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Average Fun Rating: | 6.4/10 (20 ratings/16 comments) [ Add Your Rating! ] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Manufacturer: | Bally Manufacturing Corporation (1931-1983) [Trade Name: Bally] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Project Date: | March 30, 1973 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Date Of Manufacture: | November, 1973 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Model Number: | 978 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Type: | Electro-mechanical (EM) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Production: | 3,550 units (confirmed) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Serial Number Database: | View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Theme: | Happiness - Circus/Carnival | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable Features: | Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (1), Passive bumpers (2), Slingshots (2), Rollover buttons (6), Standup targets (4). End-of-ball bonus. Double bonus on 3rd and 5th balls. Maximum displayed point score is 199,990 points per player. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Design by: | Jim Patla | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Art by: | Dick White | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes: | The 2-player version of this game is Bally's 1974 'Big Show'. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Marketing Slogans: |
"A Circus of Fun for Players" | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Photos in: |
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F Pinball Machines (Eiden-Lukas), pages 73 and 78 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Documentation: | 650 KB | Playfield Chart from 1976 Parts Catalog | [Bally Manufacturing Corp.] | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 MB | Schematic Diagram (continuous) | [Bally Manufacturing Corp.] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Images: (click to zoom) |
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