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Wizard! / IPD No. 2803 / May, 1975 / 4 Players
 
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Manufacturer: Bally Manufacturing Corporation (1931-1983) [Trade Name: Bally]
Project Date: September 06, 1974
Date Of Manufacture: May, 1975
Model Number: 1027
Type: Electro-mechanical (EM) [?]
Production: 10,005 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Licensed Theme
Notable Features: Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (8), Star rollovers (8), Flip flags (4), Kick-out hole (1), Spinning target (1). End-of-ball bonus. One of the standup targets is recessed.

Maximum displayed point score is 199,990 points per player.

Replay wheel maximum: 25

Sound: 3 chimes, knocker

Design by: Greg Kmiec
Art by: Dave Christensen
Notes: 'Wizard' was inspired by the 1975 Hollywood movie 'Tommy' and included likenesses of Roger Daltrey and Ann-Margret on the backglass.

This was the last Bally EM game to have its knocker located in the lower cabinet. It was moved to the backbox in subsequent EM games.

The Double Bonus playfield insert shown in the flyer is the color green, while actual playfields shown in this listing and elsewhere can have this insert as either green or blue. The reason for the two different colors is unknown to us.

Wizard was the first pinball machine to use flip flags.

Patent 4,037,842 [TARGET DEVICE FOR PINBALL GAMES] filed May 8, 1975. Granted July 26, 1977 to Jeffrey D. Breslow. Assignee is Marvin Glass & Associates, Chicago, Illinois.

Photos in: The Complete Pinball BookExternal Link, pages 88 and 178
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book S-Z
Pinball 1External Link Illustrated Historical Guide to Pinball Machines Volume 1, page 241
Pinball! (Sharpe) pages 94 and 178
Pinball Machines (Eiden-Lukas)External Link, page 97
The Detroit Free Press April 17, 1977, pp. 8D. pp. (PF, BG-detail)
GQ 61, November 1991, pp. 200, 202. pp. (Backglass)
Baby Boomer Collectibles 2(9), June 1995, pp. cover,50-54. pp. (Flyer)
Pinball ArtExternal Link, page 92
Pinball PortfolioExternal Link, pages 128-131
Pinball An Illustrated HistoryExternal Link, page 22
Pinball The Lure of the Silverball, page 112
Arcade TreasuresExternal Link, page 85
Pinball (Ciuffo), page 3
Mad Dog and His Art, pages 49-51, 53-56
The Pinball Compendium Electro-mechanical Era, page 204
The Pinball Compendium 1970-1981External Link, page 70
Documentation: 401 KB PDF Instruction Cards [Bally Manufacturing Corp.]
  576 KB PDF Playfield Chart from 1976 Parts Catalog [Bally Manufacturing Corp.]
  4 MB PDF Schematic Diagram (continuous) [Bally Manufacturing Corp.]
  529 KB PDF Schematic Diagram - Coin Chute Circuit Type #10 [Bally Manufacturing Corp.]
Files: 5 MB PDF Installation and General Game Operation Instructions [Bally Manufacturing Corp.]
  5 MB PNG Reproduction Schematic, Redrawn and Color-coded
  1 MB PDF Score Care and Score Card Inserts [Bally Manufacturing Corp.]
Images:
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Image # 2672: Wizard! Backglass
Backglass

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Image # 2673: Wizard! Cabinet - Front View
Cabinet - Front View

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[Daina Petit]
Image # 2674: Wizard! Playfield
Playfield

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[Russ Jensen]
Image # 6464: Wizard! Backglass 
(Serial number 6259.)
Backglass*

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[Jay Stafford]
Image # 6465: Wizard! Playfield 
(Double Bonus insert is blue. Serial number 6259.)
Playfield*

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[Jay Stafford]
Image # 9873: Wizard! Illuminated Backglass
Illuminated Backglass

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[Duwayne & Mary Ellen McLean]
Image # 9874: Wizard! Illuminated Playfield
Illuminated Playfield

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[Duwayne & Mary Ellen McLean]
Image # 9875: Wizard! Illuminated Upper Playfield
Illuminated Upper Playfield

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[Duwayne & Mary Ellen McLean]
Image # 9878: Wizard! Cabinet - Full View
Cabinet - Full View

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[Duwayne & Mary Ellen McLean]
Image # 9946: Wizard! Cabinet - Full View
Cabinet - Full View

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Image # 17093: Wizard! Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right

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[Miroslaw Adamczewski]
Image # 17094: Wizard! Left Sling Shot
Left Sling Shot

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[Miroslaw Adamczewski]
Image # 17095: Wizard! Playfield Extra Ball
Playfield Extra Ball

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[Miroslaw Adamczewski]
Image # 17097: Wizard! Playfield Lights 
(Double Bonus insert is blue.)
Playfield Lights*

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[Miroslaw Adamczewski]
Image # 17362: Wizard! Backglass
Backglass

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[Michael Tokarski]
Image # 17363: Wizard! Backglass - Reverse
Backglass - Reverse

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[Michael Tokarski]
Image # 19647: Wizard! Backglass
Backglass

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[Bob Graham]
Image # 19648: Wizard! Playfield 
(Double Bonus insert is green.)
Playfield*

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[Bob Graham]
Image # 25741: Wizard! Upper Playfield 
(Playfield was mylared when new. Serial number 5702.)
Upper Playfield*

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Image # 25742: Wizard! Lower Playfield - Downfield View 
(Playfield was mylared when new. Double Bonus insert is blue. Serial number 5702.)
Lower Playfield - Downfield View*

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Image # 25743: Wizard! Flip Flags 
(Playfield was mylared when new. Serial number 5702.)
Flip Flags*

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Image # 25744: Wizard! Playfield - Ball View 
(Playfield was mylared when new. Double Bonus insert is blue. Serial number 5702.)
Playfield - Ball View*

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Image # 25745: Wizard! Cabinet - Left 
(Serial number 5702.)
Cabinet - Left*

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Image # 25746: Wizard! Cabinet - Right 
(Serial number 5702.)
Cabinet - Right*

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Image # 25747: Wizard! Backbox - Left 
(Serial number 5702.)
Backbox - Left*

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Image # 25748: Wizard! Backbox - Right 
(Serial number 5702.)
Backbox - Right*

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Image # 25749: Wizard! Cabinet - Front 
(Serial number 5702.)
Cabinet - Front*

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Image # 25750: Wizard! Inside Backbox 
(Serial number 5702.)
Inside Backbox*

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Image # 27237: Wizard! Blank Playfield 
(Double Bonus insert is green.)
Blank Playfield*

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[Mark Clayton]
Image # 27238: Wizard! Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Mark Clayton]
Image # 27239: Wizard! Playfield - Detail 
(Double Bonus insert is green.)
Playfield - Detail*

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[Mark Clayton]
Image # 27240: Wizard! Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Mark Clayton]
Image # 27241: Wizard! Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Mark Clayton]
Image # 27242: Wizard! Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Mark Clayton]
Image # 27243: Wizard! Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Mark Clayton]
Image # 29607: Wizard! Under Lower Playfield
Under Lower Playfield

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[John Gray]
Image # 29608: Wizard! Under Upper Playfield
Under Upper Playfield

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[John Gray]
Image # 29609: Wizard! Inside Cabinet
Inside Cabinet

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[John Gray]
Image # 29610: Wizard! Inside Cabinet - Front
Inside Cabinet - Front

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[John Gray]
Image # 29611: Wizard! Inside Cabinet - Rear
Inside Cabinet - Rear

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[John Gray]
Image # 32225: Wizard! Recessed Target Lit for Special
Recessed Target Lit for Special

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[David Lougy]
Image # 36113: Wizard! Illuminated Ball View
Illuminated Ball View

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[Andreas Mueller]
Image # 36114: Wizard! Illuminated Front View
Illuminated Front View

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[Andreas Mueller]
Image # 65886: Wizard! Illuminated Backglass
Illuminated Backglass

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[Billy Loretelli]
Image # 67034: Wizard! Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Jan Izaks]
Image # 78798: Wizard! Playfield - Artist Initials 
(The license plate shows the initials for artist Dave G. Christensen.)
Playfield - Artist Initials*

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[Guy Cave]
Image # 79817: Wizard! Illuminated Backglass - Same Player Shoots Again
Illuminated Backglass - Same Player Shoots Again

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[Ronald Blom]
Image # 79818: Wizard! Illuminated Front View
Illuminated Front View

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[Ronald Blom]
Image # 79819: Wizard! Playfield - Flags Flipped
Playfield - Flags Flipped

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[Ronald Blom]
Image # 79820: Wizard! Playfield - Flags Reset
Playfield - Flags Reset

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[Ronald Blom]
Image # 80860: Wizard! Flyer - Front
Flyer - Front

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[Duncan Brown]
Image # 80861: Wizard! Flyer - Back 
(Image rotated 90 degrees for easier viewing.)
Flyer - Back*

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[Duncan Brown]
 

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