Play Meter

Letters to
the editor • • •
warranty issue with each unit. We
request that future references to our
product reflect the above.
Mik e Mac k e
Exec u tive Vice P resi den t
Digital Controls, Inc.
Atlanta
[Ed. Note: The above writer refers
to the "New Product" item in Play
Meter, November 15, 1981.]
H igh on scoring
Longer life yet
Is pinball dead?
If the object is to make all the
money you can, then why alienate
the customer that only likes to put
his quarters in a pinball because he
doesn't like the intensity of playing a
video game?
When you have saturated the
video market, where will you turn to
make more money?
Phil Barnett
Service Manager
Sun Fun Amusements
Satellite Beach, Florida
[The dialog on pinball's fate
appeared in the January 1 issue,
with surrebuttal in the issue of
February 1. We welcome further
commentary from our reader/
operators on the viability (or the
opposite) of the game.]
Factory clarification
This letter is intended to clear up
several inaccurate statements in
your issue dated November 15, 1981,
that have only recently come to our
attention.
On page 72, an introduction article
was printed in reference to our pro-
duct Little Casino. Apparently, in
this article representatives of Shanco
International Ltd., a former distri-
butor of Little Casino, referred to
themselves as being the manufac-
turer of our product. This is a false
statement.
Little Casino is owned and manu-
factured by Digital Controls, Inc.,
Atlanta, Georgia. Further, Digital
Controls, Inc. is the sole party
responsible for warranty and service
work. This is clearly stated on the
copyright notice displayed on each
unit and on the manufacturers
PLAY METER, February 15, 1982
I am writing concerning your high
score on Crazy Climber. You
indicated the world's record on
Crazy Climber was 231,000 points
by Kim Rodoflich.
I run Fantasy Island Game Resort
in Alcoa, Tennessee and one of my
regular players has achieved 302,600
points on Crazy Climber. He com-
pleted all four buildings and half way
up the third building the second time
around. His name is Rocky
Montgomery, age 19. He has been
playing the machine everyday for the
last three months.
Please be in touch if this is a
record .
Jeff T ipton
Fan tasy Is land Game Resort
Alcoa, Te nnesse e
[ Congratultions to player Rocky on
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his high score.
D ue to the large number of
marathon high-score achievers and
tournament champions currently,
however, we are not a final authority
on record scores. Players and/or
arcade operators are advised to
contact a representative of the
manufacturers, who will be
interested in the high mark achieved
on their machines. Play Meter,
meanwhile, welcomes news ' of
individual high scoring events, with
the understanding that this maga-
zine cannot "referee" whose is the
highest score.
But we recommend that Rocky,
after three months, get some extra
sleep. He has definitely set an
awake ness record.
-ed.]
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