Back Eight Ball Champ

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  1. By IPDB
    credit
    Tony Ramunni — Art
    credit
    George Christian — Design
    gameplay_feature
    Kick-Out Holes
    gameplay_feature
    Star Rollovers ×2
    gameplay_feature
    Standup Targets ×5
    gameplay_feature
    Slingshots ×2
    gameplay_feature
    Spinning Targets
    gameplay_feature
    Pop Bumpers ×2
    gameplay_feature
    Drop Targets ×5
    gameplay_feature
    Flippers ×3
    ipdb.corporate_entity_name
    Maibesa, S.A.
    ipdb_id
    6431
    ipdb.notable_features
    Flippers (3), Pop bumpers (2), Slingshots (2), Drop targets (5), Standup targets (5), Star rollovers (2), Kick-out hole (1), Spinning target (1). Beveled backbox side panels. The voices are in Spanish but the "EIGHT BALL" voice is the original one from Bally.
    ipdb.notes
    A licensed version of Bally Midway's 1985 'Eight Ball Champ'. The playfield shows artist Tony Ramunni's signature and the area between the flippers indicates Bally Midway. The game manual cover page is co-branded with both names of Bally and Maibesa. The inside of the backbox insert is marked with the Bally name. The circuit boards and some pages of the schematic carry the signature E.F.O. which is the engineering firm responsible for these items. Reportedly, Maibesa also acted as a distributor for other companies. We don't know the year this game was produced. However, most of the dates on the schematics we have seen were dated 1986. A few dates were shown as 14/10/85.
    player_count
    4
    technology_generation
    solid-state
    theme
    Billiards