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Alien Star / IPD No. 49 / June, 1984 / 4 Players

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Manufacturer:

Mylstar Electronics, Incorporated (1983-1984) [Trade Name: Gottlieb]

Date Of Manufacture:

June, 1984

Model Number:

689

MPU:

Gottlieb System 80A

Type:

Solid State Electronic (SS)

Production:

1,065 units (confirmed)

Serial Number Database:

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

Theme:

Outer Space - Fantasy

Notable Features:

Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (6), Kick-out hole (1), Spinning target (1), Rollunder (1), 2-ball multiball. Has speech.

Actual measured weight: 225 lbs (includes legs).

Design by:

John Trudeau

Art by:

Larry Day

Notes:

This game was first issued as Model 689 with Game Prom 689 installed. The game underwent some wiring and fusing redesign, and a new Game Prom 689A was installed. These changes were apparently made after production started, and a second manual with the same blue cover was issued for those games, now called Model 689A.

Both manuals are comb-bound and may look too similar to each other at first glance so, to help differentiate them, we itemize here certain pages from each:

The Model 689 Instruction Manual has a blue-on-black cover that is branded Mylstar and does not show a Model Number anywhere on its cover. Its Table of Contents page indicates this information:

• (Game #689)
• Game Prom 689
• Sound Prom 689/S

There is no addendum included with this manual.
The maximum credits allowed with Game Prom 689 is 25 credits.

The Model 689A Instruction Manual also has a blue-on-black cover that is branded Mylstar but clearly indicates "GAME 689A" on its cover. Its Table of Contents page unfortunately indicates the same information as the initial manual for Model 689:

• (Game #689)
• Game Prom 689
• Sound Prom 689/S

However, there is a 3-page addendum included in the comb-binding with this manual (not loose pages) and dated 8/14/84. This addendum refers to the game as "GAME #689A" and states the Game Prom is now 689A. This addendum itemizes the changes and additions to the initial manual and seems to emphasize a three-chute coin door.
The maximum credits allowed with Game Prom 689A is 20 credits.

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Most of the games we picture in this listing have two-chute coin doors. We don't know if three-chute coin doors were only possible with the Prom 689A or if the addendum announcing Prom 689A in referencing the three chutes meant only to include improved documentation surrounding the use of three chutes.

Photos in:

The Pinball Compendium 1982 to Present External Link

, page 47
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F

Additional Media:

Example of Play (at YouTube) [06:13] (External site)

ROMs:

9 KB

ZIP

PinMAME Romset (Availability limited by copyright)

9 KB

ZIP

ROMs (Availability limited by copyright)

Documentation:

11 MB

PDF

Instruction Manual - Game #689A (with paginated schematics; scanned in grayscale) (Availability limited by copyright)

[Mylstar Electronics, Inc.]

Images:
(click to zoom)

Flyer, Front 596x797	Flyer, Back 595x789	Whitewood 1024x1024 [John Trudeau]	Backglass 538x500 [David Straka]	Cabinet - Left 523x494 [David Straka]
Cabinet - Front 721x453 [David Straka]	Cabinet - Front View 290x539 [David Straka]	Illuminated Front View 279x535 [David Straka]	Cabinet - Full View - 3 Coin Chutes 911x765 [Scott Morash]	Playfield 1024x1365 [Scott Morash]
Upper Playfield 1024x768 [Scott Morash]	Middle Playfield 1024x768 [Scott Morash]	Backbox Insert - Front 1200x1092 [Sylvain Gregoire]	Backbox Insert - Back 1200x1048 [Sylvain Gregoire]	Under Playfield 858x1392 [Sylvain Gregoire]
Inside Cabinet 1200x1600 [Sylvain Gregoire]	Illuminated Backglass 1200x1198 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Cabinet - Front View 776x1600 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Cabinet - Full View 1200x1596 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Backglass 1200x1229 [Jean-Pierre Renault]
Backglass - Reverse 1200x1227 [Jean-Pierre Renault]

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