Sources
Contributors to this record: Flipcommons AI Descriptions (GameplayFeature), Flipcommons Catalog.
- description
- Flipcommons AI Descriptions (GameplayFeature)A type of [[gameplay-feature:passive-bumpers]] with a distinctive mushroom-shaped cap that deflects the ball on contact without solenoid power. The rounded cap sits atop a post and ring assembly, redirecting the ball through the rebound energy of the rubber ring alone. Mushroom bumpers were a staple of pre-[[gameplay-feature:flippers]] and early flipper-era playfields from the 1930s through the 1950s, appearing on over 100 IPDB-cataloged machines. Their squat, rounded profile gave them a visual identity distinct from the taller dead bumpers and later powered [[gameplay-feature:pop-bumpers]] that eventually dominated playfield layouts.
- gameplay_feature_alias
- Mushroom bumperFlipcommons Catalog
- gameplay_feature_parent
- Passive BumpersFlipcommons Catalog
- name
- Mushroom BumpersFlipcommons Catalog
- slug
- mushroom-bumpersFlipcommons Catalog