Collector Value Est.
$1,100–$2,000
USD · Market estimate
Near-mint / restored. Worn or stored examples sell for 30–60% less.
Williams · 1978
Contact
Notable Features
Flippers (4), Pop bumpers (3), Standup targets (4), Kick-out holes (2), Ball kickers (2), 4-bank drop targets (1), Swinging target (1), Horseshoe lane (1), Rollover button (1), Up-post between flippers. This game has Dual Action Flippers which allows the inner flippers to operate first, or all four flippers to operate, depending on how far the flipper buttons are pressed. Sound: electronic, knocker
Historical Notes
William's first wide-body pinball having dual action flippers. The playfield layout strongly resembles Williams' 1976 'Space Mission'. Production Run Records for Contact: Production Start Date: May-31-1978, Jun-30-1978** Production End Date: Nov-28-1978 Production Floor Quantity: 2502 First ship date: May-31-1978 Last ship date: Nov-30-1978 ** Although 500 games were initially approved, only 1 game was made and shipped on May-31-1978. No other games were made until starting Jun-30-1978, a month later, and then games were made with no discrete break in time to allow us to discern how many sample games were made with a pause for customer feedback before continuing with the rest of the run. Product History Record for Contact: Quantity produced for USA/Canada: 1485* Quantity produced for export: 1000* Total quantity produced: 2485* Price to Distributor: $1335.00 *These quantities may be sales estimates.
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