Play Meter

From
Krypton
with love
The most famous and powerful
hero of the century has now entered
the world of pinball adventure as
Atari announces the coming of
Superman .
There are multiple objectives for
players to obtain high scores and
special bonuses .
Targets at strategic points on the
playfield spell out Superman and
award 50 ,000 or 30,000 points
(depending upon setting) . The game
also features two distinctly chal-
lenging ways to earn Extra Ball or
Special. A combination of drop
targets and a variable score kickout
hole allows for one high score and
reward strategy . The spellout targets
also give a chance for the optimum
players' goal. This is a favorite
feature due to the players' double
opportunity to obtain their ultimate
objectives .
The left side lane has an extra
bonus with a 5 ,000 point S -Action
return entry lane to the top of the
playfield . The four lanes at the top
can award double and triple bonus
scores. A ball-to-ball memory feature
on the top lanes and spellout targets
give players even more replay
incentives to achieve their high score
goals .
When players hit the lit drop
target , the exploding sounds let them
know they earned five times the
score . Every score achievement has
its own distinct stimulating sounds .
And the high scoring features give
even more rewarding excitement.
PLAY METER, April, 1979
55 MPH··
a low we
con live with
Vectorbeam is presently in full
production with Speed Freak .
Speed Freak , a single player,
upright , four-speed driving game has
proven to be quite a success in recent
tests . Utilizing the Vector monitor ,
the game comes up with some
spectacular displays , such as three-
dimensional cars and crash se-
quences .
The object of the Speed Freak
game is distance versus time alloted .
Flying down the curving road , one
must use caution or they will crash
into police barricades , oncoming
cars , or run off the road . Running
into an oncoming car or the police
car will cause a crash scene with the
exploding parts of the car flying away
in three-dimensional perspective .
Running off the road will cause a
crash scene with a broken windshield
appearing on the display .
Operator selections include ex-
tended time and coinage .
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