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mbling asteroids, spacecraft
·etds and "smart" flying saucers
e am~ng the advanced features of
e roids Deluxe, the latest genera-
- n of the Asteroids coin-op game,
- rroduced March 23 by Atari, Inc.
It is a one- or two-player version
igned to be challenging to the
ore skillful video fan while re-
aining exciting to the novice
player said Atari's announcement.
Ast~roids Deluxe uses Atari's
QuadraScan to display a video
·graphics floating above a full-color,
three-dimensional" playfield, a new
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eature that enhances the illusion of
deep space. In the familiar A'steroids
setting, the game begins with the
pla yer's spaceship positioned at
cer•er screen. Floating, tumbling
as teroids appear slowly-then
engulf the ship in a swarm of space
rocks. The pilot must maneuver to
avoid collisions and position the ship
o earn points by destroying saucers
and asteroids.
A new "shield" control, found only
on Asteroids Deluxe, enables a
player to protect the ship from
collissions or direct hits. The press of
a button "shields" the ship
temporarily. The shield must be used
sparingly, as it fades and eventually
di sintegrates. Shields are re -
energized to full strength for each
new spacecraft "life."
During the second wave of
asteroids and during each suc-
ceeding onslaught, a new "killer
satellite veers onto the playfield. A
hit on the satellite explodes it into
three smaller craft -which, when hit,
each split into two even smaller
targets . Until all segments are
destroyed, each remnant of the
satellite also chase the player's ship
with a doggedness that increases as
the player's score increases.
A new "smart saucer" feature
adds to the challenge. Both large and
small enemy saucers now shoot at
the player's ship, as well as the
asteroids. This feature eliminates the
possibility of a player lurking behind
asteroids to ambush saucers as they
appear.
PLAY METER, June 1, 1981
cnanaasln
chanaa mallar
Standard Change -Makers, Inc,
which recently announced a new line
of floor canso!~ super-capacity bill
changers holding up to 10,000
quarters , has now adapted t_he same
equipment to its 7000 ~,snes wall-
mount cabinet.
The new wall-mount Bill Changer,
Series 7001, will change up to 2,500
$1 .bills and will be available in two
cabinet styles ... one with a front-
opening, door, that can be mou~ted
to a wall or post, and the other wtth_ a
rear-opening door that can be butlt
into a wall so it can be filled or
serviced out of sight for greater
personal safety.
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The Series 7001 $1 Btl! Changer
will be especially practical for high
volume coin-operated laundries or
other locations where owners or
operators want to reduce filli~g
frequency . While this new changer ts
normally set-up to vend quarters
only, it can also be adapte~ t<: ven~ a
like number of tokens of stmtlar stze
instead.
The Series 7001 features hopper-
loading. Coins are poured direct
from the oog into one large hopper.
The· coins are then channeled down
through the machine by gentle
magnetic vibration. There are no
belts or motors to cause jams or
breakdowns . Filling is fast and
convenient.
The 7001 also features Standard
Change-Makers maximum security
cabinets built of heavy gauge steel
with two UL-approved case-
hardened steel locks .. . accurate bill
verification system .. . pattened
solenoid dispensing mechanism and
built -in bill stacker that automatically
stacks and faces bills.
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