Sources
Contributors to this record: Flipcommons AI Descriptions (MachineModel), Flipcommons Catalog, IPDB.
- description
- Flipcommons AI Descriptions (MachineModel)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]
- display_type
- Score Reels[2]Flipcommons Catalog
- technology_subgeneration
- Discrete[3]Flipcommons Catalog
- flipper_count
- 2[4]Flipcommons Catalog
- game_format
- Pinball[4]Flipcommons Catalog
- gameplay_feature
- Ball KickersIPDBSpinning TargetsIPDBStandup Targets ×4IPDBStar Rollovers ×10IPDBSlingshots ×2IPDBPop Bumpers ×3IPDBFlippers ×2IPDB
- theme
- Myth And LegendIPDBFantasyIPDBFlipcommons CatalogMythologyFlipcommons Catalog
- technology_generation
- Solid StateIPDBFlipcommons Catalog
- month
- 7IPDBFlipcommons Catalog
- year
- 1978IPDBFlipcommons Catalog
- player_count
- 2IPDBFlipcommons Catalog
- ipdb_id
- 4394IPDBFlipcommons Catalog
- corporate_entity
- Universal Company, Ltd.Flipcommons Catalog
- title
- HerculesFlipcommons Catalog
- name
- HerculesFlipcommons Catalog
- slug
- hercules-2Flipcommons Catalog
Citations
- 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'.
- Internet Pinball Database (IPDB) — Internet Pinball Database (IPDB) #4394
The backbox has score reels.
- Internet Pinball Database (IPDB) — Internet Pinball Database (IPDB) #4394
according to the Japanese flyer, it uses a CPU circuit board and has electrical sound
- 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.