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- By OPDB
- abbreviation
- HT
- display_type
- score-reels
- month
- 6
- name
- Hot Tip (EM)
- opdb_id
- Grep0-MDlv7
- opdb.images
- [{"type":"backglass","urls":{"large":"https://img.opdb.org/fd16b566-d9c5-40a9-a91c-d6c7c56f65cd-large.jpg","small":"https://img.opdb.org/fd16b566-d9c5-40a9-a91c-d6c7c56f65cd-small.jpg","medium":"https://img.opdb.org/fd16b566-d9c5-40a9-a91c-d6c7c56f65cd-medium.jpg"},"sizes":{"large":{"width":483,"height":426},"small":{"width":250,"height":220},"medium":{"width":483,"height":426}},"title":"Backglass","primary":false},{"type":"backglass","urls":{"large":"https://img.opdb.org/b6859a19-0b6b-4ba5-85ac-2258f07f1d2c-large.jpg","small":"https://img.opdb.org/b6859a19-0b6b-4ba5-85ac-2258f07f1d2c-small.jpg","medium":"https://img.opdb.org/b6859a19-0b6b-4ba5-85ac-2258f07f1d2c-medium.jpg"},"sizes":{"large":{"width":792,"height":718},"small":{"width":250,"height":227},"medium":{"width":640,"height":580}},"title":null,"primary":true},{"type":"playfield","urls":{"large":"https://img.opdb.org/5fd871c7-eb88-4c50-8dfc-4ee625b3e9f9-large.jpg","small":"https://img.opdb.org/5fd871c7-eb88-4c50-8dfc-4ee625b3e9f9-small.jpg","medium":"https://img.opdb.org/5fd871c7-eb88-4c50-8dfc-4ee625b3e9f9-medium.jpg"},"sizes":{"large":{"width":552,"height":1008},"small":{"width":137,"height":250},"medium":{"width":350,"height":640}},"title":null,"primary":true}]
- player_count
- 4
- technology_generation
- electromechanical
- year
- 1977
- By IPDB
- credit
- Christian Marche — Art
- credit
- Tony Kraemer — Design
- gameplay_feature
- Kick-Out Holes ×2
- gameplay_feature
- Captive Ball
- gameplay_feature
- Flippers ×2
- gameplay_feature
- Pop Bumpers
- gameplay_feature
- Slingshots ×2
- gameplay_feature
- 3-Bank Drop Targets ×2
- gameplay_feature
- Standup Targets ×2
- gameplay_feature
- Spinning Targets
- ipdb.corporate_entity_name
- Williams Electronics, Incorporated
- ipdb_id
- 1251
- ipdb.image_urls
- ["https://www.ipdb.org/images/1251/image-1.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/1251/image-2.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/1251/image-3.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/1251/image-4.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/1251/image-5.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/1251/image-6.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/1251/image-7.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/1251/image-8.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/1251/image-9.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/1251/image-10.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/1251/image-11.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/1251/image-12.png","https://www.ipdb.org/images/1251/image-13.png"]
- ipdb.manufacturer_trade_name
- Williams
- ipdb.model_number
- 474
- ipdb.notable_features
- Flippers (2), Pop bumper (1), Slingshots (2), 3-bank drop targets (2), Standup targets (2), Kick-out holes (2), Captive ball (1), Spinning target (1). Upper left lane has a unique tilt rollover. End-of-ball bonus. Sound: 3 chimes, knocker.
- ipdb.notes
- Also released in a solid state version as Williams' 1977 'Hot Tip'. Most scoring on this EM version is 10x the same feature on the SS version. Other differences: EM 10-point rebounds are 500-points on SS version. EM spinning target value = 1000 points when lit with no bonus added when spinning; SS value is 100 when lit with 1 bonus added on every 5th spin. EM Inlanes = 5000 points; SS value is 1000 points and advances bonus. All other values are the same as the solid state version. Production Run Records for Hot Tip EM: 1300 total Sample run: 288 Production Start Date: Jun-27-1977 / Production End Date: Sep-20-1977 First ship date: Sep-14-1977 / Last ship date: Unknown, remaining 227 shipped out with production games. Production Run: 1012 Production Start Date: Nov-10-1977 / Production End Date: Dec-5-1977 First ship date: Nov-16-1977 / Last ship date: Jan-11-1978 Product History Record for Hot Tip EM: Quantity produced for USA/Canada: 1003* Quantity produced for export: 297* Total quantity produced: 1300* Price to Distributor: $970.00 *These quantities may be sales estimates.
- ipdb_rating
- 7.6
- month
- 6
- player_count
- 4
- production_quantity
- 1300
- technology_generation
- electromechanical
- theme
- Horse Racing
- theme
- Sports
- year
- 1977
- By Flipcommons Catalog
Seed import (backfilled).
- corporate_entity
- williams-electronics-incorporated
- credit
- Christian Marche — Art
- credit
- Tony Kraemer — Design
- display_type
- score-reels
- ipdb_id
- 1251
- month
- 6
- name
- Hot Tip (EM)
- opdb_id
- Grep0-MDlv7
- player_count
- 4
- production_quantity
- 1300
- slug
- hot-tip-3
- technology_generation
- electromechanical
- theme
- Horse Racing
- theme
- Sports
- title
- hot-tip
- year
- 1977