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Space Invaders / IPD No. 2252 / April, 1980 / 4 Players
 
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Manufacturer: Bally Manufacturing Corporation (1931-1983) [Trade Name: Bally]
Project Date: May 08, 1979
Date Of Manufacture: April, 1980
Model Number: 1178-E
Common Abbreviations: SI
MPU: Bally MPU AS-2518-35
Type: Solid State Electronic (SS) [?]
Production: 11,400 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Outer Space - Fantasy
Specialty: Widebody [?]
Notable Features: Flippers (4), Pop bumpers (3), Passive bumpers (4), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (6), 3-bank drop targets (1), Solitary drop target (1), Spinning target (1), Captive ball (1), Horseshoe lane (1). Animated infinity lights are behind a specially-mirrored backglass. Electronic sound. 3 or 5 ball play.

Maximum displayed point score is 999,950 points per player.

The lowest scoring switches on the playfield award 50 points or 100 points, making the player's final score always ending in 00 or 50 if the player never tilts. However, the passive bumpers at the top of playfield score 50 points each, in 10 point increments, with the full 50 points taking a second or two to be awarded. If the play tilts before the full 50 points are awarded, the score stops accumulating immediately, and a score ending in something other than 00 or 50 is then possible. The match number is always selected from 00 to 90.

Credit display maximum is selectable up to 40.

Design by: Jim Patla
Art by: Paul Faris
Notes: The alien depicted on the backglass was deemed an unlicensed use of the one used in the 1979 Hollywood movie Alien. Some playfield art elements and game sounds were borrowed from the 1978 'Space Invaders' video game which was still popular at the time that this pinball machine came out.

Designer Jim Patla told us that his original drawing shows that all four flippers were to be the longer type. However, the upper two flippers were changed to the shorter type because longer flippers interfered with the lower flipper backhand shots. Three dimples on the playfield, representing flipper adjustment positions, can be seen at a distance from each end of the shorter flippers at a point where longer flippers would have met them.

Photos in: Arcade TreasuresExternal Link, page 117
Pinball ArtExternal Link, page 50
Pinball Machines (Eiden-Lukas)External Link, pages 28 and 155
The Pinball Compendium 1970-1981External Link, page 173
The Complete Pinball BookExternal Link, pages 142, 269 and 270
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book S-Z
Pinball SnapshotsExternal Link, page 181
Pinball The Lure of the Silverball, page 78
Pinball (Ciuffo), pages 155-157
Owners List URL:http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/2252  (External site)
ROMs: 10 KB ZIP ROMs [Bally Mfg. Corp.]
Documentation: 3 MB PDF English Manual [Bally Mfg. Corp.]
  19 MB PDF Manual (no schematics) [Bally Mfg. Corp.]
  22 MB PDF Manual (with schematics) [Bally Mfg. Corp.]
  3 MB PDF Schematic Diagrams (paginated) [Bally Mfg. Corp.]
Multimedia Files: 344 KB MPG 15 sec Space Invaders Movie [Craig Hassell]
Images:
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Image # 3175: Space Invaders Playfield
Playfield

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[Craig Hassell]
Image # 3176: Space Invaders Backglass
Backglass

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[Craig Hassell]
Image # 3177: Space Invaders Overall View
Overall View

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[Craig Hassell]
Image # 3178: Space Invaders Side of Cabinet
Side of Cabinet

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[Craig Hassell]
Image # 3179: Space Invaders Closeup of pop bumpers
Closeup of pop bumpers

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[Craig Hassell]
Image # 4101: Space Invaders Flyer, Front
Flyer, Front

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Image # 4102: Space Invaders Flyer, Page 2
Flyer, Page 2

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Image # 4103: Space Invaders Flyer, Page 3
Flyer, Page 3

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Image # 4104: Space Invaders Flyer, Back
Flyer, Back

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Image # 6615: Space Invaders Backglass
Backglass

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[John Kirby]
Image # 6616: Space Invaders Playfield
Playfield

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[John Kirby]
Image # 21388: Space Invaders Blank Playfield
Blank Playfield

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[Mark Clayton]
Image # 21389: Space Invaders Blank Playfield - Left Side
Blank Playfield - Left Side

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[Mark Clayton]
Image # 21390: Space Invaders Blank Playfield - Loop Close-Up
Blank Playfield - Loop Close-Up

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[Mark Clayton]
Image # 21391: Space Invaders Blank Playfield - Flipper Area
Blank Playfield - Flipper Area

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[Mark Clayton]
Image # 21392: Space Invaders Blank Playfield - Center
Blank Playfield - Center

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[Mark Clayton]
Image # 21393: Space Invaders Blank Playfield - Pop Bumper Area
Blank Playfield - Pop Bumper Area

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[Mark Clayton]
Image # 21394: Space Invaders Blank Playfield - Right Side
Blank Playfield - Right Side

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[Mark Clayton]
Image # 38004: Space Invaders Manufacturer Advisory
Manufacturer Advisory

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[Ron Johnson]
Image # 40889: Space Invaders Illuminated Backglass
Illuminated Backglass

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[Sascha Werner]
Image # 40890: Space Invaders Illuminated Playfield
Illuminated Playfield

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[Sascha Werner]
Image # 40891: Space Invaders Illuminated Lower Playfield
Illuminated Lower Playfield

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[Sascha Werner]
Image # 40892: Space Invaders Illuminated Front View
Illuminated Front View

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[Sascha Werner]
Image # 40893: Space Invaders Illuminated Full View
Illuminated Full View

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[Sascha Werner]
Image # 43652: Space Invaders Promotional Poster 
(The poster inside the frame measures 10 cm by 23 cm.)
Promotional Poster*

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[Federico Croci]
Image # 43947: Space Invaders Advertisement - Page 1 of 8 
(Artist is Paul Faris.Transparent watercolor.)
Advertisement - Page 1 of 8*

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[Jasper van Eeden]
Image # 43948: Space Invaders Advertisement - Page 2 of 8 
(Artist is Paul Faris.Transparent watercolor.)
Advertisement - Page 2 of 8*

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[Jasper van Eeden]
Image # 43949: Space Invaders Advertisement - Page 3 of 8 
(Artist is Paul Faris.Transparent watercolor.)
Advertisement - Page 3 of 8*

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[Jasper van Eeden]
Image # 43950: Space Invaders Advertisement - Page 4 of 8 
(Artist is Paul Faris.Transparent watercolor.)
Advertisement - Page 4 of 8*

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[Jasper van Eeden]
Image # 43951: Space Invaders Advertisement - Page 5 of 8 
(Artist is Paul Faris.Transparent watercolor.)
Advertisement - Page 5 of 8*

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[Jasper van Eeden]
Image # 43952: Space Invaders Advertisement - Page 6 of 8 
(Artist is Paul Faris.Transparent watercolor.)
Advertisement - Page 6 of 8*

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[Jasper van Eeden]
Image # 43953: Space Invaders Advertisement - Page 7 of 8 
(Artist is Paul Faris.Transparent watercolor.)
Advertisement - Page 7 of 8*

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[Jasper van Eeden]
Image # 43954: Space Invaders Advertisement - Page 8 of 8
Advertisement - Page 8 of 8

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[Jasper van Eeden]
Image # 54797: Space Invaders Backglass - Reverse
Backglass - Reverse

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 57722: Space Invaders Illuminated Playfield 
(The two silver flippers are not original to this game.)
Illuminated Playfield*

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 57723: Space Invaders Backbox - Right
Backbox - Right

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 57724: Space Invaders Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 57725: Space Invaders Cabinet - Front
Cabinet - Front

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 64335: Space Invaders Illuminated Backglass
Illuminated Backglass

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[Don Lee]
Image # 64336: Space Invaders Horseshoe Lane
Horseshoe Lane

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[Don Lee]
Image # 70456: Space Invaders Preliminary Promotional Art 
(Artist Paul Faris identified this for us as his artwork that someone else in his department pasted up for a manual cover.)
Preliminary Promotional Art*

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[Jay Stafford]
Image # 70457: Space Invaders Preliminary Backglass Artwork 
(This was the special mirror screen front  glass to createthe infinity effect on the backglass.Artist is Paul Faris.Airbrush Ink on Mylar.Dimensions: same size as production glass.)
Preliminary Backglass Artwork*

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[Jay Stafford]
Image # 70458: Space Invaders Original Artwork Painting 
(This was done to print plastics using a 4-color process.This was the first industry use of 4-color printing for plastics.Artist is Paul Faris.Acrylic on illustration board.Dimensions: artwork is the same size as the production pieces.)
Original Artwork Painting*

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[Jay Stafford]
Image # 70459: Space Invaders Blackline Advertisement Artwork - Page 3 of 8 
(Artist: Paul Faris.India ink on Mylar.)
Blackline Advertisement Artwork - Page 3 of 8*

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[Jay Stafford]
 

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