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F-14 Tomcat (pinball)

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F-14 Tomcat
File:F14TomcatFlyer.jpg
ManufacturerWilliams
Release dateMarch, 1987
DesignSteve Ritchie
ProgrammingEugene Jarvis, Ed Boon
ArtworkDoug Watson
MusicSteve Ritchie, Chris Granner
SoundBill Parod, Chris Granner
Production run14,502

F-14 Tomcat is a pinball machine designed by Steve Ritchie and released by Williams Electronics in 1988. It features an F-14 Tomcat theme and was advertised with the slogan "It's fast. It's furious. AND IT FIGHTS BACK!".[1]

Description

Players assume the role of a Navy pilot nicknamed Hitman with the goal to destroy the evil Russian General Yagov and his fleet.

F-14 Tomcat has a very fast gameplay. Nevertheless, players can achieve very long ball times because there are no drain on a near miss shots except hitting the center targets dead on.[2]

The game was the first pinball machine with an Autosave feature that gave the ball back into game if the ball got drained right at the start.[1]

The pinball machine features four flippers, multiple ramps, a four-ball Multiball mode and three flashing, rotating red, blue, and white beacons on top of the backbox that depicts a dogfight scene.[3][4]

Digital versions

F-14 Tomcat is available as a licensed table of The Pinball Arcade. F-14 Tomcat was also included in the arcade game UltraPin.

References

  1. ^ a b "Internet Pinball Machine Database: Williams 'F-14 Tomcat'". Ipdb.org. Retrieved 2015-09-12.
  2. ^ http://pinball.org/rules/f14tomcat-notes.html
  3. ^ http://www.actionpinball.com/games/f14e/
  4. ^ http://www.pinballrebel.com/game/pins/f14_tomcat/f14_tomcat_pinball.htm

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