The Pinball World

Also known as: TAF
First released on: 3/1/1992
Manufactured by: Midway Mfg. Co., as a subsidiary of Williams

General Machine Details
Production run: 22000
Players: Four
Display Type: Dot Matrix
Cabinet Type: Normal
Plunger: Manual
PF Multilevels: No
Cust. Speech: Yes
Buyin Option: No
'Shaking': No

Playfield Details
Multiball: 3
Flippers: 4
Ramps: 3
Bumpers: 5
Captive Balls: 0
Magnets: 3
Ball Cannons: 0
Droptargets: 0
Spinner(s): No
Kickback: No
Spindisc(s): No
Mini Orbit(s): Yes

Playfield Toys
'Thing Hand' - Thing's hand, coming out of a box, grabbing the ball from the playfield, taking it into the box.

Thing flips - A mini flipper which you control with the left flipper button for most of the game. However, if you get the "Thing Flips" rollover and then make the center ramp shot, Thing will take over and operate the flipper for you! The software tries to automatically adjust the timing so Thing will actually learn from its mistakes when it misses.

Marketing Slogans
Now there's some `thing' special in pinball!

A pinball experience for the whole family!

Design Team
Concept: Pat Lawlor
Game Design: Larry DeMar, Pat Lawlor
Mechanics: John Krutsch
Artwork: John Youssi
Animation: Scott "Matrix" Slomiany
Software: Mike Boon
Sound: Chris Granner
Music: Chris Granner

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