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Average Fun Rating: | 7.6/10 (18 ratings/10 comments) [ Add Your Rating! ] | ||||||||||||||||||
Manufacturer: | Williams Electronics, Incorporated (1967-1985) [Trade Name: Williams] | ||||||||||||||||||
Date Of Manufacture: | June 27, 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||
Model Number: | 474 | ||||||||||||||||||
Type: | Electro-mechanical (EM) | ||||||||||||||||||
Production: | 1,300 units (confirmed) | ||||||||||||||||||
Serial Number Database: | View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site) | ||||||||||||||||||
Theme: | Sports - Horse Racing | ||||||||||||||||||
Notable Features: | Flippers (2), Pop bumper (1), Slingshots (2), 3-bank drop targets (2), Standup targets (2), Kick-out holes (2), Captive ball (1), Spinning target (1). Upper left lane has a unique tilt rollover. End-of-ball bonus. Sound: 3 chimes, knocker. | ||||||||||||||||||
Design by: | Tony Kraemer | ||||||||||||||||||
Art by: | Christian Marche | ||||||||||||||||||
Notes: | Also released in a solid state version as Williams' 1977 'Hot Tip'. Most scoring on this EM version is 10x the same feature on the SS version. Other differences: EM 10-point rebounds are 500-points on SS version. EM spinning target value = 1000 points when lit with no bonus added when spinning; SS value is 100 when lit with 1 bonus added on every 5th spin. EM Inlanes = 5000 points; SS value is 1000 points and advances bonus. All other values are the same as the solid state version. Production Run Records for Hot Tip EM: 1300 total Sample run: 288 Production Start Date: Jun-27-1977 / Production End Date: Sep-20-1977 First ship date: Sep-14-1977 / Last ship date: Unknown, remaining 227 shipped out with production games. Production Run: 1012 Production Start Date: Nov-10-1977 / Production End Date: Dec-5-1977 First ship date: Nov-16-1977 / Last ship date: Jan-11-1978 Product History Record for Hot Tip EM: Quantity produced for USA/Canada: 1003* Quantity produced for export: 297* Total quantity produced: 1300* Price to Distributor: $970.00 *These quantities may be sales estimates. | ||||||||||||||||||
Photos in: |
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book G-R | ||||||||||||||||||
Documentation: | 6 MB | Instruction Manual (EM version with SS cover) | [Williams Electronics, Inc.] | ||||||||||||||||
1 MB | Schematic Diagram (continuous) | [Williams Electronics, Inc.] | |||||||||||||||||
Files: | 8 MB | Playfield Plastics | [Martin Gutierrez de Valle] | ||||||||||||||||
1 MB | JPG | Promotional Photo - Full View - Large Size | [Williams Electronics, Inc.] | ||||||||||||||||
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