The Odessa American from Odessa, Texas • 77

1 Sundoy, July 31, 1983 THE ODESSA AMERICAN 9 AA visit Texas ads The Vid Kid Japanese ByRAWSON STOVALL 4 Peter Pepper cooks dinner in BurgerTime Have you ever wondered what goes on inside the kitchen of your favorite hamburger joint? The chef could be risking his life just to make that $2 hamburger you ordered. Now wait a minute no everyday chef is going to risk his life just to finish a hamburger! No sirree, that doesn't happen in real life, but anything can happen in a video game especially in BurgerTime by Mattel Electronics licensed from Data East, maker of the BurgerTime coin-op game. I reviewed the game on the Intellivision, but it is also available for the Atari 2600 and the Aquarius, Apple II, Apple II Plus, Apple He and IBM PC computers. In BurgerTime the player is Chef Peter Pepper, who must make a hamburger consisting of a bun, meat, lettuce and tomato (hold the onions! while avoiding hot dogs, pickles and an egg. Chef Peter Pepper builds the hamburgers (usually four to a screen) by running up ladders and across planks that hold the ingredients.

When the chef runs over an ingredient (say the meat) on a plank, the ingredient will fall down to the next plank. The hamburger is finished when all the ingredients have been "walked over" and dropped below the maze of ladders and planks. It may sound easy, but remember the hot dogs, pickles and the egg that chase Peter Pepper around the maze trying to catch him and close down this hamburger joint for good. Fortunately, Chef Peter Peper has protection against these "nasties." The nasties become "foiled" when an ingredient is dropped on top of them or they go for a free ride on top of a falling one. Another way to foil nasties is to throw a pinch of pepper on them.

Chef Peter Pepper starts out with four pinches of pepper and gains extra ones by gobbling up ice cream, coffee, ketchup or french fries that appear on the screen. There's no doubt about it, BurgerTime is a humorous game. It is also a fun and exciting one. Two of my mom's friends liked the game so much they stayed up all night playing it! Gee, if I tried that I'd be in worse shape than Chef Peter Pepper when he's caught by a hot dog! REPORT CARD BurgerTime Game Play Similarity to coin-op A Graphics A Sound A Type Climbingmaze Interest level 6 and up Difficulty level medium to hard Overall rating A From the 3 R's Rawson's Reliable Rating If you have any questions you would like answered by The Vid Kid, write to Rawson Stovall, 1210 Ross Abilene, Texas, 79605. Campus Notes By LAURA STONE Staff Writer Kerri Griffith may have worried a little bit when her Japanese visitor, 13-year-old Kazami Ochi arrived last week in Odessa.

Despite the English Kazami has studied, she has a difficult time speaking without the help of a dictionary. But oh the way home from the airport, 14-year-old Kerri's three brothers started clowning around in the backseat of the car by pushing the brims of their caps back and waving their hands. After a little thought, Kerri looked up the word for "strange" in her English-Japanese dictionary and pointed it out to her new friend. The two girls soon were laughing together at the boys antics and their knowledge that brothers everywhere are a little, well strange. "There's no language barriers when it comes to kids," said Kerri's mother, Lucy Griffith.

Since Kazami arrived, the Griffith family and guests which now includes six youngsters has kept the Japanese girl busy by introducing her to the family's horses and swimming pool. Kazami and 15-year-old Masayuki Tanaka arrived in Odessa Wednesday for a three-week stay. Masayuki is staying with Jay and Lela Adcock and their two sons, Rodney, 18, and Guy, 9. The youngsters came with about 25 other students to Texas as part of the LABO Foundation, an English-teaching program. In 1972, LABO and 4-H Clubs in the United States began exchanging youngsters for a visit.

Next summer, it will be the 4-H youngsters' turn to visit Japan. In addition to visiting with their adopted families, the youngsters also will be recognized by the Ector County commissioners and the Odessa City Council. They'll participate in a weiner-roast with the LABO students and their families, and then later take part in a hayride and hamburger supper. The visit to the United States is the second for Masayuki. Three years ago he stayed with a New Mexico family.

Mrs. Adcock said Masayuki whom Rodney has dubbed "Mike" has attended a horse show and watched a horse shoeing since arriving. He also swims with the Adcock boys. The experience has been a good one for her sons, she said because they are learning about different customs. Masayuki is "extremely polite," she said.

"It makes me ashamed of my kids," she said laughing. Mrs. Griffith agreed, saying Kazami is very shy and neat as well. But that hasn't stopped the youngsters from trying to get to know one another. Kerri said she tried to teach Kazami to play dominos except that Kazami won both the games they played.

At dinner the other night, Kazami, who had been struggling to eat with a fork, went back to her bedroom. She returned with a handful of chopsticks, which she washed and then passed out to everyone. And then, while she continued to work at eating with her fork, she watched as everyone else struggled also but with the chopsticks. Texas transportation Above, Masayuki Tanaka, 15, and Kazami Ochi, 13, share a saddle Wednesday morning as they ride a quarter horse around the Griffith's 5-acre yard. Left, Kazami Ochi grins as she heads out for a solo ride.

Below, Kazami Ochi gives her mount a reassuring pat. Right, Rodney Adcock, 18, adjusts stirrup for Masayuki Tanaka. The Odessa American: ADRIN SNIDER Jon Lutes, a 1983 graduate of Permian High School, was one of 16 students named as a recipients of an Allison Journalism grant to attend Midland College for the 1983-84 academic year. He served as the Permian High newspaper's fall editor and as its sports editor. Lutes was a member of.

the National Honor Society, was named Permian nalism student, was Lutes outstanding jour-selected for high fit i school's Who's Who, and won a headline jJf VwNMW lAti) (in lj i it CP 'MV l4 writing award. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lutes, 2500 Custer Ave. Two Odessa ns were among the 708 students awarded bachelor af arts and bachelor of science degrees in architectural studies at the close of the 1983 spring semester.

Steven Wade Elms, 3300 Sherbrook Road, and Roger Kent Walker, 3105 Blossom Lane, were among the graduates. Please see CAMPUS NOTES, Page 10AA.