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Fish Tales / IPD No. 861 / October, 1992 / 4 Players

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Manufacturer:

Williams Electronics Games, Incorporated, a subsidiary of WMS Ind.,
Incorporated (1985-1999) [Trade Name: Williams]

Date Of Manufacture:

October, 1992

Model Number:

50005

Common Abbreviations:

MPU:

Williams WPC (Fliptronics 2)

Type:

Solid State Electronic (SS)

Production:

13,640 units (confirmed)

Serial Number Database:

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

Theme:

Sports - Fishing

Notable Features:

Flippers (2), Criss-cross Ramps (2), Rollunder spinner (1), Multiball, Captive ball, Autoplunger (shaped like a fishing rod), ball-launching catapult next to the rotary reel lock.

The flippers have a lightning bolt pattern molded into them and reportedly are 1/8 inch shorter than the standard Williams flippers. Designer Mark Ritchie stated that the European distributors had wanted a shorter flipper.

Toys:

Rotary fishing reel ball lock, moving fish topper.

Concept by:

Mark Ritchie, Python Anghelo, Pat McMahon

Design by:

Mark Ritchie

Art by:

Pat McMahon

Dots/Animation by:

Mechanics by:

Music by:

Sound by:

Software by:

Notes:

Mark Penacho informed us that voices on this game were provided by Mark Ritchie, Steve Ritchie, Jim Gentile, Chris Granner, and possibly others. Jerry Pinsler sculpted the fish on the topper.

Marketing Slogans:

"Catch Em All - Hook Line and Sinker"

Photos in:

Arcade Treasures External Link

pp. 135
New York Times 143, January 28, 1994, pp. C1(L) col 1, continued on C26(L).

Rule Sheets:

Fish Tales Guide Version 1.3.2 (Jun/10/1995), by Keefer

Owners List URL:

http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/861 (External site)

Easter Eggs:

Available at Cows and Easter Eggs (External site)

ROMs:

334 KB

ZIP

Game ROM L-5

[Williams Electronic Games]

274 KB

ZIP

P-2 ROM

328 KB

ZIP

Revision L-3 Game ROMs

466 KB

ZIP

Sound ROM L-1 [U18]

[Williams Electronic Games]

Documentation:

2 MB

JPG

Manual Amendment (dated November 2, 1992)

[Williams Electronic Games, Inc.]

8 MB

PDF

Operations Manual (August 1992)

[Williams Electronic Games, Inc.]

384 KB

PDF

Operator's Handbook (June 1992)

[Williams Electronic Games, Inc.]

188 KB

TXT

Parts List

1 MB

JPG

Schematic Manual Amendment 16-50005-AMD-2 (undated)

[Williams Electronic Games, Inc.]

2 MB

PDF

WPC Schematic Manual (Revised May 17, 1993)

[Williams Electronic Games Inc.]

Files:

47 MB

WMV

Promotional Sales Video

[Williams]

Images:
(click to zoom)

Flyer, Front 887x1153	Flyer, Back 887x1153	Cabinet - Front View 658x1334 [Steve Nordseth]	Playfield 654x872 [Steve Nordseth]	Cabinet - Left 677x670 [Steve Nordseth]
Cabinet - Right 679x700 [Steve Nordseth]	Under Playfield 660x1564 [Steve Nordseth]	Center Playfield 1024x680 [Robert Winter]	Lower Playfield 1024x768 [Robert Winter]	Left Playfield 1024x768 [Robert Winter]
Caster's Club 1024x768 [Robert Winter]	Boat Ramp 1024x768 [Robert Winter]	Pop Bumpers 1024x768 [Robert Winter]	Upper Right Playfield 1024x768 [Robert Winter]	Upper Left Playfield 1024x768 [Robert Winter]
Cabinet - Full View 600x909 [Allen Shope]	Cabinet - Front 500x325 [Allen Shope]	Inside Cabinet 350x467 [Allen Shope]	Backbox 500x724 [Allen Shope]	Inside Backbox 350x467 [Allen Shope]
Upper Playfield 500x375 [Allen Shope]	Lower Left Playfield 350x467 [Allen Shope]	Left Playfield 350x467 [Allen Shope]	"Stretch The Truth" 350x467 [Allen Shope]	Lower Right Playfield 350x467 [Allen Shope]
Right Playfield 350x467 [Allen Shope]	Playfield Targets 500x375 [Allen Shope]	Playfield - Detail 500x375 [Allen Shope]	Fish - Obverse* 800x600 [Doug Fox]	Fish - Reverse* 800x600 [Doug Fox]
Playfield - Detail 1024x768 [Ian F. McKinnon]	Artwork 1024x1171 [Ian F. McKinnon]	Animated Topper 1024x768 [Ian F. McKinnon]	Left Speaker Grille 1024x768 [Ian F. McKinnon]	Right Speaker Grille 1024x768 [Ian F. McKinnon]
Playfield 512x683 [Mauro Ferreyra]	Promotional Plastics 1060x1467 [Billy van de ven]	Partially Stripped Playfield 1200x1600 [Billy van de ven]	Stripped Playfield 1200x1600 [Billy van de ven]	Flippers with Bolt Design 1200x773 [Billy van de ven]
Under Lower Playfield 1200x900 [Billy van de ven]	Under Middle Playfield 1200x900 [Billy van de ven]	Under Upper Playfield 1200x900 [Billy van de ven]	Lightning Flippers* 1200x675 [Jay Stafford]	Original Concept Artwork* 1200x1095 [James Loflin]
Original Concept Artwork* 1200x1155 [James Loflin]	Original Concept Artwork* 1200x877 [James Loflin]	Original Concept Artwork* 1200x926 [James Loflin]	Translite 1200x821 [Hansjoerg Reiter]

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