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    credit
    Harry Williams — Design
    gameplay_feature
    Kicker Lanes ×3
    gameplay_feature
    Kick-Out Holes ×7
    gameplay_feature
    Scoring Bumpers ×9
    ipdb.corporate_entity_name
    Williams Manufacturing Company
    ipdb_id
    2598
    ipdb.image_urls
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    ipdb.manufacturer_trade_name
    Williams
    ipdb.model_number
    6
    ipdb.notable_features
    Scoring bumpers (9), Kick-out holes (7), Kicker lanes (3). Center kicker lane propels ball upfield to elevated rail which rolls ball back down to lower playfield kick-out hole.
    ipdb.notes
    The first flipper game by Williams was Williams' 1947 'Sunny' in December 1947. Operators of this period would soon retrofit flipperless games, like Tornado, and these new flippers often ended up in unusual places on the playfield. Compare the elevated wireform track on this game to the habitrails of modern Solid State games. The manufacturer�s original playfield drawing (not shown here) is dated 1/9/47 and signed with initials HEW. It also shows the original game name was 'Rockets'. Williams made a similar game the same month, Williams' 1947 'Cyclone'.
    month
    4
    player_count
    1
    technology_generation
    electromechanical
    theme
    Adventure
    year
    1947