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Average Fun Rating: | 7.7/10 (108 ratings/78 comments) [ Add Your Rating! ] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manufacturer: | Midway Manufacturing Company, a subsidiary of WMS Industries, Incorporated, of Chicago, Illinois, USA (1988-1999) [Trade Name: Bally] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date Of Manufacture: | August, 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Model Number: | 20004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Abbreviations: | PZ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MPU: | Williams WPC (Dot Matrix) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Type: | Solid State Electronic (SS) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Production: | 3,862 units (confirmed) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Serial Number Database: | View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Theme: | Happiness | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable Features: | Kick-out Saucer, Multiball (2 ball), Clear and curving ramps. Player uses flipper buttons to select a choice of music when prompted. Achieving the "Big Bang" feature causes the playfield illumination to pulse entirely in a red color, accompanied by a 'sonic boom' sound effect. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toys: | Capt. B. Zarr animated head turns to follow the ball, Dancing (Crash-test) Dummy, Supersonic Robotic Comic, Rocket, Cosmic Cottage. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Design by: | Dennis Nordman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Art by: | Greg Freres, Jerry Pinsler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dots/Animation by: | Jim Gentile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mechanics by: | Win Schilling, Zofia Bil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Music by: | Dan Forden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sound by: | Dan Forden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Software by: | Jim Strompolis, Mike Boon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes: | Jerry Pinsler was a sculptor for this game. John Keeney was the voice-over talent for Capt. B-Zarre. The backglass and playfield of 'Party Zone' contain characters from previous games: The Party Animals from Bally Midway's 1987 'Party Animal' and the Party Monsters from Midway's 1989 'Elvira and the Party Monsters' the Party Dudes from Midway's 1990 'Dr. Dude And His Excellent Ray' all meet on this game at the Cosmic Cottage. Some 'Party Zone' games are WPC Fliptronics generation of MPU. Production Start Date: Aug-12-1991 Production End Date: Feb-28-1992 WMS Games Sales History Report dated 20-Dec-94 indicated 3,862 units were produced and for which they got paid. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marketing Slogans: |
"You are now entering: The Party Zone" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Photos in: |
The Pinball Compendium 1982 to Present, page 138 Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book G-R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rule Sheets: |
Party Zone Guide Version 1.07, by Colin McHale Party Zone Rulesheet (Dec/01/1994), by Mario Moeller | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Media: | Promotional Video (at YouTube) [09:12] (External site) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ROMs: | 187 KB | ZIP | Game ROM F-4 (solid state flippers) | [Midway Mfg. Co.] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
186 KB | ZIP | Game ROM L-3 (Standard Flippers) | [Midway Mfg. Co.] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Documentation: | 5 MB | English Manual | [Midway Mfg. Co., a subsidiary of WMS Industries, Inc.] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
345 KB | Operators Manual | [Midway Mfg. Co., a subsidiary of WMS Industries, Inc.] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
178 KB | TXT | Parts List | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Files: | 180 KB | JPG | Playfield Apron Graphics (Reconstituted) | [Mark Squires] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: | Flyer |
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