Amusement devices: games – Surface projectile game; game element – Ball games
Patent
1999-01-14
2000-12-05
Harrison, Jessica J.
Amusement devices: games
Surface projectile game; game element
Ball games
273118A, 273127A, 463 34, 463 43, A63D 300
Patent
active
061555657
ABSTRACT:
A pinball machine has been designed with several novel mechanical and electrical features such that it is easily retrofittable or convertible between a first pinball game and a second pinball game. The pinball machine includes a cabinet, a playfield, a panel, an electronics system, and a video display. The playfield is mounted in the cabinet with the panel mounted to the cabinet and overlaying at least a portion of the playfield. The video display is mounted generally above the cabinet and is disposed to project video images onto the panel for viewing by the player. The electronics system includes a control unit and a plurality of input/output elements which are mounted to the playfield. The control unit, which includes a controller and memory for storing game instructions and video images, is coupled to the plurality of input/output elements. The controller executes the game instructions to cause the video images to be displayed upon the video display. A retrofitting kit for the pinball machine provides a replacement memory that stores second game instructions and second game video images therein for operation in is the pinball machine. Thus, the types of video images of displayed by the pinball machine, the times the video images are displayed, and the manner in which they are displayed can be entirely modified. The kit may also include a new playfield to alter the physical environment which the rolling ball of the machine interacts to complement the new video images.
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Bleich Charles R.
Cornell Bradley D.
Eloff Andrew W.
Gomez George A.
Hume Bradley A.
Harrison Jessica J.
Kasick Julie K
Williams Electronics Games Inc.
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