Genesis

1980sSS

Notable Features

Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (4), Slingshots (2), 3-bank drop targets (1), Kicking targets (2), Ramps (2), Vari-target (1), Kick-out hole (1), 2-ball multiball. Photographic translite.

1986

Year

3,500

Produced

Players

Specifications

Manufacturer

Gottlieb

Year Released

1986

Type

Display

alphanumeric

MPU

Gottlieb System 80B

Model #

705

Units Produced

3,500

Players

Toys

An animation feature is found under a dark tinted window in the middle of the playfield. It is called the "Regenerator" and it holds the "Lifeforce". When "Lifeforce" is lit, a full-stroke shot on the vari-target launches the unveiling of the Lifeforce robot. This sequence uses an onslaught of flashers around the robot and behind the translite, to the music of Bach's Toccatta & Fugue (as found on Gottlieb's 1982 'Haunted House').

Credits

Design

John Trudeau

Art

Don Marshall, Ken Hale, Larry Day

Software

John Buras

Historical Notes

Designer John Trudeau tells us that this game was inspired by the 1927 German film 'Metropolis'. Artist Don Marshall told us he did the black-and-white photographic translite and the brochures and magazine advertisements. Larry Day told us he did the art for the playfield and cabinet, and Ken Hale tinted the translite with photo oils to add color.

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