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  1. By OPDB
    abbreviation
    EATPM
    display_type
    alphanumeric
    month
    9 → 1
    name
    Elvira and the Party Monsters
    opdb_id
    Grlxp-MVKBW
    opdb.images
    [{"type":"backglass","urls":{"large":"https://img.opdb.org/15dbc0cd-5963-4a44-9bcd-3474ad9c05db-large.jpg","small":"https://img.opdb.org/15dbc0cd-5963-4a44-9bcd-3474ad9c05db-small.jpg","medium":"https://img.opdb.org/15dbc0cd-5963-4a44-9bcd-3474ad9c05db-medium.jpg"},"sizes":{"large":{"width":808,"height":600},"small":{"width":250,"height":186},"medium":{"width":640,"height":475}},"title":"Backglass","primary":true},{"type":"playfield","urls":{"large":"https://img.opdb.org/11ddd2cb-a080-4e69-9459-660679b5fe49-large.jpg","small":"https://img.opdb.org/11ddd2cb-a080-4e69-9459-660679b5fe49-small.jpg","medium":"https://img.opdb.org/11ddd2cb-a080-4e69-9459-660679b5fe49-medium.jpg"},"sizes":{"large":{"width":864,"height":910},"small":{"width":238,"height":250},"medium":{"width":608,"height":640}},"title":null,"primary":true}]
    player_count
    4
    technology_generation
    solid-state
    year
    1989
  2. By IPDB
    abbreviation
    EATPM
    credit
    Chris Granner — Sound
    credit
    Chris Granner — Music
    credit
    Irv Grabel — Mechanics
    credit
    Tony Pugh — Mechanics
    credit
    Greg Freres — Art
    credit
    Jim Patla — Design
    credit
    Dennis Nordman — Design
    credit
    Mark Penacho — Software
    gameplay_feature
    Ramps ×2
    gameplay_feature
    Flippers ×2
    gameplay_feature
    Slingshots ×2
    gameplay_feature
    3-Bank Drop Targets
    gameplay_feature
    Flip-Up Targets ×2
    gameplay_feature
    3-Ball Multiball
    ipdb.corporate_entity_name
    Midway Manufacturing Company, a subsidiary of WMS Industries, Incorporated
    ipdb_id
    782
    ipdb.image_urls
    ["https://www.ipdb.org/images/782/Playfield.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/782/Backglass.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/782/782f1.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/782/782f2.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/782/782f3.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/782/782f4.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/782/image-1.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/782/image-2.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/782/image-3.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/782/image-4.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/782/image-5.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/782/image-6.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/782/image-8.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/782/image-9.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/782/image-10.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/782/image-12.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/782/image-13.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/782/image-14.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/782/image-15.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/782/image-16.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/782/image-17.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/782/image-18.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/782/image-19.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/782/image-20.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/782/image-21.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/782/image-23.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/782/image-22.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/782/image-26.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/782/image-25.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/782/image-27.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/782/image-28.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/782/image-24.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/782/image-7.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/782/image-11.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/782/image-29.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/782/image-30.png"]
    ipdb.manufacturer_trade_name
    Bally
    ipdb.marketing_slogans
    "Sounds that Go Bump in the Night!" "Elvira is No Cheap Date! (referring to the new .50/.75/1.00 pricing scheme)" "Monstrous Pinball" "You're Gonna Have a Ball!" "When They Named a Game After Me, It Had to be Built!"
    ipdb.model_number
    2011
    ipdb.notable_features
    Flippers (2), Jumper bumpers (3), Slingshots (2), 3-bank drop targets (1), Flip-up targets (2), Ramps (2), 3-ball multiball.
    ipdb.notes
    Jack Haegar sculpted the skull cave. Irv Grabel made the boogie monster mechanism. Mark Ritchie and Elvira (Cassandra Peterson) provided character voices for this game. The "broken bones" on the plastics are an inside joke about Dennis Nordman's motorcycle accident, which occurred during the development of Elvira. We had heard that Steve Ritchie had helped out on this game during Nordman's convalescence. Steve Ritchie gave us his comments:I didn't really do that much work on Elvira. Dennis' original whitewood work was very close to what Elvira is today. I smoothed it out a bit here and there, but Greg Freres assumed the duties of team leader on Elvira, and I worked with him to get the game in production. This is what I remember to be true, but you should confirm this with Dennis. Dennis Nordman adds his comments:My whitewood was essentially finished when I crashed but Steve, Mark [Ritchie], and Jim Patla stepped in to get it finished and refine some areas. Patla took over the management duties and Mark and Steve helped out. My memory tells me that Jim Patla did much of the work and I think I listed him as part of the design team for this reason. Mark Penacho was the programmer. Artist Greg Freres tells us that for the backlass characters of the Wolfman and Dracula, he used photos of Dennis Nordman and Jim Patla, respectively. He also used artist Tim Elliot as a photo model for the Frankenstein pizza delivery guy. Production Run Records for Elvira and the Party Monsters: Production Start Date: Sep-5-1989 Production End Date: Nov-17-1989 Production Run Quantity: 4000 First ship date: Sep-5-1989 Last ship date: Dec-7-1989
    ipdb_rating
    7.9
    ipdb.toys
    Dancing Boogie Men
    month
    1 → 9
    player_count
    4
    production_quantity
    4000
    system
    williams-system-11b
    technology_generation
    solid-state
    theme
    Fictional Character
    theme
    Licensed Theme
    year
    1989