Acclaim Coin-Operated Entertainment debuts three new Lazer-Tron titles at AMOA Conference; Birdie Putt, Stack 'em, and Super Solar Spin; Head to Arcades and Entertainment Centers Nationwide.DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--September 27, 1996--Acclaim Coin-Operated Entertainment, Inc., a division of Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : AKLM AKLM Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. (stock symbol) ), announced today, at the Amusement Machine Operators Association (AMOA AMOA Amusement and Music Operators Association AMOA Assistance Maîtrise d'Ouvrage (French: Project Management Support) AMOA Auto Maniacs of America, Inc. ) conference, additional offerings for the arcade and coin-op industry with three new coin-operated games from Lazer-Tron - Birdie Putt(TM), Stack 'em(TM) and Super Solar Spin(TM) will ship to arcades and entertainment centers in September and October. "This trio of games demonstrates Acclaim's on-going commitment to leadership in the coin-op and ticket redemption industry," said Norm Petermeier, president of Acclaim Coin-Operated Entertainment. "These three games add to Lazer-Tron's legacy of developing the hottest games in the industry." Birdie Putt is a competitive two-player game that uses Lazer-Tron's patent-pending Object Vision System (OVS OVS Open Video System OVS Office of Victim Services OVS Ojai Valley School (Ojai, CA, USA) OVS Oranje-Vrystaat (Orange Free State, South African Province) OVS Open Video Services OVS Overboard Vent System ) to accurately measure how closely participants putt golf balls to the target holes. The game gives players a hands-on approach to golfing and provides instant, realistic audio feedback with its data compression data compression Process of reducing the amount of data needed for storage or transmission of a given piece of information (text, graphics, video, sound, etc.), typically by use of encoding techniques. audio technology. There are more than 120 different audio effects that will keep the game exciting play after play. In Stack `Em, a skee ball This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. type game, players attempt to place nine balls in a row by rolling them down an alley into the proper channel. Players are awarded tickets based upon the number of balls they successfully stack, with a jackpot prize awarded to the player for stacking nine balls. The cost-per-play and number of tickets dispensed are fully programmable by the vendor. Super Solar Spin, now featuring Insta-Prize, is a new version of the No. 1 rated video redemption game Redemption games are typically arcade games of skill that reward the player proportionally to their score in the game. The reward most often comes in the form of tickets, with more tickets being awarded for higher scores. in the country. The game is a two-player, video skill-stop game where players win prizes as they try to stop the spinning lights on the jackpot slot. Upon hitting the "surprise slot," the Insta-Prize Printer dispenses a coupon redeemable for any programmed item available at F.E.C. Based in Glen Cove Glen Cove, city (1990 pop. 24,149), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on the north shore of Long Island, at the entrance to Hempstead Harbor; settled 1668, inc. as a city 1918. , N.Y., Acclaim Entertainment, Inc., a leading worldwide publisher of software for Nintendo, Sega, Sony and personal computer hardware systems. Acclaim also publishes comic books under a variety of imprints, develops coin-operated arcade and ticket-redemption games; operates blue screen and motion capture studios; and, through A.D.I., globally sells and distributes products from a variety of entertainment software publishers including Interplay, Marvel, Pulse Entertainment and Take 2. Acclaim also has a joint venture with Tele-Communications, Inc. for electronically distributed interactive entertainment. Visit Acclaim's web site at http://www.acclaimnation.com CONTACT: Technology Solutions, Inc./PR Laurie Rubenstein, 212-696-2000 ext. 227 lrubenstein@tsipr.com |
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