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-1988 YEAR YEAR END END INDEX INDEX-------------1988 (NJ) Grayhound Grayhound expands expands operations operations (NJ) .. .. . 10-88,pp.5 I 10-88,pp.51 10-88,pp.5 1 10-88,pp.51 10-88, pp .52 10-88,pp.52 Tool Deutsche Wurlitzer Wurlitzer buys buys Rayco Rayco Tool Deutsche 11 -88, pp .33 11-88,pp.33 Happ Controls Controls moves moves to to larger larger facilities facilities Happ Snyder and and Associates Associates appoints appoints Prowler Prowler ... ... . . . Snyder area Ha rris relocates relocates to to Chicago Chicago area Harris Steve Harris Harris and and bride bride . Steve kids . Frank Bundra's Bundra"s kids Frank The Preppie Preppie President President The There·s Snow Snow in in Texas Texas . . . . . There's bought by by U.K. U .K. group group . Arcadia systems systems bought Arcadia Bauman, Mayhew join Very fine Bauman, Mayhew join Veryfine Juice Juice team team Man searching searching for for lost lost coin-op coin-op father father .. . Man Kiddie Rides Rides Kiddie Ride Dynamics Dynamics names names distributors distributors Ride with kiddie kiddie rides rides Aussies successful successful with Aussies Leagues & & Tournaments Tournaments Leagues Team Dart Dart III Ill is is announced announced Team Dynamo sponsors Air Hockey Hockey Nationals Nationals Dynamo sponsors Air World Series Series of of Darts Darts . .. World Thanks on on aa job well done done . . Thanks job well 10-88,pp.52 10-88,pp.52 11-88, pp .33 11-88,pp.33 11-88 ,pp.36 1-88,pp.36 11 -88, pp.38 11-88,pp.38 11-88, pp.41 11-88,pp.41 11 -88,pp.4 1 11-88,pp.41 11 -88,pp.56 11-88,pp.56 11-88,pp . 78 11-88,pp.78 12-88,pp.32 12-88,pp.32 12-88,pp .37 12-88,pp.37 12-88, pp.37 12-88,pp.37 6-88,pp.32 6-88,pp.32 7-88,pp.50 7-88,pp.50 12-87 ,pp.42 12-87,pp.42 12-87 ,pp.44 12-87,pp.44 12-87 ,pp.45 45 12-87,pp. 12-87 ,pp . 12 12-87,pp.12 1-88,pp .33 1-88,pp.33 Me rit dart dart series series continues continues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Merit ICMOA sets sets pool pool & & dart dart tournament tournament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-88,pp.34 1-88, pp .34 ICMOA AMOA/ NOA starts starts dart dart magazine magazi ne AMOA/NDA Arachnid dart dart challenge chal lenge continues Arachnid continues Merit dart dart series series comes comes to to Philly Philly Merit Badger state state cricket cricket shoot shoot Badger Fame City C ity hosts hosts Air Air Hockey Hockey event event . Fame 1-88,pp .37 1-88,pp.37 1-88,pp .39 1-88,pp.39 1-88 ,pp.39 1-88,pp.39 . ... 2-88,pp.56 2-88, pp.56 . . 3-88,pp.44 3-88,pp.44 Merit games games used used in in Challenge Challe nge . . . . . . . . . . . 3-88 ,pp.48 Merit 3-88,pp.48 Bullshooter III III tour tour travels travels to to Houston Houston . 3-88,pp.53 3-88,pp.53 Bullshooter Air Hockey Hockey Challenge Challenge draws draws crowd crowd in in Waco Waco .. . 3-88,pp.54 3-88,pp.54 Air The U.S. U.S. National National Video Video Game Game Team Team... ...then the n and and now now . 3-88,pp.88 3-88 ,pp .88 The AMOA mixes politics and pinball .. 3-88,pp.94 3-88,pp.94 AMOA mixes politics and pinball Dart Tournament Tournament and and Pool Pool Tournament Tournament . . ... 4-88,pp.78 4-88 ,pp. 78 (IN) IAOMA IA OMA Dart (IN) Dally's and and Challenges Challenges host host Air Air Hockey Hockey Promotions Promotions 6-88,pp.69 6-88,pp.69 Dilly Dally's Dilly Douty wins wins 10th 10th Air Air Hockey Hockey title title . 6-88,pp.70 6-88,pp. 70 Douty OAMOA state state team team championships championships ... 6-88,pp.73 6-88 ,pp . 73 OAMOA California classic classic . .. 6-88,pp.73 6-88, pp . 73 California Oregon state state 8-ball 8-ball tournament to urnament .. . . .. 6-88,pp.74 6-88, pp .74 Oregon country pool league . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-88,pp. 74 High 6-88,pp.74 High country pool league Rocky Mountain Mountain invitational invitat iona l ... ... ... . .. 6-88,pp.74 6-88,pp. 74 Rocky Bull shooter III III regional regional continue continue . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-88,pp.75 6-88 ,pp . 75 Bullshooter U.S. team team successful successful in in Las Las Vegas Vegas 6-88,pp.75 6-88, pp .75 U.S. Missouri open open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-88,pp.76 6-88,pp. 76 Missouri . 6-88,pp.76 6-88 ,pp. 76 Great Lakes Lakes open ope n Great Colonial Classic . . .. 6-88,pp.77 6-88,pp. 77 Colonial Classic team championship championship . . . . . . . . . . . 6-88,pp.77 6-88,pp. 77 A VB/VNEA team AVB/VNEA Washington state playoffs . . . . . . . . . . 6-88.pp. 78 Washington state playoffs 6-88,pp.78 Cactus classic classic . . .. . .. 6-88,pp.78 6-88,pp. 78 Cactus Wyoming seven state tourney 6-88,pp. 78 Wyoming seven state tourney 6-88,pp.78 Canadian/ American team team invitational invitational ... 6-88,pp.79 6-88.pp. 79 Canadian/American Northern New New York York championship championship . 6-88,pp.79 6-88,pp. 79 Northern Merit series series travels travels to to France France . . 6-88,pp.80 6-88.pp.80 Merit Pop-A-Shot holds holds world world championship championship 7-88,pp.51 7-88,pp.51 Pop-A-Shot North West West Open Open 7-88.pp.53 North 7-88,pp.53 W AMO Dart Dart Tournament Tournament .. ... .. ... 7-88,pp.53 7-88,pp.53 WAMO Internationa l Team Championships of of Electronic Electronic Darting Darting . 7-88,pp.54 7-88, pp.54 International Team Championships Bullshooter III III climaxes climaxes nine nine month month tour tour . . ... 8-88,pp.52 8-88,pp.52 Bullshooter ITC makes makes itit easy easy to to run run leagues leagues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-88,pp.49 ITC 9-88,pp.49 Hanson sponsors sponsors first first off off season season dart dart tourney tourney ... 9-88,pp.62 9-88.pp.62 Hanson 1988 National National Air 10-88. pp .3 10-88,pp.3 1988 Air Hockey Hockey Championships Championships . Bullshooter IV IV dart dart tourney tourney gearing gearing up up 10-88.pp.45 Bullshooter 10-88,pp.45 Bullshooter IV IV regional regional start start in in IL IL . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-88. pp .50 Bullshooter 10-88,pp.50 Merit expands expands dart dart tournament tournament series series . 11-88.pp.31 Merit 11-88,pp.31 Series of of Darts Darts Oct Oct 22-23 22-23 12-88.pp.3 Merit World World Series Merit 12-88,pp.3 Manufacturers Manufacturers SMS promotes promotes three three... . . .. . SMS Arnold joins joins Nintendo Nintendo . Arnold Williams stops stops phone phone production production . Williams Kaufman starts sta rts new new venture venture . . . . . . . . . . . . Kaufman Introducing .. Mr. Mr. Vend Vend . . . . . . . . . Introducing Kane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paukne r leaves leaves Kane Paukner Technos Japan Japan announces announces American Ame rican Technos T echnos . . . . . . . . . Technos Ma rs restructures restructures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mars Nichibutsu expands expands Nichibutsu Mayoni merges merges with with compuvend compuvend Mayoni Arachnid names names Hinueber Hinueber . . . . . . . . . Arachnid Joe Gilbert Gilbert leaves leaves Williams Will iams . . Joe Lesley Ross Ross now now Williams Wi ll iams Sales Sales Manager Manager . . . . . . . . . Lesley 12-87,pp.39 12-87,pp.39 12-87 ,pp.40 12-87,pp.40 12-87 ,pp.40 12-87,pp.40 12-87 ,pp.40 12-87,pp.40 12-87,pp .41 12-87,pp.41 12-87 .pp.4 12-87,pp.4 1-88,pp.4 1-88,pp.4 1-88 ,pp.30 1-88,pp.30 1-88,pp.30 1-88,pp.30 1-88,pp.30 1-88,pp.30 2-88,pp.48 2-88,pp.48 . ... 3-88,pp.3 3-88,pp.3 . . . 3-88,pp.3 3-88,pp.3 . ... 3-88,pp.3 3-88,pp.3 . .. 3-88,pp.43 3-88,pp.43 . .. 3-88,pp.43 3-88,pp.43 . .. 3-88,pp.47 3-88,pp.47 . 3-88,pp.48 3-88,pp.48 .4-88,pp.8 4 -88 ,pp.8 Changing positions positions . . . . .. 4-88,pp.8 4-88,pp.8 Changing Dennis Sable Sable promoted promoted at at Leland Leland .. . . 4-88,pp.8 4-88,pp.8 Dennis Sharpe to to Williams Willia ms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-88,pp.60 4-88,pp.60 Sharpe Sega promotes promotes three three . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-88,pp.62 Sega 4-88,pp.62 Stroud promoted promoted . . . . 4-88,pp.62 4-88 ,pp.62 Stroud Ba llouz starts starts new new company, company , Fabtek Fabtek .. 6-88,pp.28 6-88 ,pp.28 Ballouz Chris Beall Beall joins joins Arachnid Arachnid . 6-88 ,pp.3 I Chris 6-88,pp.31 SNK appoints appoints Zook Zook and and Tate Tate . 6-88,pp.34 6-88,pp.34 SNK Todd Erikson Erikson working worki ng for for Fabtek Fabtek . . . . . . . . . . . ... 7-88,pp.3 7-88 ,pp.3 Todd Taito hosts hosts meeting meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-88,pp.30 Taito 7-88,pp.30 Willia ms appoints appoi nts Fedesna Fedesna and and Sharpe Sharpe . ... 7-88,pp.44 7-88,pp.44 Williams Pop-A-Shot moves moves to to new new facility facility . . . . . . . . . . ... . 7-88,pp.44 7-88,pp.44 Pop-A-Shot Bhutani head head Atari Atari sales sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 7-88,pp.44 7-88,pp.44 Bhutani Grayhou nd names names Amabile Amabile to to team team . . . 7-88,pp.46 7-88,pp.46 Grayhound Williams appoint appoint Smolucha Smolucha and and Chapa Chapa .. 7-88,pp.48 7-88,pp.48 Williams Arcadia appoints appoints Davies Davies to to new new post post . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-88,pp.48 7-88 ,pp.48 Arcadia Friedman named named to to music music group group post post .. 7-88,pp.48 7-88,pp.48 Friedman He idel promoted promoted .. ... .. . ... . . . .. . . 7-88,pp.50 7-88 ,pp.50 Heidel Petit elected elected Sega Sega president president . .. 7-88,pp.51 7-88. pp.5 I Petit Atari fun-filled fun -fi lled business business meeting meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .. 7-88,pp.66 7-88,pp.66 Atari Capcom and and Data Data East East combine combine shows shows ... . ... . .. .. 7-88,pp.68 7-88,pp.68 Capcom Mr . Nakamura Nakamura resigned resigned from from Atari Atari board board of of directors d irectors . 8-88,pp.3 Mr. 8-88,pp.3 Bally sold sold pinball pinball and and video video manufacturing manufacturing to to WMS WMS .. . 8-88,pp.3 8-88,pp .3 Bally Romstar shines shines in in Chicago Chicago . . . ... 8-88,pp.26 8-88,pp.26 Romstar Sega shows shows new new games games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-88.pp.28 Sega 8-88,pp.28 Lundquist becomes becomes Axlon Axion president president . . . . . . . . . . .. 8-88,pp.38 8-88,pp.38 Lundquist Dyna mo names names Brady Brady 8-88,pp.39 Dynamo 8-88,pp.39 U.S. Games Games expands, ex pands , Sims Sims appointed appo inted . 9-88,pp.47 U.S. 9-88,pp.47 Axion changes changes its its headquarters headquarters . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-88,pp.53 9-88,pp.53 Axlon Tecmo announces announces Leitgeb Leitgeb promotion promotion ... 9-88,pp.53 9-88,pp.53 Tecmo Acquisition complete complete . . . 9-88,pp.54 9-88 ,pp.54 Acquisition Allme opens opens in in Chicago Chicago area area . . .. . ... . . 9-88,pp.60 9-88 ,pp.60 Allme Merit & & Gamemasters Gamemasters manufacture manufacture Sooper Sooper Shooter 10-88,pp.3 Merit Shooter 10-88,pp.3 Bolger named named sales sales manager manager for for Bally Bally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-88 ,pp .39 Bolger 10-88,pp.39 The Valley Valley Co. Co. changes changes its its name name 10-88,pp.39 The 10-88,pp.39 Industry veterans veterans start start Coin Coin Concepts Concepts . . 10-88,pp.40 Industry 10-88,pp.40 Ted Bachman Bachman joins joins Vari-Tech Vari-Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-88,pp.42 Ted 10-88,pp.42 joins Arachnid Arachnid Staff Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I0-88 ,pp.46 Askvig joins Askvig 10-88,pp.46 Horan signs signs on on with with U.S. U. S. Games Games. 10-88,pp.47 Horan 10-88,pp.47 Atari debuts debuts Assault Assau lt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-88.pp.67 Atari 10-88,pp.67 Bhutani resigned resigned from from Atari Atari . . 11-88.pp.3 Bhutani 11-88,pp.3 John Dillon Dillon named named president president of of Taito Taito 11 -88.pp .3 John 11-88,pp.3 Bob Lloyd Lloyd leaving leavi ng Data Data East East . 11-88.pp.3 Bob 11-88,pp.3 Atari gives gives notice notice to to the the industry industry 11 -88,pp.3 1 Atari 11-88,pp.31 faci lity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-88,pp.36 11 -88.pp. 36 Showcase moves moves to to larger larger facility Showcase Connor joins joins Kramer Kramer . ... 11 -88.pp.36 Connor 11-88,pp.36 Putt Master Master fully fully copyrighted copy righted by by Troy Troy M M 12-88.pp.3 Putt 12-88,pp.3 12-88.pp.3 Lloyd to to stay stay at at Data Data East East . .. Lloyd 12-88,pp.3 Gremlin rebate rebate offer offer . ... 12-88. pp.3 Gremlin 12-88,pp.3 Blattspieler back back at at Bally Bally 12-88. pp.3 Blattspieler 12-88.pp.3 Bushne ll re-enters re-e nters coin-op coin-op . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bushnell Franklin promoted promoted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Franklin Nintendo promotes promotes Maniscalco Maniscalco Nintendo Data East East appoints appoints Cozad Cozad . Data Van Anda Anda to to Intermark Inte rmark . . Van Romstar moves moves . Romstar PLAY METER METER 1989 1989 DIRECTORY DIRECTORY 189 189 PLAY INDEX (NJ) Hotel Hote l issued issued slot slot tokens to ke ns for for free free play play . (NJ) Commission on the future future of of South South Carolina (SC) Commission (SC) on the Carolina (TX) "Ghost" ·'Ghost" gas gas stations statio ns to to open open (TX) z c m x