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Sound Stage
Chi Coin
Debuts
Sound Stage
Deliveries of Sound Stage, Chi-
cagol Coin's latest two-player pin-
ball game, are now being made,
according to Robert Sherwood ,
director of marketing for Chicago
Dynamic Industries, Inc .
" We are extremely pleased with
the reception given to Sound Stage
by our distributors," Sherwood
said. "Thanks to a number of Chi-
cago Coin innovations, this is a real -
ly different game, and its strong play
appeal and excellent earnings po-
tential have been gratifyingly dem-
onstrated on many test locations .
" Among new features that con-
tribute to the exciting action and
high-score possibilities is the novel
Pinwheel Spinner . Built into the
playfield, the spinner whirls when
spin targets are hit , and players
score 100 or 1,000 points with each
revolution. Advance and change
rollover buttons advance the bonus
to a possible 19,000 points, another
of many play incentives .
"Sound Stage also introduces a
six hit target feature . Targets are
designed A through F. Hitting
Target a lights a "special" button.
The "special " button lights the spe-
cial lane, enabling the player to
score one replay . Targets A and B
in combination light the extra lane
which awards an extra ball. Targets
C and D together change spinner
scoring from 100 to 1,000 points .
Targets E and F light the double
bonus hole which, when lit, lights a
double bonus indicator.
" Along with 1 OO - point power
bumpers and action kickers, we've
improved the flipper action and have
engineered technical advances to
insure more dependable perfor -
mance, simplify servicing and pro-
long location life," Sherwood con-
cluded .
Sound Stage is a three-ball game,
convertible to five -ball. Pricing is a
quarter for two plays, adjustable to
one quarter for one play or two
quarters for three plays . Replay or
extra ball models are offered .
25 cent and 50 cent play. And the
unit comes with a full year warranty
on the logic board and monitor.
"Since the introduction of our
Video 5 game, we have been ·
receiving enthusiastic reports from
our distributors in the Northwest
and Canada, "R obert W . Beveridge,
United Games sales manager, re-
ports . "Their customers indicate
that the selection of five challenging
games for playing is creating more
income than any other game in their
area ."
United Games, manufacturer of
various types of games including TV
Tennis, TV Hockey and the OXO , a
computerized tic tac toe skill game,
was officially incorporated as a
manufacturer of amusement games
January 1, 1976.
Video 5
United Games
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To p Gun
Ore ., announces the release of thier
new Video 5 Cocktail Table. The
Video 5 consists of 19" Motorola
monitor and the latest in solid-
state one-piece logic boards mount-
ed in an attractive walnut finish
cocktail table with a plastic laminate
hinged top for easy servicing .
A lighted coin slot accepts both
American and Canadian quarters for
Midway Mfg. Co. has announced
the release of a new gun game with
a new concept. The game is Top ~
Gun, the concept Hologram . "This Ill!
something you must see, " says ;
Larry Berke, director of sales, "as
you really can't describe it ."
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