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Date Name  (Click to display that game) MFG Type Prod. Specialty Pl. Model Pics Rating
* indicates Project Date, not Manufacture Date1983-12* Starfighter Williams SS none 525 2  
1995-09 WHO dunnit Midway SS 2,416 4p 50044 24 7.9

Starfighter / IPD No. 3729 / December, 1983
 
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Manufacturer: Williams Electronics, Incorporated (1967-1985) [Trade Name: Williams]
Project Date: December, 1983
Model Number: 525
Type: Solid State Electronic (SS) [?]
Production: Never Produced
Theme: Outer Space - Science Fiction - Space Fantasy - Space Travel
Notable Features: Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (4), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (15), Drop holes (7), Kick-out hole (1), Diverter magnet (1), Left side kicker lane, Left outlane kickback, No right outlane, Outhole kicker. Ball is kicked into play from below the flippers. Along the entire top edge of playfield is a "reverse scoop" to deliver the ball-in-play to an elevated mini-playfield containing the seven drop holes. Timer and Bonus display in lower playfield.
Design by: Barry Oursler
Notes: In this listing is a picture of the original drawing annotated by us to show several differently colored boxes. We asked Barry Oursler to explain what we were seeing in these boxes. He replied:

I did build a whitewood for this one, but it was scrapped. This was during the time when pinball wasn't doing well.

The red and teal boxes are all standup targets.

The blue box is an upper playfield made out of polycarbonate, like Pinbot. Those are 7 drop-holes. The idea is to light all 7 of them. There is a long "reverse scoop" along the back, similar to the small one on Whodunnit. You shoot the ball up the middle and it goes up on top where you can bump the game to try and get the ball into the lane you need. I don't remember if we were using lane change at
that time.

The white box is a side view of the upper playfield. You can see the scoop and the plastic playfield.

The yellow box is an eject hole.

[The green box] looks like the date is from August 1981. That was the date I started the drawing. I might have put it on the side and made it later. I'm not sure.

This game was a "center shooter" game. There are no drains, outhole or shooter lane. Each ball ran on time and you can earn extra time.

Below the red box is a magnet with 3 lights. You can "tap" the button to try and divert the ball into the kicker lane, just to the left of the magnet. It worked like magna-save, but with short pulses, like Solar Fire and Grand Lizard.

Images:
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Image # 74954: Starfighter Original Draft Playfield Drawing 
(Signed by Barry Oursler.)
Original Draft Playfield Drawing*

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Image # 74960: Starfighter Original Draft Playfield Drawing - Annotated 
(See the Notes section of this listing for an explanation of the annotated areas.)
Original Draft Playfield Drawing - Annotated*

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WHO dunnit / IPD No. 3685 / September, 1995 / 4 Players
 
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Average Fun Rating: [ 8 stars - Click for comments ]    7.9/10  (121 ratings/83 comments)        [ Add Your Rating! ]
Manufacturer: Midway Manufacturing Company, a subsidiary of WMS Industries, Incorporated,
of Chicago, Illinois, USA (1988-1999) [Trade Name: Bally]
Date Of Manufacture: September, 1995
Model Number: 50044
Common Abbreviations: W?D
MPU: Williams WPC Security (WPC-S)
Type: Solid State Electronic (SS) [?]
Production: 2,416 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Murder Mystery
Notable Features: Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Slingshots (2). Unlimited buy-in balls per player (operator option).

Actual measured weight: 271 lbs (includes legs).

Toys: Telephone. Spinning slot machine reels.
Concept by: Dwight Sullivan
Design by: Dwight Sullivan, Barry Oursler
Art by: Linda Deal (aka Doane), Paul Barker
Dots/Animation by: Adam Rhine, Brian Morris
Mechanics by: Zofia Bil
Music by: Paul Heitsch
Sound by: Paul Heitsch
Software by: Dwight Sullivan
Notes: Voice-over artist Tim Kitzrow provided the voice of Detective Nick Spade.
Marketing Slogans: "Expert or Novice? That's the question all operators want to know."
"Discover WHO dunnit and you'll make a killing at the casino."
Photos in: The Pinball Compendium 1982 to PresentExternal Link, page 211
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book S-Z
Rule Sheets: Rulesheet (Dec/11/1995), by Scott Tiesma  
Rulesheet (Jul-26-2006), Updated by Stephen Hill  
Owners List URL:http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/3685  (External site)
Easter Eggs:Available at Cows and Easter Eggs  (External site)
ROMs: 3 MB ZIP Game ROM V0.48 (tested good on 01/21/2020 or use 0.48R)
  370 KB ZIP Game ROM V1.2 [Midway Mfg. Co.]
  1 MB ZIP Sound ROM V1.0 [U2,U3] [Midway Mfg. Co.]
Documentation: 10 MB PDF English Manual + WPC Schematic Manual January 1995 Rev. Level 3 (OCR searchable) [Midway Mfg. Co.]
  211 KB TXT Parts List
Images:
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Image # 2951: WHO dunnit Playfield
Playfield

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Image # 3963: WHO dunnit Flyer, Front
Flyer, Front

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Image # 3964: WHO dunnit Flyer, Back
Flyer, Back

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Image # 6609: WHO dunnit Playfield
Playfield

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[John Kirby]
Image # 6611: WHO dunnit Front
Front

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[John Kirby]
Image # 6612: WHO dunnit Side View
Side View

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[John Kirby]
Image # 6613: WHO dunnit Under Playfield
Under Playfield

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[John Kirby]
Image # 8338: WHO dunnit Full Machine
Full Machine

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 8339: WHO dunnit Cabinet
Cabinet

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 8340: WHO dunnit BackBox
BackBox

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 8341: WHO dunnit Lower Playfield Detail
Lower Playfield Detail

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 8342: WHO dunnit Middle Playfield Detail
Middle Playfield Detail

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 8343: WHO dunnit Playfield Detail
Playfield Detail

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 8344: WHO dunnit Playfield Detail
Playfield Detail

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 8345: WHO dunnit Middle Right Playfield Detail
Middle Right Playfield Detail

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 8346: WHO dunnit Middle Left Playfield Detail
Middle Left Playfield Detail

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 8347: WHO dunnit Upper Playfield Detail
Upper Playfield Detail

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 8348: WHO dunnit Playfield
Playfield

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 8609: WHO dunnit Backglass
Backglass

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[Steve Nordseth]
Image # 8610: WHO dunnit Full Machine
Full Machine

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[Steve Nordseth]
Image # 8611: WHO dunnit Cabinet Right
Cabinet Right

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[Steve Nordseth]
Image # 8612: WHO dunnit Cabinet Left
Cabinet Left

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[Steve Nordseth]
Image # 8613: WHO dunnit Playfield
Playfield

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[Steve Nordseth]
Image # 74953: WHO dunnit Promotional Photo 
(From Bally archives.Dimensions are 8 inches by 10 inches.Autographed by Barry Oursler.)
Promotional Photo*

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[James Loflin]
 

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