| The cabinet is tan with brown and
light green graphics. The playfield and backglass are use
the same basic colors with reds, white and blues. The
graphics are a 60's style with tall thin stick like
figures. It may not be the prettiest EM machine around
but it has some interesting playfield features. There are
lots of rollover buttons scattered around the playfield,
4 pop bumpers, two kick-outs, 3 targets and 2 drop posts.
A pair of button rollovers at the top of the playfield
turn on the "A" or "B" pop bumpers,
which then score 10 points rather than 1. Most of the
other rollover buttons control the two drop post. A
button below the top center target drops the post
blocking the shooter lane (this lets you start the ball
over again). Three other buttons between the slingshot
bumpers raise one of the two posts (the second post is
between the flippers) or lower the post between the
flippers.
A
narrow lane in the top left corner feeds the ball back
above the top rollover lanes. When lit, it awards 300
points and an extra ball. One of the three targets sits
between the extra ball lane and the pop bumpers. The 4
pop bumpers are centered on the playfield in a
"T" shape with the "A" bumpers across
the top and the "B" bumpers aligned vertically.
The
upper right corner of the playfield contains one of the
kickouts. This one awards 50 points or 500 if the ten
times light is lit (the 10x light, lights on every fifth
1 point target). The second kick out is midway down on
the left. It scores 100 to 500 depending on which lights
are lit. The 3 targets advance this scoring feature.
As
I said, this was my first EM machine and I was surprised
at how many different features it had, especially the
extra ball and the chance to start a ball over again.
Game
Play
The
game is a lot of fun to play. Scoring is evenly split
around the playfield with no one feature awarding a too
many points. It's seems a little weird to have targets
award just one point, but it's all relative, you just
reach a smaller total. The game has two bells for sound
affects, no chimes. As far as sound goes though, the
sounds of all of the mechanical parts are classic and
pure pinball.
Unlike
electronic pins, features do not stay lit once a set of
targets is hit. Instead, for example, the extra ball
light comes on after a random number of 1 point targets
are hit and only stays on till the next target is hit.
Therefore you really have to keep your head up and have
the skill to take a shot during the brief time that it's
offered to you. That's a different strategy than hitting
timed targets, something that I will hopefully learn to
do.
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