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Year End Index cover Stories Doron system is a hit at Six Flags .. 9-95,pp.30 Virtuality sales hit $ 1 million in June .9-95 ,pp.36 Virtuality, Q-Zar enter agreement... .. . 10-95,pp.30 Virtual Odyssey takes ALG's Orbatak to third dimension 12-95,pp.32 Vivid Group debuts Mandala YR Module ... 12-95,pp.34 Thomson Multimedia to support new 3-D program 12-95,pp.34 Capcom's winning combination for success ... 1-95,pp.16 Benchmark lets its games do the talking 2-95,pp.38 SNK's goals are firm and clear ...3-95,pp.46 Merit Industries: committed to street operators ... 5-95,pp.16 Planet Earth Entertainment: more than a name .. 6-95,pp.16 Just Kiddie Rides-Time to take kiddie rides seriously 7-95,pp.88 Machine-0-Matic: The time is right for bulk vending ...8-95,pp.44 Introducing an all-new NSM ...9-95,pp.99 Williams finds the special ingredients for success .. 10-95,pp.132 Sega Pinball: nearly 10 years old with founders at helm .. 11 -95,pp.67 Data East: a company in transition . 12-95,pp.74 REGULAR FEATURES AMOA Agenda An inside view of our national association 11-95,pp.102 Gaming remains a major issue for the industry . 12-95,pp.96 Dollars & sense A look at the new equipment line-up 2-95,pp.100 Declining video revenue a problem? Diversify!. 3-95,pp.172 Operating alternatives: Mission Crane Service ... 9-95,pp.124 Battle Tech Preventing broken buttons on Ribbit Racin 7-95,pp.128 Modify the Striker big ball bowler .. 8-95,pp.122 Adding an observation monitor to video games ...9-95,pp.200 Mortal Kombat 3 revealed V2 .0/V2.1 move list... . 11 -95,pp.132 Understanding flipper coils on Data East/ Sega pinballs 12-95,pp.114 Equipment Poll Equipment Poll . 1-95,pp.10 Equipment Poll .2-95,pp.12 Equipment Poll . 3-95,pp.12 Equipment Poll .4-95,pp.12 Equipment Poll . 5-95,pp.12 Equipment Poll . 6-95,pp.10 Equipment Poll .7-95,pp.14 Equipment Poll . 8-95,pp.12 Equipment Poll . 9-95 ,pp.18 Equipment Poll ... 10-95,pp.18 Equipment Poll ... 11-95,pp.12 Equipment Poll ... 12-95,pp.14 Beyond the Playfield Premier, Hans Rosenzweig, Williams Bally/ Midway, Rob Hurtado, Lou Rudolph, Randy Fromm and Dennis Sable .. 5-95,pp.38 Sega Pinball contest, Alexander Kavalkovich, Wayne Hesch scholarship, New Orleans Novelty service school... .. 6-95,pp.33 Betson Pittsburgh service school, G-Tel Inc., Rowe, Veryfine Products, Konami appointments .7-95,pp.34 Baywatch, Batman Forever, Atlas, Mondial, Morgan Parker, karaoke .8-95,pp.40 Paul Calamari, Betson Pittsburgh, Gary Stem, Norwood Veatch ... 9-95,pp.52 Mission Crane, Wurlitzer, Joe Kaminkow, Tornado, Southeast Vending . 10-95,pp.38 Gourmet Food Conference, Williams Bally/ Midway, Steve McCaul ... 11-95,pp.42 King Plush, Bally Gaming, IFECA awards, Randy Fromm arcade school, IFECA silent auction .. 12-95,pp.46 Family Focus Memphis has reason to be X-SITE-ed . 1-95,pp.78 FEC growth continues 3-95,pp.108 Frank's cranks What have we learned? Where are we heading? . 1-95,pp.103 Alpha-Tech News tackles monitors .3-95,pp.182 How to keep games earning their best .4-95,pp.196 From the Editor century Club Are we really in deep doo-doo? . 1-95,pp.08 The good far outweighs the bad 2-95,pp.10 A refreshing outlook on the coin-op industry 3-95,pp.10 Knock on wood, it's been good . ..4-95,pp.10 Yes, that was my fault 5-95,pp.08 Hello, Triple A, I need a tow ... 6-95,pp.08 You want to see the big picture ..7-95,pp.08 If only I had a dollar ... 8-95,pp.10 Life's a box of chocolates, we're the ones with nuts ... 9-95,pp.08 Taking a long hard look beyond the obvious . 10-95,pp.08 Gambling is what it is .. 11-95,pp.08 A walk through 1995 . 12-95,pp.08 Century Club Interview: Steve Kordek .3-95,pp.155 Coinman Interviews Tami Norberg-Paulsen .9-95,pp.142 company Profiles LA East brings harmony to electronic systems 1-9 5 ,pp.9 6 Plush company appeals to customer needs .3-95,pp.150 Smokin' Token Scores! 6-95,pp.139 Auctions gain favor as a marketing tool ...6-95,pp.147 Auction Game Sales mirror changes in the marketplace 9-95,pp.84 That old foosball magic casts a spell .. 9-95 ,pp.108 Chicago Lock celebrates is 75th anniversary . 9-95,pp.179 S & B Entertainment savors sweet taste of success .. 12-95,pp.92 PLAY METER Guest commentaries Operators must get more than a quarter-John Ridgway .2-95,pp.44 The best and worst oftimes--Steve Bodenstein . ..4-95,pp.50 212 1996 DIRECTORY