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| Manufacturer: | Midway Manufacturing Company, a subsidiary of WMS Industries, Incorporated,
of Chicago, Illinois, USA (1988-1999) [Trade Name: Bally] |
| Date Of Manufacture: | December, 1995 |
| Model Number: | 50041 |
| Common Abbreviations: | AFM |
| MPU: | Williams WPC-95 |
| Type: | Solid State Electronic (SS) ![[?]](/graphic/question.gif) |
| Production: | 3,450 units (confirmed) |
| Serial Number Database: | View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site) |
| Theme: | Aliens - Martians - Fantasy |
| Toys: | Moving flying saucer in the middle of playfield, Strobe light (for Strobe Multiball), four dancing Martian figures (for Martian Attack; similar to the ones in Midway's 1989 'Elvira and the Party Monsters'). |
| Concept by: | Brian Eddy |
| Design by: | Brian Eddy |
| Art by: | Doug Watson |
| Dots/Animation by: | Adam Rhine, Brian Morris |
| Mechanics by: | Robert C. Friesl |
| Music by: | Dan Forden |
| Sound by: | Dan Forden |
| Software by: | Lyman F. Sheats Jr. |
| Notes: | According to George Gomez, Attack from Mars was *not* originally inspired by the movie 'Mars Attacks' as is commonly suggested. According to Gomez, Brian Eddy had the concept long before the movie and it is mere coincidence that they emerged on the market within a year of each other.
Doug Watson is the voice of the Martians and also wrote the script for what they should say.
Voice-over artist Tim Kitzrow provided multiple voices for this game.
Cow Video Mode (DOHO): Shoot the ball up the Big-O-Beam ramp on the left side and press the Launch Ball button when/if a cow can be heard mooing. The second time Video Mode occurs after this, the attack will be made by cows instead of flying Saucers! Destroy all the cows and the giant "Mother Cow" will appear! |
| Marketing Slogans: |
"The Attack is on.get it or get left behind."
"An Unstoppable Earnings Invasion!"
"Mayhem, Madness and Destruction Were Never so Much Fun!"
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| Photos in: |
Design News August 12, 1996, pp. 64-68.
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| Rule Sheets: |
Attack From Mars Rulesheet Version 2.3, by Bob McCann
Attack From Mars Rulesheet (Oct/21/1997), by Brian Dominy
Attack From Mars Rulesheet Version 2.0 (Apr/10/1998), by Chris Bonney
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| Easter Eggs: | Available at Cows and Easter Eggs (External site) |
| Additional Media: | Promotional Video (at YouTube) (External site) |
| ROMs: | 1 MB | ZIP | Revision 1.0 ROMs | [Midway Mfg. Co.] |
| | 5 KB | TXT | ROM Revision Notes (0.3 - 1.13b)(unofficial user compilation) | |
| Documentation: | 13 MB | PDF | Operations Manual (FINAL, dated January 1996, OCR searchable) | [Midway Mfg. Co.] |
| | 4 MB | PDF | Operations Manual (Preliminary, dated November 1995) | [Midway Mfg. Co.] |
| | 844 KB | PDF | Operator Handbook | |
| | 94 KB | TXT | Parts List | |
| | 18 MB | PDF | WPC-95 Schematic Manual (July 1, 1997) | [Williams Electronic Games Inc.] |
| Files: | 2 MB | PDF | Promotional Jacket with Certificate of Authenticity | [Federico Croci] |
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| Average Fun Rating: | 8.0/10 (208 ratings/146 comments) [ Add Your Rating! ]
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| Manufacturer: | Midway Manufacturing Company, a subsidiary of WMS Industries, Incorporated,
of Chicago, Illinois, USA (1988-1999) [Trade Name: Bally] |
| Date Of Manufacture: | January, 1999 |
| Model Number: | 50070 |
| Common Abbreviations: | RFM |
| MPU: | Williams Pinball 2000 |
| Type: | Solid State Electronic (SS) |
| Production: | 6,878 units (confirmed) |
| Serial Number Database: | View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site) |
| Theme: | Aliens - Martians - Fantasy |
| Toys: | Wobbling Martians |
| Design by: | George Gomez |
| Art by: | John Youssi, Greg Freres |
| Dots/Animation by: | Adam Rhine, Scott Slomiany, Jack Liddon, Scott Sanders, Dave Mueller |
| Mechanics by: | Chris Shipman |
| Music by: | Dan Forden |
| Sound by: | Dan Forden |
| Software by: | Lyman F. Sheats Jr., Dwight Sullivan, Keith P. Johnson, Graham West |
| Notes: | Successor to Midway's 1995 'Attack from Mars'.
Voice-over artist Tim Kitzrow provided multiple voices for this game.
This was first game into production under the Pinball 2000 (PB2K) platform although it was the second PB2K project, following Williams' 1999 'Star Wars Episode I'.
This was the last pinball game made under the "Bally" label.
See http://www.pinball2000.de for information about this game and Pinball2000. |
| Rule Sheets: |
Revenge From Mars Rulesheet Version 1.6 (Oct/11/1999), by Roya Naini
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| Owners List URL: | http://www.pinball2000.de/rfm_owners_list.html (External site) |
| Easter Eggs: | Available at Cows and Easter Eggs (External site) |
| Tournament System: | An independant worldwide tournament server compatible with RFM & Pinball 2000. (External site) |
| Additional Media: | Promotional Video (at YouTube) (External site) |
| ROMs: | 2 MB | ZIP | Flash Romset 1.2 (Availability limited by copyright) | [Williams Electronic Games Inc.] |
| | 2 MB | ZIP | Flash Romset 1.3 (Contains the Martian Bowling Bug) (Availability limited by copyright) | [Williams Electronic Games Inc.] |
| | 2 MB | ZIP | Flash Romset 1.4 (Availability limited by copyright) | [Williams Electronic Games Inc.] |
| | 2 MB | ZIP | Flash Romset 1.5 (Availability limited by copyright) | [Williams Electronic Games Inc.] |
| | 2 MB | EXE | Flash Romset 1.6 (Availability limited by copyright) | [Williams Electronic Games Inc.] |
| | 31 MB | ZIP | Full Set Of 10 Daughter Board Roms (Availability limited by copyright) | [Williams Electronic Games Inc.] |
| Documentation: | 4 MB | PDF | Operations Manual (February 1999, OCR searchable) | [Williams Electronics Games, Inc.] |
| | 156 KB | TXT | Parts List | |
| | 987 KB | PDF | Pinball 2000 Schematic Manual (February 1999, OCR searchable) | [Williams Electronics Games, Inc.] |
| | 5 KB | TXT | ROM Revision History | [Williams Electronic Games Inc.] |
| Files: | 3 MB | ZIP | PUB Card Updater File For RFM Version 1.6 | [Williams Electronic Games Inc.] |
| | 1 MB | ZIP | Setup Disk (1.44 Floppy) For The SMC Ether_EZ Network Controller | |
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| Average Fun Rating: | 8.1/10 (204 ratings/126 comments) [ Add Your Rating! ]
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| Manufacturer: | Stern Pinball, Incorporated, of Chicago, Illinois,
USA (1999-now) [Trade Name: Stern] |
| Project Date: | 2007 |
| Date Of Manufacture: | June, 2007 |
| Model Number: | I-0094 |
| Common Abbreviations: | SM |
| MPU: | Stern S.A.M. Board System |
| Type: | Solid State Electronic (SS) |
| Serial Number Database: | View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site) |
| Theme: | Licensed - Comics - Superheroes |
| Notable Features: | Doc Ock's magnet that simulates a "Fusion Malfunction" by holding the ball; Green Goblin hovering on his glider above Pumpkin Bomb targets; Venom's ramp that quickly feeds the ball back to the left flipper; Sandman's whirlwind of targets and a motor 3-bank at the center of the playfield. Cabinet advertised as 55 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 75 1/2 inches high; 250 lbs. |
| Toys: | 3 motorized toy figures that move up/down. The center Sandman 3 bank motor similar to Attack From Mars and a tribute to Brian Eddy, stated by Steve Ritchie. |
| Concept by: | Steve Ritchie, Lyman F. Sheats Jr. |
| Design by: | Steve Ritchie |
| Art by: | Kevin O'Connor, Mark Galvez, Margaret Hudson, Marc Schoenberg |
| Dots/Animation by: | Mark Galvez |
| Mechanics by: | John Rotharmel, Mike Redoble, Rob Blakeman |
| Music by: | David Thiel |
| Sound by: | David Thiel |
| Software by: | Lyman F. Sheats Jr. |
| Notes: | A Spider-Man Shaker Motor Kit, SPI Part Number 502-5027-00, includes the shaker motor, cover, shaker motor PCB, template, instructions, and all necessary hardware.
We heard Steve Ritchie had wanted a variable-speed motor for the Green Goblin toy but it was too costly and/or difficult to have. He comments on it: It's true. I wanted to vary the speed to make it progressively harder to make a shot. We got stuck with a single speed (FAST!) motor that met the cost criteria, but not the fun factor. We couldn't hit the lit target if our lives depended on it. The swinging target device that the first mechanical engineer designed was huge, expensive and complicated.
Being stuck with one speed was boring, so we dumped the whole idea. What we ended up with (a "twitching" GG) was weak and, although I asked him many times to improve it,
the second engineer ended up giving us the mechanism that is Green Goblin. I asked Lyman [Sheats] to do multiple "twitches" instead of just one when a target was successfully hit. I think he managed it, in the end.
MSRP when new: $5,799.00
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| Additional Media: | Prototype Machine at Test Location (at Pinball News) [02:57] (External site) |
| Documentation: | 21 MB | PDF | Pinball Game Service Manual (labeled as Pinball Service Game Manual) | [Stern Pinball, Inc.] |
| | 2 MB | PDF | Score And Instruction Cards (Multi Language) | [Stern Pinball Inc.] |
| Files: | 16 KB | TXT | R.G.P. Post by Steve Ritchie: Contributors & Facts | [Steve Ritchie] |
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