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| Manufacturer | Williams |
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| Release date | March 1995 |
| System | Williams WPC Security (WPC-S) |
| Design | Barry Oursler |
| Programming | Craig Sylla |
| Artwork | Kevin O'Connor, Pat McMahon |
| Music | Vince Pontarelli |
| Sound | Vince Pontarelli |
| Production run | 4,248 |
Dirty Harry is a Williams pinball machine released in March 1995. [1] It is based on the fictional character of the same name.
The Dirty Harry pinball machine was designed by Barry Oursler; the art was produced by Kevin O'Connor and Pat McMahon; the animation was produced by Scott Slomiany, Adam Rhine and Brian Morris; the music and sound was produced by Vince Pontarelli; the mechanics of the game were produced by Zofia Bil. The pinball machine is recorded to weigh 250 pounds. [2]
Dirty Harry is a multiplayer game that allows up to four players. The manufacturer of Dirty Harry is Williams Electronic Games, Inc., a subsidiary of WMS Industry. This pinball game falls under the themes of celebrities, fictional and licensed theme. The playfield of Dirty Harry includes shooting pinballs at targets, sinkholes, ramps and magnets in through loops. [3]
The slogans that were included in the Dirty Harry pinball game include the following:
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