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think tha t you are making money with
yo u r s ix. eight. or whatever for a do llar,
wait for 12 mo nths and try to figure out
wh ere in the wo rld yo u are going to raise
$45,000 to $90,000 fo r replacing obsolete
eq uipment.
My m ost successful arcad es today are
run o n quarters o r fo ur for a d o llar. I
c herish the d ay when the token fad is
o bsolete.
Cheryl L. McCown
Charlie's Recreation &
Vending Inc.
Eugene, Ore.
[Ed. No re: The problem isn 'r r oken.~ bur
ra rh er rh e misuse of rokens. Operarors
should be aware that in token wars, the
only casualties are the operarors.]
Open letter
Mr. Manufacturer:
Our industry has grown to tremendous
proportion during the las t num ber of
years. and there are many arcade operat ors
and ro ute people. each, with tho usands of
machines.
Our cash con trol systems. 1 assu me. are
adequate- wi t h one small Oaw.
An operator with 40 arcades. running
thousands of miles away from hi s home
office. must rely on his rna nager or a tt en-
SUMMER SALE
USED EQUIPMENT
All reconditioned-unbelievable prices while they last.
ATARI
Asteroids .....................
Asteroids Deluxe . . ... . .... . ...
Asteroids Deluxe Cabaret .......
Battle Zone .. . ....... . ........
Missile Command ........... . ..
Missile Command Cabaret ......
Battle Zone Cabaret ...........
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
595
595
495
495
745
695
495
GREMUN
Elim inator .... . ...... . ....... . . $
Space Fury ..... . .. . . .. ........ $
Astra Fighter . ..... . . . ........ . $
Space Odyssey . . . ......... . ... $
950
945
645
945
CINEMATI\ONICS
Vanguard . . ......... . .... . .... $ 795
Armor Attack ...... . ......... . . $ 395
Star Castle ..... . .... . ..... . ... $ 445
CENTUI\1
Route 16 . . ... ... ... . ...• . .... $695
EXIDY
Venture .. . ... . ....... . . . .. . ... $ 895
MIDWAY
Space Invaders . . ... . ...... . ... $ 250
Space Invaders Deluxe .. ....... $ 345
TAITO
Polaris ..... . ........... . .... . . $ 695
Qtx ..... . .................... $1095
Space Invaders Trim Line .... . .. $ 300
Colony 7 ............ . ... . .... $ 645
STERN
Berzerk .. . . . ....... . ..... .. . . . $ 895
Super Cobra . . .. .. ..... . ...... $ 695
Scramble ..................... $ 850
UNIVERSAL
Cosmic Avenger .. . .... . ....... $ 790
Zero Hour .. . ....... . .. . ....... $ 345
SIT DOWN GAMES
TAITO
Star V .. ... ........ . .. . . . ..... $1395
GREMLIN
Space Tacrics ........ .
. .. $1195
PINS-USED RECONDITIONED
GOTTLIED
Volcano w fki t .. . . . .. . .. . . . .... $ 795
Black Hole ............. .. ..... $1 050
Haunted House ........... . .... $1495
NEW EQUIPMENT
ATARI
Space Duel ( cockta il) . . . ... $1595
Space Due l ( upright) ...... . $1695
GOTTLIED
Reacror . . ..... . . . .... . . . .. $2095
Devil 's Dare ............... $1795
TAITO
Elecrric Yo-Yo ....... . . . .... $1695
Kram ..... . . . ........ . .. . . $1695
Wild Weste rn ............ . . $2145
IVI 1e MONDIAL
INTERNATIONAL
CORPORATION
SHOWROOMS & W AAEHOUSE
PARTS & SERVICE
55 Fadem Road • Springfield. NJ 07081 • Tel. ( 201 ) 467-9 700
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dant to fill out his collection sheets and / or
meter readings. These meter readings are
q uite difficu lt for us at home office to con-
tinually verify. Therefore, my sol ution is:
Why not have a small strip print-out of the
meter reading, as taken by the attendant or
manager? In this manner, I believe we will
be coming very close to a foo lproof col-
lectio n system.
I am sure it is a simple matter to install
this item at the ma n ufacturing level.
May I hear your comments?
J . Lerner
A rcade A musements Inc.
St. Laurent, Quebec
[Ed. Nore: There are two S)'Stems available
that we know about. lnternarional Tota liz-
ing Systems Inc. ar.d the Night h awk
system by Vidcom . For more information,
I TS is located at I 244 Chesnut St., Newton
Upper Falls, Mass. 02164. Telephone:
(617) 332-4400. To learn more about
Nighthawk, wrire Vidcom at 2 170 The
Alameda. San Jose. Cal. 95126. Call (408)
248- 1400. ]
'Video Invaders"
We note on page 45 of your May I, 1982
issue that you me ntio n a mid-April publi-
cation of a book ti tled "Video Invaders"
whic h refers to flak raised over coin o per-
ated machi nes. as we ll as court actio ns
.which have take n place in Ame rica.
Our Association is keen to purchase this
pub lica tion, as in Australia we suffer pro-
blems with Council objections an d regula-
tions to the ind ust ry, and we feel a book
such as this will be an asset to us for referra l
purposes.
We would be pleased if you could a dvise
us where we can obtai n a copy of "Video
Invaders" a nd also the price of the book.
We a re pleased to inform you that
Australian operators are keen readers of
Play Meter, a nd yo ur magazine is very
pop ular i n this country.
T. H obda y (Mrs.)
Secretary
National Amusement Machine
Operators Association Limited
Australia
[Ed. Note: "Video Invaders" by S teve
Bloom costs $/ / .95 in the clo th -bound
version and $5.95 in paperback. For infor-
mation, contact A reo Publishing Inc .. 2 15
Park Avenue South, New York, N.Y.
10003. ]
Some thing on your mind you want
to vent? Got a gripe? Full of praise?
Have a question? If you have
comments on the coin operated
entertainment industry, write to Play
Meter. Our "Letters to the Editor"
columns are dedicated to you, the
operator/reader.
PLAY METER, September 15, 1982
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