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playfield, backglass, everything. But, from a manufacturing
standpoint, it would have been unbelievable ... perhaps
it should have been called Total Nightmare!" Faris
laughs.
Similarly, Faris produced finished backglass art for a
Batman II pinball conversion kit. He had illustrated Data
East's earlier Batman pinball ("That was an excellent situation
where Jack Nicholson, Michael Keaton and Kim Basinger
all approved my likenesses of them on the first submission")
and the company approached Warner Bros. with
a simpler game answer to their first sequel. Vendors
would have had the option of converting their existing
Batman games into Batman II, using the new backglass
and a reprogrammed microprocessor. Warners never took
to the idea, and it was scrapped.
Date East was producing licensed games at a phenomenal
rate. Faris created the art package for Steven Spielberg's
Hook pinball, though he admits "we didn't have
likeness rights on that, and I had to rely on suggestive portraits."
O'Connor was called in to interpret his old silverball
friend for Star Trek: 25th Anniversary. Having already
been rushed through work on the RoboCop pinball,
O'Connor was offered another Trek chance, this time for
the TV series - without revisions, but restrictions!
"It was very restricted for me," O'Connor admits. "The
game features a remarkable transporter effect where the
crew actually disappears before your eyes. But it's smack
in the middle of the backglass, so I was forced to paint a
border around this effect. Here I had the license of my life
and getting a second shot, but it had this big square thing
plopped in the middle!"
The game is one of O'Connor's finest works. Its black
base color provides a perfect balance for the fiery fluorescent
graphics and warm flesh tones. A spectacular depiction
of the Enterprise fills the side of the cabinet while
Romulan and Klingon ships approach from the background.
And, because of designer Joe Kaminkows insistence
on heavy illustration, the machine features bits and
pieces from several classic episodes.
Although fully licensed, O'Connor was concerned
about approvals for likenesses, particularly from William
Shatner and Leonard Nimoy. "Nimoy held
out," the artist states. "1 don't know why he held
out so long, but we had to take the chance of putting
him on there and hope he would come around
and allow his likeness to be used. It wouldn't have
been much of a product without it. Eventually, he
sent his approval and the sound department got
James Doohan to record custom speech."
SILVERBALL MASTERWORK
Paramount's most popular property was licensed
again, this time to Williams Electronics, Inc., then
The rarely seen electromechanical version of Gottlieb's
Sinbad, based on Columbia Pictures' Sinbad and the Eye of
the Tiger (1977). Only 930 were built. At the time, Columbia
was Gottlieb's parent company. Artwork by the late,
great Gordon Morison.
the world's largest pinball machine manufacturer. The
1993 release of Star Trek: The Next Generation would become
one of the company's most ambitious pinball projects
and a stunning visual achievement for its artist, Greg
Freres. The game's multiple levels of complexity are aided
by custom speech recordings by several cast members and
Jerry Goldsmith's rousing main theme. Williams composer
Dan Forden scored the rest of the game with such expertise
that his cues could be seamlessly dropped into any
given TV episode. The Steve Ritchie playfield design is
both intimidating and intriguing, featuring three-
9 GAMEROOM MARCH 2002

dimensional models of a Romulan war bird, the Einstein
shuttlecraft, a Klingon Bird-of-Prey and a huge attacking
Borg ship. It is, without question, one of the finest pinball
machines ever built.
"Steve felt the Next Generation license was crucial and
set out to create the biggest, best and brightest, most fun
pinball machine he had ever designed," Freres says. "In
this case, I started the likeness process in early pencils to
avoid the licensing people jumping on a nose that didn't
look right. I usually don't worry about capturing a likeness
in pencil sketches because I'm more worried about composition
and layout. But I pushed myself from the start."
Designer Ritchie found a kindred spirit in Freres. The
pair are gadget freaks when it comes to loading up a playfield
with three-dimensional objects, most notably the pair
of "ball launchers," which is Star Trek's preferred term to
describe guns and the looming Borg ship capable of firing
a pinball directly form its hull.
"The Borg ship was to be the centerpiece, and we were
dealing with the original cube design," says Freres. "We
got a call late in the project from Paramount who said,
"We're redesigning the Borg ship," We said, "You're kidding,
right?" Well, they weren't kidding and we were only
weeks away from a trade convention where we were going
to premiere this game. We had already worked out the intricacies
of what the Borg cube would do. Thank God we
hadn't yet ordered a mold.
"Michael Okuda,
one of the shows
artist, started faxing
us pencil sketches
indicating what the
new vessel kind of
looked like. A week
would go by and a
more refined sketch
came in, then rough
photos. It took a
month before we
had the final design,
and the sculpture
and mold were
started immediately."
Freres, proud of
his artistic achievement,
attended that
trade show, where
the awesome Next
Generation pinbaUs
lined the Williams
booth (the company
would eventually
build 11,725 of
them). It was there
the artist received
one of his most re-
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warding backhanded compliments regarding his superb
backglass art.
"The game was a terrific success," Freres notes. "After
we were all done and everyone was celebrating, someone
walked up to me and said, "1 really liked it when you guys
did artwork on the backglass; you shouldn't use these
photos."
TV OR NOT TV?
The 1997 release of Sega Pinball's The X-Files ended a two
year long wait by TV series and silverball fans. Sega had
licensed the property during the show's hottest growth
period and strict guidelines were set by X-Files creator
Chris Carter and company.
"One of the concepts that The X-Files people requested
was that it be built around specific modes that were based
on specific episodes," Dot-Matrix Display Programmer
Orin Day remembers. "The modes would basically have
speech that was only taken from that episode and used in
proper context and in the correct order. It was very unusual
that a licenser would ask about game design and
playfield layout and rules and all this stuff.
A rare peek at Paul Faris' unused backglass art for the intended
Batman II pinball conversion kit. Data East created the kit so
operators could convert the 1991 Batman pinball into Batman II
to coincide with the release of the Warner Bros sequel. The studio
passed on the idea.

With maximum credits achieved the
"low" signal simply turned off. By setting
the credit limits through the
game's program and the associated dip
switches, I could control this signal and
the free- play relay too.
Looking at the diagram there are
four connections needed to get this circuit
to work on any BallyjStern MPU.
The PB5 signal from PIN 15 of Ull
goes thru a 470 OHM resistor to PIN 6
of the relay. The logic 5 VDC is connected
to PIN 2 of the relay. The other
2 connections go to the nearby switch
strobe and return lines at the MPUs J3
connector: J3 PIN 3 goes thru a diode
to PIN 14 of the relay. J3 PIN 11 goes to
PIN 8 of the relay.
It works like this: a game is turned
on (with no credits present). The program
is set for 10 credits maximum and 10
credits for one coin. Game starts and the coin
lockout coil pulls in, (along with the free-play
relay). When the free play relay pulls in, 10
credits are posted on the display window.
Maximum credits are reached and the coin
lockout relay is shut off (along with the freeplay
relay). When a credit is subtracted-the
program responds and the cycle is repeated.
There are no cluttered codes or lost features involved.
This free-play relay board is easy to
build and install. The parts list for this board is
as follows:
-1/2 of a Radio Shack 276-159B PCB
- 14 Pin Socket
-Relay (RS # 900-5855 or HOSFELT # 45-377)
-One IN4148 and one IN4004 Diode
-One 470-0HM 1f4-watt Resistor
- Four 12" lengths of various colored 18 gauge
wire
- Two adhesive base PCB supports (Mouser #
561-LAD-500)
I went to Radio Shack and purchased the parts needed
for this project for under $10. The two adhesive base PCB
supports came from Mouser (www.mouser.com).the
wire was easy enough ... it came from a scrap game!
Got questions about this project? Please contact me
and I'll be happy to help. •
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Editor's Note: Keith Smith's HPure Exidy - PIATt One H IAppelAred in llAst
month's issue.
STARFIRECOMETH
After he'd left his job as a game designer at Digital Games/
Micronetics, Ted Michon founded his own independent
video game design company called Techni-Cal. Prior to
leaving his designing job, he had contacted Midway's
Hank Ross and negotiated a contract to develop
games for Midway. After borrowing money from
his family, Michon soon had Techni-Cal up and
running and turned his mind toward designing
new video games.
In the early months, his main problem was a
lack of engineering staff. A solution came when a
pair of old Cal Tech friends contacted him about a
contract they had to design a terminal for C. Itoh
Electronics. The pair may have been good engineers,
but they were poor businessmen. Michon
decided to join forces with them and they renamed
their new comyany Technical Magic Inc. In late
1977, Technica Magic would begin work on a new
video game as well.
After thoroughly enjoying the 1977 mega-hit
Star Wars, Michon was inspired to create a video
game based on the movie. By this time microprocessors
were becoming increasingly common in arcade
video games and Michon, a hardware specialist,
decided he needed a programmer. He hired
friend David Rolfe who had recently graduated
from college. In addition to a microprocessor, the
game Rolfe was to design would be a color game ­
a combination that had rarely been used at that
point (though Exidy's Car Polo had used a 6502
processor).
David Rolfe: Ted had developed asystem with a Z-80
processor running at about 2.5 megahertz. This was
going to be the first arcade/ame system that had acolor
monitor and was controlle by amicroprocessor. 1think before
then both microprocessors and color were pretty rare. Color monitors
were hideously expensive. Ted found the first one that was slightly
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Additional Research and Material by Tim Ferrante
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less than hideously expensive and developed some hardware trying to
cut the costs to the bone and yet have some ability to manipulate abitmap.
The game Rolfe developed was a first-per on shooter in which
the player squared off against invading TIE fighter-like enemies.
While the game's enemies and title graphics clearly borrowed
from Star Wars, Michon had not bothered to obtain licensing from
the movie's producers, believing he'd either have time to do so
later or would be able to change the game enough to avoid infringement
if needed.
Starfire was the work of three people. Michon designed the
hardware, Rolfe handled the programming, and Michon's thengirlfriend
(and now wife), Susan Olsen, designed much of the
game's art. While Michon's development system was innovative,
it was also rather primitive by later standards. The game made
use of what was called a "bit-mapped" display in which each
pixel on the screen was "mapped" to a location in memory that
stored the color values for the pixel. The more memory available,
the more colors you could produce but more memory was also
more expensive and there were also technical limitations, so designers
often had to get the most mileage out of limited hardware
resources. In addition, bit-mapped displays presented a number

coin-op companies making personal computers. At the time, the
major players in the low-cost home computer market were the
Apple II, the TRS-80, and the Commodore PET.
Hoping to compete in a tough marketplace, Exidy combined
the graphics capabilities of the PET with the flexibility of the TRS­
80. They also included a few features of their own - the most
touted of which was the inclusion of the Rom Pac, an 8-track cartridge
housing the BASIC language interpreter. The Pac, which
plugged into a port on the side of the computer, allowed users to
quickly load BASIC instead of waiting the five or more minutes it
took to load an application from a cassette tape (the standard
method of data storage at the time). Exidy promised additional
cartridges in the near future.
The Sorcerer also contained ports for a printer, a cassette player
and a monitor (it could also be connected to a TV set). The unit
shipped with a 4 MHz Z-80 CPU and 8k of RAM (expandable to
32K) with a target price of $895. While initial reviews were quite
favorable, only time would tell if the Sorcerer would make it in the
dog-eat-dog world of home computers. (Visit "Mike's Exidy Sorcerer
(Z80) Page" http://www.lisp.com.au/-michaellexidy/
index.html if you'd like to learn more).
As 1979 got underway, Exidy was hard at work turning out
Starfire and Rip Cord units. Their next coin-op release wouldn't
come until mid-year when they released a version of Gremlin's
Head On called Crash. In the meantime, the company was busy
promoting Sorcerer. As promised, they had released a Word Processor
Pac (for the cartridge slot) and a disk drive. In 1980 the company
would release an updated version, the Sorcerer II that could
be e panded to 48k of RAM. Also available were a number of peripherals,
including a Compuprint printer, MECA digital tape
drive, and Pennywhistle acoustic modem. Despite the peripherals
and excellent reviews, Exidy had sold only 15,000 Sorcerers by
February 1981. 1979 also saw Exidy release a line of coin-operated
player pianos.
Video games were not forgotten. At the 1979 AMOA, the company
planned to bow five titles: Bandido, Kreepy Krawlers, Side
Trak, Fire One and an upright version of Starfire.
Perhaps Exidy's own design team was too
busy with the orcerer since most (if not am) of
these games came from outside designers.
Bandido was a western-themed shooter licensed
from Nintendo, who had yet to establish
a presence in the United States.
Fire One and Kreepy Krawlers were
designed at Technical Magic by
the Starfire team.
After the deal with
Midwav had fallen
through, programmer
David Rolfe left
Technical Magic to become
one of the first
programmers for the
Mattei Intellivsion.
When Starfire became
a hit for Exidy,
Ted Michon lured
Rolfe back to begin work
on a follow up that was inspired
by one of Michon's favorite games - Midway's
Sea Wolf.
As with Starfire, Fire One would add a number of
The new XeD-l environmental system premiered with Vertigo (1984). Timing was poor; by
that time the arcade video industry had softened dramatically. About 150 were built according
to the game's deSigner, Howell Ivy. Cabinet was later modified to house Top Gunner, another
Exidy game and believed to be the last vector graphics arcade machine.
gameplay innovations, elevating the Sea Wolf concept to a new
level. Two players competed against one another simultaneously
in a submarine battle, attempting to either destroy their enemy's
sub or destroy the fleet of ships they were trying to protect. The
game used a single monitor divided down the middle by a partition
that allowed each player to see only one half of the screen.
Among the many features in the game was a radar (so players
could track the enemy fleet), a targeting computer, the ability to
submerge and the ability to sustain damage. Unfortunately, despite
its innovations, Fire One failed to match the success of Starfire.
Perhaps the many features made it too complicated for the
average arcade denizen to figure out.
David Rolfe: It was apretty good game for its time, but had alittle
bit ofaleammg curve. It's very difficult being in the middle ofgame
design - it's hard to maintain your perspective of what it's like to walk
up and see something fresh. For what it's worth, from my point ofVIew I
like Fire One better than Starfire but commercially Starfire was relatively
successful and Fire One was not.
Technical Magic's final effort for Exidy was Kreepy Krawlers,
they dashing off a game quickly to meet demand for a new title. It
was a black-and-white game in which the player stayed in the
center of the screen using a variety of weapons to fend off a host
of insect enemies. According to Exidy designer Howell Ivy, the
company built about 200 Kreepy Krawlers. This was at time
when at least 300 units was a hoped-for production run. It is a
scarce game and routinely shows up as a "top rare" on collector
lists.
The trend toward relying on outside developers continued
when Exidy purchased elements of Larry Rosenthal's Vectorbeam
(Ivy remembers Exidy absorbing some Vectorbeam staffers and
inventory). Under the Exidy II label they built a cockpit version of
Vectorbeam's Tailgunner. The game was released as TaiIgunner
II early in 1980.
1980s sole in-house releases were a pair of driving/ maze
games - Targ and its follow-up Spectar - both of which put the
player in control of a Wummel (the player's space ship) facing off
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Ohrough the years, filmmakers have generally
treated coin-op with respect, showcasing
many classic games that often invoke
nostalgic memories in us all. But there are
those few rogue individuals who, for reasons unknown.
choose to express themselves by destroying
the very machines we cherish. This month, let's take
an unpleasant look at a few of Hollywood's cinematic
crimes against the coin-op community.
Patrick Swayze emerged as a bona fide movie star
with his roles in the hugely popular Dirty Dancing
and Ghost, but in-between came the forgettable revenge
tale, Next of Kin (1989, Warner Home Video and DVD).
(Note: A tip of the hat goes to fellow pin and vid fan Steven Piozet for
remindmg me of this film). Swayze stars as Truman Gates, a good
01' southern boy-turned-Chicago cop who is investigating the
murder of his brother. Convinced that police procedure is no
match for backwoods justice, Truman's other brother, Briar (Liam
Neeson), sets out to find the men responsible. At the 50 minute
mark, Briar sneaks in to the bad guys' hangout, which is stocked
wall-to-wall with games such as 1981's Donkey Kong by Nintendo,
BallyjMidway's 1983 Jr. Pac-Man, Taito's Front Line from
1983, Williams' 1986 Road Kings and Bally's KISS from 1978, to
name a few. With shotgun in hand, Briar attempts to interrogate
them, but when the answers aren't to his liking, he demonstrates
his frustration by blasting Stern's 1980 Galaxy, 1979's Gorgar from
Williams, and an unknown Joker Poker gambling machine.
Important lesson, gang ... If an armed Irishman pretending to
be a hillbilly ever walks into your gameroom, tell him whatever he
wants to know!
Moving from the deep south to the Far East, our next offender
involves Chow Yun-Fat, one of Hong Kong's biggest movie stars
and a charismatic actor capable of handling comedy,
romance, and best of all, extreme action. Most
may remember him from last year's Oscarwinning
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, but some
people got their first look at him in 1998's The Replacement
Killers (ColumbiajTriStar Home Video
and DVD), his American debut. Chow plays John
Lee, an accomplished assassin who refuses to
carry-out an assignment for the mob, only to find
himself a target for disobeying the order. Desperate
to flee the country and protect his family, he
turns to Meg (Mira Sorvino), a street-savvy thief
who specializes in forging passports. About 45
minutes into the film, John and Meg seek refuge in
an arcade when they are suddenly attacked by a
gang of hitmen. The list of machines on the set is
impressive, starting with the vids: Midway's 1992
Mortal Kombat and 1995 Ultimate Mortal Kom-
GAME BUSTER Jackie Chan readies an ass kicking
while protecting his own amongst vintage
pinballs in Rumble in the Bronx.
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BLAST FROM THE GLASS Stem's Galaxy receives the business
end of Liam Neeson's shotgun. The Williams Gorgar will meet the
same fate seconds later in the Warner Bros. crime flick, Next of Kin.
bat 3, Sega's 1990 Bloxeed and 1988 Altered Beast, 1990's Beast
Busters by SNK, and Konami's X-Men from 1992. But pinball is
also well represented, including four from Williams (1995's No
Fear and Jack*Bot, and Cyclone and Taxi, both from 1988), as well
as three from Bally (19%'s Safe Cracker, 1995's Theatre of Magic
and 1994's World Cup Soccer). With all of the hyperactive editing
and flashy camera moves amidst the gunfire, it's difficult to compile
an accurate list of the casualties, but needless to say, many
games were sacrificed to add pyrotechnic thrill to the proceedings.
Any discussion about famous Hong Kong exports wouldn't be
complete without Jackie Chan, an amaZingly accomplished martial
artist who performs all of his own stunts and often pays the
price for it (watch the outtakes at the end of his movies and you'll
see how the man literally suffers for his art). For years, Chan was
an international sensation in almost every country except the
United States, but all of that changed with 1995's Rumble in the

ots, plus assorted playfields adorning the walls.
During an elaborate fight sequence, the pins are
used as both shields and weapons, ultimately becoming
trashed in the process.
Our last offender is perhaps the worst of the
bunch, if only because the destruction it shows is
truly senseless. The Craw (1994, Dimension Home
Video and DVD) tells the tale of Eric Draven
(Brandon Lee), a young musician who is murdered
but comes back from the grave to seek revenge. The
movie is less than 10 minutes old before we see a
group of vandals inside a barely-lit arcade (which
makes the games virtually unrecognizable). Without
provocation, they suddenly begin to smash a
number of pinball machines with baseball bats
while one of them arms an explosive that blows up
the arcade seconds later. Why? Who knows, because
this scene certainly isn't integral to the story.
My only guess is that instead of running over little
old ladies and tying women to railroad tracks, the
filmmakers decided to do something different to
establish characters as being evil.
GUNFIGHT AT THE ARCADE CORRAL Far East superstar Chow And they succeeded.
Yun-Fat prepares for flying bullets in The Replacement Killers. I wish I could call this list complete, but sadly, it is not. There
'- ....1 are still more films out there that demonstrate similar abuses, and
Bronx (New Line Home Video and DVD). Jackie stars as Keung, a perhaps someday I'll revisit the subject, painful as it may be. Until
man visiting New York City to help his uncle run a small grocery then, keep watching the screen... You never know what you
store. When neighborhood thugs begin threatening the residents, might see! •
Keung steps in to save them. Halfway through the film, Keung
confronts the gang on their own turf, a hideout that includes
Bally's 1977 Strikes and Spares, 1973's Jubilee from Williams,
Interflip's Dragon from 1977, and Gottlieb's 1963 Flying Chari-
Contributing Editor Scott Voisin is pursuing the interview ofhis career.
And ifhe lands it, no one will be more surprised than him! His column,
Screen Watch, appears every other month.
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elcome to another edition of Blue Moon Jukebox
Banter, GameRoom magazine's monthly column of
jukebox facts and follies. I know someone must read
this as the stream of emails has been non-stop for the past month.
Many responded to last month's article and took advantage of my
free appraisaI-service. Ifyou'd like to know what your juke is
worth or need help identifying it, let me know and I'll be glad to
help you out.
It becomes more evident each month that the most asked about
machines are the AMi's of the 50s and early 60s. Thankfully, I've
recently had a pretty good run of AMi's in my shop. It's always
helpful for me to answer questions on particular machines when I
can actually go to my shop and look at the jukebox in question. I
recently restored a 1950 AMi Model C as well as a 1953 El2O.
The Model C was the third in a line of post war AMi jukeboxes
that incorporated acrylic plastic and fluorescent lighting. The
Model A went over the top with the use of these new materials to
the point of being referred to as the "Mother of Plastic". A new
mechanism was introduced that was simple in design, easy to
maintain and repair and best of all, played both sides of twenty
78 rpm records. The Model A through C were extremely tall jukeboxes
yet very light and easy to handle. The selection system consists
of 40 small coils and 40 push buttons, one for each selection,
and is also very easy to troubleshoot and restore.
It didn't take long for AMi's designers realize they would soon
be limited to the number of selections this new design would be
able to handle. As more selections were added, the width of these
machines increased to accommodate more selector coils. The total
number of selections eventually squeezed out of these machines
was 120. Two rows of 60 coils were used to accommodate the additional
selections.
The first of the 120-select machines was the Model E120 in 1953
(shown). They stuck with this selection design until 1956 when the
carousel mechanism was introduced. This new mech would accommodate
up to 100 records and over the years was used to produce
100-, 120- and 200-select jukeboxes. This was the mechanism
that would help bring AMi and RowelAMi to the top of the heap
through the 60s, 70s, and 80s.
The 40 selection machines had the record magazine move from
the front to the back of the jukebox and the transfer arm and turntable
were stationary. The 120 select mechanisms had the record
magazine stationary and the turntable and transfer arm would
move from left to right to the selected record via the use of a chain
drive. Once the mechanism stopped at the selected record the
transfer arm would remove it from the record magazine, tum the
record over to the proper side and gently place it on the turntable,
all in full view. The Model A, B, and C jukeboxes I find to be attractive
and representative of the era. The jukeboxes that followed
were rather unattractive and were almost as wide as they were
high. It wasn't until the Model H of 1957 that the automobile influenced
designs replaced the "aquarium era" of AMi.
All of the early AMi jukes are still readably available, easy to
work on and have excellent sound systems. Ifyou're still trying to
decide on your first jukebox restoration project I would definitely
suggest one of these machines to get your feet wet with.
When it comes to an AMi of any era the subject will always
eventually lead to a discussion of turntable speed. I received several
question from readers this past month whose AMi's were either
running too fast or too slow. I'm sure I'll open up the proverbial
can of worms with this one, but what the heck.
In the Models A through F40 the turntable was driven by a rubber
idler wheel which spun between the motor shaft and the inside
edge of the turntable. The most common problem I've found
is that they run too slow. The usual culprit is worn and hardened
rubber grommets. Once the grommets become worn the motor has
a tendency to hang down and or hang at an angle to the idler
wheel. Replacing the rubber grommets will cure this problem and
also help eliminate any motor noise from being picked up by the
tonearm.
In the Models E, F, and G, (with the exception of the F4O) the
turntable is driven by the use of two rubber belts. I found that in
replacing these belts the turntable will often run slow. The only
cure I've found is to increase the circumference of the motor pulley.
The easy and quick fix is to just wind some electrical tape
around the motor pulley and with trial and error get it back up to
speed. This is just a temporary fix as the tape will eventually wear
out and you will continually be doing this repair. The proper fix is
to obtain a new re-manufactured motor pulley that will properly
accommodate the new belts. 1have seen these "correct speed kits,"
advertised by many jukebox parts suppliers. (cant pg 51)
IA restored AMi 1952 Model £120
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Wallboxes; AMI W40 $50/$125 Rockola 1558 (160 select only) $50.508 $250. Phonetle $75. Rowe WR·A Wallettes $50, Seeburg; 7x 3W1 $175­
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Mise: Vendo 23 Deluxe Coke Machine $1250, 30's Art Deco Cigarette machine $250
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ROCKOLA JUKEBOX-MODEL 1448 (1955)
EX. CONDo MUST SELL, MOVED, NO RooMI
$3000 OBO. (352) 881·2280 FL (32)
PARTS: Seeburg credit units OCU-5, OPU-1
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Ten Strike Domea-The best domes available.
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PINBALL BACKGLASS REPLACEMENTS for
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WANTED: Bally New Old Stock (NOS) Parts.
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For the Following Bally Games: Wizard,
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PAC-MAN COLLECTIBLES An Unauthorized
Guide by Deborah Palicia (ISBN
D-7643-1554-4), 16Op, color, 8.5" x 11",
$29.95 (Available through GameRoom magazine
$26.95, see pg 41 & 72)
Do you have Pac-Man Fever? Author Deborah
Palicia does and so do thousands of
other collectors, feverishly scanning auction
sites and flea markets in search for our
little yellow friend. Pac-Man Collectibles An
Unauthorized Guide is the first contemporary
publication to catalog and present Pac­
Man collectibles of the 1980s. A lush visual
tour, you might even think that you've
stepped back in time and that your only
worry was how to get enough quarters to
head down to the local arcade. When Midway
introduced Pac-Man in late 1980, there
were many skeptics who doubted that a
cute maze-based game could compete
against the then popular"space shoot'em
up's". Pac-Man quickly proved them
wrong, becoming the very symbol of the
golden age of video games. Pac-Man experienced
a meteoric rise in popularity,
ultimately"gobbling" over 1 billion in
quarters, creating a stream of sequels and
Pac-products. Over the past 20 years it has
been estimated that over 500 different
items have been manufactured by over 200
companies. At one time, a consumer could
buy Pac-Man cereal, pasta, shoelaces, lunch
boxes, roller-skates, soap, stickers, belts,
posters, pencils ... you name it and it was
available. Pac-Man Collectibles catalogs
many of them, with complete descriptions
and over 400 color photographs. Each item
is beautifully illustrated, often with both a
front and back shot and a close-up detail
here and there. Amazingly, all pictured
items are from the author's personal collection.
The guide brilliantly categorizes the
collectibles by manufacturer, such as
Knickerbocker, Tomy, Coleco, Playskool,
etc., then by category: food, glassware, music,
animation art, etc. This task is clearly
quite an undertaking! You know the usual
disclaimer of price guides: prices will vary
depending on ... yada yada ... well I must
say that the author has nailed fair market
prices right on the head. Is Pac-Man Collectibles
the complete end-aU guide? Not
exactly, but the author didn't set out to do
that and states in her intro that her book
offers only a sampling of what is available.
I do believe that Palicia could have networked
with other collectors in order to
present a broader group of items. I loved
seeing harder to find items, like the Action
Cylinder Lamp by Wm. FB Johnson Co. &
the AM Radio & Headset by Tiger Electronics,
but would have liked to see more
coverage of vintage apparel (clothes, shoes,
etc) from manufacturers like Steve-Morris
or the Wormser Co. and home furnishings
(bedding, curtains, etc.) from Hollander
Home Fashions and others. What Pac­
Man collection is complete without a
matching bedspread and curtains I say?!
Pac-Man has become a cultural icon and
clearly remains a viable marketing property
in all of his many incarnations. Pac­
Man Collectibles turns back the hands of
time, giving the casual reader or serious
collector a most wonderful tour! Give this
one a try.
- Jim Dickmann
ARCADE TREASURES by Bill Kurtz.
(ISBN: D-88740-619-x) 176 p. 8.5" x 11",
hard cover, color, $39.95 (available through
GameRoom magazine - see page 72)
Like most of the "Collector" books published
by'Schiffer, Arcade Treasures is a
treasure-trove of photos and illustrations.
In fact, its 178 pages contain nearly 500 of
them, the majority in full color. Published
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in 1994 (and us finally getting around to
reviewing some 8 years later), the book
opens with a forward by Screamin' Scott
Simon of the Sha Na Na and closes with a
price guide and index. While the price
guide is dated, the index is particularly useful
in a survey book that cites so many individual
games, manufacturers and industry
personalities. In between, coin-op flyer collector
and author Bill Kurtz presents us
with a survey history of the broad field of
arcade collectibles. Chapter 1 deals with the
beginning years from the 1890s through the
1920s, while each of the next seven chapters
deal with a single decade from the 305
through the 90s. Starting with the Mutoscopes,
fortune tellers, strength testers and
diggers of the early days we watch the arcade
evolve. From its modem beginnings as
a male preserve and refuge during the
penny-a-play Depression 305, to a place
with more family appeal dUring the wartime
405. During the 50s, when classic arcades
fell on hard times, the games found
new homes in bars, bus stations, bowling
alleys and candy stores. Only to return to
more traditional settings in the 60s, in the
gamerooms of suburban shopping malls.
The 70s played host to the video invasion,
while Pac-Man and his many clones dominated
the 80s. The story ends in the mid-90s
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