Play Meter

"ower our ‘customers’ cost‘ofbisiness by providing reusable hardware for many different games. @@ Peter Betti H. Betti Industries who are not smart are operators because they don’t know of any other way of making a living. It is a very stupid business. We buy equipment for $10,000 today and two years later the machines are worth $500.” “There are no 10s. The take is down over the winter (a harsh winter), From Deltronic Labs, the Industry Leader in Ticket Dispensers This is concerning Bonnie Theard’s “Up Front” column in the Feb. 1997 issue. I tend to agree with most of what was said, except for the part about Ms. Pac-Man. | think that the big reason Ms. Pac-Man was a mega hit and is still showing up on the charts is something that the game manufacturers have overlooked for years. Females as well as males play this game. Also both sexes enjoy Centipede, FOUR NEW FEATURES Improves serviceability & reduces maintenance. ¢ "Quick Release" face plate Bottom METAL ticket guide Foolproof braking system Optical sensor dust cover Upgrade kits available The Electronic Ticket Eater® Tetris, Shoot to Win, and a few others. I The fast & easy way to accurately count and destroy redemption tickets. . . PLUS, print Winner's Receipts! e Faster than 13 tickets per second e Extra large, movable 4-digit display e Prints receipts in one easy step e NEW Key Pad for easy programming For FREE brochure or to order, call (215) 997-5966 or FAX (215) 997-9506 [= Daixelal(e Labs, inc. 120 Liberty Lane, Chalfont, PA PLAY METER Ms. Pac-Man’'s Appeal The "Quick Release" Ticket Dispenser ¢ ¢ e e which caused a slowdown vs. the aver- don’t believe one in a hundred girls will play Gung Fu or as | refer to them, kick-’em-in-the-groin games. When you have twice as many players willing to play you should make a lot more money. A couple of years ago one manufacturer brought on board an all female design team to design games females would play. They missed the whole point! No boys would be caught dead playing a cutsie girl game. So again, they have limited the player appeal. Maybe someone will see the light and bring out more games acceptable to both sexes and everybody will be happy. R.A. O’Kane Monterey, CA 18914 14 JUNE 1997