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  1. By Flipcommons AI Descriptions (MachineModel)

    Narrative description compiled from IPDB's structured rows and Notes prose. IPDB's flyer date (June 1978) and the July 1978 trade announcement bracket the catalog's 1978 date.

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    Hercules is a [[technology-generation:solid-state]] pinball machine made by [[manufacturer:universal]] (Universal Company, Ltd.) of Oyama, Japan, dating to 1978.[1] Though it looks electromechanical from the outside, it runs on a CPU circuit board and has electrical sound — early Japanese solid-state hardware — yet its backbox keeps mechanical [[display-type:score-reels]], the ones reel a dummy zero.[1] Its two-flipper playfield carries pop bumpers, slingshots, star rollovers, standup and spinning targets, and a ball kicker.[1] The arcade-industry newspaper Game Machine announced the game in its July 15, 1978 issue.[1]
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    Internet Pinball Database (IPDB) — Internet Pinball Database (IPDB) #4394
    Hercules [...] Manufacturer: Universal Company, Ltd., of Oyama, Japan (1977-1980)[Trade Name: Universal Kabushikigaisha] [...] Type: Solid State Electronic (SS) [...] Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Slingshots (2), Star rollovers (10), Standup targets (4), Spinning target (1), Ball kicker (1) [...] The game looks electro-mechanical from the outside but, according to the Japanese flyer, it uses a CPU circuit board and has electrical sound. The backbox has score reels. The "ones" reel looks like a dummy zero. [...] The arcade industry newspaper Game Machine dated Jul-15-1978 page 15 announced 'Hercules'.
  2. By Flipcommons Catalog

    A solid-state game with mechanical score reels in the backbox.

    display_type
    Score Reels
    Internet Pinball Database (IPDB) — Internet Pinball Database (IPDB) #4394
    The backbox has score reels.
  3. By Flipcommons Catalog

    The catalog already holds solid-state; the CPU-board hardware fixes the subgeneration as discrete (off-the-shelf CPU boards, 1977–1990).

    technology_subgeneration
    Discrete
    Internet Pinball Database (IPDB) — Internet Pinball Database (IPDB) #4394
    according to the Japanese flyer, it uses a CPU circuit board and has electrical sound
  4. By Flipcommons Catalog
    flipper_count
    2
    Internet Pinball Database (IPDB) — Internet Pinball Database (IPDB) #4394
    Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Slingshots (2), Star rollovers (10), Standup targets (4), Spinning target (1), Ball kicker (1), Upper right free ball return lane.
    game_format
    Pinball
    Internet Pinball Database (IPDB) — Internet Pinball Database (IPDB) #4394
    Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Slingshots (2), Star rollovers (10), Standup targets (4), Spinning target (1), Ball kicker (1), Upper right free ball return lane.
  5. By IPDB
    gameplay_feature
    Gameplay feature
    Ball Kickers
    Count
    1
    gameplay_feature
    Gameplay feature
    Pop Bumpers
    Count
    3
    gameplay_feature
    Gameplay feature
    Slingshots
    Count
    2
    gameplay_feature
    Gameplay feature
    Flippers
    Count
    2
    gameplay_feature
    Gameplay feature
    Star Rollovers
    Count
    10
    gameplay_feature
    Gameplay feature
    Standup Targets
    Count
    4
    gameplay_feature
    Gameplay feature
    Spinning Targets
    Count
    1
    ipdb_id
    4394
    month
    7
    player_count
    2
    technology_generation
    Solid State
    theme
    Fantasy
    theme
    Theme
    Myth And Legend
    year
    1978
  6. By Flipcommons Catalog
    corporate_entity
    Universal Company, Ltd.
    ipdb_id
    4394
    month
    7
    name
    Hercules
    player_count
    2
    slug
    hercules-2
    technology_generation
    Solid State
    theme
    Theme
    Mythology
    theme
    Theme
    Fantasy
    title
    Hercules
    year
    1978