Star Tech Journal

Issue: 1986-January - Vol 7 Issue 8

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WILLIANS COE IRE ADJUSTIENTS
By Fritz Runyor,
IECH JOURNAi.____,
their authorized WilliclllS distributor.
Installation of the bracket requires
Williaas Electronics
Chicago, IL
reaoval of the t1o10 screws fastening the
As aentioned last 11onth, Ga111e Setup and
Ga11e AdJusbents are key elements in
achieving satisfactory earnings with your
WilliallS pinball game,
With that in ■ ind, and a little operator
feedback to help us, WilliclllS has some new
recoaendations for COMET Game AdJustnaent
settings to i ■prove play, particularly for
those locations where skilled players are
getting eKceptionally long ball ti ■es.
6aJlle AdJustments
Rollercoaster Ramp to its rillllp end
support, above the ball shooter trough.
Simply place the protective bracket on top
of the raap end, align the holes in the
bracket Mith the ra■p, and re-install the
screws securely. Then, roll the ball alor1g
the raap to verify that the ball drops
through the exit hole properly after the
bracket is in place.
Clean the playfield, polish the glass, and
do those preventive ■aintenance touches
that keep your gaaes in top shape for your
players (and for your earnings>.
GOOD &AES '"' HI9i EARNitei!
Function Factory
Setting
Suggested
Setting
31
20
32
33
34
01
15
02
15
04
12
35
36
37
38
39
20
00
15
01
81
01
00
02
80
02
81
The operator should be able to note an
increase in earnings, a decrease in those
long ball-tiae values, and aore challenge
to the player. Of course, the operator can
vary these settings (as eKplained in the
Instructional Manual) to suit the location
and the skill of the players.
COE RAIi ADDITI~
As part of its continuing effort to
support its pinball game owner/operators,
WilliaMS has designed a bracket (p/n
01-8331) for the eKit end of the CQ111ET
Rollercoaster Raap. The purpose of this
bracket is to absorb the shock of the ball
striking the exit end of the ramp. COMET
gaae owners can obtain the bracket from
ATARI IIIUflll DES SELF TEST
By Dermis Brennan
Active Alluseant Coapany
Philadelphia, PA
There are tNO variations of the self test
used on Atari's INDIANA JMS AND THE
TEMPLE CF IXDt; the full self test 110de,
and a shorter self test ■ode.
The full self test consists of siKteen
separate screens (see chapter two of
operators ■anuall. To enter the full self
test ■ode, you ■ ust turn on the self test
SNitch before turning game power or,. If
the self test switch is turned on while
gaae pc>Mer is on, the game will enter a
shorter test ■ode.
This test will cycle back to the first
test (SNitch test) after the histogram for
level 6, thus skipping the hardware tests.
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'TI£ Pl.AYER
By John 'Root' Pilarchik
Pennsauken, NJ
IA 110nthly analysis of pinball machines,
currently out on play, froa a players
point of vietd.
FIREPOWER by Williams
This is a fast playing machine with not
■uch ti ■e between flips. The playfield is
set up to keep you on guard at the
flippers at all tilleS. There is a ra■p
shot for the free ball when lit, which is
a nice touch, although this player does
not care 11uch for mystery scores.
There are tNO ways to go for a special and
you can 1110rk on 2x, 3x and 5x point
■ultiples but, after each ball you have to
start from scratch.
The ■achine takes so■e getting used to,
finding the best point shots are not so
obvious. The score settings, however, seeM
fair enough at 881 1 098 for the first ga■e,
and 1 1 5'!10 1 88 for the second. I 1110uld
i ■agine hitting three ga11e5 on score is
soaething of the past.
If you like to play a ga■e with plenty of
lights, this is the one for you. I also
found the sound effects to be nerve
wracking.
Although I a■ sure ■any players will find
this ■achine to be alot of fun, this
player Just didn't care for it.
Play on ... Root.
UIPHY' S LAI 1718
Sooner or later, the 1t0rst possible set of
circU11Stances is bound to occur.
NEWB---
ATARI CORP. !separate fr011 Atari Ga■esl
has na■ed an executive (for■er Pres/CEO)
fr0111 EPYX nc. I a software ga■es COlllpany,
to ■anage a new Atari division offering
electronic entertainment products ...
NEWS2---
A graphics chip fr011 Texas Instuments Inc.
can supply 16 different colors for each
line of a bit-■apped graphics-display
systeaa. The nts3't070 provides the colors
fr011 its palette of 4 1 096 colors. The
22-pin chip, which is being introduced
this 110nth 1 contains on-board
digital-to-analog converters to directly
drive the red, green and blue inputs of
video ■onitors. A lookup table allCMS
software to change the group of 16 colors
line by line for greater display
capabilities. Colors are selected by a
4-bit 1t0rd. In 188 piece quantities, the
36-ftlz 34870 costs $24 each and a 20--lilhz
version sells for $16.40 each ...
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