Play Meter

Hall the time
to couer the table
Fastfelt, a new pool table recovering
kit, features pre-cut, pre-formed felt
to make re -felting jobs easier and
faster than the traditional method.
Each Fastfelt kit includes pre-cut
bed felt, pre-cut and pre-formed rail
felts , and an adhesi ·e spot.
With the kit, reco ering a typical
pool table takes a ou alf he time
compared to he old method,
according to the
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back by the centipede or other
monsters.
In announcing the new release,
Frank Ballouz, vice president of
marketing for Atari's Coin-op
Division, said: "Like many of Atari's
recent successful games, Centipede
is easy to learn, but very hard to
really master. It's an attention-
getting new theme with game play
that requires faster reflexes and
provides increasing challenge as the
,game progresses. Test results have
shown a very high level of play and
replay. Centipede is going to eat up
a lot of coins."
As soon as the player's game is
activated, the first centipede begins
its path through the mushroom field .
The Trak-Ball controlled gun can be
positioned up or down and side-to-
side. Players must destroy
mushrooms to get a clean shot at the
centipede and other targets.
When the centipede runs- into a
mushroom, it turns and moves down
another row. If one of the segments
is hit, the centipede splits into two
bodies and keeps coming. If the
centipede or any portion reaches the
bottom of the screen, it turns back
and heads up the screen.
If the entire centipede reaches the
bottom of the screefl, its tail segment
will be released as a new head. As the
game progresses, heads will appear
more frequently. When an entire
centipede is destroyed, the playfield
changes color and a new, faster
centipede starts up the top. The
centipede from then on will
alternately move fast or slow.
To add challenge, a "spider"
moves across the playfield and can
destroy the player as well as any
mushrooms it passes over. A "flea"
also hop~ across the screen
bombarding the player and leaving
mushrooms in its wake. And a
deadly "scorpion" poisons any
mushrooms it touches . The
centipede is also poisoned if it
co ntacts a contaminated mush-
room, causing it to head directly at
the player.
Operator options include 2, 3, 4,
or 5 selectable game "lives," 4
adjustable bonus "life" score levels, 4
language and 256 coinage .o ptions for
maximum location versatility.
Centipede is available in standard
u p right, space-saving "mini"
Cabaret and new 19 inch cocktail
PLAY METER, August 1, 1981
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