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Tornado Table Soccer, Inc. has
announced the production of its
Survivor model of coin-operated
table soccer games.
"This unique soccer machine
offers many unique features never
seen before by this industry," said Ed
McCloud, president of Tornado,
"Our ball trap, which rotates 180
degrees, assures the operator pro-
tection by dispensing only nine balls."
Elimination of needless ball ramps,
elimination of glass on the playfield,
and the quality wood used in the
durable cabinet construction make
down time and replacement parts "a
thing of the past ," said Tornado
product literature.
"A durable soccer machine which
stands on the operator's route with
minute maintenance is now avail-
able," said McCloud . "Survivor truly
stands on its own merit."
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Stern Electronics , Inc. announced
production of its latest video game,
Jungler , licensed from Konami
Industry of Japan. Scheduled for
production by February 1, the solid-
state game of jungle survival features
slithering serpents in its colorful
backglass and video screen display .
Jungler, a game for one or two
players, challenges the player to nav-
igate his serpent through a maze,
avoiding attack by enemy serpents,
and steering clear of dead-end maze
traps.
Object of the game is to complete
a series of challenging mazes by elim-
inating all enemy serpents. The
player defends himself from enemy
serpents by shooting off their body
segments from behind, or by elimin-
ating them in a head-on attack.
A special bonus feature awards
player 500 points for a direct shot to
the head of an enemy serpent after
all his body segments are eliminated.
Other innovative play/ scoring
features include:
Player using the fire button to
shoot off enemy serpents' body
segments, with 100 points awarded
for each segment shot; bonus points
are awarded when player passes his
serpent over strawberry that
appears at random in maze; play
difficulty increases upon completion
of each maze.
The player directs his serpent with
"joystick" control.
Exidy has introduced its realistic
space game, Victory, a video that
takes the player through colorful
space combat on the Battlestar, " the
most maneuverable spaceship in the
universe. "
The Battlestar is controlled to fly
in any direction , at any speed to
overcome a fierce enemy squadron.
Once they are defeated, a promotion
is awarded to the player, from Cadet
to Flier to Squadron Leader to the
highest level, Ace. With promotion
comes more powerful capabilities to
destroy more threatening enemies.
As an added danger, enemy ships
drop up to ten Paratroopers that
release deadly Quarks confined in
land bunkers. If released, Quarks
charge directly for the Battlestar. To
stop these attackers , the player has
at his aid the Doomsday Device, in
limited supply but able to destroy all
enemies seen from the Cockpit
Window , and a shield capable of pro-
tecting Battlestar for three seconds,
plus unlimited bullets or lasers.
Victory features the new high
speed color video system, producing
colorful, detailed graphics . Battery
Backup memory gives complete
accounting statistics . Software -
controlled options allow the opera-
tor to design a game for the needs of
his location. Victory also features
Vivid Speech, Complete Self-
Diagnostic Testing, and more .
PLAY METER, March 15, 1982