Star Tech Journal

January 1994
"'krAR TECH JoURNAL
1993 YEAR
IN REVIEW:
FAULTY EQUIPMENT
JOB SECURITY
In 1993 it seemed like every game we received the last 12 months had a problem right off the bat. ..
The following is a list and brief description of the equipment that came in faulty or failed within a week.
Ah, 1993 -the year of servicing!
WHEEL'EMIN
Came in with lamps that
wouldn't light and the game
wouldn't come up. After we
changed the light fixtures, trans-
former, power supply, driver
board and CPU ... it was later dis-
covered that the one we received
was built for the overseas market
and was wired for 220Vac.
Within a month we went through
3 more power supplies. Made in
America sure means something,
doesn't it.
HUNGRY HUNGRY HIPPOS
This game ended up starving to
death because it came in with a
bad blower motor and was not
strong enough to blow the balls
up to the playfield. If a few balls
managed to make it up, the sen-
sors wouldn't read them being
eaten.
JURASSIC PARK
The dino assembly not only eats
the balls but also jaw coils, and
the gears and motors that control
the assembly ... at least until Data
East updated the assembly.
BOTSS
Couldn't battle for the solar sys-
tem with a bad CPU.
VIRTUA RACING DELUXE
This game drove into our place
with a bad Audio Board.
BIG BERTHA
Bertha wouldn't get big with bad
power supply boards and ball
gate motors.
SUZUKA 8 HOURS
This one turns corners so sharp
that the wire harness breaks from
chafing. It also burns up EMI
Shields like the old Atari games.
IN THE HUNT
Not even Captain Marko Ramius
could battle this game with a bad
CPU which was replaced with
another bad CPU. Finally, the
third one was the charm but by
that time we where out of the
hunt.
BUDDY BEAR
No buddy of mine.
SIMPLE SIMON
Simon was not simple.
STAR WARS
The force was nowhere to be
found in this pinball with bad dis-
plays.
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