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Atari Coin Connection

Issue: Vol 8 Num 02 - 1984 April - Page 4

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Letter to the
Operator
Dear Operator:
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Through your authorized distributor, ATARI
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PROGRAMS to widen your player base by
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high-end player action, which should im-
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on the main board of the FIREFOX upright
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model and incorporates the following key
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program enhancements:
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• Simultaneous refueling to low-end play-
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journey and second wave of 6,000-mile
Journey;
• More altered scenes for high-end player
on 9,000-mile journey or pro mission;
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• Bonus points for achieving altered
scenes;
• Addition of secret ground target indi-
cators (graphic cues as to where they
are located);
• Absence of enemy missiles fired during
first clip of 3,000-mile journey to allow
more players to get further into the game;
• Additional statistics in self-test.
Please contact your distributor immedi-
ately to arrange delivery of the UPDATE
PROGRAM as well as return of the original
three EPROMs. Installation of the new
EPROMs simply requires changes at:
LOCATION
8 B/C
7 B/C MAIN BOARD
6 B/C
Finally, in order to make game play more
readily understandable to the beginning
player, a new "player instructions" sticker is
being shipped with each UPDATE PRO-
GRAM for you to place on the bottom of
the monitor shield.
Don't miss a beat in catching all the new
enhancements for your FIREFOX uprights!
Call your ATARI distributor now!
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Warning
from Atari
and Namco
New FIREFOX T-Shirt and Poster
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The Race is Over-Pirates Lose
Atari, Inc. and Namco will pursue le-
gal proceedings, including CRIMINAL
ACTIONS and SEIZURE ORDERS with-
out notice, against operators, distribu-
tors and any other persons who deal
in any way whatsoever in infringing
copies of any game or conversion kit
manufactured by Atari. All infringing
copies in the field will be removed.
This warning applies to all Atari
games, past, present and future and
in particular: POLE POSITION6
(Licensed from Namco) and POLE
POSITION 6 II (Licensed from Namco).
Pole Position and Pole Position II
are two of the hottest games in the
field. Protect yourself and the industry
by purchasing only genuine games
from your authorized Atari Distributor.
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Coin Connection Staff
Writer: Debby Note
Art Director: Brian Balistreri
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1 TX-1
is created by Tatsumi. manufactured by Atari, Inc. TM
and © Namco 1983 in Western Hemisphere. All rights re-
served . TM and © Taito 1983 in entire world except Japan
and Western Hemisphere. All rights reserved .
2 Dig Dug is engineered and designed by Namco Ltd .. manu-
factured under license by Atari, Inc. TM and © Namco 1982.
3 Manufactured under license from Sun Electronics Corpor-
ation.
• FIREFOX is a trademark of Warner Bros. Inc.© 1983 Warner
Bros. Inc.© 1983 Atari, Inc.
© 1983 Lucasfilm ltd. & Atari, Inc. All rights reserved .
s Trademark of Lucasfilm ltd. used by Atari. Inc. under license.
6 Pole Position and Pole Position II are engineered and de•
signed by Namco. manufactured under license by Atari, Inc.
TM and © Namco 1982 , 1983.
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Word of mouth will travel the speed of sound when you make
available at your location these two new promotional items!
They're ready for delivery now, so call Customer Service at
(408) 943-1120. And just watch the spirits soar when you
award them as contest or tournament prizes to your top
high-flying, high-scoring FIREFOX pilots!
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