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Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
GOTTLIEB

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1978opdb · G4qvL-MJwVr

We previously showed a date for this game of October 1978. The new date is per Gottlieb documentation. Quantity produced - domestic: 4,572 Quantity produced - export: 5,378 Total quantity produced: 9,950

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Image # 5065: Close Encounters of the Third Kind Flyer, Front
Image # 5066: Close Encounters of the Third Kind Flyer, Page 2
Image # 5067: Close Encounters of the Third Kind Flyer, Page 3
Image # 5068: Close Encounters of the Third Kind Flyer, Back
Image # 17522: Close Encounters of the Third Kind Backbox
Image # 19292: Close Encounters of the Third Kind Upper Playfield
Image # 19293: Close Encounters of the Third Kind Lower Playfield
Image # 25044: Close Encounters of the Third Kind Promotional Plastic
Image # 30346: Close Encounters of the Third Kind Backglass - Detail
Image # 31858: Close Encounters of the Third Kind Illuminated Front View
Image # 31859: Close Encounters of the Third Kind Backbox - Right
Image # 32644: Close Encounters of the Third Kind Illuminated Backbox
Image # 32645: Close Encounters of the Third Kind Illuminated Playfield
Image # 32646: Close Encounters of the Third Kind Illuminated Upper Playfield
Image # 32647: Close Encounters of the Third Kind Illuminated Middle Playfield
Image # 32648: Close Encounters of the Third Kind Illuminated Lower Playfield
Image # 32649: Close Encounters of the Third Kind Illuminated Front View
Image # 32650: Close Encounters of the Third Kind Backglass - Reverse
Image # 32651: Close Encounters of the Third Kind Inside Backbox
Image # 32652: Close Encounters of the Third Kind Inside Cabinet
Image # 32653: Close Encounters of the Third Kind Transformer Panel
Image # 32654: Close Encounters of the Third Kind Under Playfield
Image # 32655: Close Encounters of the Third Kind Cabinet - Left
Image # 32656: Close Encounters of the Third Kind Cabinet - Right
Image # 32657: Close Encounters of the Third Kind Backbox - Left
Image # 32658: Close Encounters of the Third Kind Backbox - Right
Image # 32659: Close Encounters of the Third Kind Cabinet Front
Image # 56662: Close Encounters of the Third Kind Backglass
Image # 56663: Close Encounters of the Third Kind Backbox - Left
Image # 56664: Close Encounters of the Third Kind Cabinet - Left
Image # 56665: Close Encounters of the Third Kind Cabinet - Front View
Image # 65164: Close Encounters of the Third Kind Score Card Index
Image # 71676: Close Encounters of the Third Kind Playfield

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Manufactured ByD. Gottlieb & Co.
DateJanuary 1978
TypeSS
IPDB ID536
Players4

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