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Tropic Fun / IPD No. 2660 / January 04, 1973 / 1 Player

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Manufacturer:

Williams Electronics, Incorporated (1967-1985) [Trade Name: Williams]

Date Of Manufacture:

January 04, 1973

Model Number:

418

Type:

Electro-mechanical (EM)

Production:

1,100 units (confirmed)

Serial Number Database:

View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site)

Theme:

Beach - Happiness - Recreation - Sailing - Surfing - Swimming - Water - Women

Specialty:

Add-A-Ball

Notable Features:

Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (3), Kick-out holes (2).

Maximum displayed point score is 1,999,990 points.

Design by:

Norm Clark

Art by:

Christian Marche

Notes:

This game and its replay version Williams' 1972 'Gulfstream' were the first Williams games to use their "gear" style of pop bumper cap.

Production Run Records for Tropic Fun: 1100 total

Sample run: 30
Production Start Date: Jan-4-1973 / Production End Date: Feb-5-1973
First ship date: Jan-12-1973 / Last ship date: Unknown, remaining 1 shipped out with production games.

Production Run: 1070
Production Start Date: May-15-1973 / Production End Date: Feb-5-1973
First ship date: Jan-12-1973 / Last ship date: Unknown

Product History Record for Tropic Fun:
Quantity produced for USA/Canada: 310*
Quantity produced for export: 790*
Total quantity produced: 1100*
BOM: $228.96
Price to Distributor: $470.00
*These quantities may be sales estimates.

Photos in:

Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book S-Z

Files:

1 MB

JPG

Promotional Photo - Full View - Large Size

[Williams Electronics, Inc.]

886 KB

JPG

Promotional Photo - Playfield - Large Size

[Williams Electronics, Inc.]

Images:
(click to zoom)

Flyer 892x1150	Backglass 223x235 [Ron Alexander]	Upper Playfield 400x300 [Ron Alexander]	Lower Playfield 400x300 [Ron Alexander]	Cabinet 400x300 [Ron Alexander]
Promotional Photo 1200x959 [Duncan Brown]	Promotional Photo 1200x1516 [Duncan Brown]

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