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Average Fun Rating: | 7.7/10 (26 ratings/22 comments) [ Add Your Rating! ] | ||||||||||||||||||
Manufacturer: | Williams Electronics, Incorporated (1967-1985) [Trade Name: Williams] | ||||||||||||||||||
Date Of Manufacture: | August 18, 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||
Model Number: | 459 | ||||||||||||||||||
Type: | Electro-mechanical (EM) | ||||||||||||||||||
Production: | 3,376 units (confirmed) | ||||||||||||||||||
Serial Number Database: | View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site) | ||||||||||||||||||
Theme: | Sports - Bowling | ||||||||||||||||||
Notable Features: | Flippers (2), Pop bumper (1), Slingshots (2), Rollover buttons (13), Drop targets (4), Kick-out hole (1). End-of-ball bonus. An array of 10 rollover buttons in the center of playfield are arranged like a set of bowling pins. Maximum displayed point score is 199,990 points. Tilt penalty: ball in play or game over (operator option). | ||||||||||||||||||
Design by: | Steve Kordek | ||||||||||||||||||
Art by: | Christian Marche | ||||||||||||||||||
Notes: | Game is convertible between credit, extra ball, and novelty play. Production Run Records for Triple Strike: Production Start Date: Aug-18-1975 (may not include sample games) Production End Date: Sep-26-1975 Production Run Quantity: 3376 First ship date: Prior to Jan-5-1976 Last ship date: Feb-17-1976 Product History Record for Triple Strike: Quantity produced for USA/Canada: 2682* Quantity produced for export: 694* Total quantity produced: 3376* BOM Price to Distributor: $612.50 *These quantities may be sales estimates. | ||||||||||||||||||
Photos in: |
The Pinball Compendium 1970-1981, page 77 Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book S-Z Pinball An Illustrated History, page 24 Pinball The Lure of the Silverball, page 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Owners List URL: | http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/2652 (External site) | ||||||||||||||||||
Documentation: | 21 MB | Instruction Manual | [Williams Electronics Inc.] | ||||||||||||||||
539 KB | Notice to Operators - Increasing Replay Percentage | ||||||||||||||||||
11 MB | Schematic Diagram (continuous) | [Williams Electronics Inc.] | |||||||||||||||||
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