Back White Shark

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  1. By OPDB
    display_type
    alphanumeric
    month
    1
    name
    White Shark
    opdb.features
    ["Conversion kit"]
    opdb_id
    G509D-M9RzK
    opdb.images
    [{"type":"backglass","urls":{"large":"https://img.opdb.org/42de94cf-dae0-4e31-a4de-18eadc79694c-large.jpg","small":"https://img.opdb.org/42de94cf-dae0-4e31-a4de-18eadc79694c-small.jpg","medium":"https://img.opdb.org/42de94cf-dae0-4e31-a4de-18eadc79694c-medium.jpg"},"sizes":{"large":{"width":400,"height":342},"small":{"width":250,"height":214},"medium":{"width":400,"height":342}},"title":"Backglass","primary":true}]
    player_count
    4
    tag
    Conversion Kit
    technology_generation
    solid-state
    year
    1979 → 1980
  2. By IPDB
    credit
    B. Kobra — Art
    credit
    Michele "Mike" Martinelli — Art
    gameplay_feature
    Standup Targets ×4
    gameplay_feature
    5-Bank Drop Targets
    gameplay_feature
    Slingshots ×2
    gameplay_feature
    Pop Bumpers ×3
    gameplay_feature
    Spinning Targets
    gameplay_feature
    Kick-Out Holes
    gameplay_feature
    Flippers ×2
    ipdb.corporate_entity_name
    Bell Coin Matics
    ipdb_id
    3555
    ipdb.image_urls
    ["https://www.ipdb.org/images/3555/3555f1.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3555/image-1.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3555/image-2.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3555/image-3.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3555/image-4.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3555/image-5.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3555/image-6.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3555/image-7.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3555/image-8.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3555/image-9.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3555/image-10.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3555/image-11.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3555/image-12.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3555/image-13.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3555/image-15.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3555/image-14.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3555/image-16.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3555/image-17.png","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3555/image-18.png","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3555/image-20.png","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3555/image-26.png","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3555/image-25.png","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3555/image-21.png","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3555/image-24.png","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3555/image-23.png","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3555/image-22.png","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3555/image-19.png"]
    ipdb.notable_features
    Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Slingshots (2), 5-bank drop targets (1), Standup targets (4), Kick-out hole (1), Spinning target (1).
    ipdb.notes
    This game is a conversion kit of Europlay's 'Jaws'. We previously showed a date of 1980 but a serial number tag (shown here) is stamped '29 May 1979'. The playfield appears to borrow from Bally's 1978 'Playboy'. In this listing is a game with a cabinet reused from Bally's Evel Knievel. We don't know if cabinets were reused from other games as well. In addition to artist Michele Martinelli's signature on this game, we see both the playfield and backglass have a signature "B Kobra". Italian collector Federico Croci asked Martinelli about it. He replied that he had guys sometimes helping him to complete the work when they were in a hurry, but he can't remember their exact names. They were guys working at the printing facility where the backglasses and playfields were made. We have seen this name shown as "Kobra B" on at least one other game.
    player_count
    4
    technology_generation
    solid-state
    theme
    Swimming
    theme
    Scuba Diving
    theme
    Water
    theme
    Sharks
    year
    1979