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Volume 11 . Number 8/May 1. 1985
FEATURES
AOE '85: Seminars Still the Draw ............. 20
Some were surprised by the strong operator turnout at AOE '85. But the
reason was simple. Operators were eager to attend AOE seminars. A
report on AOE '85 seminars.
Coin-Op's Creative Crisis: .................... 29
The first of a three-part interview with industry veteran Steve Kirk on why
the industry's games are suffering in creativity and what has to be done to
make future games more exciting to players.
DEPARTMENTS
5 Up Front
7 Letters to the Editor
9 News
42 Frank's Cranks
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Critic's Comer
New Products
Aids to the Trade
Classified
Cover Illustration by Margret VIncent. Focus on coin·op creativity. the only way to
excite players once again.