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Genesis / IPD No. 996 / September, 1986 / 4 Players

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Manufacturer:

Premier Technology (1984-1996) [Trade Name: Gottlieb]

Date Of Manufacture:

September, 1986

Model Number:

705

MPU:

Gottlieb System 80B

Type:

Solid State Electronic (SS)

Production:

3,500 units (confirmed)

Serial Number Database:

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

Theme:

Fantasy

Notable Features:

Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (4), Slingshots (2), 3-bank drop targets (1), Kicking targets (2), Ramps (2), Vari-target (1), Kick-out hole (1), 2-ball multiball. Photographic translite.

Toys:

An animation feature is found under a dark tinted window in the middle of the playfield. It is called the "Regenerator" and it holds the "Lifeforce". When "Lifeforce" is lit, a full-stroke shot on the vari-target launches the unveiling of the Lifeforce robot. This sequence uses an onslaught of flashers around the robot and behind the translite, to the music of Bach's Toccatta & Fugue (as found on Gottlieb's 1982 'Haunted House').

Concept by:

John Trudeau

Design by:

John Trudeau

Art by:

Don Marshall, Ken Hale, Larry Day

Software by:

John Buras

Notes:

Designer John Trudeau tells us that this game was inspired by the 1927 German film 'Metropolis'.

Artist Don Marshall told us he did the black-and-white photographic translite and the brochures and magazine advertisements. Larry Day told us he did the art for the playfield and cabinet, and Ken Hale tinted the translite with photo oils to add color.

Photos in:

The Pinball Compendium 1982 to Present External Link

, page 72
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book G-R

Owners List URL:

http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/996 (External site)

Addditional Media:

LifeForce Revealed (at YouTube) [00:46] (External site)

ROMs:

26 KB

ZIP

PinMAME Romset (Availability limited by copyright)

26 KB

ZIP

ROMs (Availability limited by copyright)

[Premier Technology]

Documentation:

10 MB

PDF

English Manual (pages 19-52 only, includes schematic pages not in halves) (Availability limited by copyright)

[Premier Technology]

9 MB

PDF

German Manual (with schematics in halves, pages 49-52 are incomplete) (Availability limited by copyright)

[NSM/LÖWEN]

29 MB

PDF

Instruction Manual (with paginated schematics) (Availability limited by copyright)

[Premier Technology]

Images:
(click to zoom)

Playfield 410x539 [Russ Jensen]	Translite 410x425	Flyer, Front 884x1150	Flyer, Back 884x1150	Illuminated Whitewood 756x768 [John Trudeau]
Upper Playfield 432x324	Lower Playfield 360x201	Partially Stripped Playfield 1007x1792 [Kevin Wayte]	Partially Stripped Playfield 800x943 [Kevin Wayte]	Cabinet - Left 1000x550 [Kevin Wayte]
Translite 1000x792 [Kevin Wayte]	Inside Backbox 900x802 [Kevin Wayte]	Score Displays 1000x605 [Kevin Wayte]	Pop Bumpers 900x603 [Kevin Wayte]	Playfield - Detail 1000x670 [Kevin Wayte]
Playfield - Detail 1000x670 [Kevin Wayte]	Middle Playfield 1000x670 [Kevin Wayte]	Drop Targets 800x536 [Kevin Wayte]	Kicking Target 800x536 [Kevin Wayte]	Regenerator 561x652 [Kevin Wayte]
Robot Covered 1000x1054 [Kevin Wayte]	Robot Uncovered 1000x1175 [Kevin Wayte]	Inside Backbox 985x768 [Jim Palson]	Under Playfield 386x728 [Jim Palson]	Playfield - Ball View 1024x768 [Jim Palson]
Illuminated Translite 1024x996 [Damien Drouart]	Alphanumeric Display 1024x536 [Damien Drouart]	Alphanumeric Display 1024x642 [Damien Drouart]	Alphanumeric Display Board 1024x512 [Damien Drouart]	Sys80b CPU Board* 661x1024 [Damien Drouart]
Driver Board 1024x1326 [Damien Drouart]	Sound Board* 1024x875 [Damien Drouart]	German Flyer, Front 1024x1329 [Stuart Zukrow]	German Flyer, Back 1024x1329 [Stuart Zukrow]	Illuminated Playfield 480x640 [Stan Miczek]
Playfield 640x480 [Stan Miczek]	Illuminated Full View 398x640 [Stan Miczek]	Promotional Poster* 1200x1358 [Stuart Zukrow]	Playfield 1200x1960 [Mark Steinman]	Upper Playfield 1200x659 [Mark Steinman]
Upper Playfield 1200x800 [Mark Steinman]	Middle Playfield 1200x839 [Mark Steinman]	Lower Playfield 1200x853 [Mark Steinman]

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