Play Meter
Issue: 1976 October - Vol 2 Num 10 - Page 8
games. Also "Technical Topics"
need to know more than that. If a
game gets a lower mark that
is, I think, very worthwhile.
doesn't mean that I won't buy it,
Information of the nature we
but it does help me decide
get from features like this help
r-----::=---- - - - -- ---, which game I will place in a
make Play Meter a very valuable
particular location.
book for our industry .
Jimmy D. Cole
Ted Nichols
Cole Vending
President
Weaverville, N.C.
Music Operators of America
Owner
Congratulations on your re-
Automatic
Vending
Service
cently inaugurated department,
Frem~mt, Nebraska
"Critic's Corner" by Roger C.
[Thank you, gentw?nen! Thank
Sharpe. I have hoped for years
~"------- __ - --'----- that some way we operators
you v ery much for your kind
might have this service available.
words. Roger and I deeply
I certainly hope you will continue
share your concern and are
CRITIC'S CORNER PRAISED
(continued on page 12)
to offer us a review of the new
The hell with the critics!
Every industry needs self-
examination in order to maintain
its own integrity. It's apparent
from the content of Roger
Sharpe's article in the September
issue of Play Meter he obviously
PRE-MOA
SPECIALS
has the interest, the desire and
the opportunity to provide a
ALI Knockout Gun ...•.• $ 745 MIDWAY Haunted House $245
professional over-view of our
ALI Ski (demo) ........... 995 MIDWAY PlayTime ....... 345
mMy faceted industry.
ATARllndyBOO .......... 5795 MIDWAY Winner 4 .•...... 345
If professional honesty would
ATATI Anti-Aircraft .•.... 795 MIDWAYWinnerll •...••. 225
alienate a manufacturer, distrib-
ATARI Goal IV Cocktail ... 745 MIDWAY Gun Fight ...... 1445
utor or an operator, then we are
ATARI Steeplechase ...... 845 MIDWAYWinner4 .•.•.... 345
all better off for your having
CHI COIN Commando .... 445 MIDWAYWinnerll ......• 225
uncovered what must be their
CHI COIN Defender Gun •• 245 MIDWAYWHEELS II ..... 1245
own guilt or wrong doing.
CHI COIN Motorcycle •••.. 195 MIDWAY Wild Kingdom .. 325
However, to maintain your
CHI COIN Rifle Gallery .... 795 KEEGAMESTank ..•..... 995
critical honesty, you cannot fear
CHI COIN Twin Rifle ...... 295 RAMTEK Baseball ........ 595
or succumb to the inherit
CHI COIN Twin Skeet ....• 495 RAMTEK TV Hockey ...... 295
pressure of those you criticize, or
CHI COIN Speed Shift .... 795 RAMTEK Hit Me ......... 1495
your value to the reader will soon
COMPUTER GAMES
RAMTEK Trivia •......... 1045
be lost. We therefore, encourage
Big Duke Rifle .......... 795 SEGA Periscope .......... 695
you to maintain and even expand
Big Twin Rifle ....•..... 1095 U.S. BILLIARDS Shark
your column into all the failings of
Six Shooter ............. 695
Cocktail or Upright ...... 595
the business, be they poorly
CROWN Basketball ....... 195 U.S. BILLIARDS Air Jai Ali 795
manufactured machines or pro-
DIGITAL Cocktail ......•.. 495 U.S. BILLIARDS Survival .. 575
ducts, or operators or local
DIGITAL Heavy Traffic •... 595 DEUTSCHMEISTER
agencies that need criticism.
EXIDY Destruction Derby 1195
Gran Lux Foosball ....... 295
Besides, anyone who can write
FUN GAMES Bi Plane ....• 945 GREMLIN Play Ball (used) .895
in a national publication that
FUN GAMES Tankers ..••. 845 GREMLIN Trap Shoot " .945
"pinball is an integral part of
MEADOWS Ckidzo •...... 995 WILLIAMS Flotilla ........ 225
their life" .. .is my kind of a guy!
MEADOWS Drop Zone 4 ... 695 NSM Prestiege 130 Phono .445
Keep up the good work.
MIDWAY Racer ••......•. 995 NSM Consul 130 Phono ... 495
MIDWAY White Lightning .195 ROWE MM1 Phono ....... 395
N. Lee Aronfeld
MIDWAY Haunted House .245 ROWE MM3 Phono ....... 495
President
MIDWAY PlayTime ....... 345 ROWE MM6 Phono ....... 795
Le Mans Speedway
Over 50 late model flipper pinbsll~ resdv for locationl
Wichita, Kansas
Your column "Critic's Corner"
In the Midwest its:
In the South its:
by Roger Sharpe is one of the
ADVANCE
ADVANCE
most important reasons for op-
INTERNATIONAL
DISTRIBUTING
erators to subscribe to Play
INCORPORATED
COMPANY
Meter. Sure the manufacturers
3815 N .W. 36th AVE.
2820 N. GRAND BLVD.
=; don't like it when their product
MIAMI, FLA . 35142
ST. LOUIS, MO . 63107
gets a low rating just like they
TEL: (305)638-3148
TEL: (314)652-1600
love it when they get a high
- rating. We can learn from our
HEADQUARTERS FOR: NSM Sales, Parts, Service In The U .S.A.
~ distributor what's new, but we
mailbox
10
need to know more than that. If a
game gets a lower mark that
is, I think, very worthwhile.
doesn't mean that I won't buy it,
Information of the nature we
but it does help me decide
get from features like this help
r-----::=---- - - - -- ---, which game I will place in a
make Play Meter a very valuable
particular location.
book for our industry .
Jimmy D. Cole
Ted Nichols
Cole Vending
President
Weaverville, N.C.
Music Operators of America
Owner
Congratulations on your re-
Automatic
Vending
Service
cently inaugurated department,
Frem~mt, Nebraska
"Critic's Corner" by Roger C.
[Thank you, gentw?nen! Thank
Sharpe. I have hoped for years
~"------- __ - --'----- that some way we operators
you v ery much for your kind
might have this service available.
words. Roger and I deeply
I certainly hope you will continue
share your concern and are
CRITIC'S CORNER PRAISED
(continued on page 12)
to offer us a review of the new
The hell with the critics!
Every industry needs self-
examination in order to maintain
its own integrity. It's apparent
from the content of Roger
Sharpe's article in the September
issue of Play Meter he obviously
PRE-MOA
SPECIALS
has the interest, the desire and
the opportunity to provide a
ALI Knockout Gun ...•.• $ 745 MIDWAY Haunted House $245
professional over-view of our
ALI Ski (demo) ........... 995 MIDWAY PlayTime ....... 345
mMy faceted industry.
ATARllndyBOO .......... 5795 MIDWAY Winner 4 .•...... 345
If professional honesty would
ATATI Anti-Aircraft .•.... 795 MIDWAYWinnerll •...••. 225
alienate a manufacturer, distrib-
ATARI Goal IV Cocktail ... 745 MIDWAY Gun Fight ...... 1445
utor or an operator, then we are
ATARI Steeplechase ...... 845 MIDWAYWinner4 .•.•.... 345
all better off for your having
CHI COIN Commando .... 445 MIDWAYWinnerll ......• 225
uncovered what must be their
CHI COIN Defender Gun •• 245 MIDWAYWHEELS II ..... 1245
own guilt or wrong doing.
CHI COIN Motorcycle •••.. 195 MIDWAY Wild Kingdom .. 325
However, to maintain your
CHI COIN Rifle Gallery .... 795 KEEGAMESTank ..•..... 995
critical honesty, you cannot fear
CHI COIN Twin Rifle ...... 295 RAMTEK Baseball ........ 595
or succumb to the inherit
CHI COIN Twin Skeet ....• 495 RAMTEK TV Hockey ...... 295
pressure of those you criticize, or
CHI COIN Speed Shift .... 795 RAMTEK Hit Me ......... 1495
your value to the reader will soon
COMPUTER GAMES
RAMTEK Trivia •......... 1045
be lost. We therefore, encourage
Big Duke Rifle .......... 795 SEGA Periscope .......... 695
you to maintain and even expand
Big Twin Rifle ....•..... 1095 U.S. BILLIARDS Shark
your column into all the failings of
Six Shooter ............. 695
Cocktail or Upright ...... 595
the business, be they poorly
CROWN Basketball ....... 195 U.S. BILLIARDS Air Jai Ali 795
manufactured machines or pro-
DIGITAL Cocktail ......•.. 495 U.S. BILLIARDS Survival .. 575
ducts, or operators or local
DIGITAL Heavy Traffic •... 595 DEUTSCHMEISTER
agencies that need criticism.
EXIDY Destruction Derby 1195
Gran Lux Foosball ....... 295
Besides, anyone who can write
FUN GAMES Bi Plane ....• 945 GREMLIN Play Ball (used) .895
in a national publication that
FUN GAMES Tankers ..••. 845 GREMLIN Trap Shoot " .945
"pinball is an integral part of
MEADOWS Ckidzo •...... 995 WILLIAMS Flotilla ........ 225
their life" .. .is my kind of a guy!
MEADOWS Drop Zone 4 ... 695 NSM Prestiege 130 Phono .445
Keep up the good work.
MIDWAY Racer ••......•. 995 NSM Consul 130 Phono ... 495
MIDWAY White Lightning .195 ROWE MM1 Phono ....... 395
N. Lee Aronfeld
MIDWAY Haunted House .245 ROWE MM3 Phono ....... 495
President
MIDWAY PlayTime ....... 345 ROWE MM6 Phono ....... 795
Le Mans Speedway
Over 50 late model flipper pinbsll~ resdv for locationl
Wichita, Kansas
Your column "Critic's Corner"
In the Midwest its:
In the South its:
by Roger Sharpe is one of the
ADVANCE
ADVANCE
most important reasons for op-
INTERNATIONAL
DISTRIBUTING
erators to subscribe to Play
INCORPORATED
COMPANY
Meter. Sure the manufacturers
3815 N .W. 36th AVE.
2820 N. GRAND BLVD.
=; don't like it when their product
MIAMI, FLA . 35142
ST. LOUIS, MO . 63107
gets a low rating just like they
TEL: (305)638-3148
TEL: (314)652-1600
love it when they get a high
- rating. We can learn from our
HEADQUARTERS FOR: NSM Sales, Parts, Service In The U .S.A.
~ distributor what's new, but we
mailbox
10
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