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  1. By OPDB
    abbreviation
    TX
    display_type
    alphanumeric
    month
    3
    name
    TX-Sector
    opdb_id
    GRLzj-MJPYK
    opdb.images
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    player_count
    4
    technology_generation
    solid-state
    year
    1988
  2. By IPDB
    credit
    John Buras — Software
    credit
    John Trudeau — Design
    credit
    Constantino Mitchell — Art
    credit
    Jeanine Mitchell — Art
    gameplay_feature
    Spinning Targets ×2
    gameplay_feature
    4-Bank Drop Targets ×2
    gameplay_feature
    Kicking Targets ×3
    gameplay_feature
    Ramps ×3
    gameplay_feature
    Slingshots ×2
    gameplay_feature
    Pop Bumpers ×3
    gameplay_feature
    Flippers ×3
    gameplay_feature
    Rollover Drop Targets
    gameplay_feature
    Kick-Out Holes
    gameplay_feature
    Multiball
    ipdb.corporate_entity_name
    Premier Technology
    ipdb_id
    2699
    ipdb.image_urls
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    ipdb.manufacturer_trade_name
    Gottlieb
    ipdb.model_number
    712
    ipdb.notable_features
    Flippers (3), Pop bumpers (3), Slingshots (2), Ramps (3), Kick targets (3), 4-bank drop targets (2), Spinning targets (2), Kick-out hole (1), Rollover drop target (1) at base of ramp. Double Multiball. Plunger shoots ball over an aerial habitrail to just above the upper left Flipper. The translite is a combination of hand-drawing and photography.
    ipdb.notes
    We see three different playfields for this game, easily noticed by the brightness of the two trapezoids located between the slingshots on the lower playfield: 1) A Vitrigraph laminated playfield, such as the one in the flyer. Of the three versions, the trapezoids here are the lightest in color. The word "Vitrigraph" appears near the outhole. 2) A silkscreened playfield with lighter trapezoids. 3) A silkscreened playfield with darker trapezoids. We asked John Trudeau if he might recall the reason for these different "versions". He replies:I am not sure, but I believe Premier cut off the "Vitrigraph" process in the middle of the production run due to problems in the field. I think the stoppage was done in either TX Sector or Diamond Lady. I can't remember which. That would explain the differences in the colors, I believe. Other than that, I am not aware of any production color changes that were made. There may have been a hiccup in the production of the [silkscreened] playfields. I am sure there was never a conscious effort to change the art once it was in production (that would only have incurred more cost). There could have been a screen that needed to be repaired at some point in production. And, I don't think there were any actual changes in the vendors doing the screening. John later confirmed to us that TX Sector, Premier's 1988 'Diamond Lady', and Premier's 1987 'Victory' were the only games to have Vitrigraph playfields, a process he believes was solely developed by Premier and not used by other pinball manufacturers.
    ipdb_rating
    7.3
    month
    3
    player_count
    4
    production_quantity
    2336
    system
    gottlieb-system-80b
    technology_generation
    solid-state
    theme
    Science Fiction
    theme
    Space
    year
    1988