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E C TI AL I C PE S Purchase NO ABLE OF CONTENTS your used equipment from: NEW ORLEANS NOVELTY CO. In business for 50 years! International reputation for selling the finest used videos, flippers & amusement games available anywhere. Each and every game beautifully refinished like new by experts. All games authentic. Legal factory models. Get on our mailing list for our latest price bulletins or call Celie for latest prices. PLAY METER agazine Volume 16, No. 6 F May 1990 EATURES Has consumer-game technology caught up with coin-op? 34 3030 No. Arnoult Road They're the scourge of the continent, those blasted home games! At least that's what many operators think. Find out what manufacturers have to say for themselves and the diverse worlds of coin-op versus consumer. Who's ahead, who's behind, who's got the best (bit) (504) 888-3500 Coinman: Ric Stephan 44 SUPERCLOWN Spring Buyer's Guide 68 Metairie, LA 70002 FAX (504) 888-3506 NEW BUMPO THE CLOWOODY TALK ! memory? The subject is auctions and this is the "hot season." Ric Stephan helps guide us through the murky quagmire of used game hunting: the before, during, and after. It's a surprise to learn that brand new games also show up on the auction block. Bargains await the careful shopper. Trade shows and open houses notwithstanding, here's an opportunity to review game choices in the categories of video, pinball, jukebox, video card game, video countertops, and electronic darts. A smattering of details on each game's features will round out your product knowledge. EPARTMENTS News Bulletin Equipment Poll From the Editor Letters Up Front Cover Story WN O C MR. VEND . 1990. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED . PATENT PENDING CL News I CAN VEND ... * CANDY * TOYS * NUTS * GUM * CAPSULES * ETC. Mr. end (818) 718-6061 9588 Topanga Canyon Blvd. Chatsworth, CA 91311 8 PLAY METER/May 1990 State Update Ask the Operator Open House Guest Commentary-1 Guest Commentary-2 Company Profile CLOVER 3 10 12 14 16 18 22 30 42 52 54 56 58 Ten Years Ago Top Twenty Reader's Response Tournaments & Leagues Player's Perspective Tax Tips-1 Tax Tips-2 Merchandise Market What's New Classified Calendar The Last Word 65 104 107 108 110 114 117 123 124 133 155 156 Peter Feuer, president of Merit Industries, proudly stands before an impressive line-up of dart games from the Pennsylvania-based company. Also pictured: the versatile countertop Superstar Pit Boss.