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Average Fun Rating: | 7.4/10 (28 ratings/21 comments) [ Add Your Rating! ] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manufacturer: | Bally Midway Manufacturing Company (1983-1988) [Trade Name: Bally] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Project Date: | December, 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date Of Manufacture: | February, 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Model Number: | 0A40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Abbreviations: | FBC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MPU: | Bally MPU A080-91638-D000 (6802) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Type: | Solid State Electronic (SS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Production: | 2,000 units (confirmed) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Serial Number Database: | View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Theme: | Fantasy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable Features: | Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Mushroom bumpers (3), Captive ball kick-out holes (2), Messenger ball (1), Spinning disc, Ramp skill shot, Left kickback outlane, Multiball (2 or 3 ball). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Design by: | George Christian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Art by: | Doug Watson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Software by: | Rehman Merchant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes: | This is a solid-state re-make of the Bally's 1972 'Fireball' with new (similar) art, no zipper flippers, and some other rule changes. Also produced in Germany by Bally Wulff under license from Bally Midway as Bally Wulff's 1986 'Fireball Classic'. Uses the AS-2518-45 "Cheap Squeak" sound board. This game has been reported to have been factory-issued with either of these two MPUs: Bally MPU AS-2518-35 (6800) Bally MPU A080-91638-D000 (6802) Allan Reizman, Engineering Lab Supervisor at Bally from 1977 to 1983, tell us what he remembers about them: I remember discussing this with Doug Macdonald when the -35 board was revised. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marketing Slogans: |
"It's Red Hot!" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Photos in: |
Pinball Machines (Eiden-Lukas), page 144 Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F Pinball Trader pp. Issue 26 Arcade Treasures, page 125 Pinball The Lure of the Silverball pp. 62 Pinball (Ciuffo), page 203 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owners List URL: | http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/853 (External site) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ROMs: | 55 KB | ZIP | Game & Sound ROMs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Documentation: | 5 MB | Operator Handbook | [Bally Midway Mfg. Co.] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 MB | Schematics | [Bally Midway Mfg. Co.] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
609 KB | Service Bulletin (Feb 18, 1985, Manual Changes, Prelim Owners/Operators Section) | [Bally Midway Mfg. Co.] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
226 KB | Service Bulletin (Jan 30, 1985, Manual Changes, Preliminary Electrical Section) | [Bally Midway Mfg. Co.] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Service Bulletins: | 116 KB | Service Bulletin (Feb 12, 1985, Continuous Extra Ball Condition) | [Bally Midway Mfg. Co.] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
128 KB | Service Bulletin (Feb 21, 1985, Game Over Attract Sound Adjustment) | [Bally Midway Mfg. Co.] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
186 KB | Service Bulletin (Jan 23, 1985, Ball Gate Assembly Adjustment Position) | [Bally Midway Mfg. Co.] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
183 KB | Service Bulletin (Jan 23, 1985, Roll-Over Button Adjustment Procedure) | [Bally Midway Mfg. Co.] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
173 KB | Service Bulletin (Jan 24, 1985, Saucer Tab Adjustments for Serial Nos. 101-700) | [Bally Midway Mfg. Co.] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
178 KB | Service Bulletin (Jan 31, 1985, Game Over & High Score, Serial Nos. 101 to 743) | [Bally Midway Mfg. Co.] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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