A breakout-style ball-and-paddle game with a grid of sixteen widely-spaced blocks and pockets along the top and side edges of the playfield. Hitting a block once removes it, earns points, and bounces the ball. Hitting a pocket earns points and holds the ball for a moment.Hardware architecture is discrete digital logic chips with no microprocessor paddle control is purely analog. Cabinet includes a two-tone doorbell chime for bonus sound effects.
Ricochet was produced by Nutting Associates in 1976.
Nutting Associates released 15 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1968. Nutting Associates was based in United States.
Other machines made by Nutting Associates during the time period Ricochet was produced include: Wimbledon, Table Tennis, Watergate Caper, Computer Space 2 Player, Missile Radar, and Electradice
Name | Ricochet |
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Developer | Nutting Associates (United States) |
Year | 1976 |
Type | Videogame |
KLOV/MOG # | 13131 |
Class | Wide Release |
Genre | Ball and Paddle (Non Breakout) |
Monitor |
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Conversion Class | unique |
# Simultaneous Players | 1 |
# Maximum Players | 2 |
Game Play | Alternating |
Control Panel Layout | Single Player |
Sound | Unamplified Mono (requires one-channel amp) |
Cabinet Styles |
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Instructions | Ricochet Instructions Image |
Control Panel | Ricochet Control Panel Image |
PCB | Ricochet PCB Image |
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Uncommon - There are 6 known instances of this machine owned by Ricochet collectors who are active members. Of these, 5 of them are original dedicated machines. One is a set of circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.
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This game ranks a 2 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.
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