Play Meter
Issue: 1983 May 01 - Vol 9 Num 8 - Page 11
Letters to
the editor • • •
·=
Pre-release testing
fter the large turn ut a t the
'ovember · 2 MOA . I think e era!
point were voiced by operator and
distributor alike .
I. olongcraredi tribut or willing
to take untc ted. unproven game
hoping to "dump" them on un u -
pccting opcrat r .
2. o longer arc o pera t rs going to
buy unte ted and unpro en game a nd .
hope they retrieve their in e tm en t
and turn a profit.
3. Di tributor and operator alike
arc not going t ab orb thee ntinuou
glut of new games being "pumped" on
the market.
4. A more dependable method of
pre-release testing must come into
being immediately.
Being a n w manufacturer o n th e
scene. we at Photar lndu trie have
sent out (on a con igned ba i ) to cer-
tain conven tiona l di tributor our
products for pre-relea c tc tin g. We
have made numerou modification to
our fir t relca e (Megado n) baed on
rc pen e b di tributor . perators.
and player . . ure thi meth d mean
we a manufacturer are deJa ed in
getting a fini hed product on th e mar-
ket. Howe er. we feel that utili7ing thi
method means the operator e nd up
with a viable product that will make
him mone .
bviou ly . . elling one game
( fe[?adon) will not keep us in bu i-
nes ·. Building confidence in the opera-
tor ·' minds th a t Photarproducts make
him money i of the utm st impor-
tance to u . We value hi con tinued
confidence in our product and will
trive to keep him (or her) a a val ued
cu tomer. rather than throw ou t one
unproven game after a noth er.
PlAY METER. May 1, 1980
Interchangea ble game will become
more of a norm . Operator ha e
reac hed th eir limit . ha ing "dead
game " · itting a round u ele I or
tored . lne pen ive conver ion will
n w become more commonplace.
Hopefull . we all (manufactu rer ,
di tributor . and opera tor ) ca n reach
a happ medium that will be mutuall
profitable.
Chuck Ryan
Marketing Director
Photar Indu tries Inc.
Palm Ba y, Florida
Reply to a reply
ot urpri ingl , Loui Boa berg'
Letter ( Play M erer. March 15, 19 3, p.
13) mi ed the point of m cri tici m
(Play M e rer,
ece mber 15. 19 2. p.
14). I had expre ed confu ion a bou t
the fac t that at the time he v rote hi
editoria l ( ugutl5.19 2.p.) tating
that warehou e were bur ting at the
ea rn , that ad erti ed game price in
Play Merer were ra th er high . Of
Audio Visual
Amusements
Offering the finest
new and used
equipment
REPRESENTING LEADING FACTORIES
• SALES , PARTS , SERVICE •
ARCADE PLANNING
SPECIALISTS
Every new and used video
in stock at all times
YOU'VE TRIED THE REST,
NOW TRY THE BEST
WE'RE EAGER TO SERVE
1809 O li e Street
St . Louis,Misso uri 63103
(314) 421-5100
For fur th er infor mati o n , ca ll Pet
( co lie ct )
Entringer
11
the editor • • •
·=
Pre-release testing
fter the large turn ut a t the
'ovember · 2 MOA . I think e era!
point were voiced by operator and
distributor alike .
I. olongcraredi tribut or willing
to take untc ted. unproven game
hoping to "dump" them on un u -
pccting opcrat r .
2. o longer arc o pera t rs going to
buy unte ted and unpro en game a nd .
hope they retrieve their in e tm en t
and turn a profit.
3. Di tributor and operator alike
arc not going t ab orb thee ntinuou
glut of new games being "pumped" on
the market.
4. A more dependable method of
pre-release testing must come into
being immediately.
Being a n w manufacturer o n th e
scene. we at Photar lndu trie have
sent out (on a con igned ba i ) to cer-
tain conven tiona l di tributor our
products for pre-relea c tc tin g. We
have made numerou modification to
our fir t relca e (Megado n) baed on
rc pen e b di tributor . perators.
and player . . ure thi meth d mean
we a manufacturer are deJa ed in
getting a fini hed product on th e mar-
ket. Howe er. we feel that utili7ing thi
method means the operator e nd up
with a viable product that will make
him mone .
bviou ly . . elling one game
( fe[?adon) will not keep us in bu i-
nes ·. Building confidence in the opera-
tor ·' minds th a t Photarproducts make
him money i of the utm st impor-
tance to u . We value hi con tinued
confidence in our product and will
trive to keep him (or her) a a val ued
cu tomer. rather than throw ou t one
unproven game after a noth er.
PlAY METER. May 1, 1980
Interchangea ble game will become
more of a norm . Operator ha e
reac hed th eir limit . ha ing "dead
game " · itting a round u ele I or
tored . lne pen ive conver ion will
n w become more commonplace.
Hopefull . we all (manufactu rer ,
di tributor . and opera tor ) ca n reach
a happ medium that will be mutuall
profitable.
Chuck Ryan
Marketing Director
Photar Indu tries Inc.
Palm Ba y, Florida
Reply to a reply
ot urpri ingl , Loui Boa berg'
Letter ( Play M erer. March 15, 19 3, p.
13) mi ed the point of m cri tici m
(Play M e rer,
ece mber 15. 19 2. p.
14). I had expre ed confu ion a bou t
the fac t that at the time he v rote hi
editoria l ( ugutl5.19 2.p.) tating
that warehou e were bur ting at the
ea rn , that ad erti ed game price in
Play Merer were ra th er high . Of
Audio Visual
Amusements
Offering the finest
new and used
equipment
REPRESENTING LEADING FACTORIES
• SALES , PARTS , SERVICE •
ARCADE PLANNING
SPECIALISTS
Every new and used video
in stock at all times
YOU'VE TRIED THE REST,
NOW TRY THE BEST
WE'RE EAGER TO SERVE
1809 O li e Street
St . Louis,Misso uri 63103
(314) 421-5100
For fur th er infor mati o n , ca ll Pet
( co lie ct )
Entringer
11
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