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Spider Man (pinball)

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Release date
  
June 2007

Design
  
Steve Ritchie

System
  
Stern S.A.M. System

Programming
  
Lyman Sheats

Manufacturer
  
Stern Pinball / Steve Ritchie Productions

Artwork
  
Kevin O'Connor, Mark Galvez, Margaret Hudson, Marc Schoenberg

Spider-Man is a pinball machine designed by Steve Ritchie and manufactured by Stern Pinball that was first released in June 2007. The table encompasses all three films in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy, which in turn were based on the prior comics and television series.

Contents

In 2016, the game was remanufactured as part of its "Vault" series of re-releases, this time with all the movie elements of the machine replaced with an Ultimate Spider-Man-based theme.

Game details

The goal of the table is to defeat the villains from all three movies: Green Goblin from Spider-Man, Doctor Octopus from Spider-Man 2, Sandman and Venom from Spider-Man 3. Once the player defeats all four villains, they'll have a chances to experience Battle Royale.

Features

There are detailed, vibrant toys of each of the four villains on the playfield with an associated shot:

  • Doctor Octopus' magnet that simulates a "Fusion Malfunction" by holding the ball.
  • Green Goblin hovering on his glider above Pumpkin Bomb targets.
  • Venom's ramp that quickly feeds the ball back to the left flipper.
  • Sandman's whirlwind of targets and a motor 3-bank at the center of the playfield; and a whole lot of amazing multi-ball action.
  • J. K. Simmons, the actor who played J. Jonah Jameson in the Spider-Man films, also recorded additional lines of custom speech appropriate for the pinball game, such as "Extra ball", "Jackpot", and "Hey, kid, you just won a free game."

    Design

    This machine is designed by Steve Ritchie and programmed by Lyman Sheats.

    Boxed dimensions

    H: 56"; W: 31"; D: 31"; 275 lb (125 kg).

    Unboxed dimensions

    H: 75.5"; W: 27"; D: 55"; 250 lb (110 kg).

    References

    Spider-Man (pinball) Wikipedia