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WMS Industries, Inc. was an American electronic gaming and amusement manufacturer in Enterprise, Nevada. It was merged into Scientific Games in 2016. WMS's predecessor was the Williams Manufacturing Company, founded in 1943 by Harry E. Williams. However, the company that became WMS Industries was formally founded in 1974 as Williams Electronics ...
The 6809 is used in the TRS-80 Color Computer, Dragon 32/64, SuperPET, ENER 1000, Fujitsu FM-7, the Cybernex LC3, [2] and Thomson MO/TO home computers, the Vectrex game console, and early 1980s arcade video games such as Star Wars and Gyruss. Also, Williams Electronics used the 6809 in arcade games such as Defender, Robotron: 2084, and Joust.
During the game the two states split apart and become a rail for the ball. [5] Sample games feature an "Earthquake Institute" building that sinks into the playfield. About 200 of these sample machines were produced before this toy was made stationary due to cost savings. [1] Some hobbyists re-add this feature in their custom pinball machines. [8]
Barracora is a 1981 pinball machine released by Williams Electronics. It was based on the Williams System 7 design which debuted with the Black Knight game. Barracora's backglass art was inspired by the famous artist H. R. Giger's 1974 painting Li I. Giger is known for his design in the science fiction horror movie Alien (1979) directed by ...
Vid Kidz served as a consulting firm that designed games for Williams Electronics (part of WMS Industries), whom Jarvis and DeMar had previously worked for. [10] The game was designed to provide excitement for players; Jarvis described the game as an "athletic experience" derived from a "physical element" in the two-joystick design.
Pinball 2000 was the last pinball hardware and software platform developed by major pinball manufacturer Williams, and was used in the machines Revenge From Mars (under the brand name Bally) and Star Wars Episode I (under the brand name Williams) before Williams exited the pinball business on October 25, 1999.
It is notable for being only one of two pinball machines (Williams' 1978 Disco Fever being the other) to ever use curved "banana flipper bats, [10] which made the ball easier to trap. [11] Other notable features are the five pop bumpers which is unusual in a standard width game according to PinWiki.com. [ 12 ] The 'Banana' (or curved) Flippers ...
The goal of the game is to pick up five passengers: Pinbot, Gorbie, Lola (or Marilyn Monroe in the original version), Dracula, and Santa. The passengers are represented by lighted illustrations in the center of the lower end of the playfield and are also featured on the backglass.