Kriss-Sport is a leading manufacturer of strength testers. Here InterGame finds out why the product remains a key ingredient of a games room
Kriss-Sport of Poland has been involved in the coin-op amusement industry for over 10 years, supplying the international market place with various high quality strength testers in the form of boxer and kicker machines.
The manufacturer places a strong importance on innovation and quality and has worked hard to raise the standard and safety levels of strength testing machines in the industry. It continues to introduce new features into its machines including LCD monitors, which turn simple video machines into interactive video games, allowing players to choose from a selection of games, lotteries and prizes. The LCD monitors have a dual benefit in that they can also be used for advertising purposes when in stand-by mode, bringing in double income opportunities for operations and location owners.
Commenting on trends within the strength testing product sector, the company’s Lukasz Bohosiewicz told InterGame: “In the past, strength testers performed best in amusement park style locations but we have seen a shift in the market and they are now proving popular in pub style locations as well as arcade rooms, bowling alleys, FECs and even disco venues.
“Because of this we are continuing to bring new product to market and are currently producing around one new title every two months, with every new title made and customised to fit a specific location’s requirements. For example, the Kingpin boxer is made for bowling alleys, iBoxer Striptease for discos and pubs and Angry Penguins and Wild Wild West are for FECs.”
According to Bohosiewicz, one of the most recent trends in the strength testing sector has been the move towards ticket redemption. This added feature works particularly well on machines operated in FEC style locations but is equally beneficial to machines where amusement is the focus.
This profile can be read in full in the June 2012 issue of InterGame magazine
