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Gold Ball / IPD No. 1024 / October, 1983 / 4 Players
 
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Manufacturer: Bally Midway Manufacturing Company (1983-1988) [Trade Name: Bally]
Project Date: August, 1983
Date Of Manufacture: October, 1983
Model Number: 0371
MPU: Bally MPU AS-2518-133
Type: Solid State Electronic (SS) [?]
Production: 1,750 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 (3), Slingshot (1), Standup targets (7), Star rollovers (2), Spinning target (1), Left crossover return lane. Side edges of backbox are beveled.

Has two balls, one silver and one gold, but no multiball feature. The gold ball feature as issued from the factory uses an operator-adjustable percentage (1-15%) for the random release of the gold-colored ball into the shooter lane, awarded as an extra ball. When the gold ball is in play, all playfield scores are tripled.

The field service upgrade kit converts the gold ball release rules to a skill feature instead of a percentage. The player must light G-O-L-D-B-A-L-L using the center standup target, the star rollovers, or the left return lane. The gold ball will be issued once the current ball has been lost and is considered an extra ball.

Design by: George Christian
Art by: Tony Ramunni
Software by: Rehman Merchant
Notes: The Field Service Kit Instructions included in this listing indicates that only the upper star rollover will spot one letter in "G-O-L-D-B-A-L-L". However, a user reports that both upper and lower star rollovers will spot a letter, after the kit is installed.

A gold playfield ball was also used in Chicago Coin's 1947 'Gold Ball'.

Marketing Slogans: "The Future of Pinball Has Just Arrived"
Photos in: Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book G-R
Arcade TreasuresExternal Link, page 121
Owners List URL:http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/1024  (External site)
ROMs: 48 KB ZIP Field Service Kit ROMs [Bally Midway Mfg. Co.]
  52 KB ZIP Home ROM V12 (with new Attract Mode) [Oliver Okaegi]
  49 KB ZIP Home ROM V2
  53 KB ZIP U-2 ROM (Gold Ball Percentaging) [Bally Midway Mfg. Co.]
Documentation: 5 MB PDF English Manual (includes paginated schematics) [Bally Midway Mfg. Co.]
  591 KB PDF German Manual (no schematics) [Bally Midway Mfg. Co.]
Files: 2 MB PDF Field Service Kit Instructions [Bally Midway Mfg. Co.]
Images:
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Image # 1003: Gold Ball Playfield
Playfield

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Image # 3752: Gold Ball Flyer, Back
Flyer, Back

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Image # 3814: Gold Ball Flyer, Front
Flyer, Front

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Image # 13169: Gold Ball Backglass
Backglass

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Image # 18930: Gold Ball Illuminated Backglass
Illuminated Backglass

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[Bruno Durand]
Image # 25853: Gold Ball Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left

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[Michael Fitch]
Image # 25854: Gold Ball Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right

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[Michael Fitch]
Image # 25855: Gold Ball Playfield
Playfield

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[Michael Fitch]
Image # 25856: Gold Ball Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield

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[Michael Fitch]
Image # 25857: Gold Ball Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield

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[Michael Fitch]
Image # 25858: Gold Ball Lit Bumpers
Lit Bumpers

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[Michael Fitch]
Image # 25859: Gold Ball Spinner Detail
Spinner Detail

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[Michael Fitch]
Image # 25860: Gold Ball Left Flipper Detail
Left Flipper Detail

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[Michael Fitch]
Image # 25861: Gold Ball Target Detail
Target Detail

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[Michael Fitch]
Image # 25862: Gold Ball Right Flipper Detail
Right Flipper Detail

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[Michael Fitch]
Image # 26429: Gold Ball Backglass - Reverse
Backglass - Reverse

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[Eric Avedesian]
Image # 27382: Gold Ball Backglass
Backglass

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[Eric Avedesian]
Image # 30363: Gold Ball Backglass - Detail
Backglass - Detail

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[Bruno Durand]
Image # 62296: Gold Ball Original Backglass Concept Artwork 
(Artist is Tony Ramunni.Paint on posterboard.Approximate dimensions 14 by 14 inches.Metal frame is 16 1/2 by 20 1/2 inches.)
Original Backglass Concept Artwork*

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[Bill Kurtz]
Image # 62297: Gold Ball Final Backglass Concept Artwork 
(Artist is Tony Ramunni.Paint on posterboard.Approximate dimensions 13 by 14 inches.Metal frame is 16 1/2 by 20 1/2 inches.Concept artwork presented to Bally executives for their approval.)
Final Backglass Concept Artwork*

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[Bill Kurtz]
Image # 62298: Gold Ball Original Backglass Artwork 
(Artist is Tony Ramunni.Watercolor on posterboard.Dimensions 26 by 29 inches.Metal frame is 30 by 33 inches.This is the painting from which all of the backglasses for the game were produced. This painting has been professionally double matted and framed; the inner matte is red and the outer matte is blue.)
Original Backglass Artwork*

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[Bill Kurtz]
Image # 75737: Gold Ball Under Apron - Gold Ball Gate Opened
Under Apron - Gold Ball Gate Opened

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[Sylvain Gregoire]
Image # 75738: Gold Ball Under Apron - Gold Ball Gate Closed
Under Apron - Gold Ball Gate Closed

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[Sylvain Gregoire]
Image # 75739: Gold Ball Under Apron - Gold Ball Gate Closed
Under Apron - Gold Ball Gate Closed

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[Sylvain Gregoire]
Image # 75740: Gold Ball Inside Backbox
Inside Backbox

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[Sylvain Gregoire]
Image # 75741: Gold Ball Under Playfield
Under Playfield

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[Sylvain Gregoire]
Image # 75742: Gold Ball Inside Cabinet
Inside Cabinet

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[Sylvain Gregoire]
 

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