词条 | Pinball 2000 |
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|name = Pinball 2000 |logo = Pinball 2000 logo.png |type = Pinball |currentowner = Williams Electronic Games |origin = |introduced = 1999 |website = {{URL|https://web.archive.org/web/20090516185448/http://www.pinball.com:80/pinball2000/|Pinball 2000}} }}Pinball 2000 was the last pinball hardware and software platform developed by major pinball manufacturer Williams, and was used in the machines Revenge From Mars (under the brand name Bally) and Star Wars Episode I (under the brand name Williams) before Williams exited the pinball business on October 25, 1999. It is the successor to the Williams Pinball Controller platform.[1] Unlike previous pinball machines, Pinball 2000 machines feature a computer monitor to display animations, scores, and other information. The player perceives this video to be integrated with the playfield, due to a mirrored playfield glass (utilizing an illusion called "Pepper's Ghost") that reflects the monitor hung in the head of the machine.[2] This allows the display of virtual game targets in the playfield's upper third that can be "hit" by the machine's physical steel ball. "Impacts" on these targets are detected by physical targets in the middle of the playfield, and by recognizing successful shots up the left and right ramps and orbits/loops. This innovative integration of pinball and video was inspired by the Asteroids Deluxe arcade machine,[3] which used a one-way mirror to add a static background graphic to the game's animated vector graphics. Revenge from Mars, the first of the two released games, sold a promising 6,878 units. However, Star Wars Episode I suffered from a rushed and top-secret production cycle and sold only about half as many units (3,525), leading to Williams' decision to close down its historic pinball division. Technical details
A conversion kit for Revenge from Mars was released so it could be converted into a Star Wars Episode I. The kit included a new playfield, ROMs, cabinet decals and a manual plunger. GamesReleased
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References1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.pinball.com/pinball2000/ |title=About Pinball 2000 |author=Staff Writer |year=1999 |website=Pinball |publisher=Wipavlovpinballlliams Electronic Games |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090829094147/http://www.pinball.com/pinball2000/ |archive-date=29 August 2009 |dead-url=yes}} 2. ^{{cite web |title=Pinball 2000 – back from the grave?|url=http://pavlovpinball.com/pinball-2000-back-from-the-grave/ |last=Rubens |first=Paul |date=1 June 2014 |website=Pavlov Pinball |access-date=22 March 2016}} 3. ^{{Cite video|url= http://www.tilt-movie.com |title=TILT: The Battle to Save Pinball|people=|medium=DVD documentary film|date=|location=|publisher=}}{{Clarify|date=December 2009|reason=This is an incomplete reference citation, missing publisher/studio, year, director and other details.}}. Special features: Interview with Tom Uban. 4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.pinball.com:80/pinball2000/faq.html |title=Feedback |author=Staff Writer |year=1999 |website=Pinball |publisher=Williams Electronic Games |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515170638/http://www.pinball.com/pinball2000/faq.html |archive-date=15 May 2009 |dead-url=yes |df= }} 5. ^{{cite web | last = Haase | first = Enver | title = VaaPin - Vaadin interface to Williams/Bally Pinball 2000 machines. Play physical pinball remotely. | url = https://github.com/enver-haase/VaaPin | access-date = 13 January 2016 }} 6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.pinball.com:80/pinball2000/mod9.html |title=Modularity |author=Staff Writer |year=1999 |website=Pinball |publisher=Williams Electronic Games |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050111233623/http://www.pinball.com/pinball2000/mod9.html |archive-date=11 January 2005 |dead-url=yes |df= }} 7. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.pingamejournal.com/articles/makehtma.php?file=article3.txt |title=Wizard Blocks, A Snapshot in Time |last=Schelberg |first=Jim |date=15 September 2001 |website=The PinGame Journal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011205165015/http://www.pingamejournal.com/articles/makehtma.php?file=article3.txt |archive-date=5 December 2001 |dead-url=yes}} 8. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.pinballnews.com/learn/lad3.html |title=Life After Death III: Warehouse Raid |author=Staff Writer |year=2008 |website=Pinball News |quote=The third bonus feature is a trip to Gene Cunningham's premises and it begins with a look at Gene's Wizard Blocks and Playboy Pinball 2000 prototypes.}} 9. ^{{cite magazine |url=http://www.pinball2000.de/pb_story.htm |title=The WMS Playboy Story |last=Schelberg |first=Jim |date=October 2004 |issue=106 |magazine=The PinGame Journal |via=The Pinball 2000 Collectors Pages}} 10. ^{{cite magazine |url=http://www.pinball2000.de/new_making_of_pin2000.htm |title=The Making of Pinball 2000 |last=Gomez |first=George |year=1999 |magazine=Pinball Player |publisher=Pinball Owners Association |via=The Pinball 2000 Collectors Pages}} External links
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