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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 video game engines and editors for creation and recreation of pinball machines include for instance Visual Pinball, Future Pinball and Unit3D Pinball. A BBC News article described virtual pinball games e.g. Zen Pinball and The Pinball Arcade as a way to preserve pinball culture and bring it to new audiences. [92]
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.
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]
Chicago Coin's TV Pingame (1973) was a digital video game adaptation of pinball that had a vertical playfield with a paddle at the bottom, controlled by a dial, with the screen filled with simple squares to represent obstacles, bumpers and pockets.
Doctor 1 (played in the series by William Hartnell): Awards an extra "E-S-C-A-P-E" letter every time a target in that bank is hit or the ball drops into the sinkhole below the bumpers, thus enabling easier earning of the Video Mode (which can then be used to "collect" the currently selected Doctor) and Special.
Before launching the ball with the plunger, players can choose an award to receive upon a successful skill shot into the launch basket: 300,000 points, Lite Lock / Lock Ball (advances one level up in the Jump Ball), Wabbit Hole (randomly selects a mystery prize or mini-game to be played), or Super Pops (increases the bumper threshold's strength).