Play Meter
Issue: 1979 March 15 - Vol 5 Num 5 - Page 7
[Ed - The Guinness letter fol-
low s. ]
Mailbox ....
Com plete copies
I enjoy reading your fine
magazine, especially the service
tips. I wish now that I had filed
them in a notebook from the very
first. If complete copies are
available, I would like to know
the cost.
C.W. Trent, Jr.
Reidsville, North Carolina
[Ed- Many r aders have asked
that same que stion, but regret-
fuUy w don 't have a composit
Technical Topics notebook for
sal. Maybe in the fu ture,
though}.
Guinness
Our company recently spon -
ored a marathon video game
event which we then submitted
to Guinness Superlatives Limited
in hopes that they would recog-
nize our entry as the inaugural
entry for a new world's record in
that field. Guinness, however,
rejected the record.
The Guinness people feel there
i n't enough interest in video
marathon effort to warrant such
an inaugural entry. However, I
realize there have been many
pinball marathons. The current
record, I believe, is held by Ed
Leyden of Springfield, Massa-
chusetts for 170 hours. Perhaps if
the Guinness letter is published,
it'll generate interest in future
video marathon attempts. It sure
beats swallowing gold fish and is
good for the coin -op industry tool
DougPaddey
Canada's Conklin Shows
Toronto, Ontario
PLAY MET ER, March, 1979
Dear Mr. Paddey:
While we are fully aware of the
growing popularity of video
games, we can only measure the
popularity of marathon attempts
by the amount of interest we
receive . And as of yet, we have
not received sufficient interest to
consider forming such an inaugu-
ral entry.
We receive many thousands of
letters a year, and it is absolutely
impossible to publish all the
suggestions put forward - the
outcome would be a Guinness
book in many volumes . Our policy
is such that events must gain
popularity before we will publish
them. We cannot first publish an
entry and then hope that other
people will be interested in trying
to break it.
Amanda Clark
Editorial Office
Guinness Superlatives Limited
2 Cecil Court, London Road
Enfield, Middlesex EN2 6DJ
England
Ciet ready
for Spring
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ATARI Sprint 8 ........ 3395
AT ARI Breakout ....... 895
ATARI Super Bug .... . 1245
ELCON
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EXIDY Car Polo . ... .... 695
EXIDY Circus .......... 895
EXIDY Death Race .... 1125
COCKTAIL TABLES
BALLY Fun 4 . ....... .. $395
FUN GAMES Take 5 .... 395
MIRCO 21 ....... ...... 895
MIRCO Super Stud ..... 895
MIRCO
Strikes & Spares ... ... 1095
GREMLIN
Cornotion I & II ........ 895
ELCON
Blockbuster N4 ....... 1095
OVER 100
ELECTRO-MECHANICAL
FLIPPERS
EXIDY Robot Bowl .... 1145
GREMLIN Blockade ; ... 695
MIDWAY Wheels I . .... 595
MIDWAY Wheels 11 ..... 745
MIDWAY Gunfight ..... 845
MIDWAY Sea wolf ..... 1195
P.S.E. Bazooka ........ 795
P.S.E. Desert Patrol .... 795
SEGA
Plinker's Canyon ...... 3695
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SP'EClflL!
SPECIAL!
LIKE HEW
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PLEASE CALL FOR SPECIAL PRICES ON ANY TYPE
OF NEW EQUIPMENT
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314-852-1600
7
low s. ]
Mailbox ....
Com plete copies
I enjoy reading your fine
magazine, especially the service
tips. I wish now that I had filed
them in a notebook from the very
first. If complete copies are
available, I would like to know
the cost.
C.W. Trent, Jr.
Reidsville, North Carolina
[Ed- Many r aders have asked
that same que stion, but regret-
fuUy w don 't have a composit
Technical Topics notebook for
sal. Maybe in the fu ture,
though}.
Guinness
Our company recently spon -
ored a marathon video game
event which we then submitted
to Guinness Superlatives Limited
in hopes that they would recog-
nize our entry as the inaugural
entry for a new world's record in
that field. Guinness, however,
rejected the record.
The Guinness people feel there
i n't enough interest in video
marathon effort to warrant such
an inaugural entry. However, I
realize there have been many
pinball marathons. The current
record, I believe, is held by Ed
Leyden of Springfield, Massa-
chusetts for 170 hours. Perhaps if
the Guinness letter is published,
it'll generate interest in future
video marathon attempts. It sure
beats swallowing gold fish and is
good for the coin -op industry tool
DougPaddey
Canada's Conklin Shows
Toronto, Ontario
PLAY MET ER, March, 1979
Dear Mr. Paddey:
While we are fully aware of the
growing popularity of video
games, we can only measure the
popularity of marathon attempts
by the amount of interest we
receive . And as of yet, we have
not received sufficient interest to
consider forming such an inaugu-
ral entry.
We receive many thousands of
letters a year, and it is absolutely
impossible to publish all the
suggestions put forward - the
outcome would be a Guinness
book in many volumes . Our policy
is such that events must gain
popularity before we will publish
them. We cannot first publish an
entry and then hope that other
people will be interested in trying
to break it.
Amanda Clark
Editorial Office
Guinness Superlatives Limited
2 Cecil Court, London Road
Enfield, Middlesex EN2 6DJ
England
Ciet ready
for Spring
ARCADE Ii VIDEO
AMERICOIN Dozer .... $695
ATARI Sprint II ....... 1595
ATARI Sprint 8 ........ 3395
AT ARI Breakout ....... 895
ATARI Super Bug .... . 1245
ELCON
Robot Bowl (new) .... . 1295
EXIDY Car Polo . ... .... 695
EXIDY Circus .......... 895
EXIDY Death Race .... 1125
COCKTAIL TABLES
BALLY Fun 4 . ....... .. $395
FUN GAMES Take 5 .... 395
MIRCO 21 ....... ...... 895
MIRCO Super Stud ..... 895
MIRCO
Strikes & Spares ... ... 1095
GREMLIN
Cornotion I & II ........ 895
ELCON
Blockbuster N4 ....... 1095
OVER 100
ELECTRO-MECHANICAL
FLIPPERS
EXIDY Robot Bowl .... 1145
GREMLIN Blockade ; ... 695
MIDWAY Wheels I . .... 595
MIDWAY Wheels 11 ..... 745
MIDWAY Gunfight ..... 845
MIDWAY Sea wolf ..... 1195
P.S.E. Bazooka ........ 795
P.S.E. Desert Patrol .... 795
SEGA
Plinker's Canyon ...... 3695
SPECIAL!
SP'EClflL!
SPECIAL!
LIKE HEW
DYHAMO
nCB"SOCCERS
$395 EACH
PLEASE CALL FOR SPECIAL PRICES ON ANY TYPE
OF NEW EQUIPMENT
ADVA"CE DISTRIBOTI"G COMPA"Y, I"C.
2820 North Grand Boulevard • St. Louis, Mi .. ouri 83107
314-852-1600
7
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