I forgot to mention;
Gretzky, Irwin, Hasbro, etc. made "th" games modeled after
street and roller hockey as well.




-- In ACTHF@yahoogroups.com, "andrewbazan2000" <andrewbazan@...>
wrote:
>
> Hockey, be it table, ice, grass, roller, floor, tonsil, etc. are
> all REAL and all DIFFERENT.
>
> If the best th game is the 1 most resembling ice hockey, then
> that logic may suggest video games are better still (I think Not
> ). Munro, Eagle, Coleco, Bockplast and Stiga all produced slot
> rod soccer games. In some ways, th is more like soccer than hock
> ey. TH is called th for $s (marketing association). Another exam
> ple, Air hockey is more like airless ping pong than hockey. Some
> air hockey games were sold under the name th.
> I love ice/th. I prefer th.
>
> The slot pattern on the BOS was taken from Munro's final Bobby
> Orr/Hull model, but has less square inches; thus, more overlapp-
> ing opposing player figures. Which reminds me of my favorite
> sales slogan-Orr 75- "1,000 square inches of super fast action".
> Stationary Wood games are reproduced by 3? companies. Stationary
> players say there better than slot games (I think Not) 'cause
> there's no hogging the "puck". All slot games have safe zones.
> More overlap doesn't always result in much checking, nor does it
> always make for a better game. With more overlap, players will
> often play slower, safer style combined with little control -
> speed. Whether there's more or less overlap, some skills are
> decreased, others increased.
> Opponents styles decide play as much or more then game design.
>
> What th game has more or less checking and which more closely
> resembles ice hockey (subjective and complex) is laregly irr-
> elevant imHo. It is an interesting, thoughtful study though.
> I could debate either the positives or the negatives of ANY
> high profile game, including my favorite. Most players fav-
> orite game is either or both , the game they grew up on and
> or the 1 that best suits their style (game availability, en-
> dorsement/association are also factors).
> Mr. DuBois and I can play different styles, resulting in an en-
> tertaining series. TH and ice hockey are just that,entertainment
> I'm much more impressed with the level of play and dedication
> then of any game or game (business) producer.
> Knocking a game , especially on message boards primarily promo-
> ting that game, is counter productive for th. Events which in-
> clude set feature matchups on different models, would best pro-
> mote th and is best suited for tix sales, serious sponsership,
> paid TV coverage and th growth imHo. Andrew
>