Back Champ

Sources

OPDB and IPDB and Flipcommons Catalog contributed to this record.

Conflicts resolved (2 fields)

gameplay_feature
IPDB Kick-Out Holes ×4 used IPDB Hanging Targets ×7 used IPDB Slingshots ×4 used IPDB Flippers ×2 used
theme
IPDB Auto Racing IPDB Sports Flipcommons Catalog Sports used Flipcommons Catalog Auto Racing used

Sources agree (7 fields)

month
1 OPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
year
1963 OPDB, IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
opdb_id
G57eW-MLnel-AOpql OPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
name
Champ OPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
technology_generation
electromechanical IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
player_count
2 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
ipdb_id
4346 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog

Single source (10 fields)

opdb.images
OPDB [{"type":"backglass","urls":{"large":"https://img.opdb.org/1af49785-80a7-48a0-9ef8-5d4bf68af6b1-large.jpg","small":"https://img.opdb.org/1af49785-80a7-48a0-9ef8-5d4bf68af6b1-small.jpg","medium":"https://img.opdb.org/1af49785-80a7-48a0-9ef8-5d4bf68af6b1-medium.jpg"},"sizes":{"large":{"width":845,"height":652},"small":{"width":250,"height":193},"medium":{"width":640,"height":494}},"title":"Backglass","primary":true}] used
ipdb.manufacturer_trade_name
IPDB Midway used
ipdb.corporate_entity_name
IPDB Midway Manufacturing Company used
ipdb.image_urls
IPDB ["https://www.ipdb.org/images/4346/image-1.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/4346/image-2.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/4346/image-3.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/4346/image-4.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/4346/image-5.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/4346/image-6.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/4346/image-7.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/4346/image-8.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/4346/image-9.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/4346/image-10.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/4346/image-11.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/4346/image-12.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/4346/image-13.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/4346/image-14.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/4346/image-15.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/4346/image-16.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/4346/image-17.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/4346/image-18.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/4346/image-19.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/4346/image-20.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/4346/image-21.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/4346/image-22.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/4346/image-23.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/4346/image-24.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/4346/image-25.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/4346/image-26.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/4346/image-27.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/4346/image-28.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/4346/image-29.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/4346/image-30.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/4346/image-31.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/4346/image-32.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/4346/image-33.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/4346/image-34.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/4346/image-35.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/4346/image-36.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/4346/image-37.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/4346/image-38.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/4346/image-39.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/4346/image-40.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/4346/image-41.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/4346/image-42.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/4346/image-43.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/4346/image-44.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/4346/image-45.jpg"] used
ipdb.notes
IPDB Same playfield as Midway's 1963 'Race-Way'. We find no manufacturer ads for 'Champ', only three one-line distributor mentions in May-June-July of 1964, the latter two offering it at a "special" price. Without more definitive information, we use the date of the schematic diagram to say that 'Champ' followed 'Race-Way' in production. Its schematic diagram is dated 11-25-63 which suggests a date for this game of December 1963 or early 1964, ahead of those "special prices". 'Champ' was designed to end the game only for the player who tilted. The schematic diagram in this listing is clearly marked by Midway as "Two Tilt" probably in acknowledgement that some/most 'Race-Way' games were made with only one tilt circuit that would end the game for both players if only one player tilted. used
ipdb.notable_features
IPDB 5 balls per game. Flippers (2), Slingshots (4), Hanging targets (7), Kick-out holes (4), Left and right dual outlanes. Mechanical backbox animation (cars race around track). Ball is shot into play from the outhole. Tilt penalty: Game over, per player. used
variant_of
Flipcommons Catalog race-way used
corporate_entity
Flipcommons Catalog midway-manufacturing-company used
title
Flipcommons Catalog race-way used
slug
Flipcommons Catalog champ-2 used