Play Meter

Heroesand
monsters
Enter the world of spectacular
momters and heroic confrontations
with Amrj', new Middle Earth . The
excitement of this double-flipper
pinball game is intensified by its
graphic design and action-packed
game play . The eye appeal of Middle
Earth is sure to attract players for
many hours of pinball excitem,e nt .
There are two sets of flippers, one
to play the top section and one to
play the bottom . The ball can pass
between the upper and lower
playfields through two spinner lanes
or between the upper flippers . Bonus
and special features are carefully
balanced between the two sections to
provide fast and exciting play action .
Each section has a bank of drop
targets and other targets and bump-
ers to offer incentives of increased
scoring patterns . There are 38 special
scoring , bonus, and bonus advance
lights .
The play action is intensified by its
expressive electronic sounds. The
exclusive Tilt sound will alert the
location if the game is being abused .
Middle Earth has built-in service
features to minimize downtime .
Video for
cocktails
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Swash·
buckling
pinball
U.S . Billiards of Amityville, New
York has introduced a video cocktail
table with multiple game possibilities .
The game is for one, two , three,
or four players and can be adjusted
to play one of five different game
variations- Break-ln
(one-player) ,
Tennis (two or four players), Soccer
(two players), Wipe Clean (one
player) , Gravity Ball (two or four
players) .
The game comes equipped with a
19-inch Motorola monitor , an electri-
cal counter, an isolated cash box,
and an attractive all-Mica cabinet.
The table is made of durable
construction and the hinged, locked
top opens for service (the top is also
detachable) .
Gottlieb has released an electro-
mechanical version of the four-player
pinball game , Sinbad . The game has
also been released in solid-state
form .
The drop targets light the multi-
plier value and light top rollovers for
high scoring, extra balls, and replay
scoring.
Hitting all the drop targets im -
mediately scores bonus and resets all
targets. The bonus scores up to
75,000 points .
Sinbad is Gottlieb's first attempt to
tie in a pinball game with a new
movie . The backglass and playfield
artwork feature characters from
Columbia Pictures' "Sin bad and the
Eye of the Tiger .
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PLAY METER. May. 1978
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