Wednesday 17 August 2011

Kingpin (1983, American Communication Laboratories Inc.)


I want it to be understood that in the earliest days of arcade machines, it wasn't just the games that were trying to be sold. Even in the Bronze and Silver Ages, the size of the monitor was a big issue, but that's still not quite it.



The point I want to make is that in the Iron Age of arcade machines, a huge selling point was their furniture-like aesthetic.

FEATURES: Full 13" color monitor. * Rapid Feed Double Coin Chutes. * Double-up option * Accounting screens. * Full Light-up buttons. * Musical attract mode. * 100% programmable option menu. * Battery back-up. * Handsome all plywood and formica cabinet.

Handsome, indeed!

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