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Page 4/The Battalion/Wednesday, July 27, 1983 Laser video game targeted to boost slumping industry by Tim Ward epo When Dirk the Dt Battalion Reporter )aring enters the castle and slays the dragons with his swift sword, he may not only save Princess Daphina but also the video game business. video game, may be just A new laser “Dragon’s Lair,” what the doctor ordered to help the slumping video game busi ness, says Ross Todaro Jr. of Todaro Amusement and Vend ing Service. Cinematronics Inc., in Cali fornia, developed the new game in hopes of boosting video game sales and interests, he said. Todaro said “Dragon’s Lair” is the first video game to use a laser recorded disk and a video playback machine. “What they’ve done is elimin ate a lot of chips and transistors and put the information on a laser disk,” Todaro said. “An im age is projected from the disk to a television-type screen. The player is really watching the video playback of a cartoon.” The Memorial Student Cen ter game room received one of the video games last Thursday. There are 20 of the dragon games in Texas, and Texas A&M’s is the only one between Houston and Dallas. Texas A&M was chosen as a site for the game because of the great access to young college stu dents, he said. “Cinematronics wanted this game played and tested by col lege students,” Todaro said. “The video skills of A&M stu dents are very high, and I be lieve if the game were tested in any other location I wouldn’t be doing the manufacturers jus tice.” Todaro said the laser video game costs twice as much as the regular games and may be a gamble to buy. “These games are for testing and may become popular right now and then fade away,” he said. “They cost about $4,800, and we don’t know if they will pay for themselves. Because of the slump, that’s a gamble we must take.” Texas climber’s body recovered on Monday / /Id* /d>o*d * Ike. 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