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Time Machine / IPD No. 2565 / December, 1988 / 4 Players

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Manufacturer:

Data East Pinball, Incorporated (1986-1994)

Date Of Manufacture:

December, 1988

Model Number:

500-5504-01

MPU:

DataEast/Sega Version 2

Type:

Solid State Electronic (SS)

Production:

2,896 units (confirmed)

Serial Number Database:

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

Notable Features:

Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (9), Star rollovers (2), Cellar hole (1), Vertical up-kicker (1), Left outlane kickback, Mini-post in flipper gap. This game emulates an EM machine when game play reaches the 1950s decade whereupon the digital score displays emulate EM scoring reels and the electronic sound effects are replaced by a real chime box under the playfield (but no EM knocker).

Sound: electronic, 3 chimes

Design by:

Joe Kaminkow, Ed Cebula

Art by:

Kevin O'Connor, Margaret Hudson

Music by:

David Thiel

Sound by:

David Thiel

Software by:

Jerry Koraganis, Lonnie D. Ropp

Notes:

Artist Margaret Hudson said that she modeled for the hippie in the backglass.

We previously listed the Manufacture Date as November, 1988.
This game was produced from December 1988 to April 1989.

Marketing Slogans:

"Go Back to the 1950's"

Photos in:

Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book S-Z

Owners List URL:

http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/2565 (External site)

Additional Media:

Example of Play (at YouTube) [05:45] (External site)

ROMs:

28 KB

ZIP

PinMAME Romset (1.8)

157 KB

ZIP

PinMAME Romset (2.4)

157 KB

ZIP

ROMs

[Data East USA]

Documentation:

10 MB

PDF

English Manual (with paginated schematics; board diagrams are in color)

[Data East Pinball]

72 KB

PDF

Instruction Cards

[Data East (Stern)]

Multimedia Files:

23 MB

MPG

Video Of Game In Action

[Kevin Wayte]

Files:

484 KB

PDF

Quick Reference Card

[Data East USA]

Images:
(click to zoom)

Backglass 594x476	Cabinet - Front View 284x445	Playfield 450x539 [Russ Jensen]	Playfield 284x445 [Russ Jensen]	Flyer, Front 602x791
Flyer, Back 602x791	Backglass 1024x737	Cabinet - Front View 640x1536 [Christopher Wolf]	Playfield 1024x917 [Christopher Wolf]	Upper Playfield 1024x768 [Christopher Wolf]
Backbox - Left 967x1506 [Christopher Wolf]	Cabinet - Left 1024x959 [Christopher Wolf]	Cabinet - Full View 1024x1126 [Christopher Wolf]	Illuminated Backbox 1024x1365 [Marco Albus]	Illuminated Playfield 1024x1365 [Marco Albus]
Backglass 850x768 [Philipp Panocha]	Illuminated Backglass 852x768 [Philipp Panocha]	Flashers 1024x768 [Philipp Panocha]	Upper Playfield 1024x768 [Philipp Panocha]	Lower Playfield 1024x768 [Philipp Panocha]
Cabinet - Full View 730x764 [Philipp Panocha]	Backglass 1024x713 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Backbox - Right 679x1600 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Cabinet - Front 1024x716 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Playfield - Plastics Removed 900x1200 [Lee Klevens]
Illuminated Backglass 1200x866 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Cabinet - Front View 737x1600 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Cabinet - Left 896x1177	Illuminated Front View 757x1200	Inside Backbox 1200x675

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