| Comet / IPD No. 548 / June, 1985 / 4 Players | [ Submit Changes ] |
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Incorporated (1985-1999) [Trade Name: Williams]
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Actual measured weight: 248 lbs (includes legs).
Comet wasn’t the original name. It was going to be 'Riverview', named after the amusement park that used to be across the river from Williams. After discussions with management and some of our big distributors, I changed the name and used one of the roller coaster names from that park. Comet was a common name for roller coasters, along with Cyclone and Hurricane. I figured I might as well keep the theme going.
Oursler also told us that artist Python Anghelo wanted the top rollover inserts to be 1-9-8-6 in recognition of Halley's Comet near-Earth fly-by in 1986.
Comet was the first solid-state machine to feature a one million point shot, using Steve Kordek's voice to announce "One Million!". An example of an electro-mechanical game with a million point shot is Williams' 1957 'Arrow Head'.
Bill "Pfutz" Pfutzenreuter told us that Brian Dolatowski was the original programmer. Brian finished all the rules, then left Williams for another job. Pfutz inherited the game, fixed a few bugs, and convinced management to give him more time to make the game better by adding more light shows and flasher effects.
, page 122Pinball Snapshots
, pages 56-60The Pinball Compendium 1982 to Present
, page 62Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F
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 Playfield 426x438 [Russ Jensen] |
 Backglass 428x437 |
 Flyer, Front 879x1141 |
 Flyer, Page 2 879x1141 |
 Flyer, Page 3 879x1141 |
 Flyer, Back 879x1141 |
 Cabinet - Front View* 300x640 [Mike Messersmith] |
 Backglass - Reverse 400x300 |
 Playfield 288x394 |
 Cabinet - Back 183x285 |
 Cabinet - Front View 248x398 |
 Illuminated Backglass 644x528 [The Halifax Pinball Company] |
 Illuminated Upper Playfield 800x600 [The Halifax Pinball Company] |
 Upper Playfield 800x600 [The Halifax Pinball Company] |
 Illuminated Middle Playfield 800x600 [The Halifax Pinball Company] |
 Illuminated Lower Playfield 800x600 [The Halifax Pinball Company] |
 Illuminated Ball View 800x600 [The Halifax Pinball Company] |
 Left Playfield 1024x1365 [Vic Camp] |
 Lower Playfield 1024x1365 [Vic Camp] |
 Cycle Ramp 1024x1365 [Vic Camp] |
 Cycle Ramp 1024x768 [Vic Camp] |
 Cork Screw 1024x768 [Vic Camp] |
 Cork Screw 1024x768 [Vic Camp] |
 Center Playfield 1024x768 [Vic Camp] |
 Cabinet - Left 746x768 [Vic Camp] |
 Cabinet - Right 876x750 [Vic Camp] |
 Backbox - Right 908x1352 [Vic Camp] |
 Backbox - Left 860x1364 [Vic Camp] |
 Backglass - Reverse 952x654 [Vic Camp] |
 Inside Backbox 1024x768 [Vic Camp] |
 Inside Backbox 1024x768 [Vic Camp] |
 Behind Backglass 1024x768 [Vic Camp] |
 Under Playfield 1024x1365 [Vic Camp] |
 Inside Cabinet 1024x1365 [Vic Camp] |
 Inside Cabinet 1024x768 [Vic Camp] |
 Inside Front Door 1024x768 [Vic Camp] |
 Inside Front Door 1024x768 [Vic Camp] |
 Cabinet - Front 976x812 [Vic Camp] |
 Playfield 768x1024 [Vic Camp] |
 Playfield - Ball View 1024x768 [Vic Camp] |
 Ball Shooter Lane 1024x1365 [Vic Camp] |
 Blank Playfield 1024x1851 [Mark Clayton] |
 Blank Playfield - Upper 1024x768 [Mark Clayton] |
 Blank Playfield - Middle 1024x768 [Mark Clayton] |
 Blank Playfield - Lower 1024x768 [Mark Clayton] |
 Blank Playfield - Reverse 1024x1922 [Mark Clayton] |
 Blank Playfield - Detail 1024x768 [Mark Clayton] |
 Blank Playfield - Detail 1024x768 [Mark Clayton] |
 Blank Playfield - Detail 1024x768 [Mark Clayton] |
 Blank Playfield - Detail 1024x768 [Mark Clayton] |
 Blank Playfield - Detail 1024x768 [Mark Clayton] |
 Blank Playfield - Detail 1024x768 [Mark Clayton] |
 Blank Playfield - Detail 1024x768 [Mark Clayton] |
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