Play Meter

PLZZLES
By
Dill
Orohaugh
Coin-op firsts
What was the first coin-op video game? Do I hear the
chorus of voices saying Pong? Nope . Wasn't even the first
game to come from Nolan Bushnell.
The fact that many of you did answer Pong shows you
that what you think was the first this or that may not be-
which leads to this less-than-famous firsts quiz.
6. Bally's Eve! Knievel has gotten the reputation as the
first electronic pin. Which was really the first?
7. Taito's recent video, Jungle King, wasn't the first coin-
op game with that name . Which one was first?
8. Gottlieb's James Bond wasn't the first pin to be based
on time. Which pin used time first?
I. OK, what was the first coin-op video game?
2. Baffle Ball, produced by David Gottlieb in 1931 , is
considered the first pinball game . It was the first
successful pinball. Which was the first, and when was
it patented?
3. Stern's Free Fall pin wasn't the first with that name .
Which company produced the first and in what year?
4. Gottlieb's Black Hole wasn't the first coin-op game to
use that name . Which company produced the first?
9. Which was the first pin whose name started with an X?
10. Which was the first pin made by Bally?
II. Flash (Williams 1979) wasn't the first game to launch
the ball across the playfield . Which game used that
device first?
12. Name two pins that preceded Bally's 1979 Play boy .
13 . What pin was the first to use a thumper bumper?
14. Which was the first bingo pinball machine?
5. Humpty Dumpty (Gottlieb 1947) is considered the
first flipper game . Technically, it wasn't. Which was?
15 . What was the first four-player pin?
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• What magazine conducted the most comprehensive survey ever•
undertaken by a publication in the coin-op industry?
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• Who gives you the latest news on legislation affecting your business?
• Where did you read about software systems for the operator?
• Who goes on the line every month with its equipment evaluations?
LAY
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PLAY METER. December 15, 1982