Play Meter

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Twice a Month Publication for the Coin Operated Entertainment Industry
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Member Business Publications Audit
CONTENTS/volume
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11, Number 10/June 1,1985
FEATURES
Operators Are Buying Agaln ... Dut Very Smartly . . . . . . . 9
An informal poll of operators nationwide shows that operators are once
again re-investing in coin-op amusement equipment. But still
remembering the sting of the video game bust, they are buying more
wisely than in times past.
Spring Buyers' Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
A complete list of current introductions of new coin-op amusement
equipment, including short descriptions of the games.
Coln-Op's Creative Crisis
.......................... 51
In the final installment of his special three-part interview, Steve Kirk
explains the advantages of this industry giving credit to the game
designers.
The True Cost of a Dank Loan ....................... 57
Operators may think they're the only ones who know games, but bankers
play a few games of their own, and it's advantageous for operators to
realize them ahead of time.
DEPARTMENTS
6 Up Front
7 News Briefs
36 National Play Meter
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63
Technical Topics
Classified Advertising
Cover: Why, you might ask, is a unicom featured on the cover of Play
Meter's "Spring Buyers' Guide"? The answer, of course, is "Why not?"
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