The Pinball World

Also known as: HS2
First released on: 2/1/1992
Manufactured by: Williams Electronic Games, Inc.

General Machine Details
Production run: 12500
Players: Four
Display Type: Dot Matrix
Cabinet Type: Normal
Plunger: Automatic
PF Multilevels: No
Cust. Speech: No
Buyin Option: -
'Shaking': No

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

Backbox Details
Videomode: Steer your car left and right through hairpin corners while using the gear shift on the front of the cabinet.

Playfield Toys
The supercharger: a magnetic ball accelerator that can hold multiple balls spinning around in a circle ramp.

A real traffic light.

Actual gear shift on front of cabinet, used as ball launcher and in the video mode.

Marketing Slogans
Shift into high gear!

Comments and Trivia
The first run of playfields were not diamond plated.

On the second version some details, like inserts and texts, are changed or added.

Design Team
Game Design: Steve Ritchie
Artwork: Doug Watson, Mark Sprenger
Software: Dwight Sullivan
Sound: Dan Forden

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