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PARK AVENUE REVIEW
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vents conspired against the Park Avenue Open Day this year – tube workers For video, Electrocoin showed a strange pogo-inspired game called Hopping
decided to go on strike and the rain came down. Bizarrely, the introduction Road, which provides as much entertainment for those watching as those
of the new stakes and prizes for the £70 AWPs also happened on the same day. playing. In addition, Konami’s Guitar Hero and Dance Dance Revolution X took
Everyone was expecting the changeover date to be two days later. centre stage. CVA was showing GlobalVR’s Blazing Angels and Need For Speed
But none of these events seemed to affect the attendance of the event, which Carbon and Bulldog Bingo, an innovative video bingo machine for the single site
was brilliantly organised as usual and involved Electrocoin and neighbouring UDC sector developed in association with AB Products Ltd. Sega showed Sega’s Pigs
in Park Avenue, north-west London. Might Fly, a fun new redemption piece, while Namco’s showed its latest: Nirin – a
Due to the weather, people crammed inside, fighting for space among the new motorcycle game.
many machines on show. Kevin Weir from Electrocoin confirmed that the Game Concepts showed its latest pusher with disco ball top feature, called
company had a record number of requests from would-be exhibitors this year. “I Strictly Disco. And it was good to see the irrepressible Reinhard Schloh from
really didn’t know how we were going to fit everyone in,” he confessed. Bally Wulff with his compact and colourful air hockey table Versus.
Obviously, new stake and prize AWPs were the order of the day and most of the On the music front, Sound Leisure and Soundnet were present with their
leading UK manufacturers were represented. It is too early to predict which of the latest innovation Rock Box. This was the first outing for the “rock only” jukebox
new crop will turn out to be the market leaders, but video seemed to be prevalent. and Soundnet’s James Luck told Euroslot. “This box has created more
On the amusement front, there was also a good selection. World Golf Systems discussion than any jukebox we have ever produced before. Everyone seems to
had its X-Putt golf simulator under a shelter outside and was inviting guests to have a different idea about what constitutes rock music. One thing that is
take part in a tournament. Stern Pinball and Incredible Technologies were agreed, however, is that rock sites are among the most profitable.”
represented inside with their latest developments, including NBA pinball in Brent Sales will be exhibiting its most recent high profile release at next week’s
tournament mode. Park Avenue Open Day, Bandai Namco Games’ Nirin – a linkable, big screen,
street-racing motorbike videogame featuring a trail-blazing mix of ultra hi-res
graphics and advanced interactive controls. Kennedy points out that this
specimen, along with a representative key model from the company’s expanding
range of kiddie rides, reflects just the tip of a very large iceberg of the best
performing products across every sector of fun retailing: “Whether it’s video,
redemption, novelty, prize merchandisers, skill and sports games or photo-
imaging kiosks, we have in our portfolio the highest income generators available
anywhere,” he stated, “which puts Brent Sales in a unique position of being able
to offer the most complete and complementary package of the best family
amusements in the business.”
1 Kevin Weir from Electrocoin with Dance Dance Revolution X
2 Reinhard Schloh from Bally Wulff
3 Jonathan Lauder from CVA with Tony Brookes from AB Products
4 Robert Higgins from ACE/Gamesoft with Caribbean Cruise
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5 Chris Black from Sound Leisure and James Luck from Soundnet with the Rock Box
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