Sources
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Conflicts resolved (1 field)
- theme
- IPDB Aviation IPDB Air Racing Flipcommons Catalog Aviation used Flipcommons Catalog Air Racing used
Sources agree (3 fields)
- technology_generation
- electromechanical IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
- player_count
- 1 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
- ipdb_id
- 6937 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
Single source (11 fields)
- gameplay_feature
- IPDB Spring Bumpers ×13 used
- ipdb.manufacturer_trade_name
- IPDB Bally used
- ipdb.corporate_entity_name
- IPDB Bally Manufacturing Corporation used
- ipdb.image_urls
- IPDB ["https://www.ipdb.org/images/6937/image-1.png"] used
- ipdb.model_number
- IPDB 257 used
- ipdb.notes
- IPDB Advertised as three different models: Model A: Payout model $99.50 Model B: High score (novelty) model $89.50 Model C: Free Play model (having free play coin chute) $99.50 Compare the captive�ball operation of this game to that of the playfield Doodle Bug feature in Williams' 1971 'Doodle Bug'. Regardless if Model A, B, or C, this game is listed in Bally documentation as one entry, Model 257, and appears on the flyer shown here as identical to their Model 281, Bally's 1938 'Paramount'. Other than dateless entries in Bally documentation that list Model 257 as either 'Skyway' or as 'Bally Skyway', the flyer shown here is the only other reference to this game of which we are aware. The lack of dates in Bally records is somewhat peculiar in retrospect, as if the game was not made, but the existence of the flyer means it got to that stage to have one and it shows the name of a Michigan distributor offering it for sale, so it appears it did go out the door at Bally. This flyer for 'Skyway' shows the identical image of the game as seen in the flyer for 'Paramount' except the backglass name has been changed. All the text is identical as well, except for the name change and, we note, the name SKYWAY in the text is expanded to fill the space alloted to the name PARAMOUNT. This suggests that either Skyway followed Paramount in production or Bally knew of both games when the flyer was made. Until we have more information, we cannot assert that Skyway's earlier model number means it was made before Paramount, a game dated November 1938. Skyway may have followed it in 1939. used
- ipdb.notable_features
- IPDB 5 balls for 5 cents. Spring bumpers (13). This game has a shooter lane to allow the ball to loop 360 degrees around the playfield before entering into play. Spinning captive�ball on lower playfield arch is activated by either of two playfield rollover switches to spin inside its enclosed chamber, rolling over two switches for increased scoring. Advertised as 44 inches long by 22 inches wide. used
- corporate_entity
- Flipcommons Catalog bally-manufacturing-corporation used
- title
- Flipcommons Catalog skyway-3 used
- name
- Flipcommons Catalog Skyway used
- slug
- Flipcommons Catalog skyway-3 used