Play Meter

Letters to
the editor. • •
Ballroom, Omaha, Nebraska.
Our membership reads your
magazine faithfully in an effort to gain
insight in our industry.
Jim Garden
Midwest Amuement Ass'n., Inc.
Norfolk, Nebraska
Open letter: copies
Coin-op sorcerer?
For literally months I have been in
search of two bowling games such as
Champagne or Holiday, orginally
manufactured by Chicago Coin. I've
tried every possible source that's
come to mind and have come up with
zilch! I prefer new machines, but
used games in excellent condition will
suffice. Any leads you might conjure
up will be greatly appreciated.
Last Fall at the AMOA Show in
Chicago, Williams Electronics, Inc.
introduced its first video game
designed in-house - Defender. The
design and development of Williams'
Defender game actually started in
February of 1980 when the Williams
Engineering and Development
Center was given the task of
designing a video game with the
same player appeal, innovation, and
reliability that Williams is known for
on its pinball product line.
The result of that 10 months of
effort was a video game that had the
highest resolution of any color raster
Joseph Steutterman
Christoper's Fun World, Inc.
3351 Route 112
Medford, New York 11763
PEACH STATE DISTRIBUTING CO.
1040 Boulevard, S.E.- Atlanta, Ga. 30312
Telephone 404 - 622-4401
[Perhaps our readers can aid us in
'conjuring' ... ed.]
'Junkie' writes
I really enjoy reading your
magazine: the reviews, the
advertisements, and the electronic
pieces. As a pinball junkie, I enjoy
looking a t the new ads for the multi-
ball, multi-level machines that are
being released.
There is not one single machine
like this in the county where I live
and if there were, they would charg~
50~ for only 3 balls with tight play and
a ridiculous high score for a credit.
When will owners learn that they
CAN make more with standard
"five balls for a quarter?"
Stephen R. Craig
Fort Myers, Florida
[Ed. note: Contributor Craig's article,
"Polling the Pin Players," appeared in
Play Meter April, 1981 issue.]
Faithful in Nebraska
We are a group of music and game
operato rs -cons isting of 28
members representing portions of
five states. Each of the last 13 years
we have been promoting tourna-
ment play in our respective locations
ending an eight week competition
with the finale at Peoney Park
PLAY METER, September 15, 1981
video game- a game with audio·
visual special effects never seen
before-a game with the most
complete diagnostic system in the
industry. In addition to all these
technological innovations, Williams'
Defender game also proved to be
one of the highest-earning video
games ever put on location.
Because of the popularity of the
game, it was not unexpected that the
pirates that exist on the fringe of our
industry- the copiers and knock-off
artists-would make copying
Williams' Defender game one of their
main priorties. Copies of Williams'
Defender game started showing up
as early as January, 1981, in Europe.
The copies are virtually identical
to Williams' Defender game with
only the name of the game changed
and, occasionally, with minor
cosmetic changes to the appearance
of the game.
To protect the considerable
investment Williams has made to
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