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- ---------~ - NEWS BULLETIN ..What What do do you you think think of of when when you you think think of of Super Super Bowl Bowl XXII? XXII? The The Saints, Saints, the the 49ers, 49ers, the the Oilers, the the Browns, Browns, the the Broncos, Broncos, Rowe? Rowe? Rowe? Rowe? Yes, Yes, II said said Rowe. Rowe. During During half-time, half-time, there there will will Oilers, be aa 25-foot 25-foot replica replica of of Rowe's Rowe's R-92 R-92 jukebox jukebox strategically strategically located located on on the the 50-yard 50-yard line line during during be musical extravaganza extravaganza featuring featuring Chubby Chubby Checker Checker and and the the Radio Radio City City Music Music Hall Hall Rockettes! Rockettes! Visible Visible aa musical to the the 140 140 million million TV 1V viewers, viewers, this this jukebox jukebox will will serve serve toto remind remind everyone everyone that that the the jukebox jukebox to vital part part of of our our way way ofoflife. life. This This year year isis the the 100th 1OOth anniversary anniversary of of the the jukebox jukebox and, and, hopefully, hopefully, isis aa vital the announcers announcers will will acknowledge acknowledge it. it. "This ''This isis an an opportunity opportunity for for the the entire entire jukebox jukebox industry," industry," the noted Rowe's Rowe's Jerry Jerry Marcus. Marcus. "It's "It's aa chance chance for for the the industry industry to to enhance enhance its its image. image. Everyone Everyone involved involved noted at every every level level should should be be tickled tickled toto death death by by this." this." at Many Rowe Rowe distributors distributors are are going going to to sponsor sponsor Super Super Bowl Bowl parties parties where where operators operators will will get get aa Many chance to to win win aa Rowe Rowe R-92 R-92 phonograph. phonograph. Call Call your your local local Rowe Rowe distributor distributor to to find find out out how how you you chance ca.n participate. partiapate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . can ..Technos Technos Japan Japan announced announced the the opening opening of of aa U.S. U.S. office office called called American American Technos. Technos. The The company company has developed developed such such hits hits as as Double Double Dragon Dragon and and Karate Karate Champ Champ which which itit licensed licensed to to Taito Taito and and has Data East East respectively. respectively. Keiichi Keiichi (Ken) (Ken) Iwamoto, Iwamoto, who who was was the the president president of of Data Data East East U.S.A. U.S.A when when Data opened inin the the U.S., U.S., will will be be the the president president of of American American Technos. Technos. Aldo Aldo Donnaloia, Donnaloia, who who was was itit opened hired by by Mr. Mr. Iwamoto Iwamoto at at Data Data East, East, will will become become the the vice vice president president of of sales sales and and marketing. marketing. hired Donnaloia was was most most recently recently with with Capcom Capcom and and also also worked worked previously previously at at Nichibutsu Nichibutsu and and Universal. Universal. Donnaloia Donnaloia said said that that the the company company intends intends to to continue continue to to license license its its games games to to other other companies companies Donnaloia until there there isis an an upturn upturn in in the the market. market. "We "We feel feel that that having having an an office office in in the the U.S. U.S. will will enable enable until the company company to to understand understand the the American American market market and and therefore therefore develop develop games games that that will will be be geared geared the toward that that market. market. Mr. Mr. Iwamoto Iwamoto feels feels that that right right now now there there are are too too many many games games and and too too many many toward manufacturers and and not not enough enough dollars dollars for for operators operators to to spend. spend. Therefore, Therefore, our our goal goal isis to to help help manufacturers existing manufacturers manufacturers with with top top product." product." The The company's company's new new address address isis 10101 10101 Parlett Parlett Place, Place, existing Cupertino, Calif. Calif. 95014. 95014. The The phone phone number number isis (408)446-3191. (408)446-3191. . Cupertino, ..To To fill fill the the position position at at Capcom Capcom vacated vacated by by Aldo Aldo Donnaloia, Donnaloia, Capcom Capcom has has hired hired Brian Brian Duke, Duke, formerly with with Nintendo. Nintendo. Duke Duke worked worked with with Capcom's Capcom's sales sales manager manager Bill Bill Cravens Cravens at at several several formerly companies including including Universal Universal and and Nintendo. Nintendo. Duke Duke said said he he enjoyed enjoyed working working with with the the people people at at companies Nintendo but but this this was was aa chance chance for for aa little little less less travel. travel. "The ''The position position atat Nintendo Nintendo required required aa Nintendo lot of of traveling traveling and and II know know they they couldn't couldn't change change that that for for me. me. This This position position at at Capcom Capcom will will lot enable me me to to spend spend aa little little more more time time at at home," home," he he said. said. enable In addition addition to to Duke, Duke, Capcom Capcom has has hired hired Paul Paul Weiderander Weiderander and and Pat Pat Walton. Walton . In PIAY METE METER/January 1988 44 PLAY R/January 1988