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Count-Down / IPD No. 573 / April, 1979 / 4 Players
 
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Manufacturer: D. Gottlieb & Company, a Columbia Pictures Industries Company (1977-1983)
[Trade Name: Gottlieb]
Date Of Manufacture: April, 1979
Model Number: 422
MPU: Gottlieb System 1
Type: Solid State Electronic (SS) [?]
Production: 9,900 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Outer Space
Notable Features: Flippers (4), Pop bumper (1), 4-bank drop targets (4), Star rollovers (2), Kick-out hole (1). No slingshots.
Design by: Ed Krynski
Art by: Gordon Morison
Notes: The 2-player EM version of this game is Gottlieb's 1979 'Space Walk'. Compare the backglass to that of Gottlieb's 1971 'Astro'.

Pictured in this listing are Sample playfields having serial numbers 01007 and 01022 each having a black stripe in the shooter lane that extends onto the playfield along the upper arch. On these playfields, there are no areas of unpainted wood. For instance, the shooter lane is fully painted, as are the oval areas around each rollover, the flipper area, and under the light shields. The playfield is pressboard or fiberboard, not plywood. There is no model number information under the upper ball arch as could be expected. The bottom of the playfield has an inspector's stamp. We do not know how many playfields were made in this way but likely were just for some or all of the Sample games.

We previously showed a date for this game of May 1979 and a production run quantity of 9,899 units. The new date and quantity are per Gottlieb documentation.

Marketing Slogans: "Super space spectacular"
Photos in: Pinball ArtExternal Link, pages 112-113
Encyclopedia of Pinball Volume 1External Link, page 239
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F
Pinball (Ciuffo), pages 137, 139, and 141
Owners List URL:http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/573  (External site)
Documentation: 951 KB PDF English Manual (Availability limited by copyright)    
Images:
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Image # 5069: Count-Down Flyer, Front
Flyer, Front

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Image # 5070: Count-Down Flyer, Back
Flyer, Back

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Image # 10236: Count-Down Full Machine
Full Machine

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[Ron Clemins]
Image # 10237: Count-Down Backglass
Backglass

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[Ron Clemins]
Image # 10238: Count-Down Playfield
Playfield

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[Ron Clemins]
Image # 17033: Count-Down Backglass
Backglass

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Image # 17034: Count-Down Backglass - Reverse
Backglass - Reverse

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Image # 25006: Count-Down Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield

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[Jim Palson]
Image # 25007: Count-Down Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield

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[Jim Palson]
Image # 25008: Count-Down Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield

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[Jim Palson]
Image # 25009: Count-Down Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield

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[Jim Palson]
Image # 25010: Count-Down Lower Right Playfield
Lower Right Playfield

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[Jim Palson]
Image # 25011: Count-Down Lower Left Playfield
Lower Left Playfield

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[Jim Palson]
Image # 25012: Count-Down Upper Left Playfield
Upper Left Playfield

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[Jim Palson]
Image # 25013: Count-Down Upper Right Playfield
Upper Right Playfield

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[Jim Palson]
Image # 25014: Count-Down Middle Right Playfield
Middle Right Playfield

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[Jim Palson]
Image # 25015: Count-Down Middle Left Playfield
Middle Left Playfield

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[Jim Palson]
Image # 25016: Count-Down Ball View
Ball View

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[Jim Palson]
Image # 25017: Count-Down Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left

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[Jim Palson]
Image # 25018: Count-Down Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right

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[Jim Palson]
Image # 25019: Count-Down Cabinet - Front
Cabinet - Front

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[Jim Palson]
Image # 25020: Count-Down Backbox - Left
Backbox - Left

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[Jim Palson]
Image # 25021: Count-Down Backbox - Right
Backbox - Right

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[Jim Palson]
Image # 27080: Count-Down Inside Backbox
Inside Backbox

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[John Gray]
Image # 27081: Count-Down Instruction Card
Instruction Card

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[John Gray]
Image # 27082: Count-Down Under Playfield
Under Playfield

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[John Gray]
Image # 27083: Count-Down Under Playfield
Under Playfield

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[John Gray]
Image # 27084: Count-Down Inside Cabinet
Inside Cabinet

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[John Gray]
Image # 44905: Count-Down German Flyer
German Flyer

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[Bernard Marrou]
Image # 53994: Count-Down Backglass
Backglass

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 61307: Count-Down Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 61413: Count-Down Backbox - Left
Backbox - Left

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 61414: Count-Down Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 61582: Count-Down French Instruction Card - 3 Ball
French Instruction Card - 3 Ball

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 63639: Count-Down Playfield
Playfield

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[Vic Camp]
Image # 63640: Count-Down Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Vic Camp]
Image # 63641: Count-Down Backglass - Reverse
Backglass - Reverse

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[Vic Camp]
Image # 63642: Count-Down Cabinet - Front View
Cabinet - Front View

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[Vic Camp]
Image # 63643: Count-Down Cabinet - Floor View
Cabinet - Floor View

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[Vic Camp]
Image # 63644: Count-Down Sample Game - Playfield 
(Serial number 01022.)
Sample Game - Playfield*

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[Paul Anderson]
Image # 63645: Count-Down Sample Game - Serial Number 
(Serial number 01022.)
Sample Game - Serial Number*

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[Paul Anderson]
Image # 63646: Count-Down Sample Game - Playfield Tag 
(This tag is attached to the wiring underneath the playfield. Serial number 01022.)
Sample Game - Playfield Tag*

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[Paul Anderson]
Image # 74413: Count-Down Sample Game - Playfield 
(Serial number 01007.)
Sample Game - Playfield*

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[Jody Dugan]
Image # 74414: Count-Down Sample Game - Serial Number 
(Serial number 01007.)
Sample Game - Serial Number*

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[Jody Dugan]
Image # 74415: Count-Down Sample Game - Cabinet - Rear View 
(Serial number 01007.)
Sample Game - Cabinet - Rear View*

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[Jody Dugan]
Image # 74416: Count-Down Sample Game - Under Playfield 
(Serial number 01007.)
Sample Game - Under Playfield*

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[Jody Dugan]
Image # 74417: Count-Down Sample Game - Inside Cabinet 
(Serial number 01007.)
Sample Game - Inside Cabinet*

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[Jody Dugan]
 

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