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| Manufacturer | Williams Electronics Games |
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| Release date | April, 1998 |
| Programming | Dwight Sullivan |
| Artwork | Paul Barker, Linda Doane |
| Sound | Rich Carle |
| Production run | 1,369 |
The Champion Pub is a pinball game released by Williams Electronics Games (under the Bally label) in 1998. The theme of the game revolves around boxing in a 1920s pub.
The playfield of The Champion Pub features several toys which include: [1] [2]
Game features include four multiball modes and 15 jackpot levels, 10 different international opponents, and over 300 speech sound effects. [3]
The primary goal is to build up a health bar by making indicated shots, then begin a fight against one of the pub's 10 resident opponents and hit the boxer figure enough times to completely drain his health.
The multiballs are as follows:
Certain groups of multiballs can run simultaneously, for which four balls are put into play.
The wizard mode of the game is the Ultimate Challenge, with the following requirements:
Once the Ultimate Challenge begins, four balls are put into play and the player is given one full health bar with which to defeat the five fighters not defeated to become Pub Champion. Successfully doing so lights additional shots for bonus points.
After the player's fifth victory, all fights outside of the Ultimate Challenge are played as "Cash Fights," in which the player must wager a portion of their score. The wager is added for a victory or deducted for a loss.
The Champion Pub is available as a licensed table of Pinball FX 3 for several platforms. It was formerly available for The Pinball Arcade until license expiration.
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