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Additional notable bumper types include slingshots, [37] mushroom bumpers (passive and registers points), [38] tower bumpers (passive and registers points), [39] and disappearing bumpers. [33] buy-in. A feature in some pinball machines to continue the game after the last standard ball has drained, usually at a cost of one credit.
Macadam Bumper (also released as Pinball Wizard) is a video pinball simulation construction set developed by ERE Informatique in France. It was first released for 8-bit computers in 1985, the Atari ST in 1986 and MS-DOS in 1987. The Atari ST and MS-DOS versions were released in the US as Pinball Wizard in 1988 by Accolade.
Pinball games have become increasingly complex and multiple play modes, multi-level playfields, and even progression through a rudimentary "plot" have become common features in recent games. Pinball scoring objectives can be quite complex and require a series of targets to be hit in a particular order.
The playfield contains five pop bumpers and four scoring bumpers. Spelling "Slick Chick" five times lights specials. One through four rollovers light a second special. The gobble hole awards 100 points and one rollover. The end of game match awards one replay. [2]
The barbecue, when lit, causes the point value of the jet bumpers to go up from 500 points each to 5,000 points each, accompanied by cat meows and the occasional dog bark for each hit. If the player does not light the barbecue via the Skill Shot, they can light it by completing a drop-target bank.
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Future Spa is a solid state, wide body, pinball machine produced in 1979 by Bally Manufacturing. It was Bally's first machine with continuous background sound and in-line drop targets. It was Bally's first machine with continuous background sound and in-line drop targets.
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