Space Shuttle (Pinball machine)
Encyclopedia
Space Shuttle was a space themed pinball
machine made in 1984 by WMS Industries. The table sold 7,000 units with the slogan "The fastest way to make your earnings really take off!". The concept of the game was done by Joe Kaminkow. The designers were Barry Oursler and Joe Kaminkow. The art was done by Mark Sprenger, the sound by Eugene Jarvis, and the software was done by Larry DeMar.
It has been considered by many in the hobby, and industry, to be the pinball game that renewed interest in pinball after the video craze swept the world in the early 1980s.
The reward for the shuttle score value is assigned randomly with each new ball. It will be one of the following:
The SHUTTLE reward can also be changed by hitting a stand up target, at the top of a short ramp.
In Space Shuttle there are three lights that spell out USA that are lit when a ball rolls over them. They are worth 2,000 points each. Spelling USA increased the end of ball bonus multiplier (a multiplication factor for points earned and awarded when the ball in play drains). There are three jet bumpers that are worth 100 points when unlit and 1,000 points when lit. In the game you can start two or three ball multiball
by hitting one ball up a ball lock or two balls up two different ball locks and then shooting a ball up the center ramp where the plastic model of a space shuttle is. Hitting the main space shuttle ramp awards a random point award.
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Pinball
Pinball is a type of arcade game, usually coin-operated, where a player attempts to score points by manipulating one or more metal balls on a playfield inside a glass-covered case called a pinball machine. The primary objective of the game is to score as many points as possible...
machine made in 1984 by WMS Industries. The table sold 7,000 units with the slogan "The fastest way to make your earnings really take off!". The concept of the game was done by Joe Kaminkow. The designers were Barry Oursler and Joe Kaminkow. The art was done by Mark Sprenger, the sound by Eugene Jarvis, and the software was done by Larry DeMar.
It has been considered by many in the hobby, and industry, to be the pinball game that renewed interest in pinball after the video craze swept the world in the early 1980s.
Gameplay
In Space Shuttle the main goal is to acquire the shuttle score value from spelling out "S H U T T L E" by hitting five stand up targets and one drop target.The reward for the shuttle score value is assigned randomly with each new ball. It will be one of the following:
- 50,000 points plus a bonus holdover,
- an extra ball,
- a special,
- 100,000 points,
- 50,000 points,
- 20,000 points, or
- 100,000 points plus lite outlanes, witch will give you another shuttle score value if the ball goes down one of the outlanes
The SHUTTLE reward can also be changed by hitting a stand up target, at the top of a short ramp.
In Space Shuttle there are three lights that spell out USA that are lit when a ball rolls over them. They are worth 2,000 points each. Spelling USA increased the end of ball bonus multiplier (a multiplication factor for points earned and awarded when the ball in play drains). There are three jet bumpers that are worth 100 points when unlit and 1,000 points when lit. In the game you can start two or three ball multiball
Multiball
Multiball may refer to:* Multiball system, a method in association football where an assistant supplies another football when the original ball has gone out of play.* A situation in pinball where several balls are in play at the same time....
by hitting one ball up a ball lock or two balls up two different ball locks and then shooting a ball up the center ramp where the plastic model of a space shuttle is. Hitting the main space shuttle ramp awards a random point award.
Video games
Space Shuttle was a playable table in Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams CollectionPinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection
Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection is a video game title from Crave Entertainment for the Wii, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360. and Nintendo 3DS. Players play on a variety of classic virtual pinball machines from Williams Electronics' history...
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