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Time Line / IPD No. 2564 / December, 1980 / 4 Players
 
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Manufacturer: D. Gottlieb & Company, a Columbia Pictures Industries Company (1977-1983)
[Trade Name: Gottlieb]
Date Of Manufacture: December, 1980
Model Number: 659
MPU: Gottlieb System 80
Type: Solid State Electronic (SS) [?]
Production: 3,167 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Adventure - Fantasy
Specialty: Widebody [?]
Notable Features: Flippers (4), Pop bumpers (3), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (5), 5-bank drop targets (2), 4-bank drop targets (1), Left kickback lane, Dual right inlanes, Right outlane ball return gate.

Actual measured weight: 272 lbs (includes legs).

Design by: Allen Edwall
Art by: Gerry Simkus
Notes: The game in the manufacturer's flyer has a blue cabinet. Games were also produced in a black cabinet. We do not know how many games were made in each color, or why.

Pictured in this listing are side-by-side close-ups of the backglass bonus score window showing the word "BONUS" in white lettering and also in red lettering, the former intended to be seen only when illuminated from behind. Steve Charland explained to us in 2013 that the white lettering was a first run of backglasses when it was discovered that the nearby display board was too large to allow a light bulb to be installed where it needed to be installed to illuminate this lettering. He said a second run of backglasses corrected this problem by using red lettering to make the word permanently visible and not dependent upon illumination.

We note that all pictures we have received of this game show the white lettering and only the manufacturer's flyer has the red lettering. This oddly suggests that (many) games went out the door to the distributors before the flyer was made to sell these games to the distributors. Perhaps this is a revised flyer and the original ones were destroyed.

We have been unable to corroborate Charland's explanation with former Gottlieb employees.

Photos in: Arcade TreasuresExternal Link, page 159
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book S-Z
Pinball (Ciuffo), pages 142-145
Owners List URL:http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/2564  (External site)
ROMs: 10 KB ZIP PinMAME Romset (Availability limited by copyright)    
  10 KB ZIP ROMs (Availability limited by copyright)     [D. Gottlieb & Co.]
Documentation: 3 MB PDF English Manual (Availability limited by copyright)     [D. Gottlieb & Co.]
Images:
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Image # 5036: Time Line Flyer, Front
Flyer, Front

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Image # 5037: Time Line Flyer, Page 2
Flyer, Page 2

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Image # 5038: Time Line Flyer, Page 3
Flyer, Page 3

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Image # 5039: Time Line Flyer, Page 4
Flyer, Page 4

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Image # 5040: Time Line Flyer, Page 5
Flyer, Page 5

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Image # 5041: Time Line Flyer, Page 6
Flyer, Page 6

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Image # 6220: Time Line Backglass
Backglass

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[Riffhard]
Image # 6221: Time Line Cabinet - Front View
Cabinet - Front View

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[Riffhard]
Image # 17804: Time Line Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield

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Image # 17805: Time Line Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield

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Image # 17806: Time Line Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right

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Image # 17807: Time Line Cabinet - Coin Door
Cabinet - Coin Door

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Image # 18906: Time Line Backglass
Backglass

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[Bruno Durand]
Image # 30489: Time Line Backglass - Detail
Backglass - Detail

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[Bruno Durand]
Image # 44354: Time Line Backglass
Backglass

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 44972: Time Line German Flyer - Outside Fold
German Flyer - Outside Fold

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[Bernard Marrou]
Image # 44973: Time Line German Flyer - Inside Fold
German Flyer - Inside Fold

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[Bernard Marrou]
Image # 55727: Time Line Playfield 
(Serial number unknown.)
Playfield*

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[John Gray]
Image # 55728: Time Line Cabinet - Left 
(Serial number unknown.)
Cabinet - Left*

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[John Gray]
Image # 55729: Time Line Cabinet - Right 
(Serial number unknown.)
Cabinet - Right*

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[John Gray]
Image # 55730: Time Line Cabinet - Front 
(Serial number unknown.)
Cabinet - Front*

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[John Gray]
Image # 55731: Time Line Under Upper Playfield 
(Serial number unknown.)
Under Upper Playfield*

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[John Gray]
Image # 55732: Time Line Under Middle Playfield 
(Serial number unknown.)
Under Middle Playfield*

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[John Gray]
Image # 55733: Time Line Under Lower Playfield 
(Serial number unknown.)
Under Lower Playfield*

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[John Gray]
Image # 55734: Time Line Inside Cabinet 
(Serial number unknown.)
Inside Cabinet*

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[John Gray]
Image # 65710: Time Line Illuminated Backglass
Illuminated Backglass

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 65712: Time Line Cabinet - Front
Cabinet - Front

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 65713: Time Line Cabinet - Front View
Cabinet - Front View

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 65800: Time Line Black Backbox - Left
Black Backbox - Left

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[Timmy Vierboom]
Image # 65801: Time Line Black Backbox - Right
Black Backbox - Right

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[Timmy Vierboom]
Image # 65802: Time Line Black Cabinet - Left
Black Cabinet - Left

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[Timmy Vierboom]
Image # 65803: Time Line Black Backbox - Insert
Black Backbox - Insert

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[Timmy Vierboom]
Image # 67684: Time Line Backbox Insert - Service Position
Backbox Insert - Service Position

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Image # 67685: Time Line Credit Display and Instruction Card
Credit Display and Instruction Card

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Image # 67686: Time Line Lower Playfield - Apron Removed
Lower Playfield - Apron Removed

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Image # 67687: Time Line Under Playfield
Under Playfield

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Image # 67688: Time Line Inside Cabinet
Inside Cabinet

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Image # 67689: Time Line Inside Cabinet
Inside Cabinet

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Image # 67690: Time Line Inside Cabinet - Rear
Inside Cabinet - Rear

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Image # 67691: Time Line Inside Cabinet - Front
Inside Cabinet - Front

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Image # 78787: Time Line Backglass BONUS Comparison 
(See the Notes section for an explanation.)
Backglass "BONUS" Comparison*

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[Steve Charland]
Image # 78788: Time Line Upper Left Playfield
Upper Left Playfield

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[Steve Charland]
Image # 78789: Time Line Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Steve Charland]
Image # 78790: Time Line Instruction Card
Instruction Card

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[Steve Charland]
Image # 80262: Time Line Partially Stripped Playfield
Partially Stripped Playfield

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[Lee Buck]
Image # 80263: Time Line Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Lee Buck]
 

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