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  1. By OPDB
    abbreviation
    SW
    display_type
    alphanumeric
    month
    3
    name
    Stellar Wars
    opdb.features
    ["Widebody"]
    opdb_id
    G4lLp-MQ5Xy
    opdb.images
    [{"type":"backglass","urls":{"large":"https://img.opdb.org/714d343d-62e7-4dbc-afd4-6c4ed45c9d9f-large.jpg","small":"https://img.opdb.org/714d343d-62e7-4dbc-afd4-6c4ed45c9d9f-small.jpg","medium":"https://img.opdb.org/714d343d-62e7-4dbc-afd4-6c4ed45c9d9f-medium.jpg"},"sizes":{"large":{"width":674,"height":600},"small":{"width":250,"height":223},"medium":{"width":640,"height":570}},"title":"Backglass","primary":true}]
    player_count
    4
    tag
    Widebody
    technology_generation
    solid-state
    year
    1979
  2. By IPDB
    abbreviation
    SW
    credit
    Paul Dussault — Sound
    credit
    Constantino Mitchell — Art
    credit
    Jeanine Mitchell — Art
    credit
    Steve Ritchie — Design
    credit
    Paul Dussault — Software
    gameplay_feature
    Flippers ×2
    gameplay_feature
    Messenger Balls
    gameplay_feature
    Kick-Out Holes
    gameplay_feature
    Spinning Targets ×2
    gameplay_feature
    Standup Targets ×2
    gameplay_feature
    4-Bank Drop Targets
    gameplay_feature
    3-Bank Drop Targets ×2
    gameplay_feature
    Pop Bumpers ×5
    ipdb.corporate_entity_name
    Williams Electronics, Incorporated
    ipdb_id
    2372
    ipdb.image_urls
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    ipdb.manufacturer_trade_name
    Williams
    ipdb.model_number
    490
    ipdb.notable_features
    Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (5), 3-bank drop targets (2), 4-bank drop targets (1), Standup targets (2), Spinning targets (2), Kick-out hole (1), Messenger ball (1), Dual inlanes.
    ipdb.notes
    Although 'Stellar Wars' appears to be the last game in the System 4 series, at least one example has been identified having a System 6 MPU along with original schematics for System 6. See the Files section for Manual Amendment 490-2 addressing these games and showing the CPU Board schematic for them. Included in this listing are pictures of original playfield artwork. Artist Constantino Mitchell tells us about it:The playfield is ink and Rubylith marker on Mylar film. Rubylith marker (red) prints black. I would send that piece of artwork to film house to make one Negative film and one Positive film. You�ll notice the registration marks on the corners. Jeanine would cut each color from Rubylith film and each film would have those registration marks on them. The screen printer would match the registration marks of each color to the Black. Black would be printed last to make the complete artwork. Manufacturer data for Stellar Wars: Production Start Date: Mar-30-1979 Production End Date: Jan-18-1980 Quantity produced for USA/Canada: 3474* Quantity produced for export: 2029* Total quantity produced: 5503* Price to Distributor: $1395.00 *These quantities may be sales estimates.
    ipdb_rating
    7.4
    month
    3
    player_count
    4
    production_quantity
    5503
    system
    williams-system-4
    technology_generation
    solid-state
    theme
    Fantasy
    theme
    Outer Space
    theme
    Science Fiction
    year
    1979