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Twice a Month Publication for the Coin Operated Entertainment Industry
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CONTENTS/
Volume 11 , Number 19/0ctober 15, 1985
FEATURES
East is East and West is East . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
The Japanese influence on the coin-op industry is undeniable. Video
games from Space Invaders and Poe-Man to current offerings can be
traced to Japanese roots. In this story, the Japanese power is examined.
Coinman Interview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
An in depth interview with outgoing AMOA president John Estridge. This
year AMOA and the performing rights societies signed o new jukebox
licensing agreement. Here Estridge explains how it affected the industry's
jukebox operators.
AMOA COVEI\AGE
Exhibitor List
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Dock to the AMOA Future •.......................... 59
Chicago, Your Kind of Town ........................ 64
Games You've Got to See! ......................... 82
Seminars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Question: What to you hope to see at AMOA? ....... 88
DEPARTMENTS
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Up Front
Letters to the Editor
News
Equipment Poll
Tax Tips
Missing Children's Poster
Cover: Designed by Margret Vincent.
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Fronk's Cranks
Technical Topics
New Products
Aids to the Trade
Classified
Last Word