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Bally
Centuri
premiers two
new pins
'Rip
Bally Pinball Division announced the
release of Mystic , its latest conven-
tional size pinball game .
And Hot Doggin , Bally's latest
Supersize release , features a winter
ski scene in a bright , colorful display
of "a wonderland escape of fun ,"
said Tom Nieman , vice president/
marketing for Bally.
Hot Doggin 's super-sized terrain
offers a large bonus pote ntial with a
S-K-1 , F-U-N . and H-0-T D-0-G-G-
1-N adjustable bonus feature award-
ing points , extra ball , more points.
and a special that can be counted two
ways. The playfield also has a saucer
that scores four different ways. plus
three drop-target assemblies for skill
shots. A disappearing kicker gives
the player an additional playfield run.
as well as collecting the bonus.
Hot Doggin was set for release
through Bally distributors in July.
Mystic, meanwhile , is far from
conventional in its play, noted
Nieman. It has three ban ks of drop
targets that light the playfield "Mystic
Eyes" and Pyramid Card for up to
72 ,000 bonus points for each lit line
of 3- vertical, horizontal. or dia-
gonal. This card is also adjustable to
score replays and lights the special
after the bonus is collected.
A power shot on Mystic multiplies
the bonus from 2X to 3X to 4 X and
special and then scores 30 ,000
points . In addition , Mystic has an
"Eye of the Pyramid" saucer that
spots the lit star lines and lights the
spinner and scores 500 points. These
star lanes have optional recall as well
as scoring points , extra ball , and
special for each sequence completion
per ball in play.
Mystic attracts with its realistic
backglass Eye and Pyramid that
flashes among the bold , colorful
graphics ; "and its mystically enticing
sound package is the perfect compli-
ment to the artwork of this truly
astounding pinball ," said Nieman .
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Centuri Inc . is now shipping samples
of its first model , Rip Off cocktail
table. Centuri Inc. is the new name
for Allied Leisure. [ See related story
in Manufacturing, this issue .]
Centuri has licensed Rip Off fro m
Cinematronics. Inc . to manufacture
and market in the cocktail table st yle
o n an exclusive basis.
"Th e timing of this licensing
arrange ment is very beneficia l to
Centuri during th e managemen t
cha ngeover from Allied Lei ure ...
said Edward Miller , presiden . " \1 e
nee ded a prove n winn er to relea e a
our first product , and Rip Off certain-
ly meets our requirements .
"We are very pl eased u:i h he
stylin g of Rip Off as a cocktail able
and are confiden t that our di ribu-
tors will be well-satisfied with he uni
from an operational viev;poin . ··
states Miller.
"Th e Rip Off cocktail tab e ·~
,
adjustable from a sitdO\m le\·el -o a
bar he ight of 39 inches . The rab e h ~
a wide -leg configuration. pro ·c·ng
strong cabinet sup port . In add ·on.
the table is 351f2 inches b · 26 : c' e-.
allowing for greater pla,·er co ·or..
The Rip Off coer\ a:l a e·s
exclusive 19- inch mon: or a d ne ·
"surface grap hics.. surro ndin - e
screen create a to ru -:sua: en -' on -
men! . added
e
compan y.
Japanese technology hits the w-orld :
~~~~~~TEC.
PLAY METER, August, 1980
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