ABOUT
Pictured in this listing is an Early Production game, serial number 009, which was one of several (10?) that Data East had sent to a Bose� speaker factory to have speakers and amp installed to promote the new DE sound system. The lamp boards under the playfield are red, instead of green, in this Early Production version. Excluding the specially-equipped speakers, no other differences have been identified from later production games except, reportedly, some different sound bites were used on the ROMs.
Paul Faris states his daughter was his model for the Christine Dae character on the backglass.
We previously listed the Manufacture Date as April, 1990.
This game was produced from January 1990 to June 1990.
The Phantom of the Opera was a French novel by Gaston Leroux, first published in 1910. Many film and stage productions have been adapted from it, over the years.
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Pinside ID343
Manufactured ByData East USA, Inc.
DateJanuary 1990
TypeSS
IPDB ID1777
Players4
HIGH SCORES
PINTIPS
Flashing top lane is the skillshot (for 100,000 x ball number). It opens the organ for multiball locks. There's no lane change.
Complete ONE on organ to light lock for 15s. Shoot organ for 2-ball MB. Shoot organ to open it, then lock both balls in organ for 3-ball MB.
During 3-ball MB, shoot the organ to open it, then shoot a ball inside for jackpot. Complete ONE and TWO on organ to relight jackpot.