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Sources

IPDB and Flipcommons Catalog contributed to this record.

Conflicts resolved (3 fields)

gameplay_feature
IPDB Standup Targets used IPDB Spinning Targets used IPDB 6-Bank Memory Drop Targets used IPDB 3-Bank Memory Drop Targets ×3 used IPDB Star Rollovers ×3 used IPDB Slingshots ×2 used IPDB Passive Bumpers ×2 used IPDB Pop Bumpers used IPDB Flippers ×3 used
theme
IPDB Licensed Theme used IPDB Outer Space Flipcommons Catalog Outer Space used
credit
IPDB Alan McNeil — Software IPDB Jorge Obregon — Art IPDB Leslie Kaip — Art IPDB Steve Kirk — Design Flipcommons Catalog Alan McNeil — Software used Flipcommons Catalog Steve Kirk — Design used Flipcommons Catalog Leslie Kaip — Art used Flipcommons Catalog Jorge Obregon — Art used

Sources agree (6 fields)

system
stern-mpu-200 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
technology_generation
solid-state IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
year
1979 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
production_quantity
423 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
player_count
4 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
ipdb_id
6207 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog

Single source (10 fields)

ipdb.manufacturer_trade_name
IPDB LAI used
ipdb.corporate_entity_name
IPDB Leisure & Allied Industries used
ipdb.image_urls
IPDB ["https://www.ipdb.org/images/6207/image-1.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/6207/image-2.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/6207/image-3.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/6207/image-8.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/6207/image-9.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/6207/image-4.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/6207/image-5.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/6207/image-10.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/6207/image-11.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/6207/image-12.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/6207/image-13.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/6207/image-7.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/6207/image-16.png","https://www.ipdb.org/images/6207/image-17.png","https://www.ipdb.org/images/6207/image-18.png"] used
ipdb.model_number
IPDB 113 used
ipdb.notes
IPDB This is the same game as Stern's 1979 'Meteor' but manufactured in Australia under license. The backglass may or may not indicate this. Stern programmer Alan McNeil told us that the mini-post screw between the flippers was known as a Kirk Post (for designer Steve Kirk). Duncan Brown told us that Steve Kirk explained to him that he placed his personal design number on the backglass of every one of his games (in the order in which they were designed). Here are the ones we know: Stars has SK-1 on the jet wing. Nine Ball has SK-3 on the wizard�s cap. Meteor has SK-5 on one of the rockets. Pinstar's Gamatron has SK-9 on a launching rocket. We don't know what games belonged to SK-2, -4, -6, -7, and SK-8. Stern's manufacturer data for Meteor: Production Start Date: 9/14/79 Production End Date: 1/28/80 Quantity produced - full games: 7939 (see Stern's 1979 'Meteor') Quantity produced - knock-down games: 423 Total Quantity Produced: 8362 used
ipdb.notable_features
IPDB Flippers (3), Pop bumper (1), Passive bumpers (2), Slingshots (2), Star rollovers (3), 3-bank memory drop targets (3), 6-bank memory drop targets (1), Spinning target (1), Standup target (1). Mini-post screw between flippers. used
corporate_entity
Flipcommons Catalog leisure-allied-industries used
title
Flipcommons Catalog meteor-3 used
name
Flipcommons Catalog Meteor used
slug
Flipcommons Catalog meteor-3 used