Play Meter
Issue: 1981 March 15 - Vol 7 Num 5 - Page 7
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widespread publication. PLAY
METER has excerpted the relevant
material.]
Liberal tilts
Not Las Vegas
Exidy joins the many other manu-
facturers who are concerned about
the 1982 site selection of the AMOA
Show and concur that Las Vegas
would not be a desirable choice. The
idea of alternating the location
between the major game manufac-
turing cities (i.e., Chicago, San
Diego, Sunnyvale) is an excellent
one, and we would support it
strongly. If that is not plausible, we
hope that every effort would be
made to keep the show in Chicago,
the unspoken "home" of the AMOA.
H .R. "Pete" Kauffman
President
Exidy, Inc.
Chicago is 'home'
Undoubtedly, Chicago is the home
of the AMOA, and although it adds
additional expense to Centuri as a
southern manufacturer, I believe
Chicago should remain the location.
The current convention site of this
show is absolutely inadequate, and I
sincerely hope that (the AMOA) will
take action to correct this long-term
problem even if it means changing
the show date to the spring season,
which is equally suitable to our
industry.
Edward D. Miller
President
Centuri, Inc.
[Editor's Note: These two letters
were both addressed to the
attention of Norman Pink, the new
president of the AMOA. In both
cases, photocopies of the letters
were made and sent to over 20 other
parties, including the trade press, for
PLAY METER, March, 1981
A recent visit to several arcades in
shopping malls and other locations
has prompted me to write this letter.
I played several machines, tilted
most of them (more than once) and
walked out.
One thing you can't do with a
video game is shake it. This is a
definite advantage for the pinball
machine, but operators are not
taking advantage of it. Instead, the
tilts get set so the least little push will
tilt the machine.
As an operator, I set my tilts very
liberal (the pendulum is above the
ring. A player won't tilt any of the
machines unless he really gets
abusive with the machine or lifts it off
the ground.
I think Williams had the right idea
when they added the "No. of tilts"
feature into their games.
With video as strong as it is, pinball
needs to utilize all of its advantages.
Let's loosen up those tilts!
F.L.
Matawan, N.J.
Late, but worth wait
[Editor's Note: We have had
numerous telephone calls and
letters from subscribers asking why
the January 15 issue was so late.
Regrettably, the issue, which went
to press on time, was beset by
numerous problems, including a
press breakdown and a faulty
printing that would have had all the
pages out of sequence. This forced a
necessary delay while the magazine
was reprinted.
We were embarrassed by the
delay and hopefully have gained
assurances and have taken pre-
cautions to insure this doesn't
happen again.]
L.S.I.
COMPONENTS
No. 10696 MOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . each $8.25
No. 10788 MOS ... . .. ... ... each $10.75
No. 11660 MOS . . . . . . . . . . . . each $10.75
PEACH STATE DISTRIBUTING CO.
1040 Boulevard, S.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30312
Phone: (404) 622-4401
Toll Free: 1-800-241-1346 (except in Ga.)
Audio Visual Amusements
Offering the finest new
and used equipment.
REPRESENTING LEADING FACTORIES
• SALES, PARTS, SERVICE •
ARCADE PLANNING SPECIALISTS
Over 50 beautifully reconditioned
solid state pinballs available
YOU'VE TRIED THE REST, NOW TRY THE BEST
WE'RE EAGER TO SERVE
1809 Olive Street
St. Louis, Missouri 63103
(314)421-5100
For further information, call Pete Entringer (collect)
7
widespread publication. PLAY
METER has excerpted the relevant
material.]
Liberal tilts
Not Las Vegas
Exidy joins the many other manu-
facturers who are concerned about
the 1982 site selection of the AMOA
Show and concur that Las Vegas
would not be a desirable choice. The
idea of alternating the location
between the major game manufac-
turing cities (i.e., Chicago, San
Diego, Sunnyvale) is an excellent
one, and we would support it
strongly. If that is not plausible, we
hope that every effort would be
made to keep the show in Chicago,
the unspoken "home" of the AMOA.
H .R. "Pete" Kauffman
President
Exidy, Inc.
Chicago is 'home'
Undoubtedly, Chicago is the home
of the AMOA, and although it adds
additional expense to Centuri as a
southern manufacturer, I believe
Chicago should remain the location.
The current convention site of this
show is absolutely inadequate, and I
sincerely hope that (the AMOA) will
take action to correct this long-term
problem even if it means changing
the show date to the spring season,
which is equally suitable to our
industry.
Edward D. Miller
President
Centuri, Inc.
[Editor's Note: These two letters
were both addressed to the
attention of Norman Pink, the new
president of the AMOA. In both
cases, photocopies of the letters
were made and sent to over 20 other
parties, including the trade press, for
PLAY METER, March, 1981
A recent visit to several arcades in
shopping malls and other locations
has prompted me to write this letter.
I played several machines, tilted
most of them (more than once) and
walked out.
One thing you can't do with a
video game is shake it. This is a
definite advantage for the pinball
machine, but operators are not
taking advantage of it. Instead, the
tilts get set so the least little push will
tilt the machine.
As an operator, I set my tilts very
liberal (the pendulum is above the
ring. A player won't tilt any of the
machines unless he really gets
abusive with the machine or lifts it off
the ground.
I think Williams had the right idea
when they added the "No. of tilts"
feature into their games.
With video as strong as it is, pinball
needs to utilize all of its advantages.
Let's loosen up those tilts!
F.L.
Matawan, N.J.
Late, but worth wait
[Editor's Note: We have had
numerous telephone calls and
letters from subscribers asking why
the January 15 issue was so late.
Regrettably, the issue, which went
to press on time, was beset by
numerous problems, including a
press breakdown and a faulty
printing that would have had all the
pages out of sequence. This forced a
necessary delay while the magazine
was reprinted.
We were embarrassed by the
delay and hopefully have gained
assurances and have taken pre-
cautions to insure this doesn't
happen again.]
L.S.I.
COMPONENTS
No. 10696 MOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . each $8.25
No. 10788 MOS ... . .. ... ... each $10.75
No. 11660 MOS . . . . . . . . . . . . each $10.75
PEACH STATE DISTRIBUTING CO.
1040 Boulevard, S.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30312
Phone: (404) 622-4401
Toll Free: 1-800-241-1346 (except in Ga.)
Audio Visual Amusements
Offering the finest new
and used equipment.
REPRESENTING LEADING FACTORIES
• SALES, PARTS, SERVICE •
ARCADE PLANNING SPECIALISTS
Over 50 beautifully reconditioned
solid state pinballs available
YOU'VE TRIED THE REST, NOW TRY THE BEST
WE'RE EAGER TO SERVE
1809 Olive Street
St. Louis, Missouri 63103
(314)421-5100
For further information, call Pete Entringer (collect)
7
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