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Medusa / IPD No. 1565 / September, 1981 / 4 Players
 
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Manufacturer: Bally Manufacturing Corporation (1931-1983) [Trade Name: Bally]
Project Date: February 04, 1981
Date Of Manufacture: September, 1981
Model Number: 1245
MPU: Bally MPU AS-2518-35
Type: Solid State Electronic (SS) [?]
Production: 3,250 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Fantasy - Myth and Legend
Specialty: Zipper Flippers [?]
Notable Features: Flippers (4), Pop bumpers (4), Slingshots (2), Star rollovers (7), Standup targets (6), Rollunders (4), 7-bank drop targets (1), 4-bank drop targets (1), Kick-out hole (1). The upper two flippers are "Time Locked Zipper Flippers". A row of red lights along top of playfield illuminate to reflect the bonus adding and subtracting. Digital displays in playfield. Has player-controlled rubbered post between flippers to hit ball back into play. Mini-posts in wide outlane entrances. Red translucent lower flippers are lit from underneath.
Design by: Wally Welch
Art by: Kevin O'Connor
Notes: Unlike other Bally electronic pinball games, their documentation for this game shows the model number only as 1245, not 1245-E.

The player-controlled rubbered post between the flippers is also found on Bally's 1981 'Fireball II'.

The backglass in the flyer shows a more physically revealing image of the Medusa than what appears on the production games. Artist Kevin O'Connor tells us about it:

I painted the original revealing version and then was asked to paint over the naughty bits which truthfully, in reference to the groin area, was unintentional. It was just the way the folds in her gown turned out looking.

I can't imagine that any made it to production before Marketing put the brakes on but I do remember glass prototypes came in before then. Usually 9-10 samples. The flyers must have been printed early on before the decision was made.

Marketing Slogans: "Bally MEDUSA... A Legend of Features"
Photos in: Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book G-R
Pinball Machines (Eiden-Lukas)External Link, page 141
Pinball The Lure of the Silverball, page 15
Pinball (Ciuffo), page 186
Owners List URL:http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/1565  (External site)
Easter Eggs:Available at Cows and Easter Eggs  (External site)
ROMs: 19 KB ZIP ROMs [Bally Mfg. Corp.]
Documentation: 2 MB PDF English Manual
  49 KB PDF Lamps Schematic [Bally Mfg. Corp.]
  8 MB PDF Schematics (paginated) [Bally Mfg. Corp.]
Files: 98 KB ZIP Reproduction Spinner Graphics (300dpi) [Courtney Louise Blount]
Images:
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Image # 1491: Medusa Playfield
Playfield

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[Russ Jensen]
Image # 1492: Medusa Backglass
Backglass

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Image # 4069: Medusa Flyer, Page 3
Flyer, Page 3

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Image # 4070: Medusa Flyer, Back
Flyer, Back

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Image # 4071: Medusa Flyer, Page 2
Flyer, Page 2

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Image # 11082: Medusa Flyer, Front
Flyer, Front

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Image # 11389: Medusa Backglass
Backglass

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[Frank Ersfeld]
Image # 11390: Medusa Illuminated Backglass
Illuminated Backglass

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[Frank Ersfeld]
Image # 11391: Medusa Playfield
Playfield

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[Frank Ersfeld]
Image # 11392: Medusa Illuminated Playfield
Illuminated Playfield

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[Frank Ersfeld]
Image # 11393: Medusa Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield

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[Frank Ersfeld]
Image # 11394: Medusa Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield

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[Frank Ersfeld]
Image # 11395: Medusa Metamorphic Drop Targets
Metamorphic Drop Targets

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[Frank Ersfeld]
Image # 11396: Medusa Olympus Bonus Targets
Olympus Bonus Targets

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[Frank Ersfeld]
Image # 11397: Medusa Playfield Digital Display
Playfield Digital Display

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[Frank Ersfeld]
Image # 11398: Medusa Translucent Flippers
Translucent Flippers

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[Frank Ersfeld]
Image # 11399: Medusa Left Lane
Left Lane

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[Frank Ersfeld]
Image # 11400: Medusa Right Lane
Right Lane

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[Frank Ersfeld]
Image # 11401: Medusa Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Frank Ersfeld]
Image # 11402: Medusa Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Frank Ersfeld]
Image # 11403: Medusa Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Frank Ersfeld]
Image # 11404: Medusa Playfield Digital Display
Playfield Digital Display

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[Frank Ersfeld]
Image # 11405: Medusa Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Frank Ersfeld]
Image # 11406: Medusa Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left

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[Frank Ersfeld]
Image # 11407: Medusa Cabinet - Front
Cabinet - Front

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[Frank Ersfeld]
Image # 15173: Medusa Backglass - Reverse
Backglass - Reverse

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Image # 33465: Medusa Backbox - Right
Backbox - Right

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[Philippe Thibault]
Image # 33466: Medusa Zipper Flipper Assembly
Zipper Flipper Assembly

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[Philippe Thibault]
Image # 33467: Medusa Inside Backbox
Inside Backbox

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[Philippe Thibault]
Image # 38344: Medusa Prototype Backglass
Prototype Backglass

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[Dino! Danieli]
Image # 38345: Medusa Production Backglass
Production Backglass

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[Dino! Danieli]
Image # 38945: Medusa Original Backglass Artwork
Original Backglass Artwork

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[Jay Stafford]
Image # 40501: Medusa Prototype Backglass - Reverse
Prototype Backglass - Reverse

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Image # 50300: Medusa Illuminated Front View
Illuminated Front View

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[Ronald Blom]
Image # 52777: Medusa Playfield
Playfield

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[Mark Steinman]
Image # 52778: Medusa Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield

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[Mark Steinman]
Image # 52779: Medusa Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield

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[Mark Steinman]
Image # 52780: Medusa Playfield - Ball View
Playfield - Ball View

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[Mark Steinman]
Image # 52781: Medusa Instruction Card
Instruction Card

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[Mark Steinman]
Image # 57569: Medusa Prototype Backglass
Prototype Backglass

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[Charlie Hord]
Image # 57570: Medusa Prototype Backglass - Reverse
Prototype Backglass - Reverse

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[Charlie Hord]
Image # 57571: Medusa Prototype Backglass - Reverse
Prototype Backglass - Reverse

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[Charlie Hord]
Image # 66894: Medusa Backglass
Backglass

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 66895: Medusa Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 66896: Medusa Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 66897: Medusa Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 66898: Medusa Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 76083: Medusa NOS Playfield 
(This playfield was described to us as New Old Stock.)
NOS Playfield*

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[Mike Mahaffey]
Image # 76084: Medusa NOS Upper Playfield 
(This playfield was described to us as New Old Stock.)
NOS Upper Playfield*

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[Mike Mahaffey]
Image # 76085: Medusa NOS Middle Playfield 
(This playfield was described to us as New Old Stock.)
NOS Middle Playfield*

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[Mike Mahaffey]
Image # 76086: Medusa NOS Lower Playfield 
(This playfield was described to us as New Old Stock.)
NOS Lower Playfield*

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[Mike Mahaffey]
Image # 79556: Medusa Prototype Backglass 
(Serial number EME1491.)
Prototype Backglass*

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Image # 79557: Medusa Illuminated Playfield 
(The visible drop target is not original to this game. The post between the flippers is not original to this game. Serial number EME1491.)
Illuminated Playfield*

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Image # 79558: Medusa Illuminated Upper Playfield 
(The visible drop target is not original to this game. Serial number EME1491.)
Illuminated Upper Playfield*

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Image # 79559: Medusa Illuminated Lower Playfield 
(The post between the flippers is not original to this game. Serial number EME1491.)
Illuminated Lower Playfield*

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Image # 79560: Medusa Playfield - Detail 
(The post between the flippers is not original to this game. Serial number EME1491.)
Playfield - Detail*

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Image # 79561: Medusa Cabinet - Left 
(Serial number EME1491.)
Cabinet - Left*

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Image # 79562: Medusa Illuminated Front View 
(The visible drop target is not original to this game. Serial number EME1491.)
Illuminated Front View*

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Image # 79563: Medusa Cabinet - Rear 
(Serial number EME1491.)
Cabinet - Rear*

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Image # 79564: Medusa Illuminated Full View 
(The visible drop target is not original to this game. Serial number EME1491.)
Illuminated Full View*

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Image # 79565: Medusa Cabinet - Serial Number 
(Serial number EME1491. Located on left side of cabinet.)
Cabinet - Serial Number*

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