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Date	*Name (Click to display that game)*	MFG	Type	Prod.	Specialty	Pl.	Model	Pics	Rating
????	007-Flipper	Lumet	EM		Head-to-Head Pl...	2p		59
1985-12	4-IN-1 (Pigskin: 2010)	Williams	SS		Table Top/Count..., Vertical Pinbal...	2p	543-N	3
1985-12	4-IN-1 (Poker)	Williams	SS		Table Top/Count..., Vertical Pinbal...	2p	543-N	5
1985-12	4-IN-1 (Willy At The Bat)	Williams	SS		Table Top/Count..., Vertical Pinbal...	2p	543-N	7
1985-12	4-IN-1 (Willy’s Cup)	Williams	SS		Table Top/Count..., Vertical Pinbal...	2p	543-N	3
1992-10	A.G. Football	Alvin G	SS	500	Head-to-Head Pl...	2p		8	7.7
1991-10	A.G. Soccer-Ball	Alvin G	SS	500	Head-to-Head Pl...	2p		13	7.0
1949-10	All-American Quarterback	Williams	EM		Bat Game, Mechanical Back...	1p	32	39	7.6
1996-05	Breakshot	Capcom	SS	1,000		4p	BRK3002	41	7.3
1936-08	Derby Day	Gottlieb	EM		Payout Machine	1p		4
1934-12	Galloping Ghost	PAMCO	EM			1p		1
1936-08	High Card	Gottlieb	EM		Payout Machine	1p		2
1936-08	Hit Parade	Gottlieb	EM		Payout Machine	1p		4
1958-03	Kick-Off	Williams	EM			1p	195	3	6.4
2001-11	NFL	Stern	SS			4p	73	13	6.4
1952-01	Touchdown	United	EM		Flipperless, Mechanical Back...	1p		10
1967-11	Touchdown	Williams	EM	2,253	Mechanical Back...	1p	335	16	7.8
1992-10	U.S.A. Football	Alvin G	SS	100	Head-to-Head Pl...	2p		27	7.5

007-Flipper / IPD No. 5443 / 2 Players

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Manufacturer:

VEB Luckenwalder Metallwarenfabrik, of Luckenwalde,
Germany [Trade Name: Lumet]

Type:

Electro-mechanical (EM)

Serial Number Database:

View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site)

Theme:

Sports

Specialty:

Head-to-Head Play

Notable Features:

Flippers (4, or 8, depending on the version), Automatic ball lift. The 4-flipper versions of this game have a movable goalie. Cabinet advertised as 92cm by 50cm by 91cm.

This is a head-to-head game where two players at opposite ends of the playfield compete in simultaneous play. Each player has flipper buttons which control only those flippers facing the opponent.

Notes:

We have found several versions of this flipper game, evidencing at least four different playfields and two different table top designs, with varying cabinet details between them. There are probably more versions to discover. We have found no connection to the literary "James Bond 007" in any of them.

One of the two versions pictured here carries a plate designating it Model 502 with serial number 3305. It has a two-color playfield (half-green and half-yellow-green) with two posts and four flippers. Four inserts, two green and two red, briefly light simultaneously at the start and end of each game, accompanied by a buzzing sound. For each player, the flippers activate simultaneously by pressing either left or right flipper button, and this allows the player’s other hand to operate the large swivel handle that controls the goalie (aka the "Torkanone"), moving it back and forth to defensively block the opponent’s ball. Pressing the red button on the handle makes the goalie kick the ball towards the opponent as an offensive maneuver. Two posts are placed at the center line, but close to each side wall, to stay out of the way of most of the power shots. The playfield has several decals depicting women in various clothing unrelated to sports, but these decals were actually part of the intended product as evidenced by their appearance on the game in the distributor’s flyer. (It may have been the distributor’s idea to add the decals, and we have no manufacturer flyer with which to compare.) The game owner advised us that game play lasts about 100 seconds, and that the ball weighs 10g and has a diameter of 2.48 cm. This game is the only example we found that has metal plates surrounding the flipper buttons. The owner removed the plates and found that one side of the cabinet had an extra hole for each player, the size of a flipper button. If the holes were an error of manufacture or indicative of a prototype design or other experimentation, the plates presumably were added to cover them and make this cabinet useful. The table top area containing the score counters is a solid red color. The distributor, Autronic Handels GmbH, advertised itself on this game more prominently than did the manufacturer, on a large adhesive sticker above the cabinet hinge, and on the paper instruction cards inserted at each end of the table top, where they inexplicably referred to this game as "007 TORFLIPPER", an appellation found nowhere else in our research.

According to a history webpage we found (no longer online, but we found another webpage), VEB Luckenwalde Metallwarenfabrik (Lumet) was created in either 1951 or 1952 as a result of a series of post-WWII reorganizations of metalworking factories in Germany. It was a publicly-owned company (Volkseigener Betriebe, or VEB) in East Germany that made, among other things, air pumps, gas lighters, and "the first automatic vending machines", although German initiative with vending machines goes back much further. Online we have found Lumet patents from 1959-60 for coin-operated vending machines. A Billboard article shown here and dated March 20, 1961 page 118 announced their entry into the production of pinball machines.

Lumet also made arcade games that used the same cabinets as shown here. Examples of these arcade games are "Toto-Fix" (football, or American soccer) and "Eishockey" (ice hockey), where there are movable "manikins" on the playfield, controlled by each player. The pinball cabinets shown here have an unused round metal fitting at each end where the protruding manikin controls were not needed. We have read of these arcade games having manufacture dates in the late 1950s (dates unconfirmed by us) and from this we speculate that it was economical for Lumet in 1961 to simply adapt their arcade cabinets for pinball use.

The other version pictured here has a single-color yellowish playfield, four flippers, and six posts. The table top area is red with no instruction cards. It has the swiveling goalie at each end so we presume that pressing either flipper button activates both flippers simultaneously. The playfield has no picture decals, a detail that sets it apart, and with its six posts placed in such a way as if to thwart many offensive power shots, we wonder if this game had an after-factory playfield swap from a Toto-Fix arcade game, one model of which used the same plain yellow playfield. The posts may have filled the holes vacated by the manikins.

We note that the games pictured here operate on 10 pfennig per play. We show a flyer produced by the distributor indicating play is 20 pfennig. Its black-and-white picture shows a game with a two-color playfield having eight dark-colored flippers and no external Torkanone control handle. In fact, a large metal plate has been placed over the areas where the control handle and unneeded arcade fitting would have been. The object that is visible between the flippers likely is a stationary post. The glass table top has a diamond-net pattern that the other games do not have. A date for this flyer was given to us unconfirmed as 1966. If that date is true, it could support an evolutionary timeline as suggested by the game it displays and the higher price to play it. We caution, however, that we have no confirmed dates for any of the versions in this listing.

Another version we have seen (not shown here) has a half-green, half-gold playfield, four dark red flippers, four inserts, two posts, and decals. Its diamond-net table top has instruction cards. Each player has the movable goalie and external handle but the cabinet does not have the residual round arcade fitting.

Here is the flyer translation:

2-Player-Competition-Flipper
007
Finally something new!
• Pricing 0,20 DM (20 Pfennig)
• Automatic Ball-Lift
• Test-Samples left a fascinated crowd of players and satisfied operators.
• 007 is the only 2-Player-Competition-Flipper of our time who indicates and proves the real skills of both players.
• Playing this machine shows always new surprises. No game is like the other, which improves the player's joy so they can't stop playing again and again.
• Extra-large cash-box, double-locked.
• Traditional, long-proved materials and wise engineers assure you a trouble-free operation and easy maintenance.

Size- 92cm x 50cm x 91cm
DM 1880,-

Lumet is reported to be the only manufacturer that produced pinball machines in East Germany. We invite more information about this game or other pinball games from this manufacturer.

Additional Media:

Example of Play (at YouTube) [02:17] (External site)

Images:
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Playfield 375x500	Playfield 375x500	Outhole 500x375	Playfield - Detail* 375x500	Playfield - Detail* 500x375
Cabinet - Side View 500x375	Control Handle 500x375	Flyer 827x1146	Billboard Article* 696x717 [Rob Hawkins]	Illuminated Playfield* 1200x1600 [Matthias Flügge]
Illuminated Playfield* 1200x711 [Matthias Flügge]	Playfield - Top Glass Removed* 1200x900 [Matthias Flügge]	Yellow Player* 1200x1600 [Matthias Flügge]	Green Player* 1200x1600 [Matthias Flügge]	Playfield Decal* 1200x1600 [Matthias Flügge]
Playfield Decal* 1200x1600 [Matthias Flügge]	Playfield Decal* 1200x1600 [Matthias Flügge]	Playfield Decal* 1200x1600 [Matthias Flügge]	Playfield Decal* 1200x1600 [Matthias Flügge]	Playfield Decal* 1200x1448 [Matthias Flügge]
Game Name - Yellow Player* 1200x2083 [Matthias Flügge]	Name Illumination* 1200x1600 [Matthias Flügge]	Score Counter - Yellow Player* 1200x1983 [Matthias Flügge]	Score Illumination* 1200x1600 [Matthias Flügge]	Game Name - Green Player* 1200x2034 [Matthias Flügge]
Name Illumination* 1200x1600 [Matthias Flügge]	Score Counter - Green Player* 1200x2217 [Matthias Flügge]	Playfield - Detail* 1200x900 [Matthias Flügge]	Playfield - Detail* 1200x900 [Matthias Flügge]	Playfield - Detail* 1200x900 [Matthias Flügge]
Ball* 498x330 [Matthias Flügge]	Top Glass* 1200x2074 [Matthias Flügge]	Illuminated Instruction Card* 1200x900 [Matthias Flügge]	Cabinet - Coin Side* 1200x1221 [Matthias Flügge]	Cabinet - Coin Side* 1200x1698 [Matthias Flügge]
Cabinet - Hinge Side* 1200x1757 [Matthias Flügge]	Cabinet - Side* 1200x1018 [Matthias Flügge]	Cabinet - Side* 1200x908 [Matthias Flügge]	Service Access* 1200x1447 [Matthias Flügge]	Service Access* 1200x2452 [Matthias Flügge]
Service Access* 1200x1992 [Matthias Flügge]	Coin Entry* 1200x1600 [Matthias Flügge]	Player Control - Coin Side* 1200x900 [Matthias Flügge]	Player Control - Hinge Side* 1200x900 [Matthias Flügge]	Manufacturer Name* 1200x900 [Matthias Flügge]
Cabinet - Access Door* 1200x1600 [Matthias Flügge]	Inside Cabinet* 1200x1600 [Matthias Flügge]	Inside Cabinet* 1200x1600 [Matthias Flügge]	Inside Cabinet - Detail* 1200x900 [Matthias Flügge]	Inside Cabinet - Detail* 1200x900 [Matthias Flügge]
Inside Cabinet - Detail* 1200x900 [Matthias Flügge]	Access Door Notice* 1200x1600 [Matthias Flügge]	Coin Switch* 1200x1600 [Matthias Flügge]	Under Playfield* 1200x1600 [Matthias Flügge]	Ball Lift Mechanism* 1200x1600 [Matthias Flügge]
Ball Lift Mechanism* 1200x1600 [Matthias Flügge]	Goalie Mechanism* 1200x900 [Matthias Flügge]	Goalie Mechanism* 1200x1600 [Matthias Flügge]	Manufacturer Plate* 1200x700 [Matthias Flügge]

Source:

flyer

4-IN-1 (Pigskin: 2010) / IPD No. 6010 / December 09, 1985 / 2 Players

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Manufacturer:

Williams Electronics Games, Incorporated, a subsidiary of WMS Ind.,
Incorporated (1985-1999) [Trade Name: Williams]

Date Of Manufacture:

December 09, 1985

Model Number:

543-N

MPU:

Williams System 10

Type:

Solid State Electronic (SS)

Serial Number Database:

View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site)

Theme:

Sports - Football

Specialty:

Table Top/Counter Game

Vertical Pinball Machine

Notable Features:

A one-credit game consists of three possessions apiece for two players. A two-credit game consists of six possessions apiece for two players and a 50% increase in the BEAT THE SCORE amount over the one-credit game.

Design by:

Barry Oursler

Art by:

Tim Elliott

Software by:

John Morgan

Notes:

This game is known in Williams documentation as "4-IN-1" but that name never appears on the game itself. A total of 100 games were produced. Each came with four interchangeable playfield overlays for the themes of Baseball, Poker, Football, and Soccer. The operator could change the overlay and Instruction Card, re-option switches, and have a new game in the same cabinet. We list this game using the name shown on each overlay. The three other games are:

Willy At The Bat
Poker
Willy’s Cup

Barry Oursler told us that Williams was also trying to sell 4-IN-1 to the home market by advertising it in high-end catalogs like Sharper Image and Hammacher-Schlemmer, but results were less than desired.

Manufacturer data for 4-IN-1:
Production Start Date: Dec-9-1985
Production End Date: Dec-30-1985
Production Run Quantity: 100 total, each had the four playfield overlays.
First ship date: Prior to Jan-5-1987
Last ship date: unknown, records missing, last record dated Apr-23-1987 had 4 in inventory.
Price to Distributor: $795.00

Documentation:

6 MB

PDF

4-IN-1 Instruction Manual (OCR searchable)

[Williams Electronics Games, Inc.]

1 MB

PDF

4-IN-1 Schematic Diagram (paginated)

[Williams Electronics Games, Inc.]

Images:
(click to zoom)

Image # 57848: 4-IN-1 (Pigskin: 2010) Playfield Overlay

Playfield Overlay
576x795
[Barry Oursler]

Image # 57849: 4-IN-1 (Pigskin: 2010) Manufacturer Name

Manufacturer Name
576x845
[Barry Oursler]

Artist Name
476x1024
[Barry Oursler]

Source:

Williams documentation, pictures

4-IN-1 (Poker) / IPD No. 6009 / December 09, 1985 / 2 Players

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Average Fun Rating:

No ratings on file [ Be first to rate this game! ]

Manufacturer:

Williams Electronics Games, Incorporated, a subsidiary of WMS Ind.,
Incorporated (1985-1999) [Trade Name: Williams]

Date Of Manufacture:

December 09, 1985

Model Number:

543-N

MPU:

Williams System 10

Type:

Solid State Electronic (SS)

Serial Number Database:

View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site)

Theme:

Cards - Gambling - Poker

Specialty:

Table Top/Counter Game

Vertical Pinball Machine

Notable Features:

1 credit per player. Three hands per player. Each hand is five cards.

Design by:

Barry Oursler

Art by:

Tim Elliott

Software by:

John Morgan

Notes:

This game is known in Williams documentation as "4-IN-1" but that name never appears on the game itself. A total of 100 games were produced. Each came with four interchangeable playfield overlays for the themes of Baseball, Poker, Football, and Soccer. The operator could change the overlay and Instruction Card, re-option switches, and have a new game in the same cabinet. We list this game using the name shown on each overlay. The three other games are:

Willy At The Bat
Pigskin: 2010
Willy’s Cup

Barry Oursler told us that Williams was also trying to sell 4-IN-1 to the home market by advertising it in high-end catalogs like Sharper Image and Hammacher-Schlemmer, but results were less than desired.

Manufacturer data for 4-IN-1:
Production Start Date: Dec-9-1985
Production End Date: Dec-30-1985
Production Run Quantity: 100 total, each had the four playfield overlays.
First ship date: Prior to Jan-5-1987
Last ship date: unknown, records missing, last record dated Apr-23-1987 had 4 in inventory.
Price to Distributor: $795.00

Documentation:

6 MB

PDF

4-IN-1 Instruction Manual (OCR searchable)

[Williams Electronics Games, Inc.]

1 MB

PDF

4-IN-1 Schematic Diagram (paginated)

[Williams Electronics Games, Inc.]

Images:
(click to zoom)

Playfield 1200x1600 [Jay Stafford]	Illuminated Playfield 1200x1600 [Jay Stafford]	Instruction Card 1200x900 [Jay Stafford]	Cabinet - Rear 1200x1600 [Jay Stafford]	Manufacturer Stickers 1200x900 [Jay Stafford]

Source:

Williams documentation, pictures

4-IN-1 (Willy At The Bat) / IPD No. 6008 / December 09, 1985 / 2 Players

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Average Fun Rating:

No ratings on file [ Be first to rate this game! ]

Manufacturer:

Williams Electronics Games, Incorporated, a subsidiary of WMS Ind.,
Incorporated (1985-1999) [Trade Name: Williams]

Date Of Manufacture:

December 09, 1985

Model Number:

543-N

MPU:

Williams System 10

Type:

Solid State Electronic (SS)

Serial Number Database:

View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site)

Theme:

Sports - Baseball

Specialty:

Table Top/Counter Game

Vertical Pinball Machine

Notable Features:

1 credit per player. Three innings per player.

Design by:

Barry Oursler

Art by:

Pam Erickson

Software by:

John Morgan

Notes:

This game is known in Williams documentation as "4-IN-1" but that name never appears on the game itself. A total of 100 games were produced. Each came with four interchangeable playfield overlays for the themes of Baseball, Poker, Football, and Soccer. The operator could change the overlay and Instruction Card, re-option switches, and have a new game in the same cabinet. We list this game using the name shown on each overlay. The three other games are:

Poker
Pigskin: 2010
Willy’s Cup

Barry Oursler told us that Williams was also trying to sell 4-IN-1 to the home market by advertising it in high-end catalogs like Sharper Image and Hammacher-Schlemmer, but results were less than desired.

Manufacturer data for 4-IN-1:
Production Start Date: Dec-9-1985
Production End Date: Dec-30-1985
Production Run Quantity: 100 total, each had the four playfield overlays.
First ship date: Prior to Jan-5-1987
Last ship date: unknown, records missing, last record dated Apr-23-1987 had 4 in inventory.
Price to Distributor: $795.00

Documentation:

6 MB

PDF

4-IN-1 Instruction Manual (OCR searchable)

[Williams Electronics Games, Inc.]

1 MB

PDF

4-IN-1 Schematic Diagram (paginated)

[Williams Electronics Games, Inc.]

Images:
(click to zoom)

Playfield 1200x900	Illuminated Playfield 1200x900	Instruction Card 1200x900	Playfield Overlay 576x824 [Barry Oursler]	Manufacturer Name 508x1024 [Barry Oursler]
Artist Name 447x1024 [Barry Oursler]	Inside Cabinet - System 10 Board 1200x900 [Kim Mitchell]

Source:

Williams documentation, pictures

4-IN-1 (Willy’s Cup) / IPD No. 6011 / December 09, 1985 / 2 Players

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Average Fun Rating:

No ratings on file [ Be first to rate this game! ]

Manufacturer:

Williams Electronics Games, Incorporated, a subsidiary of WMS Ind.,
Incorporated (1985-1999) [Trade Name: Williams]

Date Of Manufacture:

December 09, 1985

Model Number:

543-N

MPU:

Williams System 10

Type:

Solid State Electronic (SS)

Serial Number Database:

View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site)

Theme:

Sports - Futbol - Soccer

Specialty:

Table Top/Counter Game

Vertical Pinball Machine

Notable Features:

1 credit per player. Eight possessions per player.

Design by:

Barry Oursler

Art by:

Pam Erickson

Software by:

John Morgan

Notes:

This game is known in Williams documentation as "4-IN-1" but that name never appears on the game itself. A total of 100 games were produced. Each came with four interchangeable playfield overlays for the themes of Baseball, Poker, Football, and Soccer. The operator could change the overlay and Instruction Card, re-option switches, and have a new game in the same cabinet. We list this game using the name shown on each overlay. The three other games are:

Willy At The Bat
Poker
Pigskin: 2010

Barry Oursler told us that Williams was also trying to sell 4-IN-1 to the home market by advertising it in high-end catalogs like Sharper Image and Hammacher-Schlemmer, but results were less than desired.

Manufacturer data for 4-IN-1:
Production Start Date: Dec-9-1985
Production End Date: Dec-30-1985
Production Run Quantity: 100 total, each had the four playfield overlays.
First ship date: Prior to Jan-5-1987
Last ship date: unknown, records missing, last record dated Apr-23-1987 had 4 in inventory.
Price to Distributor: $795.00

Documentation:

6 MB

PDF

4-IN-1 Instruction Manual (OCR searchable)

[Williams Electronics Games, Inc.]

1 MB

PDF

4-IN-1 Schematic Diagram (paginated)

[Williams Electronics Games, Inc.]

Images:
(click to zoom)

Image # 57851: 4-IN-1 (Willy’s Cup) Playfield Overlay

Playfield Overlay
576x813
[Barry Oursler]

Manufacturer Name
330x1024
[Barry Oursler]

Image # 57853: 4-IN-1 (Willy’s Cup) Artist Name

Artist Name
576x603
[Barry Oursler]

Source:

Williams documentation

A.G. Football / IPD No. 2886 / October, 1992 / 2 Players

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Average Fun Rating:

Needs More Ratings! 7.7 / 10 (2 ratings) [ Add Your Rating! ]

Manufacturer:

Alvin G. and Company (1991-1994)

Date Of Manufacture:

October, 1992

Type:

Solid State Electronic (SS)

Production:

500 units (confirmed)

Serial Number Database:

View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site)

Theme:

Sports - Football - Futbol - Soccer

Specialty:

Head-to-Head Play

Notable Features:

Flippers (6), Standup targets (8), Ball kickers (6), Spinning targets (4), 3-bank drop targets (2), Kick-out holes (2), Up-posts (2) between flippers. Multiball. No pop bumpers, slingshots, or outlanes. Game plays itself in Attract Mode.

This is a head-to-head game where two players at opposite ends of the playfield compete in simultaneous play. Each player has flipper buttons which control only those flippers facing the opponent.

This game has patented "switch-flippers". Each flipper has a wireform switch attached to it which closes when the ball hits the flipper. The switch performs different functions for single-player versus head-to-head games. During head-to-head games, the switches are used to instruct the "Designated Scoring" system to award all playfield scoring to the player whose flipper last touched the ball. During single-player games, the switches are made active only on the opponent's flippers, and a ball striking those flippers causes them to energize and "Auto-flip" the ball back towards the player.

Design by:

Jerry Armstrong, Michael Gottlieb

Art by:

Tim Elliott

Software by:

Rehman Merchant

Notes:

'A.G. Football' is the 1992 export version of the 1991 USA game 'A.G. Soccer-Ball'. Its playfield and cabinet depict the game of European football, also called futbol, but known in the USA as soccer.

This 2-player export flipper game is not to be confused by name with the 1-player 1992 flipperless redemption game 'U.S.A. Football' from this same manufacturer and which used the same unique head-to-head cabinet style but which has a very different playfield layout and an American football theme on its playfield and cabinet.

The flyer shown here is printed with the correct export name of 'A.G. Football' but inexplicably shows a game with cabinet and playfield aprons having the name 'Soccer-Ball' on them, an image that appeared earlier on the flyer for that 1991 USA game 'A.G. Soccer-Ball' and likely was a sample version of the USA game. The manufacturer certainly knew the playfields of these two games were the same (although the name on the cabinet and aprons of course would be different) but issued the flyer that way.

The game pictured here is located in Europe and has the cabinet and playfield aprons clearly marked "A.G. Football". Its playfield and cabinet depict the game of European football (futbol). ROMs for this game are in the Files Section. Reportedly, there are at least two versions of ROMs: R07U (July 1992) and R18U (April 1993). We do not know which version we have (no README.TXT) other than they are labeled 1992.

Photos in:

Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F

ROMs:

270 KB

ZIP

ROMS

[Alvin G. and Company]

Documentation:

4 MB

PDF

Operations Manual (July 1992, Sections 1 to 3 only, no schematics)

[Alvin G. and Company]

2 MB

PDF

Schematic Diagrams (paginated)

[Alvin G. and Company]

Images:
(click to zoom)

Flyer 850x1104	Playfield 600x800	Playfield 800x526	Cabinet - Full View 800x600	Playfield - Blue Player 1170x1200 [Jean-Pierre Renault]
Cabinet Side 1200x496 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Cabinet - Blue Player Side 1200x881 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Cabinet - Red Player Side 1200x933 [Jean-Pierre Renault]

A.G. Soccer-Ball / IPD No. 120 / October, 1991 / 2 Players

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Average Fun Rating:

Needs More Ratings! 7.0 / 10 (9 ratings) [ Add Your Rating! ]

Manufacturer:

Alvin G. and Company (1991-1994)

Date Of Manufacture:

October, 1991

Type:

Solid State Electronic (SS)

Production:

500 units (confirmed)

Serial Number Database:

View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site)

Theme:

Sports - Soccer

Specialty:

Head-to-Head Play

Notable Features:

Concept by:

Alvin Gottlieb

Design by:

Jerry Armstrong, Michael Gottlieb

Art by:

Tim Elliott

Software by:

Rehman Merchant

Notes:

Page 1 of our manufacturer's multi-page flyer for this game is printed with the name 'A.G. Soccer-Ball' while the game shown on page 1 carries only the shorter name 'Soccer-Ball' on its cabinet and playfield aprons. However, the other pages of the flyer show the longer name 'A.G. Soccer-Ball' on the cabinet and playfield aprons, as do our game pictures shown here.

This is the 1991 USA version with a soccer theme. It was also released for export markets as Alvin G's 1992 'A.G. Football', also having a soccer (futbol) theme.

Marketing Slogans:

"For years everybody has asked for something different"

Photos in:

Pinball Memories External Link

, page 218
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F

ROMs:

270 KB

ZIP

PinMAME Romset

Documentation:

4 MB

PDF

Operations Manual (July 1992, missing Sections 4 and 5, no schematics)

[Alvin G & Co.]

2 MB

PDF

Schematic Diagrams (paginated, portions may be too dark to read)

[Alvin G & Co.]

Images:
(click to zoom)

Flyer, Front 603x787	Flyer, Page 2 603x791	Flyer, Page 3 607x790	Flyer, Page 4 598x789	Flyer, Page 5 608x788
Flyer, Page 6 609x787	Playfield 1024x768 [Adrian & Sarah Lodge]	Playfield - Blue Player Side 1024x768 [Adrian & Sarah Lodge]	Cabinet - Side 1024x768 [Jim Beifus]	Cabinet - Red Player Side 1024x768 [Jim Beifus]
Cabinet - Blue Player Side 1024x768 [Jim Beifus]	Cabinet - Full View 598x762 [Jim Beifus]	Playfield 768x1024 [Jim Beifus]

All-American Quarterback / IPD No. 1886 / October 13, 1949 / 1 Player

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Average Fun Rating:

Needs More Ratings! 7.6 / 10 (1 ratings) [ Add Your Rating! ]

Manufacturer:

Williams Manufacturing Company (1944-1958) [Trade Name: Williams]

Date Of Manufacture:

October 13, 1949

Model Number:

Type:

Electro-mechanical (EM)

Serial Number Database:

View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site)

Theme:

Sports - Football

Specialty:

Bat Game

Mechanical Backbox Animation

Notable Features:

Impulse flippers (5). Mechanical backbox animation (football player moves across backglass).

Game operation for production game (not the version shown in manufacturer's flyer or promotional photo):

1 play 5 cents. 2 plays 10 cents. 5 or 6 credits for 25 cents (operator adjustable with separate pricing plates). All coins add credits to the replay wheel located in lower right apron. Pressing coin return button starts the game and enables the flipper bats.

Pushing the left knob on front of cabinet mechanically pitches the ball. Turning the right knob operates the flipper bats as impulse flippers with one large coil activating all five simultaneously then deactivating via the EOSS. Balls that drain behind the flippers do not count against the player and are returned to the pitching mechanism via a trough.

The center "Touchdown" hole in the red arrow is always lit. Replays awarded for Touchdowns (operator adjustable). Other holes advance the runner 25 or 50 yards. A stepper unit in backbox displays in lower backglass the number of "yards to go for a touchdown" via a yellow disk visible to the player and showing the numbers 100, 75, 50, and 25. A touchdown is scored when 100 yards is accumulated in decrementing this yellow disk number.

The "Field Goal" holes increment a stepper unit to advance on the backglass the number of Field Goals achieved, up to 10. Replays are awarded for this (operator adjustable). The "Completed Pass" and "End Run" holes each awards 50 yards and these inserts are continuously lit for the first three Quarters; during the 4th Quarter their hole values increase for Touchdown.

Inserts located below the flipper bats indicate to the player if game play is in 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th Quarter. Balls landing in any of four "End of Quarter" holes advance game to next Quarter. Game is over at end of 4th Quarter.

The score card indicates player's ranking based on number of touchdowns and/ or field goals.

Replay wheel maximum: 25

Sound: 3 bells. A 6-inch bell announces touchdowns. Two 3-inch bells with slightly different tones announce end-of-quarter and field goals.

Ball composition: steel, 7/8 inch diameter

Design by:

Gordon Horlick

Art by:

George Molentin

Notes:

We previously showed the designer was Harry Williams. The manufacturer’s original playfield drawing (not shown here) is dated 8/20/49 and has the signed initials GTH. The schematic diagram (shown here) is dated 9-1-49 (revised 10-17-49) and has the printed initials G.T.H. Both documents show the game name as the single word 'Quarterback'. The backglass shows the name as 'All-American Quarterback'.

The playfield in the manufacturer's flyer and promotional photo is different from the production playfields shown here by having white flippers bats with no printing on them, no playfield artwork below the flipper bats, and four additional large inserts: two for '25 Yards When Lit' and two for 'End Run When Lit'. Also, the artwork at top of playfield shows banners for the teams 'C' and 'W' and no cheerleader in the center, between the two teams. The production playfields have black flipper bats with printing on them (Quarter, Half Back, End) and lack the four large inserts but do have artwork below the flipper bats containing four small inserts, representing a scoreboard counting the four quarters of a football game. The artwork at top of playfield shows banners for the teams 'Army' and 'Navy' and shows a cheerleader in the center.

We are seeking a schematic for this game as well as pictures of games with playfields like the one in the flyer and promo photo.

Photos in:

Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F

Documentation:

11 MB

PDF

Schematic Diagram (dated 9-1-49, 1st revision 9-22-49, 2nd revision 10-17-49, continuous, uneven contrast)

[Williams Mfg. Co.]

Files:

1 MB

JPG

Promotional Photo - Large Size

[Williams Mfg. Co.]

Images:
(click to zoom)

Backglass 482x605	Playfield 482x699	Flyer 531x677 [Raphael Lankar]	Backglass 418x484	Backglass - Detail 581x267
Playfield 454x460	Upper Playfield 640x480	Lower Playfield 539x409	Lower Playfield 624x326	Cabinet - Left 443x460
Cabinet - Right 434x452	Front 602x480	Original Coin Chute 289x261	Flyer 645x874	Machine 834x1041 [Pascal Villedieu]
Backglass 960x1256 [Bradley Joe Cunningham]	Playfield 960x1280 [Bradley Joe Cunningham]	Upper Playfield 1024x768 [Bradley Joe Cunningham]	Upper Playfield 960x1280 [Bradley Joe Cunningham]	Middle Playfield 1024x768 [Bradley Joe Cunningham]
Lower Playfield 1024x768 [Bradley Joe Cunningham]	Player Control 960x1280 [Bradley Joe Cunningham]	Under Playfield 960x1226 [Bradley Joe Cunningham]	Inside Cabinet 960x1280 [Bradley Joe Cunningham]	Inside Cabinet 1024x768 [Bradley Joe Cunningham]
Motor Switch Chart 960x1280 [Bradley Joe Cunningham]	Inside Backbox 1020x960 [Bradley Joe Cunningham]	Behind Backglass 1024x768 [Bradley Joe Cunningham]	Backglass - Reverse 1024x768 [Bradley Joe Cunningham]	Cabinet - Left 1016x898 [Bradley Joe Cunningham]
Cabinet - Right 950x918 [Bradley Joe Cunningham]	Front 1024x768 [Bradley Joe Cunningham]	Promotional Photo 1200x1482 [Duncan Brown]	Instructions and Score Card 675x1200 [Mark Folsom]	Score Card 1200x663 [Mark Folsom]
Credit Window 675x1200 [Mark Folsom]	Inside Coin Door* 675x1200 [Mark Folsom]	Coin Mechanism Removed from Housing* 675x1200 [Mark Folsom]	Flipper Bats 1200x1327 [Mark Folsom]

Breakshot / IPD No. 3784 / May, 1996 / 4 Players

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Average Fun Rating:

7.3/10 (31 ratings/22 comments) [ Add Your Rating! ]

Manufacturer:

Capcom Coin-Op, Incorporated (1995-1996) [Trade Name: Capcom]

Date Of Manufacture:

May, 1996

Model Number:

BRK3002

Common Abbreviations:

MPU:

Capcom A0015405

Type:

Solid State Electronic (SS)

Production:

1,000 units (confirmed)

Serial Number Database:

View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site)

Theme:

Sports - Billiards

Notable Features:

Flippers (3), Pop bumpers (3), Slingshots (2), Kick-out holes (4), Standup targets (3), 3-bank drop targets (2), Captive ball (1), Newton ball (1), Up-post in center playfield.

3 ball cue in the center of the playfield with a hole at the bottom, and 3 scoops at the top; after each ball is captured, a large metal plug rises and blocks the opening and the locked balls rest against it. The player must then hit the plug to knock the balls into the scoops to start multiball.

This 1996 game is designed in the older electromechanical style, with no ramps and a one-level playfield. It has a dot matrix display that shows the scores as score reel numbers, and digital sound that simulates EM chimes.

Design by:

Greg Kmiec

Art by:

Stan Fukuoka

Dots/Animation by:

Mechanics by:

Music by:

Software by:

Notes:

220lbs uncrated; 22 7/8" wide, 52 1/8" deep, 74 1/4" tall.

Breakshot was originally scheduled to be produced after Big Bang Bar, Kingpin, and Flipper Football but, because it became ready for production in a short time, ahead of the others, it was produced ahead of them.

According to the book Pinball Memories, Capcom promoted 'Breakshot' as having the first loadable captive ball feature on a pinball. However, a different type of loadable captive ball feature can be found on Bally Midway's 1986 'Strange Science' and Bally Midway's 1987 'Heavy Metal Meltdown'.

When a whitewood was approved for release to production, a sequentially-assigned project number was assigned to the game and engineering drawings were started. The Project Number for this game was "PB-6". This number appears on the playfield under the cardholder.

Marketing Slogans:

"Now This is Pinball!"
"Now That's Pinball!"

Photos in:

Pinball Memories External Link

, pages 203-206
The Pinball Compendium 1982 to Present External Link

, page 220
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F

Rule Sheets:

Breakshot Rulesheet Version 1.0, by FSPA
Breakshot Quick Tips (May/13/1996), by Steve Baumgarten

Owners List URL:

http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/3784 (External site)

Easter Eggs:

Available at Cows and Easter Eggs (External site)

ROMs:

1 MB

ZIP

PinMAME Romset

874 KB

ZIP

PinMAME Romset (beta)

575 KB

ZIP

PinMAME Romset (Redemption 1.0)

569 KB

ZIP

PinMAME Romset (redemption 1.2)

880 KB

ZIP

ROM V1.05 Beta

[Capcom Coin-Op, Inc.]

1 MB

ZIP

ROM V1.3

[Capcom Coin-Op, Inc.]

Documentation:

20 MB

PDF

English Manual

[Capcom Coin-Op, Inc.]

Images:
(click to zoom)

Backglass 938x704	Playfield 532x1200	Promotional Photo 530x670	Press Release 607x785	Promotional Photo (Playfield) 578x714
Backglass 800x698 [Robert Winter]	Playfield 800x1067 [Robert Winter]	Upper Left Playfield 800x600 [Robert Winter]	Upper Middle Playfield 800x600 [Robert Winter]	Upper Right Playfield 800x600 [Robert Winter]
Left Middle Playfield 800x600 [Robert Winter]	Center Playfield 800x600 [Robert Winter]	Right Middle Playfield 800x600 [Robert Winter]	Left Middle Playfield 800x600 [Robert Winter]	Left Middle Playfield 800x600 [Robert Winter]
Right Middle Playfield 800x600 [Robert Winter]	Lower Left Playfield 800x600 [Robert Winter]	Lower Right Playfield 800x600 [Robert Winter]	Lower Playfield 800x600 [Robert Winter]	Lower Playfield 800x600 [Robert Winter]
Playfield - Detail 800x600 [Robert Winter]	Instruction Card 800x600 [Robert Winter]	Pricing Card 800x600 [Robert Winter]	Translite - Reverse 800x431 [Robert Winter]	Cabinet - Left 800x481 [Robert Winter]
Cabinet - Right 800x385 [Robert Winter]	Backbox - Left 800x1533 [Robert Winter]	Backbox - Right* 800x1535 [Robert Winter]	Front 800x590 [Robert Winter]	Under Playfield 800x1592 [Robert Winter]
Inside Cabinet - Front 800x600 [Robert Winter]	Inside Cabinet - Rear 800x600 [Robert Winter]	Inside Backbox 800x600 [Robert Winter]	Inside Backbox 800x600 [Robert Winter]	Behind Speaker Grille* 800x600 [Robert Winter]
Full View 800x1183 [Robert Winter]	Cabinet - Left 1022x766 [Sean Casey]	Flyer 1200x1556	Stripped Playfield* 1200x1600	Project Number and Name* 867x795
Model and Serial Numbers* 1200x900

Derby Day / IPD No. 666 / August, 1936 / 1 Player

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Average Fun Rating:

No ratings on file [ Be first to rate this game! ]

Manufacturer:

D. Gottlieb & Company (1931-1977) [Trade Name: Gottlieb]

Date Of Manufacture:

August, 1936

Type:

Electro-mechanical (EM)

Serial Number Database:

View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site)

Theme:

Sports - Horse Racing

Specialty:

Payout Machine

Notable Features:

Trap holes (28).

Notes:

Mystery Single or Multiple Coin Slot Optional.
Ticket Game, $10.00 extra.
Check Separator, no extra charge.
D.C. Adaptopak, $5.00 extra.
Electropak equipped (batteries optional).
Equipped with new A.B.T. No. 400 slot.

The backglass does not show the name of this game but instead shows the words 'TRACK ODDS'.

The version of this game with a football theme is Gottlieb's 1936 'College Football'.
The version of this game with a playing card theme is Gottlieb's 1936 'High Card'.
The version of this game with a baseball theme is Gottlieb's 1936 'Hit Parade'.

Photos in:

The Billboard, Aug-29-1936, page 135
Automatic World, September 1936, page 27
The Billboard, Oct-17-1936, page 97
The Billboard, Oct-31-1936, page 97
Pinball Ad Catalog Volume 3, 1936, pages 177, 183, and 187

Files:

2 MB

PDF

Wiring Diagram & Instructions (paginated) (Availability limited by copyright)

[D. Gottlieb & Co.]

Images:
(click to zoom)

Image # 24416: Derby Day Coin Machine Journal Ad

Coin Machine Journal Ad
800x1157
[Russ Jensen]

Image # 68574: Derby Day Automatic World Ad
(Automatic World, September 1936, page 27)

Automatic World Ad*
1024x1408
[Rob Hawkins]

Image # 68592: Derby Day Billboard Ad
(The Billboard, Oct-31-1936, page 97)

Billboard Ad*
1200x1698
[Rob Hawkins]

Image # 68615: Derby Day Billboard New Game Announcement
(This ad announces the game will be available to operators on Aug 29, 1936. The Billboard, Aug-29-1936, page 135.)

Billboard New Game Announcement*
1200x1614
[Rob Hawkins]

Galloping Ghost / IPD No. 982 / December, 1934 / 1 Player

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Average Fun Rating:

No ratings on file [ Be first to rate this game! ]

Manufacturer:

Pacific Amusement Manufacturing Company, of Chicago,
Illinois, USA (1932-1937) [Trade Name: PAMCO]

Date Of Manufacture:

December, 1934

Type:

Electro-mechanical (EM)

Serial Number Database:

View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site)

Theme:

Sports - Football

Notable Features:

Game advertised as measuring 40 inches long and 20 inches wide.

Notes:

According to the Encyclopedia of Pinball Vol 2, problems with this game's test location models caused it to miss it's announced delivery date of Jan-1-1935 and its second date of Feb-5-1935. Instead, it debuted at the 1935 Coin Machine Show in Chicago on February 18-21, 1935.

"The Galloping Ghost" was the nickname given to American college and professional football player Harold Edward "Red" Grange (1903-1991), whose skills and contributions to the game of football both on and off the gridiron brought a new height of popularity and respect to the sport at the time. He was named the greatest college football player of all time by ESPN in 2008.

This pinball machine was a tribute to Grange, who retired from professional football in 1934, the year this game was made. Also known as "Galloping Ghost No. 77" in honor of Grange's jersey number, this game turned out to be an average moneymaker, disappointing the industry.

Marketing Slogans:

"Let Galloping Ghost 77 Carry The Ball!"

Photos in:

Marketplace Pictorial History, Page 81, June 1981
Encyclopedia of Pinball Volume 2 External Link

, page 2

Images:
(click to zoom)

Image # 16231: Galloping Ghost Marketplace Ad Reprint
(Marketplace Pictorial History, Page 81, June 1981)

Marketplace Ad Reprint*
700x688

High Card / IPD No. 1169 / August, 1936 / 1 Player

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Average Fun Rating:

No ratings on file [ Be first to rate this game! ]

Manufacturer:

D. Gottlieb & Company (1931-1977) [Trade Name: Gottlieb]

Date Of Manufacture:

August, 1936

Type:

Electro-mechanical (EM)

Serial Number Database:

View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site)

Theme:

Playing Cards

Specialty:

Payout Machine

Notable Features:

Trap holes (28).

Notes:

Mystery Single or Multiple Coin Slot Optional.
Ticket Game, $10.00 extra.
Check Separator, no extra charge.
D.C. Adaptopak, $5.00 extra.
Electropak equipped (batteries optional).
Equipped with new A.B.T. No. 400 slot.

The backglass does not show the name of this game but instead shows the words 'ODDS for
HIGH SCORE'.

The version of this game with a football theme is Gottlieb's 1936 'College Football'.
The version of this game with a horserace theme is Gottlieb's 1936 'Derby Day'.
The version of this game with a baseball theme is Gottlieb's 1936 'Hit Parade'.

Photos in:

The Billboard, Oct-17-1936, page 97
The Billboard, Oct-31-1936, page 97
Pinball Ad Catalog Volume 3, 1936, page 181

Files:

2 MB

PDF

Wiring Diagram & Instructions (paginated) (Availability limited by copyright)

[D. Gottlieb & Co.]

Images:
(click to zoom)

Image # 24357: High Card Coin Machine Journal ad

Coin Machine Journal ad
800x705
[Russ Jensen]

Image # 68593: High Card Billboard Ad
(The Billboard, Oct-31-1936, page 97)

Billboard Ad*
1200x1698
[Rob Hawkins]

Hit Parade / IPD No. 1199 / August, 1936 / 1 Player

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Average Fun Rating:

No ratings on file [ Be first to rate this game! ]

Manufacturer:

D. Gottlieb & Company (1931-1977) [Trade Name: Gottlieb]

Date Of Manufacture:

August, 1936

Type:

Electro-mechanical (EM)

Serial Number Database:

View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site)

Theme:

Sports - Baseball

Specialty:

Payout Machine

Notable Features:

Trap holes (28).

Notes:

Mystery Single or Multiple Coin Slot Optional.
Ticket Game, $10.00 extra.
Check Separator, no extra charge.
D.C. Adaptopak, $5.00 extra.
Electropak equipped (batteries optional).
Equipped with new A.B.T. No. 400 slot.

The backglass does not show the name of this game but instead shows the words 'ODDS for HITS'.

The version of this game with a football theme is Gottlieb's 1936 'College Football'.
The version of this game with a horserace theme is Gottlieb's 1936 'Derby Day'.
The version of this game with a playing card theme is Gottlieb's 1936 'High Card'.

Photos in:

The Billboard, Aug-29-1936, page 135
Automatic World, September 1936, page 27
The Billboard, Oct-17-1936, page 97
The Billboard, Oct-31-1936, page 97
Pinball Ad Catalog Volume 3, 1936, page 177

Files:

2 MB

PDF

Wiring Diagram & Instructions (paginated) (Availability limited by copyright)

[D. Gottlieb & Co.]

Images:
(click to zoom)

Image # 24417: Hit Parade Coin Machine Journal Ad

Coin Machine Journal Ad
800x1157
[Russ Jensen]

Image # 68575: Hit Parade Automatic World Ad
(Automatic World, September 1936, page 27)

Automatic World Ad*
1024x1408
[Rob Hawkins]

Image # 68594: Hit Parade Billboard Ad
(The Billboard, Oct-31-1936, page 97)

Billboard Ad*
1200x1698
[Rob Hawkins]

Image # 68616: Hit Parade Billboard New Game Announcement
(This ad announces the game will be available to operators on Aug 29, 1936. The Billboard, Aug-29-1936, page 135.)

Billboard New Game Announcement*
1200x1614
[Rob Hawkins]

Kick-Off / IPD No. 3192 / March 20, 1958 / 1 Player

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Average Fun Rating:

Needs More Ratings! 6.4 / 10 (2 ratings) [ Add Your Rating! ]

Manufacturer:

Williams Manufacturing Company (1944-1958) [Trade Name: Williams]

Date Of Manufacture:

March 20, 1958

Model Number:

195

Type:

Electro-mechanical (EM)

Serial Number Database:

View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site)

Theme:

Sports - Football

Notable Features:

Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Passive bumpers (4), Slingshots (2), Gobble holes (3), Standup targets (2). Playfield lights simulate a football advancing towards goalposts.

Design by:

Harry Williams

Art by:

George Molentin

Notes:

The manufacturer’s original playfield drawing (not shown here) is dated 7/9/57, revised 8/15/57, and has the signed initials HEW. The manufacturer’s Tool Room copy of this drawing (also not shown here) is dated 2/6/58.

A version of this game was made as Williams' 1958 'Soccer Kick-Off'. The playfield is reportedly identical to this game, but the backglass has two soccer players on the field and the goalpost is different.

Photos in:

Pinball Memories External Link

, page 22
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book G-R

Images:
(click to zoom)

Backglass
445x481

Playfield
482x709

Flyer
725x559

NFL / IPD No. 4540 / November, 2001 / 4 Players

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Average Fun Rating:

Needs More Ratings! 6.4 / 10 (8 ratings) [ Add Your Rating! ]

Manufacturer:

Stern Pinball, Incorporated, of Chicago, Illinois,
USA (1999-now) [Trade Name: Stern]

Date Of Manufacture:

November, 2001

Model Number:

MPU:

Sega/Stern Whitestar

Type:

Solid State Electronic (SS)

Serial Number Database:

View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site)

Theme:

Sports - Football

Design by:

Joe Balcer

Dots/Animation by:

Kurt Andersen

Software by:

Lonnie D. Ropp, Orin Day

Notes:

Based on the machine "Striker Xtreme" (Soccer themed), put back into production as "NFL", featuring these changes:

- All new football oriented graphics
- Goalie replaced with Linebacker
- Soccer goal replaced with goalpost

Game could be ordered with a custom backglass featuring the helmet and logo of an NFL team.

ROMs:

3 MB

ZIP

PinMAME Romset

[Stern Pinball, Inc.]

3 MB

ZIP

ROMs

[Stern Pinball, Inc.]

Documentation:

54 KB

PDF

Instruction Cards (Multi Language)

[Stern Pinball, Inc.]

Images:
(click to zoom)

Playfield 480x640 [Action Pinball & Amusement]	Overall View 480x640 [Action Pinball & Amusement]	Bears Backglass 270x265 [Star Amusements]	Eagles Backglass* 543x535 [Bill Goldberg]	Illuminated Playfield* 535x800 [Bill Goldberg]
Cabinet - Left* 508x746 [Bill Goldberg]	Cabinet - Right* 502x782 [Bill Goldberg]	Cabinet - Front* 648x527 [Bill Goldberg]	Illuminated Front View* 290x796 [Bill Goldberg]	Serial Number* 800x535 [Bill Goldberg]
Raiders Backglass 1056x900 [Sean Casey]	Backglasses 708x622 [Stern Pinball, Inc.]	Flyer 1200x1563 [Hansjoerg Reiter]

Touchdown / IPD No. 2608 / January, 1952 / 1 Player

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Average Fun Rating:

No ratings on file [ Be first to rate this game! ]

Manufacturer:

United Manufacturing Company, of Chicago, Illinois, USA (1942-1962)

Date Of Manufacture:

January, 1952

Type:

Electro-mechanical (EM)

Serial Number Database:

View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site)

Theme:

Sports - Football

Specialty:

Flipperless

Mechanical Backbox Animation

Notable Features:

5 balls for 5 cents. Pop bumpers (3), Passive bumpers (13), Kick-out holes (11). Mechanical backbox animation (football players from different teams carry ball to goal post). No flippers. Cabinet measured 57 inches long, 29 1/2 inches wide, and 69 inches high.

Notes:

We previously listed this game as 'Touch Down', a bingo machine, but it is actually a 5-ball flipperless pin game. It's instruction card and score cards are all marked "TD" at their bottom edges.

We find no ads or announcements from the manufacturer in The Billboard and The Cash Box magazines but did find several brief distributor references, all without pictures, and all spelling it as one word, 'Touchdown". We have changed our listing to show it as one-word.

The game pictured here was missing its backglass, and the backbox insert shows a light bulb arrangement identical to the backglass of United's 1951 'County Fair'. The playfield of 'County Fair' appeared in two versions, one that depicted horses and one that did not. The horseless version is identical to this 'Touchdown' playfield. We note that United's 1952 'Steeple Chase', which came out the same time as 'Touchdown' has the same horseless playfield art design but with different colors while its backglass insert has a completely different light bulb arrangement.

This game without its backglass could be easily misidentified as a 'County Fair' game except the backbox animation shows football players, not horses.

We also show in this listing a comparison of one of the 'Touchdown' score cards to one from 'County Fair' supplementing the idea that this game is an easy reissue of 'County Fair' from four months earlier but with a football theme instead of a horserace theme.

Images:
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Instruction Card and Score Cards 1200x806 [Dennis Dodel]	Score Card Comparison* 1200x576 [Dennis Dodel]	Backbox 1100x1059 [Morphy Auctions]	Backnox Animation 1100x733 [Morphy Auctions]	Lower Playfield 1100x733 [Morphy Auctions]
Cabinet - Left 566x1100 [Morphy Auctions]	Cabinet - Front 1075x1100 [Morphy Auctions]	Ball Lift and Shooter Knobs 621x1100 [Morphy Auctions]	Cabinet - Full View 771x1100 [Morphy Auctions]	Cabinet - Rear 734x1100 [Morphy Auctions]

Touchdown / IPD No. 2609 / November 03, 1967 / 1 Player

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Average Fun Rating:

7.8/10 (17 ratings/13 comments) [ Add Your Rating! ]

Manufacturer:

Williams Electronics, Incorporated (1967-1985) [Trade Name: Williams]

Date Of Manufacture:

November 03, 1967

Model Number:

335

Type:

Electro-mechanical (EM)

Production:

2,253 units (confirmed)

Serial Number Database:

View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site)

Theme:

Sports - Football

Specialty:

Mechanical Backbox Animation

Notable Features:

Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (5), Passive bumpers (2), Slingshots (2), Rollover buttons (7), Standup targets (2), Kick-out hole (1), Mechanical backbox animation (football moves across field).

Design by:

Steve Kordek

Notes:

Also released as an add-a-ball version, Williams' 1967 'Kickoff'.

Photos in:

Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book S-Z

Documentation:

1 MB

PDF

Instruction Manual

[Williams Electronics, Inc.]

3 MB

PDF

Schematic Diagram (continuous)

[Williams Electronics, Inc.]

Images:
(click to zoom)

Flyer 609x797	Backglass 473x554	Playfield 600x800	Cabinet 572x600	Backbox Animation 640x480 [Philip A. Rolsma]
Upper Playfield 640x480 [Philip A. Rolsma]	Playfield - Detail 640x480 [Philip A. Rolsma]	Illuminated Playfield* 1024x1122 [Rich Castline]	Playfield* 1024x1111 [Rich Castline]	Illuminated Backglass 400x400
Upper Playfield 592x400	Lower Playfield 592x400	Cabinet - Right 445x400	Backglass 1113x1238	Illuminated Backglass 1200x1433 [Stan Johnstone]
Illuminated Playfield 1200x1589 [Stan Johnstone]

U.S.A. Football / IPD No. 2710 / October, 1992 / 2 Players

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Average Fun Rating:

Needs More Ratings! 7.5 / 10 (6 ratings) [ Add Your Rating! ]

Manufacturer:

Alvin G. and Company (1991-1994)

Date Of Manufacture:

October, 1992

Type:

Solid State Electronic (SS)

Production:

100 units (confirmed)

Serial Number Database:

View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site)

Theme:

Sports - Football

Specialty:

Head-to-Head Play

Notable Features:

Flippers (6), Standup targets (8), Ball kickers (6), Spinning targets (4), 3-bank drop targets (2), Kick-out holes (2). Multiball. No pop bumpers, slingshots, or outlanes. Game plays itself in Attract Mode.

This is a head-to-head game where two players at opposite ends of the playfield compete in simultaneous play. Each player has flipper buttons which control only those flippers facing the opponent.

This game has patented "switch-flippers". Each flipper has a wireform switch attached to it which closes when the ball hits the flipper. The switch performs different functions for single-player versus head-to-head games. During head-to-head games, the switches are used to instruct the "Designated Scoring" system to award all playfield scoring to the player whose flipper last touched the ball. During single-player games, the switches are made active only on the opponent's flippers, and a ball striking those flippers causes them to energize and "Auto-flip" the ball back towards the player.

Design by:

Jerry Armstrong

Art by:

Tim Elliott

Sound by:

Kyle Johnson

Notes:

The cabinet and playfield aprons show the name 'U.S.A. Football'.

This 2-player 1992 flipper game is not to be confused by name with the 1-player 1992 flipperless redemption game 'U.S.A. Football' from this same manufacturer and which used the same unique head-to-head cabinet style but which has a very different playfield layout.

This game has an American football theme and no up-post between the flippers. It is not to be confused with the 1992 export version 'A.G. Football' which has a soccer (futbol) theme and does have an up-post between the flippers.

Marketing Slogans:

"Introducing the NEW Superstar in Coin Collection!"

Photos in:

The Complete Pinball Book External Link

, pages 258 and 260
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book S-Z

ROMs:

64 KB

BIN

Factory Original CPU ROM

[Alvin G. and Company]

263 KB

ZIP

PinMAME Romset

[Alvin G. and Company]

Files:

22 KB

DOC

Game Rules

[Joe Devlin]

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Cabinet front 504x756	Cabinet side 756x504	Playfield 250x602	Flyer, Front 609x791	Flyer, Back 609x788
Playfield - Blue Player 900x1200 [Joe Devlin]	Playfield - Blue Player 900x1200 [Joe Devlin]	Middle Playfield 1200x900 [Joe Devlin]	Playfield - Red Player 900x1200 [Joe Devlin]	Elevated Marquee 1200x900 [Claude Veilleux]
Playfield - Detail 1200x900 [Claude Veilleux]	Playfield - Detail 1200x900 [Claude Veilleux]	Playfield - Detail 1200x900 [Claude Veilleux]	Playfield - Detail 1200x900 [Claude Veilleux]	Playfield - Detail 1200x900 [Claude Veilleux]
Playfield - Detail 1200x900 [Claude Veilleux]	Playfield - Detail 1200x900 [Claude Veilleux]	Playfield - Detail 1200x900 [Claude Veilleux]	Playfield - Detail 1200x900 [Claude Veilleux]	Playfield - Detail 1200x900 [Claude Veilleux]
Playfield - Detail 1200x900 [Claude Veilleux]	Playfield - Detail 1200x900 [Claude Veilleux]	Playfield - Detail 1200x900 [Claude Veilleux]	Cabinet - Blue Player 1200x900 [Claude Veilleux]	Cabinet - Red Player 1200x900 [Claude Veilleux]
Inside Cabinet 1200x1600 [Claude Veilleux]	Serial Number Tag 1600x1200 [Claude Veilleux]

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