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Attack from Mars / IPD No. 3781 / December, 1995 / 4 Players
 
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Manufacturer: Midway Manufacturing Company, a subsidiary of WMS Industries, Incorporated,
of Chicago, Illinois, USA (1988-1999) [Trade Name: Bally]
Date Of Manufacture: December, 1995
Model Number: 50041
Common Abbreviations: AFM
MPU: Williams WPC-95
Type: Solid State Electronic (SS) [?]
Production: 3,450 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Aliens - Martians - Fantasy
Toys: Moving flying saucer in the middle of playfield, Strobe light (for Strobe Multiball), four dancing Martian figures (for Martian Attack; similar to the ones in Midway's 1989 'Elvira and the Party Monsters').
Concept by: Brian Eddy
Design by: Brian Eddy
Art by: Doug Watson
Dots/Animation by: Adam Rhine, Brian Morris
Mechanics by: Robert C. Friesl
Music by: Dan Forden
Sound by: Dan Forden
Software by: Lyman F. Sheats Jr.
Notes: According to George Gomez, Attack from Mars was *not* originally inspired by the movie 'Mars Attacks' as is commonly suggested. According to Gomez, Brian Eddy had the concept long before the movie and it is mere coincidence that they emerged on the market within a year of each other.

Doug Watson is the voice of the Martians and also wrote the script for what they should say.

Voice-over artist Tim Kitzrow provided multiple voices for this game.

Cow Video Mode (DOHO): Shoot the ball up the Big-O-Beam ramp on the left side and press the Launch Ball button when/if a cow can be heard mooing. The second time Video Mode occurs after this, the attack will be made by cows instead of flying Saucers! Destroy all the cows and the giant "Mother Cow" will appear!

Marketing Slogans: "The Attack is on.get it or get left behind."
"An Unstoppable Earnings Invasion!"
"Mayhem, Madness and Destruction Were Never so Much Fun!"
Photos in: Design News August 12, 1996, pp. 64-68.
Rule Sheets: Attack From Mars Rulesheet Version 2.3, by Bob McCann  
Attack From Mars Rulesheet (Oct/21/1997), by Brian Dominy  
Attack From Mars Rulesheet Version 2.0 (Apr/10/1998), by Chris Bonney  
Easter Eggs:Available at Cows and Easter Eggs  (External site)
Additional Media:Promotional Video (at YouTube)  (External site)
ROMs: 1 MB ZIP Revision 1.0 ROMs [Midway Mfg. Co.]
  5 KB TXT ROM Revision Notes (0.3 - 1.13b)(unofficial user compilation)
Documentation: 13 MB PDF Operations Manual (FINAL, dated January 1996, OCR searchable) [Midway Mfg. Co.]
  4 MB PDF Operations Manual (Preliminary, dated November 1995) [Midway Mfg. Co.]
  844 KB PDF Operator Handbook
  94 KB TXT Parts List
  18 MB PDF WPC-95 Schematic Manual (July 1, 1997) [Williams Electronic Games Inc.]
Files: 2 MB PDF Promotional Jacket with Certificate of Authenticity [Federico Croci]
Images:
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Image # 2962: Attack from Mars Translite
Translite

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Image # 2966: Attack from Mars Playfield
Playfield

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Image # 3157: Attack from Mars Playfield
Playfield

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[Darren Brehm]
Image # 3158: Attack from Mars Playfield Saucers
Playfield Saucers

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[Darren Brehm]
Image # 3159: Attack from Mars Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right

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[Darren Brehm]
Image # 3160: Attack from Mars Backbox - Right
Backbox - Right

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[Darren Brehm]
Image # 3161: Attack from Mars Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield

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[Darren Brehm]
Image # 6504: Attack from Mars Translite
Translite

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[Philippe Thibault]
Image # 7160: Attack from Mars AFM Jacketfrom Expo '96
AFM Jacket
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[Mike Burke]
Image # 8857: Attack from Mars Lower Right Playfield
Lower Right Playfield

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 9818: Attack from Mars Translite
Translite

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Image # 9819: Attack from Mars Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield

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Image # 9820: Attack from Mars Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield

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Image # 11933: Attack from Mars Prototype Playfield
Prototype Playfield

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[Jay Stafford]
Image # 12495: Attack from Mars Coin Door Original Colors
Coin Door Original Colors

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 12496: Attack from Mars Stroke Of Luck
Stroke Of Luck

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 13753: Attack from Mars Cabinet - Front
Cabinet - Front

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 13754: Attack from Mars Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 13755: Attack from Mars Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 13757: Attack from Mars Cabinet - Rear View
Cabinet - Rear View

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 13758: Attack from Mars Under Playfield
Under Playfield

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 13759: Attack from Mars Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 13760: Attack from Mars Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 13763: Attack from Mars BackBox - Left
BackBox - Left

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 13764: Attack from Mars BackBox - Right
BackBox - Right

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 16452: Attack from Mars Flyer, Front
Flyer, Front

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Image # 16453: Attack from Mars Flyer, Back
Flyer, Back

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Image # 32411: Attack from Mars Promotional Poster 
(Dimensions: 22 inches by 28 inches.)
Promotional Poster*

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[Bill Ung]
Image # 53812: Attack from Mars Playfield - Ball View
Playfield - Ball View

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[Sean Casey]
Image # 63040: Attack from Mars Translite
Translite

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[Duncan Brown]
Image # 81096: Attack from Mars Promotional Patch 
(Per Brian Eddy, while the promotional jackets all were embroidered with this design and not a patch, a number of patches were also made and given to design team members (and, reportedly, to a few lucky AFM enthusiasts).Patch is 11-5/16 inches in diameter.)
Promotional Patch*

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[George Kalos]
 

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