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NEWS
SNK becomes Romstar
SNK Electronics Corporation has
been acquired by SNK president
Takahito Yasuki and several inves-
tors .
SNK Electronics will change its
name to Romstar Incorporated
effective june 1, 1985. Romstar will
continue to service all SNK games
and accounts and provide any
assistance required.
Romstar has introduced some
new kits and is planning a dedicated
game which should be available in
the near future.
The new kits available for hori -
zontal raster monitors include Son
Son , an easy to play, two-player
cartoon game with exciting play
action, music and graphics, earns at
least $150 per week in test locations;
Great Swordsman , a sports/ fighting
game including fencing , kendo, and
Roman gladiators; and Kickstart, a
driving game featuring motorcycle
racing on a road course.
Romstar will also make available
Williams adaptable plug-in kits for
Robotron, joust, Stargate , and
Defender. These kits will contain
specia I control panel adaptors for
the wooden control panels and fea-
ture wiring harnesses which plug
into the existing hardware.
Romstar believes it is important
to be represented by a select group
of exclusive distributors who can
cover the entire market and at the
same time, maintain a profitable
price structure .
Romstar will support its distribu-
tors with good product, fair profit
margins and the best service possi-
ble, a spokesman said .
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Mark A. Serrano
Serrano named
vice president
Mark A . Serrano was elected a
vice president of Philip Morris Inc.
Serrano, who has been executive
vice president of operations for
Philip Morris, U .S.A. , largest of the
Philip Morris operating companies,
since July 1, 1984, also assumed
responsibility for the Tobacco Tech-
nology Group on April 19 of this
year.
Serano joined Philip Morris
U.S.A. in 1967 and has held various
positions since then.
Prior to joining Phillip Morris,
Serrano was with the Birdseye Divi-
sion of General Foods Corp.
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Seeburg plans new product
Shown studying blueprints for new product introduction are Seeburg
employees (from left) Orville Williams, consultant for engineering;
£d Blankenbeckler and Nick Hindman, president and executive vice
president of Seeburg respectively; Bob O'Neil, president of O'Neil
Design Ltd .; and Bob Breither, Seeburg's director of marketing.
PlAY METER. May 1 5, 1985
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