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Preview 2010 Summary Coin-Op News Europe - Vol. 25 No. 10 October 2009
With a little apprehension on the potential visitor numbers attending in the current climate, Preview 2010, held in London on the 7th and 8th October proved again why it is the best networking show on the calendar, even if the numbers attending have slipped. Susan Feery reports. Almotech, the only Irish exhibitor at the show, showed their Mini Mystro jukebox which now holds 12,000 tunes. The latest addition to this is the UK Top 40 which is updated every week. They also showed their Eclipse wall mounted jukebox and their incredibly powerful music management system for background music. Gamesoft displayed Caribbean Cruise which was first shown at the Park Avenue Open Day. This game has just completed a successful site test and is being distributed by Crown, Deith and MDM. It is available as a single player, 2 player and 3 player. Hazel Electronics demonstrated Site Management which now comes with Cash Management, Machine Management and Data Capture. It also has Cash Desk software which offers security for cash booth by tracking every transaction between cash booths, staff and customers. It is proving very successful in sites in both Ireland and the UK currently, with over 2,500 machines connected to the system. A new addition to Site Management is a player tracking and loyalty system which is being integrated into the system. Players can be rewarded using a smart card system. Sam Leisure launched their latest technology for air hockey tables which is a rubber rebound strip around the table to lessen the sound generated by the game. They also showed the Linares Football Table which comes with a sloping play field and two footed players and no glass top. Players can be customised to different teams for the home market. Genesis showed their Cat C 10 player Amatic roulette and Cat C multigame, slant top MGTs, JVL Encore touchscreen with over 200 games, Multiliner 3 with 10 games including four new slots – Black Jack, Roulette, Bingo and Poker. Crown launched Global VR Twisted, a mini motion based driving game, B3 Playmaker 500 from Blueprint, X Quacker three player coin pusher which is also available as a two player ticket out redemption piece and a range of Cat C machines. Electrocoin showed their latest game Treble Jackpots along with Lucky Leprechaun, Taito Panic Museum two player shooter, Taito Hopping Road which is a pogo stick themed game aimed at 6 to 16 year olds, Konami Dance Dance Revolution X, Konami GTI Club driver with new tracks, Konami Guitar Hero Arcade and Stern Pinball NBA. Game Concepts displayed Deep Sea Treasures and Strictly Disco pushers which are now being manufactured and sold by Sega. Sound Leisure launched their latest jukebox called Sound Pod which can store up to 5000 tracks with updates every month. It comes in a variety of scratch proof colours and is compatible with the One Stop box. They also showed Milestones In Music which has up to two million tracks (30,000 on the platform). Harry Levy Amusements showed Clown Around with the new fast play system and Its A Cracker; Jack In The Box pusher from which you can win either £5 or a soft toy; Gold Mine four player redemption game; Big Hammer screen hitting game and X Quacker pusher. Sega Amusements exhibiteed Sega Rambo, Sanrio Hello Kitty crane, Sega Rally 3, Harley Davidson Motorcycles, Grab That Phone crane and Strictly Disco and The Great Ticket Take Out pushers. Astra Games displayed Kingpots with new menu and additional games; Divas Reels Player and Pure Gold Player and a range of budget priced video cabinets. Brent showed H2O Overdrive, a poweboat game from Raw Thrills; Namco Nirin; a photobooth which links to the internet to upload photos and video clips; Big Buck Hunter Open Season upgrade kit; Marksman redemption game; ICE Photo Finish, a 3, 5 and 7 player racing game; ICE Ball Istic ball game; Hat Trick three player redemption and The Price Is Right two player pusher. UDC displayed a range of redemption games including their latest Winners Cube which is a pusher type game from Andamiro. SB Machines showed their latest Hello Kitty kiddie ride. TAB Austria demonstrated new games for Silverball version 14 which has a new game every month; Fun4Four with 18 games and Golden Island which comes with 12 different games on the platform. Cummins Allison showed their range of JetSort cash handling machines including JetScan, a two pocket machine which also comes in a single pocket version; JetCount which is a basic note counter and a bagging machine for single denominations.
While the feedback was in the main, positive, we all hope for an increase in numbers and exhibitors for future Preview shows but it is very obvious this show is a firm favourite with both suppliers and operators alike. And long may that continue!
