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Ripley's Believe It or Not!
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
STERN

Ripley's Believe It or Not!

2004
★8(379 reviews)
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In the flyer, Stern refers to their Vari-target as a "variable push target". The up-post on this game is located in the upper right corner of the playfield. Games exported to the UK had three "skill posts" factory-installed on the playfield to confirm this machine as a game of skill, not a game of chance, for favorable interpretation by UK import tax laws. Each outlane has a mini-post, similar to that found on Williams' 1972 'Super Star', and between the bottom flippers is a large up-post. An extra button is located below each flipper button to temporarily raise these posts. Pressing the left button raises the left outlane post, pressing the right button raises the right outlane post, or pressing both buttons simultaneously raises the center up-post. Reportedly, most operators disabled this Post Save Feature for location play after getting the game through customs, otherwise it would increase playing time. We are seeking high-resolution images of the three UK playfield posts as well as the sides of the cabinet showing the extra player buttons.

IMAGES

Image # 17627: Ripley's Believe It or Not!� Backglass
Image # 17628: Ripley's Believe It or Not!� Flyer, Front
Image # 17629: Ripley's Believe It or Not!� Flyer, Back
Image # 18882: Ripley's Believe It or Not!� Machine
Image # 18883: Ripley's Believe It or Not!� Playfield
Image # 18884: Ripley's Believe It or Not!� Upper Playfield
Image # 18885: Ripley's Believe It or Not!� Lower Playfield
Image # 19544: Ripley's Believe It or Not!� Playfield
Image # 23861: Ripley's Believe It or Not!� Backbox
Image # 28421: Ripley's Believe It or Not!� Full View
Image # 28422: Ripley's Believe It or Not!� Inside Backbox
Image # 28423: Ripley's Believe It or Not!� Backglass - Reverse
Image # 28424: Ripley's Believe It or Not!� Under Upper Playfield
Image # 28425: Ripley's Believe It or Not!� Inside Cabinet
Image # 28426: Ripley's Believe It or Not!� Instruction Card
Image # 28428: Ripley's Believe It or Not!� Playfield Detail
Image # 28429: Ripley's Believe It or Not!� Playfield Detail
Image # 28430: Ripley's Believe It or Not!� Playfield Detail
Image # 28431: Ripley's Believe It or Not!� Under Lower Playfield
Image # 28432: Ripley's Believe It or Not!� Cabinet - Right
Image # 28433: Ripley's Believe It or Not!� Backbox - Right
Image # 28434: Ripley's Believe It or Not!� Front
Image # 28435: Ripley's Believe It or Not!� Cabinet - Left
Image # 28436: Ripley's Believe It or Not!� Backbox - Left
Image # 56147: Ripley's Believe It or Not!� Post Up
Image # 56148: Ripley's Believe It or Not!� Post Down
Image # 56149: Ripley's Believe It or Not!� Ramp Diverter Cover Removed
Image # 56150: Ripley's Believe It or Not!� Idol Magnet Opto
Image # 56151: Ripley's Believe It or Not!� Idol Magnet Opto - On
Image # 56152: Ripley's Believe It or Not!� Idol Magnet Opto - Off
Image # 56153: Ripley's Believe It or Not!� Shrunken Head
Image # 67668: Ripley's Believe It or Not!� Backglass
Image # 71769: Ripley's Believe It or Not!� Illuminated Full View

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Pinside ID1153
Manufactured ByStern Pinball, Inc.
DateMarch 2004
TypeSS
IPDB ID4917
Players4

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general
4
Ball 1: Short plunge to left flipper and backhand scoop to start Continent mode. Let ball drain and shoot for the 1,000,000 skill shot!
multiball
3
Shoot head x3 to lite lock on right ramp. Lock 2 balls then head for MB. All ramps lit for jackpots, after 2 JPs upper inner loop for super.
general
2
Right ramp lights modes and collects locks when lit. Try to combine relighting and locking balls in one shot.
general
2
During MB's, always drain a ball or 2 during ball saver. The auto plunge will score a jackpot for you on the left loop!

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