Play Meter
Issue: 1981 June 01 - Vol 7 Num 10 - Page 3
Vol. 7, No. 10
June 1, 1981
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Staff
Publisher and Editor :
Ra lph C. Lally II
Editorial D irector :
David Pierson
Managing Editor:
Ra y E. Till ey
Administrative Assistant :
Valerie Cognevich
Art D irector:
Ka tey Schwark
Circu lation Manager:
Re nee' C. Pierson
Techn ica l W r it ers:
lac O liver
Rand y Fromm
Ji m Calore
Fran k Seninsky
Corresponde nts :
Roger C. 'Shar pe
Patri ck M-atthews
Dick Wel u
Irving Blackman
M ar C laire Blakeman
Tony Licata
Steve Kirk
Cla ssified Advertising:
alerie Cognevich
Advertising M anager:
David Pierson
European Repr esentative:
Esma y Leslie
PLAY METER , Ju ne 1, 1981.
Volume 7, o.10. Copyright1981 by
Skybird Publi sh ing Company. PLAY
METER (ISS
0162-1343) is pub-
lished twice monthl y on the 1st and
15th of the month. Publishing
offi ces : 320 O l d Ha mmond
Highwa y, Meta irie , La. 70005 ;
Mailing address- P.O . Box 24170,
New Or leans 70184. Tel. 504/838-
8025 . Subscription rates: U. S. and
Canada-$25 ; Europe and Japan-
$45 ; else where- $50 . M ultiple-
subscripti on orders : 2-9, $20 each;
10-24, $17 each ; 25 or more, $15
each. Ad verti sing ra tes available on
request. No part of this magazine
may be reprodu ced wi thout
expressed perm ission. The editors
are not respons ible for unsolicited
manuscripts. Second-class postage
paid at Springfield, Mass 01101 and
additional mailing offices.
Postmaster: Send Form 3579 to PLAY
METER, P.O . Bo x 24170, New
Orleans, La . 70184
, ~tAY
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Arcade Operators Survey .......................... 21
Th,e rey~nue int,a~e of arcades today and the playing
level is examined in this concluding portion of
results from PLAY METER'S first-ever arcade
operators survey.
AOE: The Operators Show ......................... 23
After the first run of the New Orleans show last year,
some exhibitors were dubious about its pull in
turnout. After the showing at AOE'81, the responses
were that it was a 'phenomenal' success. Here's a
report of the people, the firms, and the equipment
at this year's spring time show.
AOE Seminars ................................ .''i f . 33
The attendees raved about the quality of educat i o~al
sessions offered at the Amusement Operators
Expo'81. Her~'s a ..rundown of the seminars and a
look at"so.me of
people in attendance.
ine
Tokyo Huddle on 'The Copying War' ... .. .... . .... . 42
Japanese, American, and European games makers
recently hel9 a conference to work on the problem
of infringement on original games. They vowed to
pursue inter!)ati_onal action against program privacy,
as this dispatch tells.
From the Editor ................... .. ............... 4
,o Mailbox r. . . . . . . . . . . . ............. .. .......... ... . 7
Coin man ..................... -.... ... ........ .. .... 8
Equipm~nt Poll ....• : ............................. 14
News ......................................... 36-51
International · Datelines ............................ 50
T echniccil Topics .................................. 52 ~
·Frank's Cranks ...... ~ " .......... . .................. 56
Music Programming .. ~ ............................. 58
Critic's Eorner .................................... 60
New Products .................................... 63
Classified Advertising ............................ :66
News Briefs ...................................... 68
COVER . courtesy of Electronic Experie€tce . ~j/Y
amusement centers.
ir, .
European Office: PLAY METER
Promotions, '' Harescombe "
Watford Road, Northwood Middx.
England, Northwood 29244.
PLAY METER, June 1, 1981
3
June 1, 1981
••••••••••••••••••••••
Staff
Publisher and Editor :
Ra lph C. Lally II
Editorial D irector :
David Pierson
Managing Editor:
Ra y E. Till ey
Administrative Assistant :
Valerie Cognevich
Art D irector:
Ka tey Schwark
Circu lation Manager:
Re nee' C. Pierson
Techn ica l W r it ers:
lac O liver
Rand y Fromm
Ji m Calore
Fran k Seninsky
Corresponde nts :
Roger C. 'Shar pe
Patri ck M-atthews
Dick Wel u
Irving Blackman
M ar C laire Blakeman
Tony Licata
Steve Kirk
Cla ssified Advertising:
alerie Cognevich
Advertising M anager:
David Pierson
European Repr esentative:
Esma y Leslie
PLAY METER , Ju ne 1, 1981.
Volume 7, o.10. Copyright1981 by
Skybird Publi sh ing Company. PLAY
METER (ISS
0162-1343) is pub-
lished twice monthl y on the 1st and
15th of the month. Publishing
offi ces : 320 O l d Ha mmond
Highwa y, Meta irie , La. 70005 ;
Mailing address- P.O . Box 24170,
New Or leans 70184. Tel. 504/838-
8025 . Subscription rates: U. S. and
Canada-$25 ; Europe and Japan-
$45 ; else where- $50 . M ultiple-
subscripti on orders : 2-9, $20 each;
10-24, $17 each ; 25 or more, $15
each. Ad verti sing ra tes available on
request. No part of this magazine
may be reprodu ced wi thout
expressed perm ission. The editors
are not respons ible for unsolicited
manuscripts. Second-class postage
paid at Springfield, Mass 01101 and
additional mailing offices.
Postmaster: Send Form 3579 to PLAY
METER, P.O . Bo x 24170, New
Orleans, La . 70184
, ~tAY
IIIII
••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
Arcade Operators Survey .......................... 21
Th,e rey~nue int,a~e of arcades today and the playing
level is examined in this concluding portion of
results from PLAY METER'S first-ever arcade
operators survey.
AOE: The Operators Show ......................... 23
After the first run of the New Orleans show last year,
some exhibitors were dubious about its pull in
turnout. After the showing at AOE'81, the responses
were that it was a 'phenomenal' success. Here's a
report of the people, the firms, and the equipment
at this year's spring time show.
AOE Seminars ................................ .''i f . 33
The attendees raved about the quality of educat i o~al
sessions offered at the Amusement Operators
Expo'81. Her~'s a ..rundown of the seminars and a
look at"so.me of
people in attendance.
ine
Tokyo Huddle on 'The Copying War' ... .. .... . .... . 42
Japanese, American, and European games makers
recently hel9 a conference to work on the problem
of infringement on original games. They vowed to
pursue inter!)ati_onal action against program privacy,
as this dispatch tells.
From the Editor ................... .. ............... 4
,o Mailbox r. . . . . . . . . . . . ............. .. .......... ... . 7
Coin man ..................... -.... ... ........ .. .... 8
Equipm~nt Poll ....• : ............................. 14
News ......................................... 36-51
International · Datelines ............................ 50
T echniccil Topics .................................. 52 ~
·Frank's Cranks ...... ~ " .......... . .................. 56
Music Programming .. ~ ............................. 58
Critic's Eorner .................................... 60
New Products .................................... 63
Classified Advertising ............................ :66
News Briefs ...................................... 68
COVER . courtesy of Electronic Experie€tce . ~j/Y
amusement centers.
ir, .
European Office: PLAY METER
Promotions, '' Harescombe "
Watford Road, Northwood Middx.
England, Northwood 29244.
PLAY METER, June 1, 1981
3
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