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Coin operated machines are see-
ing an unusual new peer with the
debut of Active Automatic Sales
Corporation's new Sutton shoe
polisher model 300 .
The model 300. which currently
requires a 25-cent insertion , soon will
be available in a 50-cent model. A
fluorescent illuminated display sign
lights the top .
A compact unit measuring 38
inches high , 22 inches wide , and 14
inches deep , it weighs 100 pounds
and comes in a reshippable carton .
The manufacturer , who notes that
the unit is designed for low main-
tenance , comes with a damage-resis-
tant formica finish . Installation re -
quires a 110 volt wall outlet, and the
lock-equipped service door is located
in tbe rear .
The wax polish comes in eleven-
ounce containers which should last
for approximately 200 shines .
Counterattack is a new one- or
two-player game from Sun bird to be
unveiled at the AMOA Show in
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Mekatronics, Inc ., Port Washing-
ton, N.Y., has announced the
availability of two new NCL Coin
Counters. Model NC-800 is a
manual-feed unit with a capacity of
1200 coins, while the NC-81O has an
automatic feed and holds up to 2500
coins . Both models will operate at
1800 coins per minute . Nine preset-
table stops are built into each unit,
enabling lots ranging from ten coins
up to be counted in quick succession .
NCL Coin Counters are easy to
operate: simply drop the coins into
the hopper , set the "coin count" dial
to the number ot coins to be counted
reset the display to zero and press the
"start" switch . Counting automatical-
ly stops when the preset number of
coins is reached . Both models will
count, sort, or count and sort at the
same time . Two controls-one for
coin thickness, one for coin dia-
meter-allow the units to be pro-
grammed for any size coin.
An optional extra-large hopper is
available for each unit, increasing the
capacity of the NC-800 to 4000
coins, the capacity of the NC-810 to
4500 coins . A coin wrapping acces-
sory is also available .
Chicago .
Counterattack's theme is an aerial
attack of a twenty-first century
Th" S"cond
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Atari is incorporating the team
approach into its new version of Atari
Football. New offensive and defen-
sive strategies highlight action for two
or four players .
The game features new plays
including field goal scoring opportu-
nities .
Under the four-player system , the
quarterback and end are controllable
by offensive players while defenders
control both defensive backs . In the
two-player version , the computer
takes over the wide receiver and one
defensive back .
The new game offers an add-a-
coin feature, and includes new
multiple pass plays, score conver-
sions, kick option, and scrimmage
line market , in addition to its most
definitive characteristic, team play .
megatropolis by flying saucers . The
microprocessor randomly launches
saucers onto the full -color backlight-
ed scene from either side at various
levels and speeds .
The game pits players against
player in a true test of ability to hit a
moving target with a realistic sound-
ing laser shot. The objective is to
blow the target out of the sky as it
passes through the player's side of
screen . If the player misses , the
saucer continues across the sky and
into range of the opposing player's
laser who has a chance to blow it up .
Because the player has the first
shot at a target moving through his
hit zone and also those missed by his
opponent , the player with the most
hits is the winner .
The computer may fly one or as
many as three saucers at a time . As
the game progresses, the saucers
move faster,
PLAY METER, November, 1979