Atarl Games Corporation 675 Sycamore Drive P. 0. Box 361110 Milpitas, Caitomia 95035-1110 (408) 434 3700
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2072 computer
coaches selected
Berlin, W. Germany-After a week of
deliberating, officials finally agreed
on who the new computer coaches
would be for the 2072 season.
Commissioner Ral ston fl ew to
Berlin to personally make the an-
nouncements:
• Sky Rogers • I.M. Payne
• Doc Davis
• Grace Savage
These four will be responsible for
the development of all player intel-
ligence for the six new computer-
controlled teams. Each player has
enough storage to hold over 500
megabytes of memory, and can at-
tain a top speed in 'excess of 200
mph (under boost).
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