Atari Coin Connection

VOLUME 6 NUMBER 1
FEBRUARY 1982
Space Duel'" is New Video Challenge
pace Duel is the latest
entry from ATARI® in the
coin-operated games
arena. Equipped with the spec-
tacular QuadraScan TM Color
monitor display system and . new
4-speaker sound, this fantastic
space challenge
is actually four
.
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games ,n one.
Fighters is either a single
player or two-player game
where the player controls a
space ship. Players must dodge
space mines and saucers, all
the while trying to hit and des-
troy mysterious targets which
split in half when hit the first
time. A single player battles for
high score, while two players
play competitively.
In the two player version of
Fighters, one player can shoot
the other player, temporarily
eliminating the hit player from
the screen. The hit player's ship
will return in about five sec-
onds, however, and will receive
automatic shield protection
while reentering .
Space Stations can also be
played by one or two players.
Players control a space station,
two ships linked by a fuse, try-
ing to avoid mines and saucers
and hit the splitting targets. Sin-
gle players control both ships
with one set of controls, but in
the two player version, players
must work cooperatively to
achieve high scores.
Targets appear on the screen
in waves, each wave introduc-
ing more targets. Targets also
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New President Named for
ATARI Coin-Op Division
Kenneth K. Harkness has
joined Atari, Inc. as President
of the Coin Operated Games
Division. Raymond Kassar,
Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of ATARI , announced the
appointment, commenting:
ATARI INC.
"Harkness has tremendous ex-
pertise in the marketing and
sales areas. His experience will
be of great value as ATARI con-
tinues to lead the industry in
technological advancement and
innovation ."
For the two years prior to
joining ATARI , Harkness was
president and chief executive
officer of Revell, Inc., one of the
largest toy companies in Eur-
ope. Before that, he spent ten
years at the Racquet Sports
Division of Wi lson Sporting
Goods, where he mapped out
the strategic direction of Wil-
son's tennis business. There, he
held various management posi-
tions and eventually became
president of the division.
Harkness received his bache-
lor's degree in economics
from Williams College in
Massachusetts and received
his master's from Harvard
University. He and his
family ~ill r~side in Ather-
ton, Cal1forn1a.
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