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Taito Of Brazil
Taito of Brazil (Portuguese: ''Taito do Brasil'') was a pinball and Arcade game, arcade manufacturer located in São Paulo, Brazil. History The company originally started out as Clover Electronic Amusement in 1968, then became Taito of Brazil in 1972 by Abraham "Abba" Kogan, the son of the founder of the parent company Taito located in Japan. This subsidiary was originally an importer of existing U.S. and Japanese machine components to be assembled within the country. However, the taxation on imports had been growing steadily, and the government's belief that pinball is a game of chance and considered a gambling machine, led to strict import rules. By 1976, within rules created by the Electronic Processing Activities Coordinating Committee (CAPRE), it became illegal to import pinball machines. This created a problem, since the popularity of arcade games in Brazil had been growing exponentially for many years. In 1978, with an influx of cash from the parent company, Taito of Bra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Paulo
São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the Americas, Americas, and both the Western Hemisphere, Western and Southern Hemispheres. Listed by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) as an global city, alpha global city, it exerts substantial international influence in commerce, finance, arts, and entertainment. It is the List of largest cities#List, largest urban area by population outside Asia and the most populous Geographical distribution of Portuguese speakers, Portuguese-speaking city in the world. The city's name honors Paul the Apostle and people from the city are known as ''paulistanos''. The city's Latin motto is ''Non ducor, duco'', which translates as "I am not led, I lead." Founded in 1554 by Jesuit priests, the city was the center of the ''bandeirant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyocera
is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational ceramics and electronics manufacturer headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. It was founded as in 1959 by Kazuo Inamori and renamed in 1982. It manufactures industrial ceramics, solar power generating systems, telecommunications equipment, office document imaging equipment, electronic components, semiconductor packages, cutting tools, and components for medical and dental implant systems. History Origins to 2000 Kyocera's original product was a ceramic insulator known as a "kelcima" for use in Cathode-ray tube, cathode-ray tubes. The company quickly adapted its technologies to produce an expanding range of ceramic components for electronic and structural applications. In the 1960s, as the NASA space program, the birth of Silicon Valley and the advancement of computer technology created demand for semiconductor Integrated circuit, integrated circuits (ICs), Kyocera developed ceramic Semiconductor package, semiconductor packages tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xenon (pinball)
''Xenon'' is a 1980 pinball machine designed by Greg Kmiec and released by Bally. The game was not only the first talking pinball table by Bally, but also the first with a female voice. Description The voice for the female robot theme was provided by Suzanne Ciani who also composed the music of the game. The seductive voice is for example saying "Try Xeeeeenon" in attraction mode or responds to bumper hits with some "Oooh" and "Aaah" moaning sound effects. ''Xenon'' consists of dominant blue artwork e.g. blue bumper caps, plastic posts and bluish light that gives the game a futuristic xenon Xenon is a chemical element; it has symbol Xe and atomic number 54. It is a dense, colorless, odorless noble gas found in Earth's atmosphere in trace amounts. Although generally unreactive, it can undergo a few chemical reactions such as the ... theme. The tube shot is the most prominent playfield feature and transports the ball from the upper-right side of the playfield to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barracora
''Barracora'' is a 1981 pinball machine released by Williams Electronics. It was based on the Williams System 7 design which debuted with the ''Black Knight'' game. Design and layout ''Barracoras backglass art was inspired by the artist H. R. Giger's 1974 painting '' Li I''. Giger is known for his design in the science fiction horror movie '' Alien'' (1979). The face was derived from a young Brook Shields. Among the games elements are two banks of drop targets, including a three-target set (B, A, and RR) and a five-target set (A, C, O, R, A). The playfield is on a single level with no ramps, and was in development for two years. There is a multiball which can be played with 2 or 3 balls. It was Williams first game with a "super bonus multiplier", which could increase the bonus count to 25X. Origin of the name In an early role at Williams, pinball designer Larry DeMar assisted with this machine which was originally called "Las Vegas" with a roulette wheel, before it was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eight Ball Deluxe
''Eight Ball Deluxe'' is a pinball machine designed by George Christian and released by Bally in 1981. The game features a cue sports theme and was so popular that it was produced again in 1984. Description The game is the successor to the popular ''Eight Ball'' pinball machine from 1977. In ''Eight Ball Deluxe'', Bally added more rules, complicated shot combinations, and speech synthesis. The pinball machine is still very popular today and was followed by the pinball machine ''Eight Ball Champ'' in 1985. ''Eight Ball Deluxe'' has two sets of drop targets, one set for the billiard balls 1–7 and 9–15, and four in line drop targets for bonus multiplier. Behind the 1–7 drop targets are stand up targets that spell out 'Deluxe'. Completing these will light one letter in a different 'Deluxe' spelled out on the backglass. If the player spells the last letter of 'Deluxe' on the backglass, the game gives three free games. This feature stays in memory even when the machine is tur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Space Shuttle (pinball)
''Space Shuttle'' (full title: ''Space Shuttle: Pinball Adventure'') is a Space Shuttle The Space Shuttle is a retired, partially reusable launch system, reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated from 1981 to 2011 by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the Space Shuttle program. ... themed pinball machine designed by Barry Oursler and Joe Kaminkow and produced in 1984 by Williams Electronics. The machine's marketing slogan is "The fastest way to make your earnings really take off!". It is notable for its central ramp shot up a feature themed after the Space Shuttle. A sequel, ''Space Station: Pinball Rendezvous'', was released in 1987. Gameplay In ''Space Shuttle'' the main goal is to acquire the shuttle score value from spelling out "S H U T T L E" by hitting six stand up targets and one drop target - or by using the lit inlanes (if available). The reward for the shuttle score value is assigned randomly with each ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flash (pinball)
''Flash'' is a 1979 pinball game designed by Steve Ritchie and released by Williams. There is no connection between the game and the comics character. Background This was Steve Ritchie's first game for Williams after leaving Atari, after he was finished developing the ''Superman'' pinball for Atari. This game was known for having the first background sound for a pinball game, as well as the first pinball game to use flash lamps. Steve Ritchie designed about 90% the game on a cocktail A cocktail is a mixed drink, usually alcoholic beverage, alcoholic. Most commonly, a cocktail is a combination of one or more liquor, spirits mixed with other ingredients, such as juices, flavored syrups, tonic water, Shrub (drink), shrubs, and ... napkin during a flight, while flying from Atari to Williams. The game also broke the factory production record at Williams and is still Ritchie's biggest seller. References External linksThe Internet Pinball Database entry for ''Flash'' {{pinb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zaccaria (company)
Zaccaria (later briefly operating as Mr. Game before ending production) was an Italian manufacturer of pinball and arcade machines that operated in Bologna from 1974 until 1990. The factory was sold to tecnoplay. History The company was founded as a manufacturer of pinball arcade games in Bologna by the three brothers Marino, Franco and Natale Zaccaria. The logo consists of their initials. Zaccaria was led by Marino Zaccaria, a former manager of a bar near Bologna. At their peak, Zaccaria was the third largest manufacturer of pinball machines in the world after Bally and Williams. The company also entered into the video arcade game sector in the late 1970s. They both licensed games and developed games of their own design. Zaccaria was briefly reorganized under the label Mr. Game before ending production. The company Mr. Game produced pinball machines from 1988 until 1990. Under the Mr. Game label, the company introduced a radical redesign of the traditional pinball cabinet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mata Hari (pinball)
''Mata Hari'' is a pinball machine created by Bally Manufacturing in 1977 and released in 1978. The theme of the game is based on Dutch exotic dancer, Mata Hari. It was mainly produced using solid-state electronics but also 170 electro-mechanical versions were released. It was the last model manufactured by Bally in two such versions. Approximately 20 sample games were produced with a plastic playfield, instead of the traditional wooden playfield. Description The design noticeably consists of mainly dark, red and gold color artwork and a prominent image of a dagger running up the middle. A dagger is also depicted on the backglass in the hand of Mata Hari. One version is blank and one shows an inscription with the motto of the Nazi German SS "Meine Ehre heißt Treue" (German, "My honor is loyalty"). Mata Hari died during World War I therefore the inscription is an anachronism An anachronism (from the Greek , 'against' and , 'time') is a chronological inconsistency in s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centaur (pinball)
''Centaur'' is a pinball machine designed by Jim Patla and produced by Bally. The game was inspired by the classic Bally's 1956 ''Balls-A-Poppin'' that was the first flipper pinball machine with multiball. Because of its success, the pinball machine was re-released in 1983 as ''Centaur II''. The re-release has only a different backbox and was otherwise unchanged.Spiel- und Bedienungsanleitung. Centaur (in German) Description The artwork of ''Centaur'' features black and white horror design with flashy red and yellow light. The ultimate goal of the pinball machine is to destroy centaur - a half-man half- |
Flight 2000 (pinball)
''Flight 2000'' is a 1980 Stern widebody pinball machine. It was the first table by this company with speech. The theme of the game revolves around futuristic space flight. Description The game has 3-ball multiball where each ball is launched through three separate 'Lift-Off' stages. This is placed at the upper left of the playfield inside a maze-like ball lock mechanism. The playfield contains a ball capture feature in the upper left and a spinner and drop targets in the middle. Space ships heading to the stars are depicted on the backbox. ''Flight 2000'' has a robotic synthesised speech sound that fits well to its space travel theme; the voice is the same one that was used in Stern's own Berzerk. Pinball machines with speech were still uncommon in 1980. ''Xenon'' was not released by Bally until a couple of months later. The pinball machine was well received for its combination of attractive art Art is a diverse range of cultural activity centered around ''works'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Firepower (pinball)
''Firepower'' (also known as ''Multi-Ball Firepower'') is a 1980 pinball game designed by Steve Ritchie and released by Williams. The machine had a production run of 17,410 machines. ''Firepower'' was the first solid-state electronic Solid-state electronics are semiconductor electronics: electronic equipment that use semiconductor devices such as transistors, diodes and integrated circuits (ICs). The term is also used as an adjective for devices in which semiconductor electr ... pinball to feature 3-ball Multi-Ball, as well as "Lane Change." This allows the player to control the lamps of the topmost rollovers utilizing the right flipper button. Digital versions ''Firepower'' is a playable table of '' Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection'' and available for '' The Pinball Arcade'' as a licensed table. ''Firepower'' was also included in the arcade game '' UltraPin''. References External links * ''Firepower'' Pinball Website Williams pinball machines 1980 p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
