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Sources

OPDB and IPDB and Flipcommons Catalog contributed to this record.

Conflicts resolved (3 fields)

gameplay_feature
IPDB Rollover Buttons used IPDB Horseshoe Lanes used IPDB Swinging Targets used IPDB 4-Bank Drop Targets used IPDB Ball Kickers ×2 used IPDB Kick-Out Holes ×2 used IPDB Standup Targets ×4 used IPDB Pop Bumpers ×3 used IPDB Flippers ×4 used
theme
IPDB Outer Space IPDB Fantasy IPDB Aliens Flipcommons Catalog Outer Space used Flipcommons Catalog Fantasy used Flipcommons Catalog Aliens used
credit
IPDB Ron Crouse — Software IPDB Randy Pfeiffer — Sound IPDB Christian Marche — Art IPDB Steve Kordek — Design Flipcommons Catalog Randy Pfeiffer — Sound used Flipcommons Catalog Ron Crouse — Software used Flipcommons Catalog Steve Kordek — Design used Flipcommons Catalog Christian Marche — Art used

Sources agree (10 fields)

display_type
alphanumeric OPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
technology_generation
solid-state OPDB, IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
player_count
4 OPDB, IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
month
5 OPDB, IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
year
1978 OPDB, IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
opdb_id
G5v02-MDnyO OPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
name
Contact OPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
system
williams-system-3 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
production_quantity
2502 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
ipdb_id
558 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog

Single source (13 fields)

tag
OPDB Widebody used
opdb.images
OPDB [{"type":"backglass","urls":{"large":"https://img.opdb.org/4d928ec1-d89e-430d-bcd6-1fca939ded53-large.jpg","small":"https://img.opdb.org/4d928ec1-d89e-430d-bcd6-1fca939ded53-small.jpg","medium":"https://img.opdb.org/4d928ec1-d89e-430d-bcd6-1fca939ded53-medium.jpg"},"sizes":{"large":{"width":688,"height":600},"small":{"width":250,"height":218},"medium":{"width":640,"height":558}},"title":"Backglass","primary":true}] used
opdb.features
OPDB ["Widebody"] used
ipdb.manufacturer_trade_name
IPDB Williams used
ipdb.corporate_entity_name
IPDB Williams Electronics, Incorporated used
ipdb.image_urls
IPDB ["https://www.ipdb.org/images/558/Dual_Action_Flippers.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/558/Backglass.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/558/558f1.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/558/558f2.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/558/image-1.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/558/image-2.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/558/image-3.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/558/image-4.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/558/image-5.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/558/image-6.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/558/image-7.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/558/image-8.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/558/image-9.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/558/image-10.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/558/image-11.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/558/image-12.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/558/image-13.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/558/image-14.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/558/image-15.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/558/image-16.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/558/image-17.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/558/image-19.jpg"] used
ipdb.model_number
IPDB 482 used
ipdb.notes
IPDB William's first wide-body pinball having dual action flippers. The playfield layout strongly resembles Williams' 1976 'Space Mission'. Production Run Records for Contact: Production Start Date: May-31-1978, Jun-30-1978** Production End Date: Nov-28-1978 Production Floor Quantity: 2502 First ship date: May-31-1978 Last ship date: Nov-30-1978 ** Although 500 games were initially approved, only 1 game was made and shipped on May-31-1978. No other games were made until starting Jun-30-1978, a month later, and then games were made with no discrete break in time to allow us to discern how many sample games were made with a pause for customer feedback before continuing with the rest of the run. Product History Record for Contact: Quantity produced for USA/Canada: 1485* Quantity produced for export: 1000* Total quantity produced: 2485* Price to Distributor: $1335.00 *These quantities may be sales estimates. used
ipdb.notable_features
IPDB Flippers (4), Pop bumpers (3), Standup targets (4), Kick-out holes (2), Ball kickers (2), 4-bank drop targets (1), Swinging target (1), Horseshoe lane (1), Rollover button (1), Up-post between flippers. This game has Dual Action Flippers which allows the inner flippers to operate first, or all four flippers to operate, depending on how far the flipper buttons are pressed. Sound: electronic, knocker used
ipdb_rating
IPDB 7.1 used
corporate_entity
Flipcommons Catalog williams-electronics-incorporated used
title
Flipcommons Catalog contact used
slug
Flipcommons Catalog contact used