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Description

Contact, the first Williams wide body pinball machine, is a science-fiction themed, 4-player, solid state unit.

This pinball contains several special features including; a disappearing center post assembly, dual action flippers and a moving target. (entry contributed by Tim B. 3/03)

Contact was produced by Williams Electronics, Inc. (1967-1985) in 1978.

Williams Electronics, Inc. (1967-1985) released 215 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1959. Williams Electronics, Inc. (1967-1985) was based in United States.

Other machines made by Williams Electronics, Inc. (1967-1985) during the time period Contact was produced include: Big Deal 1977, Liberty Bell, Hot Tip, Rancho, Argosy, Lucky Seven, World Cup, Topaz, Flash, and Phoenix Pinball

Specs

Name Contact
Developer Williams Electronics, Inc. (1967-1985) (United States)
Year 1978
Type Pinball
KLOV/MOG # 10818
Sub-Type Solid State
Class Wide Release
# Maximum Players 4
Control Panel Layout Single Player
Sound Amplified Mono (one channel)
Cabinet Styles
  • Upright/Standard

Contact KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 0.00 (0 votes)

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VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Contact Census

There are 15,264 members of the Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,669 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 166,973 machines (7,000 unique titles).

Uncommon - There are 9 known instances of this machine owned by Contact collectors who are active members. Of these, 9 of them are original dedicated machines.

Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list.

This game ranks a 1 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]

Flyers

Foto-Finder® (Books)

  1. Pinball Compendium : 1970-1981 Shalhoub (ISBN 0764320742) Page: 130; Color photo
  2. Pinball Compendium : 1970-1981 Shalhoub (ISBN 0764320742) Page: 130; Color photo

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