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Cheetah
Cheetah
STERN ELECTRONICS

Cheetah

1980opdb · GR6kW-Mo1W3

The flyer states that this is "the first pinball game ever to have the innovative "Add-a-Balls" feature giving player up to 5 extra balls on a single play." According to the manual, extra balls will stack like this only if the Special feature and the Score Thresholds are set to award an Extra Ball. Manufacturer data for Cheetah: Production Start Date: 6/13/80 Production End Date: 11/6/80 Quantity produced: 1223 Included in the Files section are ROMs described as having come from a Cheetah game with a blue cabinet (not black). The ROMs are described as having very different sounds including bonus countdown. Pictured in this listing is a game with a blue cabinet and serial number 1002 that we have labeled as Early Production. We are seeking cabinet pictures of the original factory "black cabinet" version.

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Image # 3665: Cheetah Flyer, Front
Image # 3666: Cheetah Flyer, Back
Image # 9579: Cheetah Backglass
Image # 12948: Cheetah Playfield
Image # 27610: Cheetah Backglass-Reverse
Image # 39699: Cheetah Illuminated Backglass
Image # 39700: Cheetah Illuminated Backglass - Detail
Image # 39701: Cheetah Illuminated Backglass - Detail
Image # 39702: Cheetah Playfield
Image # 39703: Cheetah Lower Playfield
Image # 39704: Cheetah Illuminated Ball View
Image # 39705: Cheetah Illuminated Ball View
Image # 39706: Cheetah Ball View
Image # 39707: Cheetah Playfield - Detail
Image # 39708: Cheetah Playfield - Detail
Image # 39709: Cheetah Playfield - Detail
Image # 39710: Cheetah Playfield - Detail
Image # 39711: Cheetah Playfield - Detail
Image # 39712: Cheetah Playfield - Detail
Image # 39713: Cheetah Playfield - Detail
Image # 39714: Cheetah Playfield - Detail
Image # 39715: Cheetah Playfield - Detail
Image # 39716: Cheetah Playfield - Detail
Image # 39717: Cheetah Designer Name
Image # 39718: Cheetah Instruction Card
Image # 39719: Cheetah Score Card
Image # 39720: Cheetah Cabinet - Right
Image # 39721: Cheetah Illuminated Front View
Image # 75702: Cheetah Playfield
Image # 75703: Cheetah Cabinet - Left
Image # 75704: Cheetah Early Production Backglass
Image # 75705: Cheetah Early Production Upper Playfield
Image # 75706: Cheetah Early Production Middle Playfield
Image # 75707: Cheetah Early Production Lower Playfield
Image # 75708: Cheetah Early Production Backbox - Right
Image # 75709: Cheetah Early Production Cabinet - Right
Image # 75710: Cheetah Early Production Cabinet - Front
Image # 75711: Cheetah Early Production Cabinet - Serial Number
Image # 75712: Cheetah Early Production Cabinet - Front View

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Manufactured ByStern Electronics
DateJune 1980
TypeSS
IPDB ID500
Players4

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6
Hold left upper flipper up and shoot the lane behind it. Repeat. There is a video somewhere of Elwin putting over 1 million doing only this.
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4
The back glass lady looks like my aunt on safari and I don't like it
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2
Shoot the upper drop targets or the lower-right set when lit to advance bonus multipliers. Bonus is a key element!
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Keep upward and go for the upper orbit using the upper flupper