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Road Kings / IPD No. 1970 / July, 1986 / 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: July, 1986
Model Number: 542
Common Abbreviations: RK
MPU: Williams System 11
Type: Solid State Electronic (SS) [?]
Production: 5,500 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Apocalyptic - Motorcycles
Notable Features: Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (4), Kick-out holes (3), Drop target (1), Multi-ball. Entrance to center ramp is blocked by the drop target. Once drop target is lowered, the ball reaches the center ramp by looping upwards along a track to a simple redirect mechanism that routes the ball alternately to the center-left or center-right ramp outlets. Upper ramp lowers to allow ball to access it and reach a kick-out hole. When ball is locked in kick-out hole, this ramp elevates to allow ball to roll underneath it to reach the first switch in the mega-score switch series.
Design by: Mark Ritchie
Art by: Tim Elliott
Music by: Bill Parod, Chris Granner
Software by: George Petro
Notes: According to The Pinball Compendium 1982 to Present, this game started out with three other names and two other themes, as "Samurai", "High Noon", and "Gunslinger". Designer Mark Ritchie chose a new theme based on the "Mad Max" movies of the preceding years.

The playfield will show the left inlane insert is #4 and the right inlane insert is #3, or it will show the left insert is #3 and the right insert is #4. We don't know the reason for this difference, but we note the lamp and switch matrix tables on pages 24 and 26 of the Manual in our Files Section have apparently been superceded by an unnumbered page at the end of that manual where the two tables are repeated, except the asmts for #3 and #4 have traded places.

'Road Kings' is one of three Williams games that went into production using System 11. All three games have incorrect schematics showing the same error by depicting placement of the flipper end-of-stroke switch on the wrong side of the coil. As far as we know, all games left the factory correctly wired for EOS. Only the schematics were incorrect. No Manual Amendments or Service Bulletins have been found that acknowledge or correct this error. For a correct drawing of EOSS placement, consult the schematic for Williams' 1986 'PIN·BOT' or subsequent Williams games.

Marketing Slogans: "Burnin' up the charts!"
Photos in: Pinball MemoriesExternal Link, pages 164-168
Pinball: The Lure of the SilverballExternal Link, page 89
The Pinball Compendium 1982 to PresentExternal Link, pages 76-77
The Complete Pinball BookExternal Link, page 32
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book G-R
Owners List URL:http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/1970  (External site)
ROMs: 140 KB ZIP Game ROM L-4 [Williams Electronic Games, Inc.]
Documentation: 5 MB PDF English Manual (with paginated schematics and lamp/switch tables supplement) [Williams Electronic Games]
Images:
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Image # 1877: Road Kings Backglass
Backglass

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Image # 1878: Road Kings Playfield
Playfield

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[Russ Jensen]
Image # 4537: Road Kings Flyer, Front
Flyer, Front

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Image # 4538: Road Kings Flyer, Page 2
Flyer, Page 2

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Image # 4539: Road Kings Flyer, Page 3
Flyer, Page 3

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Image # 4540: Road Kings Flyer, Back
Flyer, Back

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Image # 14947: Road Kings Illuminated Backglass
Illuminated Backglass

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[Christopher Wolf]
Image # 14948: Road Kings Illuminated Playfield
Illuminated Playfield

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[Christopher Wolf]
Image # 34173: Road Kings Playfield
Playfield

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[John Gray]
Image # 34174: Road Kings Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield

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[John Gray]
Image # 34175: Road Kings Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield

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[John Gray]
Image # 34176: Road Kings Instruction Card
Instruction Card

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[John Gray]
Image # 34177: Road Kings Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left

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[John Gray]
Image # 34178: Road Kings Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right

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[John Gray]
Image # 34179: Road Kings Backbox - Left
Backbox - Left

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[John Gray]
Image # 34180: Road Kings Backbox - Right
Backbox - Right

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[John Gray]
Image # 34181: Road Kings Under Upper Playfield
Under Upper Playfield

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[John Gray]
Image # 34182: Road Kings Under Lower Playfield
Under Lower Playfield

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[John Gray]
Image # 34183: Road Kings Inside Cabinet
Inside Cabinet

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[John Gray]
Image # 34184: Road Kings Inside Backbox
Inside Backbox

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[John Gray]
Image # 34185: Road Kings Backbox Insert - Reverse
Backbox Insert - Reverse

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[John Gray]
Image # 34186: Road Kings Backbox Insert - Front
Backbox Insert - Front

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[John Gray]
Image # 34187: Road Kings Backglass - Reverse
Backglass - Reverse

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[John Gray]
Image # 34188: Road Kings Cabinet - Full View
Cabinet - Full View

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[John Gray]
Image # 62833: Road Kings Cabinet - Front
Cabinet - Front

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[Jason McNally]
 

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