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Narrative description compiled from IPDB's structured rows and Notes prose (a translated Japanese flyer).
- description
- Hard Rock is a [[technology-generation:solid-state]] pinball machine made by [[manufacturer:universal]] (Universal Company, Ltd.) of Oyama, Japan, dating to 1977.[1] Its flyer bills it as "a contemporary pinball machine" that looks electromechanical but is equipped with a CPU, electrical sound, and contactless switches; despite the solid-state hardware, its backbox keeps mechanical [[display-type:score-reels]].[1] The two-flipper playfield adds pop bumpers, slingshots, kick-out holes, and standup targets in a 1730 mm-tall [[cabinet:floor]] cabinet.[1] Universal exhibited it at the 15th Amusement Machine Show in October 1977.[1]
- 1.Internet Pinball Database (IPDB) — Internet Pinball Database (IPDB) #6071
Hard Rock [...] Manufacturer: Universal Company, Ltd., of Oyama, Japan (1977-1980)[Trade Name: Universal Kabushikigaisha] [...] Type: Solid State Electronic (SS) [...] Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (5), Slingshots (2), Kick-out holes (6), Standup targets (2). [...] It is a contemporary pinball machine. [...] * Equipped with CPU [...] * Electrical sound [...] * Contactless switch [...] Height 1730mm Width 521mm Length 1320mm [...] The "ring counter" may be a reference to the backbox score reels. The "ones" reel looks like a dummy zero. [...] According to Japan collector Yasushi Takeda, this game first appeared in Universal's new product catalogue of 1977. [...] The arcade industry newspaper Game Machine dated Oct-15-1977 indicated that Universal exhibited 'Hard Rock' at the 15th Amusement Machine Show, a Japanese arcade exhibition held during October 5-7, 1977.
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- production_status
- Produced
- Internet Pinball Database (IPDB) — Internet Pinball Database (IPDB) #6071
According to Japan collector Yasushi Takeda, this game first appeared in Universal's new product catalogue of 1977.
- By Flipcommons Catalog
A 1730 mm-tall cabinet is a free-standing floor machine.
- cabinet
- Floor
- Internet Pinball Database (IPDB) — Internet Pinball Database (IPDB) #6071
Height 1730mm Width 521mm Length 1320mm
- By Flipcommons Catalog
A solid-state game with mechanical score reels; the "dummy zero" ones-reel confirms physical reels.
- display_type
- Score Reels
- Internet Pinball Database (IPDB) — Internet Pinball Database (IPDB) #6071
The "ring counter" may be a reference to the backbox score reels. The "ones" reel looks like a dummy zero.
- By Flipcommons Catalog
The catalog already holds solid-state; the 1977 CPU-board hardware fixes the subgeneration as discrete (off-the-shelf CPU boards, 1977–1990).
- technology_subgeneration
- Discrete
- Internet Pinball Database (IPDB) — Internet Pinball Database (IPDB) #6071
according to the Japanese flyer, it uses a CPU circuit board
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- flipper_count
- 2
- Internet Pinball Database (IPDB) — Internet Pinball Database (IPDB) #6071
Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (5), Slingshots (2), Kick-out holes (6), Standup targets (2).
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- game_format
- Pinball
- Internet Pinball Database (IPDB) — Internet Pinball Database (IPDB) #6071
It is a contemporary pinball machine.
- By IPDB
- gameplay_feature
- Gameplay feature
- Pop Bumpers
- Count
- 5
- gameplay_feature
- Gameplay feature
- Flippers
- Count
- 2
- gameplay_feature
- Gameplay feature
- Kick-Out Holes
- Count
- 6
- gameplay_feature
- Gameplay feature
- Standup Targets
- Count
- 2
- gameplay_feature
- Gameplay feature
- Slingshots
- Count
- 2
- ipdb_id
- 6071
- month
- 10
- player_count
- 2
- technology_generation
- Solid State
- theme
- Singing
- theme
- Music
- year
- 1977
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- corporate_entity
- Universal Company, Ltd.
- ipdb_id
- 6071
- month
- 10
- name
- Hard Rock
- player_count
- 2
- slug
- hard-rock
- technology_generation
- Solid State
- theme
- Theme
- Singing
- theme
- Theme
- Music
- title
- Hard Rock
- year
- 1977