Foreword . .
The AMOA Expo '80 was a great success! A
record turnout examined the new models of pins,
videos, music and assorted other amusement and
gaming machines.
Top pins causing the most excitement were
"XENON" by Bally (multi-ball, woman's voice) and
"BLACK KNIGHT'' by Williams (multi-ball, multi-
level playfield).
Videos dominated the show, number-wise, and
among those debuting their new machines were
Atari with "BATTLEZONE" (x-y), Williams with
"DEFENDER" (their first video) and Stern with
"BERZERK".
On the subject of video, Electrohome showed a
color x-y monitor (very impressive!).
All the major music manufacturers showed their
latest models joined by Centuri exhibiting their
first music box.
Thanks to all who stopped by the press lounge
to say hello and wish us continued success.
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Publisher
CONrENrs
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A SERVICE TIP FROM
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STAR•TECH JOURNAL/DECEMBER 1980/VOLUME 2 , NUMBER 10/COPYRIGHT 1980 BY JAMES J. CALORE
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