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TABLE OF CONTENTS April 1995 Volume 21. No. 5 FEATURES Spring Buyer's Guide 55 Over 500 listings of currently available product fill this year's guide , designed to keep operators abreast of the latest equipment. Categories include coin drop games, roll downs, cranes and rotaries , sports-themed games, coin pushers , specialty machines and bulk vendors, novelties (for both adults and children) , alley bowlers, non-ticket novelties, kiddie rides , and video redemption. Brady Distributing: 50 years young 176 From modest beginnings to major supplier of amusement industry products, that's the story of Brady Distributing. The North Carolina-based company that started with penny postcard machines now represents over 50 manufacturers of entertainment relate d equipment. Brady's headquarters are in Charlotte , N.C. ; other offices are in Miami, Fla., Orlando, Fla., and Memphis , Tenn. 186 Redemption summit Oriental Trading Co . of Omaha, Neb. , recently invited operators , distributors, and manufacturers of redemption equipment to tour its expanded facilities , visit a brand-new family entertainment center, and participate in a program that focused on prize merchandise safety and family entertainment centers . You can retrace the steps of the two-day event and find out what attendees learned. DEPARTMENTS News Bulletin From the Editor Equipment Poll Up Front ACME Action Coin-Op News Who 's News 3 10 12 14 16 18 40 International Scene Guest Commentary Player's Perspective Tournaments & Leagues What's New Classified Calendar 44 50 192 198 201 206 248 COVER Capcom and Gamestar unite to cover both sides of the amusement world spectrum with a diverse mix of new products, such as the long-anticipated Street Fighter The Movie video and the Eureka coin pusher for redemption-minded locations. Both games debuted at ACME '95 last month. Check the May issue for complete product descriptions from the show. PLAY METER 8 APRIL 1995