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The game also features paddle
sounds with a se parate volume control,
automatic d igital scoring on the
screen, court lines and " segmented:'
paddles wh ich enable the player to
return the ball at a confusing angle .
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Home video games are an emerging
consumer electron ic product market.
Un iversa l Research Laborator ies, the
manufacturer, and Control Sales, the
marketing organizat ion, have been
active in th is field for many years and
have sold thousands of the electronic
logic boards for commercial versions
of these games.
Video Action II
The 100 per cent solid state elec-
tronic video game is packaged in a
handsome base and features simple
connections fo r attaching it to the
antenna term inals of any standard
television receiver.
V ideo Act ion II is a true electron ic
game requ iring no screen overlays. The
game can be played by either two or
four people and the "paddles" are
activated by four knobs on the control
panel. The "ball" is served auto-
matically to start the game and
bounces back and fourth across the
court as it is struck by the competing
players. When a player hits the ball
past h is opponent a buzzer sounds and
a point is scored .
At the other end of playf ie ld, a ball
exiting through left or right out lane,
when extra ball light is lit, del ivers
extra ball to shooter tip. Extra ball
lights when bonus is at var ious designa -
ted scores.
Big value scoring objectives are also
strong repeat play features of Flicker.
Top k ickout hole scores 3,000. Each
of the follow ing skill object ives scores
1,000: each of 8 new jumbo light-up
rollovers; each of 4 targets; rollover in
lower left and r ight lanes.
"Readily convert ible to add-a-ball
scoring, ' Flicker' is the first Bally
two-player game since 'Twin Win' of
February, 1974; and location tests
indicate 'Flicker' will enjoy extraordi -
nary popularity w ith players and oper-
IItors alike," Calamari said .
Des Plaines, 111. - Control Sales of
this Chicago suburb introduced
"Video Act ion II " at the Winter Con-
sumer Electronic Show .
V ideo Action II, which carr ies a
suggested retail tag of $299, is pr iced
considerably under its predecessor
model which included a television re-
ceiver. The customer can now buy the
electronic game and connect it to h is
television receiver at home. Many
dealers w ill be using Video Action II
to st imulate sales of portable rece ivers
as a t ie-i n sale .
is lit. Special lights when build -up
bonus is at 15,000, remains li t until
ball enters out-hole. Special targets can
be h it only by captive ball propelled
by impact of ball in play.
Computer
Games' rifles
Bally's Flicker
Announ cing delivery this week of
"Fl icker," new two-player flipper-type
pin game, Paul Calamari , sales mana-
ger, Bally Manufactur ing Co rp., Ch i-
cago, po inted out the game feature s
twi n scor ing objectives at both top and
bottom of the playf ield.
Target at top of left and right lanes
scores spec ial if h it when special light
Two new r ifle games - " Big Tw in"
and "Big Duke" - have come from
Computer Games, Inc. of Hingham ,
Mass.
"Big Tw in" is a two-rifle game
"wi th all the flair of the old west,"
Computer Games says. The customer
must beat the 30-second t imer .
Game features Formica Spanish
Walnut cabinet, burn resistant top,
automat ic t imer, shoots 20 shots at 20
targets. Coin is returned when all
targets are shot . "B ig Duke" is single
version of game, we igh ing in at 425
Ibs. shipping weight. The twin version
is 860 Ibs.
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