- credit
- Randy Pfeiffer — Sound
- credit
- Christian Marche — Art
- credit
- Edward Tomaszewski — Design
- credit
- Ron Crouse — Software
- gameplay_feature
- Flippers ×2
- gameplay_feature
- Rollover Buttons ×8
- gameplay_feature
- Spinning Targets
- gameplay_feature
- Standup Targets ×2
- gameplay_feature
- Ball Kickers ×2
- gameplay_feature
- Kick-Out Holes ×2
- gameplay_feature
- Pop Bumpers ×2
- ipdb.corporate_entity_name
- Williams Electronics, Incorporated
- ipdb_id
- 2810
- ipdb.image_urls
- ["https://www.ipdb.org/images/2810/image-2.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2810/image-3.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2810/image-4.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2810/image-5.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2810/image-1.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2810/image-6.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2810/image-7.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2810/image-8.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2810/image-9.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2810/image-10.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2810/image-11.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2810/image-12.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2810/image-13.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2810/image-14.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2810/image-15.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2810/image-16.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2810/image-17.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2810/image-18.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2810/image-19.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2810/image-20.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2810/image-21.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2810/image-22.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2810/image-23.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2810/image-26.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2810/image-25.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2810/image-24.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2810/image-A24.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2810/image-27.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2810/image-28.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2810/image-29.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/2810/image-30.jpg"]
- ipdb.manufacturer_trade_name
- Williams
- ipdb.model_number
- 481
- ipdb.notable_features
- Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (2), Rollover buttons (8), Kick-out holes (2), Ball kickers (2), Standup targets (2), Spinning target (1).
- ipdb.notes
- World Cup was the first Williams solid-state pin game that had electronic sounds, replacing chimes. Reportedly, Early Production examples of this game did have chimes.
The manufacturer's 4-page flyer features Kyle Rote, Jr. A French-language version of this flyer (not shown here) features Michel Platini.
Production Floor Records for World Cup:
Production Start Date: Mar-6-1978
Production End Date: Aug-14-1978
Production Floor Quantity: 6253
First ship date: Mar-8-1978
Last ship date: Aug-15-1978
Product History Record for World Cup:
Quantity produced for USA/Canada: 3621*
Quantity produced for export: 2829*
Total quantity produced: 6450*
Price to Distributor: $1235.00
*These quantities may be sales estimates.
- ipdb_rating
- 6.5
- month
- 5 → 3
- player_count
- 4
- production_quantity
- 6253
- system
- williams-system-3
- technology_generation
- solid-state
- theme
- Soccer
- theme
- Sports
- year
- 1978