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Hercules / IPD No. 1155 / May, 1979 / 4 Players

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5.1/10 (29 ratings/27 comments) [ Add Your Rating! ]

Manufacturer:

Atari, Incorporated (1976-1983)

Date Of Manufacture:

May, 1979

MPU:

Atari Generation/System 2

Type:

Solid State Electronic (SS)

Serial Number Database:

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

Theme:

Fantasy - Myth and Legend

Specialty:

Widebody

Notable Features:

Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (2), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (3), Spinning target (1). Game measures 93 inches long, 39 inches wide, and 83 inches high. The backglass and factory topper are both silkscreened on 1/4 inch Plexiglas.

Maximum displayed score is 999,990 points per player.

Design by:

Steve Bicker

Art by:

Jim Kelly

Notes:

Two factory versions of the plexiglass backglass are known to exist. One is silkscreened to allow illumination of status indicators such as Ball in play, Game Over, Match, etc. The other has no silkscreening and displays no indicators. Pictured in this listing are the reverse sides of both versions.

This game is popularly considered as the largest pinball machine ever made. However, we do not know the full measurements of its electromechanical predecessor, Bally's 1977 'Bigfoot', with which to compare.

Hercules was developed by Arcade Engineering (a company consisting of past Allied Leisure employees). See the Bally's 1977 'Bigfoot' listing for the story.

Marketing Slogans:

"Enormous attraction and earning power collects coins and crowds."
"18 square feet of excitement for 1 to 4 players."
"The largest, most dramatic flipper game ever."
"A New Legend from Atari!"

Photos in:

Arcade Treasures External Link

, page 95
The Pinball Compendium 1970-1981 External Link

, page 164
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book G-R

ROMs:

2 KB

ZIP

Game ROMs

[Atari, Inc.]

6 KB

ZIP

PinMAME Romset

Documentation:

2 MB

PDF

Service Manual

[Atari]

Images:
(click to zoom)

Overall view 442x747	Backglass 410x387	Playfield 461x512 [Russ Jensen]	Playfield 504x756 [Russ Jensen]	Flyer 581x759
Side 378x294	Press Release 620x796	Promotional Photo 607x720	Comparison 1024x1240 [Christopher Wolf]	Backglass 562x450
Playfield 450x800	Upper Playfield 800x450	Lower Playfield 800x450	Lower Playfield and Paperwork 800x450	Cabinet - Left 719x450
Cabinet - Right 638x450	Cabinet - Front 800x450	Inside Backbox and Backglass Reverse 450x704	Front View 450x760	Backglass* 1024x932 [Al Garber]
Factory Topper 1024x752 [Al Garber]	Playfield 960x1280 [Miroslaw Adamczewski]	Playfield Plastic 1024x768 [Miroslaw Adamczewski]	Playfield 768x1024 [Mark Johnson]	Pop Bumpers 1024x768 [Mark Johnson]
Slingshot Area 1024x768 [Mark Johnson]	Wooden Flipper 1024x768 [Mark Johnson]	Score Card 1024x768 [Mark Johnson]	Spinning Target 1024x768 [Mark Johnson]	Upper Playfield - Detail 1024x768 [Mark Johnson]
Backglass 768x1024 [Mark Johnson]	Flipper Mechanism 1200x900 [Basil LeBlanc]	Backglass - Artist Signature 1200x900 [Marco Rossignoli]	Backglass - Reverse - Silkscreening* 1200x994 [Federico Croci]	Backglass - Reverse - No Silkscreening* 1200x904 [Federico Croci]

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