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Change-a-mole?
robot in position in order to fire.
A player can bump his opponent's robot out of posi-
tion or even fire at the robot. A direct hit on the robot's
target sensor will send it spinning across the arena
complete with explosion sound. Scores for hits on the
alien corner posts are recorded by separate digital
displays on the player console.
The game is available in two versions, the larger having
two 4-foot robots with an 8-by-8-foot playing area, lighted
target corner posts, and remote consoles.
The smaller game is a 4-by-4-foot elevated playing
surface containing two robots scaled down to size
accordingly and is enclosed in clear Lexan for protection.
The Whac -A -Mole has become a popular arcade game in
a variety of locations, according to its marketer, Bob's
Space Racers, of Daytona Beach, Florida.
Each player is confronted with a board containing five
mole holes. After money is deposited, the moles begin
popping "out of their holes at random . Players strive for
high scores by hammering the moles on the head before
they can pop back into their holes.
The game is designed for two players to compete
simultaneously or for single players to challenge their
own scores.
The game can be custom-made to fit the theme of
many operations. The moles may be replaced with
characters including bats, sharks, monsters, snakes, or
jokers.
For further information about the Whac-A-Mole,
contact Bob's Space Racers, 427 15th Street, Daytona
Beach, Florida 32017; phone 904/ 677-0761.
Wheels with uldeo
Continental Amusement Mfg. Co., of Milan, Illinois has
recently entered the coin-op industry and announced its
line of Little Wheels one-third scale kiddie rides.
The mini cars and pickups are faithful reproductions of
their full-size originals in styling, details, color, and
fiberglass body workmanship, said the manufacturer
with facilities in O lwein, Iowa and Tempe, Arizona.
Among the Continental line of rides is Indy Car, with a
bright yellow paint job, weighing 185 pounds, and 87 )12
inches long by 35)12 inches wide and 21 )12 inches high.
All the Little Wheels are set on 25Q: coin acceptor, with
steel chassis, molded fiberglass body, and modular color
TV for the child to see the driving course of the ride. One
child can ride; and llOV power is standard.
Others in the line are: Model A Flame Roadster,
Corvette, Dodge Pickup, and Ford Pickup.
Coln-oo llaht swords
Robot Wars is a new coin-operated game playing on the
"Star Wars" fascination and being marketed by
Promotional Concepts, Inc., the Atlanta-based producer
of remote control robots.
The game consists of two remotely controlled robots
which can fire their Laser cannons (channel strobes) at
alien targets that are randomly controlled on the corner
posts. The object of the one- or two-player game (two
player mode is simultaneous) is to score as many kills as
possible in the allotted time of 90 seconds to 3 minutes.
Alien targets are specially lighted graphics that activate
at random, thus requiring the player to maneuver his
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PLAY METER, January 15, 1982