ASI, Las Vegas, NV -
March 29, 2000
- Quantum3D®, Inc., the industry leader in PC
products for the out-of-home entertainment market,
today launched ULTRACADE, a new, low-cost,
multi-game system. ULTRACADE provides long-term,
consistent earnings and outstanding operator return
on investment through its unique multi-game format.
With ULTRACADE, operators get a re-useable, multi-game
system capable of hosting hundreds of proven games
chosen by the operator from ULTRACADE Game Packs
that include licensed titles from leading coin-op
manufacturers such as Capcom and Taito.
ULTRACADE is available in
an upright, dedicated cabinet with 27" VGA
monitor, and is powered by Quantum3D's unique coin-op
PC, Graphite. The Quantum3D-developed ULTRACADE
"game engine" can securely store and support
up to 2,000 games. ULTRACADE uprights come with
a pre-installed starter Game Pack of eight classic
games, licensed by Quantum3D from Capcom: 1942,
Vulgus, Trojan, Gunsmoke, Ghosts' n Goblins, Higemaru,
Legendary Wings, and Section Z. Additional ULTRACADE
Game Pack CD-ROMs are also available from Quantum3D,
each with a collection of popular, classic games
licensed from the original manufacturers. Using
the Game Packs, operators can easily add titles
to the ULTRACADE system to store hundreds of games
that are low in graphic violence, with proven appeal
to all ages and demographics in arcades worldwide.
"ULTRACADE delivers
what operators have been asking for in a PC-based
product-a low cost, reliable, re-useable multi-game
system that appeals to all ages, as well as both
genders," said Ross Smith, Vice President of
Sales at Quantum3D. "With a low initial purchase
price, twenty-five cent price per play, and low-cost
Game Packs with tons of hit games, ULTRACADE is
perfect for street locations, taverns, and Family
Entertainment Centers, where the operators are searching
for games with broad appeal to provide consistent
earnings and an outstanding, long-term ROI."
ULTRACADE Highlights
ULTRACADE offers a number of benefits to operators:
· Consistent earnings from proven, licensed
games for all generations and both men and women
· Low purchase price
· Multi-game system with low-cost Game Pack
add-ons
· Quantum3D reliability
· Easy-to-use operator interface and menu
system
· Compelling player interface with game instructions
displayed automatically as the player selects a
game
The ULTRACADE operator interface
is optimized to make adding games and adjusting
game settings easy. To add new games, the operator
inserts the new Game Pack CD and with a single operator
menu selection downloads the new set of games from
the CD onto ULTRACADE's hard drive. The operator
then chooses up to eight games from the on-disk
library of choices and sets difficulty level and
price per play. In the US, ULTRACADE is ideal for
25 cent plays, and also features a "five plays
for a dollar" mode that takes advantage of
the new US Dollar coin as well as a four-quarter
"coin-up". ULTRACADE automatically displays
selections in the player menus and attract mode,
graphically showing the game title, manufacturer,
game rating and individual game attract mode. The
system tracks and displays earnings records for
each game in the operator interface, so the operator
can switch out less popular games for more popular
ones at any time - tailoring game selections to
local player preferences.
The ULTRACADE player interface
and attract mode is a compelling combination of
choices and graphics. The interface displays the
marquee from each of the eight operator-selected
games and cycles through individual attract modes.
After coin-up, players pick a game and begin single
or two-player operation. A unique feature of ULTRACADE
is that players may change games during play.
ULTRACADE features a single
unit operator price of $2,999 in an upright VGA
dedicated cabinet. Additional Game Packs are also
available, with single unit operator prices starting
at $249. ULTRACADE is available directly from Quantum3D,
with distribution channels to be announced. For
more information, see www.ultracade.com.
About Quantum3D
Quantum3D, headquartered in San Jose, California,
develops and markets integrated interactive visual
computing systems, realtime 3D graphics subsystems
and system software that combine realtime frame
rates, superior image quality and value. Quantum3D
focuses on delivering complete 3D visual computing
system level products for the visual simulation
and training market and the out-of-home entertainment
markets. Quantum3D's products include the Heavy
Metalä, Quicksilver, and Graphite families
of integrated interactive visual computing systems,
the Obsidian(R), AAlchemy and Mercury
families of advanced realtime 3D graphics subsystems
as well as special purpose I/O products.
Obsidian is a registered
trademark and Quantum3D, ULTRACADE, Graphite, Heavy
Metal, AAlchemy and Mercury are trademarks of Quantum3D.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.
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