Star Trax

Description

A game of the type having a large number of balls, the number of ball is adjustable but defaults at 800 per round with 3 rounds per game,a set of targets responsive to contact with the balls, and a scoring mechanism for keeping a score associated with contact between the balls and the targets further includes a tiltable rebound surface. A ball pump raises the balls to the top of the cabinet and discharges the balls from the output to cause the balls to fall in space onto the rebound surface. A user controlled steering mechanism is coupled to the rebound surface to allow a user to tilt the rebound surface as the balls fall onto the rebound surface in order to direct the balls that bounce off of the rebound surface against selected ones of the targets. The game was developed with the help of Williams Electronics. It uses the Williams system 11 pinball boards and was programed by Ed Suchocki.I was told by the game designer that the game tested very well but there was a change of management at Taito and the project was scrapped. See Patent Number 5,044,639 Date of Patent Sep. 3, 1991. Krell Development for Taito America Corporation

Star Trax was produced by Taito in 1991.

Taito released 488 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1967. Taito was based in Japan.

Other machines made by Taito during the time period Star Trax was produced include: Double Axle, Aqua Jack, Aa Eikou No Koushien, American Horseshoes, Air Inferno, Racing Beat, Pu-Li-Ru-La, Metal Black, Power Blade, and Warrior Blade: Rastan Saga Episode III