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Thunderbolt / IPD No. 2556 / May, 1976 / 4 Players
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Manufacturer: Allied Leisure Industries, Incorporated, of Hialeah, Florida (1972-1979)
Date Of Manufacture: May, 1976
Type: Solid State Electronic (SS) [?]
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Fantasy
Notable Features: Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Slingshots (2), Drop targets (4), Standup targets (3), Left and right outlane detour gates route the ball to the inlanes when open.
Design by: Jack Pearson
Art by: Roland Berrios
Notes: Clay Harrell told us his game uses a 6504 processor and 6520 and 6530 RIOT and PIA chips.

We previously showed the manufacture date as November 1977. A Play Meter magazine article in June 1976 indicates the game was presented at a Florida distributors convention in the month before.

Photos in: Replay Magazine, Vol 1, No 48, Sept 1976, page 25
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book S-Z
Documentation: 11 MB PDF Allied Leisure Pinball (game-specific information and paginated schematics) [Allied Leisure Industries, Inc.]
  13 MB PDF Parts Catalog (June 1976, missing cover page) [Allied Leisure]
Images:
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Image # 3498: Thunderbolt Flyer
Flyer
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 		 Image # 12260: Thunderbolt Backglass
Backglass
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 		 Image # 12261: Thunderbolt Backglass - Reverse
Backglass - Reverse
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 		 Image # 12262: Thunderbolt Playfield
Playfield
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 		 Image # 12263: Thunderbolt Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield
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Image # 12264: Thunderbolt Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield
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 		 Image # 12265: Thunderbolt Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left
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 		 Image # 12266: Thunderbolt Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right
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 		 Image # 34672: Thunderbolt Backglass
Backglass
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[Jay Stafford]		 Image # 34673: Thunderbolt Playfield
Playfield
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[Jay Stafford]
Image # 34674: Thunderbolt Cabinet
Cabinet
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[Jay Stafford]		 Image # 34675: Thunderbolt Instruction Card
Instruction Card
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[Jay Stafford]		 Image # 34676: Thunderbolt Score Card
Score Card
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[Jay Stafford]		 Image # 51309: Thunderbolt Replay Magazine Ad (Replay Magazine, Vol 1, No 48, Sept 1976, page 25)
Replay Magazine Ad*
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[John Gray]		 Image # 55726: Thunderbolt Play Meter Article (Play Meter, June 1976, page 34)
Play Meter Article*
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[Rob Hawkins]
Image # 68239: Thunderbolt Illuminated Playfield
Illuminated Playfield
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[Clay Harrell]		 Image # 68240: Thunderbolt Cabinet - Full View
Cabinet - Full View
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[Clay Harrell]		 Image # 68241: Thunderbolt 6504 Processor
6504 Processor
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[Clay Harrell]		  
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