ABOUT
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.
IMAGES
Images via IPDB.org
Manufactured ByStern Electronics
DateJune 1980
TypeSS
IPDB ID500
Players4
HIGH SCORES
PINTIPS
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.
The back glass lady looks like my aunt on safari and I don't like it
Shoot the upper drop targets or the lower-right set when lit to advance bonus multipliers. Bonus is a key element!