Play Meter
Issue: 1975 August - Vol 1 Num 8 - Page 39
Meadows' Bomber
explodes with
excitement
A new video bomber game from
Meadows Games Inc. of Sunnyvale,
Cal. , was introduced recently that
features a skill element that speeds up
the player's aircraft and the targets as
more points are gained.
The Drop Zone 4, a single-player,
features a moving airplane from
which the player must drop bombs
onto three moving target areas,
Meadows executive Lila Thatcher
explained .
Chi Coin makes
Big League game
A new two-player console baseball
game, Big League, is being released
by Chicago Coin, says Avron
Gensburg, executive vice president.
The player controls pitches by
selecting curve, slider or straight balls
and his opponent can connect with
the bat for single, double or home
run , depending on which of the 12 hit
and run targets is hit with ball.
Three outs are allowed each player,
with three ways to cancel an out and
get another swing at the ball. Base
runners are animated and the ball
park crowd emits a roar.
" Wide-ranging tests indicate that
from the standpoint of player appeal,
earnings and performace, Big League
has a long life ahead of it, " Gensburg
said.
Red Baron pin
has new features
Avron Gensburg, Chicago Coin
executive vice president, advises
that the company's latest two-
player flipper game, Red Baron, is
now available from all authorized
factory distributors.
" In addition to exciting ball action
and fast -building ultra-high scores,
Red Baron offers a number of new
flipper game features that have
proven to be highly effective in
stimulating play," Gensburg said .
One of these is center double
spinners, scoring 100 or 1,000 when
lit. Another is the A -C-E feature.
When the letters A,C and E are lit,
the "extra" lane lights for an extra
ball. There is also a " special lane"
hole, scoring 500,5,000 or "special"
when lit . Advance bonus buttons,
advance bonus lanes that also score
1,000, double bonus on last ball
and a " shoot again when lit" feature
all contribute to game's play appeal ,
Gensburg said .
Red Baron's backgllass contains
illustrations of authentic World War
I Luftwaffe planes-- Fokker, Alba-
tross and Rumpler, a staff car and
uniformed flyers .
The game is convertible from
three-ball to five-ball play and is
adjustable from two players for one
quarter to one play for a quarter or
three plays for two quarters .
The blue, green and yellow targets
have respective one -, two - and
four -point values . Bombs that miss
cause a splashing sound to come fron
the machine . Hits cause different
levels of explosions, depending of the
point value of the target.
The aircraft and target speeds
increase whed a player obtains 20
points and again after 30 points. A
free game may be awarded for a hiQh
of 40 points or a low of zero points.
1975 INTERNATIONAL
EXPOSITION
CONRAD HILTON HOTEl
CHICAGO
OCTOBER 17-18-19
If you have all the answers,
how come there are other
operators in town? Maybe '
Kiddierama has something.
45
explodes with
excitement
A new video bomber game from
Meadows Games Inc. of Sunnyvale,
Cal. , was introduced recently that
features a skill element that speeds up
the player's aircraft and the targets as
more points are gained.
The Drop Zone 4, a single-player,
features a moving airplane from
which the player must drop bombs
onto three moving target areas,
Meadows executive Lila Thatcher
explained .
Chi Coin makes
Big League game
A new two-player console baseball
game, Big League, is being released
by Chicago Coin, says Avron
Gensburg, executive vice president.
The player controls pitches by
selecting curve, slider or straight balls
and his opponent can connect with
the bat for single, double or home
run , depending on which of the 12 hit
and run targets is hit with ball.
Three outs are allowed each player,
with three ways to cancel an out and
get another swing at the ball. Base
runners are animated and the ball
park crowd emits a roar.
" Wide-ranging tests indicate that
from the standpoint of player appeal,
earnings and performace, Big League
has a long life ahead of it, " Gensburg
said.
Red Baron pin
has new features
Avron Gensburg, Chicago Coin
executive vice president, advises
that the company's latest two-
player flipper game, Red Baron, is
now available from all authorized
factory distributors.
" In addition to exciting ball action
and fast -building ultra-high scores,
Red Baron offers a number of new
flipper game features that have
proven to be highly effective in
stimulating play," Gensburg said .
One of these is center double
spinners, scoring 100 or 1,000 when
lit. Another is the A -C-E feature.
When the letters A,C and E are lit,
the "extra" lane lights for an extra
ball. There is also a " special lane"
hole, scoring 500,5,000 or "special"
when lit . Advance bonus buttons,
advance bonus lanes that also score
1,000, double bonus on last ball
and a " shoot again when lit" feature
all contribute to game's play appeal ,
Gensburg said .
Red Baron's backgllass contains
illustrations of authentic World War
I Luftwaffe planes-- Fokker, Alba-
tross and Rumpler, a staff car and
uniformed flyers .
The game is convertible from
three-ball to five-ball play and is
adjustable from two players for one
quarter to one play for a quarter or
three plays for two quarters .
The blue, green and yellow targets
have respective one -, two - and
four -point values . Bombs that miss
cause a splashing sound to come fron
the machine . Hits cause different
levels of explosions, depending of the
point value of the target.
The aircraft and target speeds
increase whed a player obtains 20
points and again after 30 points. A
free game may be awarded for a hiQh
of 40 points or a low of zero points.
1975 INTERNATIONAL
EXPOSITION
CONRAD HILTON HOTEl
CHICAGO
OCTOBER 17-18-19
If you have all the answers,
how come there are other
operators in town? Maybe '
Kiddierama has something.
45
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