The Shadow (pinball)

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The Shadow
The Shadow pinball flyer.jpg
Manufacturer Midway
Release dateNovember 1994
System Midway WPC-Security
Design Brian Eddy
Programming Brian Eddy, Mike Boon
ArtworkDoug Watson
MechanicsRobert C. Friesl, Edison Oñate
Music Dan Forden
Sound Dan Forden
VoicesTim Kitzrow (The Shadow / Lamont Cranston)
Penelope Ann Miller (Margo Lane)
John Lone (Shiwan Khan)
Tim Curry (Farley Claymore)
Production run4,247

The Shadow is a 1994 pinball game designed by Brian Eddy and released by Midway (under the Bally label). It is based on the 1994 movie of the same name.

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Description

This game featured new speech by Penelope Ann Miller (Margo Lane), John Lone (Shiwan Khan), and Tim Curry (Farley Claymore) (reprising their respective roles), as well as speech from the movie. The Shadow's speech for this game was provided by Williams/Midway voice actor, Tim Kitzrow. [1]

Doug Watson chatted with the director of the film, Russell Mulcahy, for several hours on a research trip to Hollywood. [2]

The game's noted features include player-controlled ball diverters on the left and right ramps, [3] a magnetic ball lock (which freezes the ball and pulls the ball inside the ball lock for Shadow Multiball), and a Breakout -style upper playfield, called "The Battlefield".

Gameplay

The goal is to complete the following tasks to engage in a Final Battle with Shiwan Khan, the game's antagonist:

References

  1. ↑ IGN.com - Breaking into the Industry: Tim Kitzrow. Retrieved on August 9, 2007.
  2. ↑ "others about Mark Ritchie". Pinball Magazine. No. 4. 2016. p. 119. ISBN   978-90-816266-5-1.
  3. ↑ US 5507488,Eddy, Brian R&Friesl, Robert C,"Ball diverter for a pinball game",published March 20, 1995,issued April 16, 1996
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