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Notable Features

3 balls per play. Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (4), Slingshots (2), Kick-out hole (1). Plexiglas playfield cover. Pressing either flipper button operates both flippers simultaneously. Uses 1 steel ball. No adjustment for 5-ball play. Tilt penalty: ball in play. Pop bumper bodies appear to be 70s Bally units with a "100" sticker added, using one solenoid per two bumpers. Pop bumpers, slingshots and rollovers are "switchless," using the conductive properties of the ball to connect two electrical contacts. While a slight bit clunky for response, this made for a very low maintenance machine. Slingshot "rubbers" are actually metal springs, which act as contacts. Flippers are interconnected (non-independent), and powered by the same solenoid. Flippers also appear 3" long, but their fulcrum point is further inward than typical, making their action similar to a 2" flipper. Factory angle of flippers was very shallow, making their action awkward. Nonadjustable tilt mechanism is a small metal bell on a ball-strand chain, suspended within a metal loop, similar in function to, but generally higher in sensitivity than a tilt-bob.

Historical Notes

Same playfield layout as Sentinel Inc.'s 'Wonder Wizard™ CB Charlie' Sentinel Inc.'s 'Wonder Wizard™ Demolition Derby' Sentinel Inc.'s 'Flying Aces' but with different artwork. Same exterior cabinet. Some sources indicate the manufacturer is Consolidated Industries, as we once did, while several flyers have text strongly suggesting the maker is Rapid Pinball. Rapid Pinball was the sole distributor for this game in South Australia. A manufacturer flyer (not shown here) indicates Sentinel as the manufacturer and shows the Model Number PH7730WA05. This game was also made as Phillips Electronics, Ltd.'s 'Star Explorer' with a different Model Number.

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