Star Tech Journal

Issue: 1990-November - Vol 12 Issue 9

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Data East Pinball's Arnie Aarstad with The Simpsons playfield.
Hantarex's Ray Fontana, John Hickey & Mario Martelli.
COSMO GANG
Cosmo Gang is a two player novelty piece where
the player tries to shoot members of the "Gang"
before they steal boxes of"energy" and return to
their base. This is done by shooting flashes of
light into the mouths of the characters which
house optic sensor circuitry.
Sega's Dave Cantrelle and Ghost Hunters cannon.
Data East, Inc. will purchase a kit, including the
characters & guns, from Namco-Japan and as-
semblywill be Stateside. ( Replacement parts will
be made in the U.S.). The original Japanese
version is being modified for the U.S. market. For
example, the cabinet will be raised several
inches and seats will be added. Also, the finished
product will be enclosed with Plexiglass.
MTC 9300
Hantarex Corp. introduced a new monitor at the
show, named the MTC 9300. This new, fully self-
contained monitor combines into one circuit the
power supply circuits for both the logic cards
and the monitor, the horizontal and vertical
deflection circuits, the video amplifier and out-
put stages.
The chassis is enclosed in a plastic protection
shield which not only protects both technician
and electronics, but also gives the monitor a
neat, compact appearance that will allow for
easy assembly and disassembly. Available in
20", 25" and 28" models.
More on the Hantarex MTC 9300 in the next
Data East's Dari Davidson and STARHECH's James Calore.
month's STAR*TECH Journal!
AMOA '90 Best & Worst Video
James Overman
Game Master Amusements
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
BEST KITS
1. Magic Sword
Two player fighting.
2. Blood Brothers
Two player (Cabal like).
3. Punk Shot
Two/four player basketball fighting.
84 pts
80 pts
75 pts
4. Raiden
Two player shoot'em up.
75 pts
5. Shuuz
One/four player (one at a time) theme is
throwing horseshoes using track ball. 78 pts
6. Ataxx
Two player maze game with dots, must be set
easier .
77 pts
7. Hit The Ice
One/four players. Hockey.
77 pts
The show this year was rated by James
Overman. James concentrated on the kits as
there were not many dedicateds as past years.
The rating system used was a 12 catagory, 100
point maximum score. (The system takes into
consideration; if available in kitform, number of
players, continuous play, graphics, player con-
trols, etc.).
Some games which scored high but were passed
by lower scoring games were because of pricing
and originality being factored in after the final
rating score was achieved.
GAMES TO WATCH
(OR GET ON THE CLOSE-OUT MARKET)
1. Hammerin' Harry
Two player cartoon man that has a hammer and
hits all the bad guys that get in his way (young
players).
63 pts
2. Mega Twins
Two player cartoon man fighting through a
64pts
maze.
3. Carrier Airwings
Two player shoot'em up.This is a Capcom sys-
tem board and at a high price.
7 4 pts
Amusement• Music Operators .Association
BE CAREFULL OF THESE GAMES
4. Poundfor Pound
1. The Adventure of Edward Rand
Two player boxing using a track ball.
66 pts
5. Double Dragan 3
Two/three player. More like Double Dragon
much better than Double Dragon 2.).
70 pts
6. Pig Skins
66pts
Two player football.
7. Aurail
Two player, one at a time. Game has very good
video graphics but it plays poorly.
68 pts
Two player fighting game on airplanes, trains
and other moving things. This game may be a
sleeper or it may just die. Wait until it's on the
charts.
68 pts
8. OutZone
Two player. Looks like a Time Soldier but uses an
8-way joy stick.
67 pts
2. Caveman Ninja
Two player.
68pts
3. Earth Defense Force
Two player shoot'em up( space).
67pts~
4. Strata Fighter
Two player shoot'em up. Very slow.
5. Dragon Sabre
Two player shoot'em up.
63pts
62pts

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