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* VocalDissonance: Despite looking like a BaldWoman, Computor has a clearly masculine monotonic voice.
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* VocalDissonance: Despite looking like a BaldWoman, bald woman, Computor has a clearly masculine monotonic voice.
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* BaldWoman: Computor, as shown on the backglass and the sides of the cabinet.
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Not to be confused with its contemporary, the UsefulNotes/ZXSpectrum.
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* VocalDissonance: Despite looking like a BaldWoman. Computor has a clearly masculine monotonic voice.
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* VocalDissonance: Despite looking like a BaldWoman. BaldWoman, Computor has a clearly masculine monotonic voice.
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* BaldWomen: Computor, as shown on the backglass and the sides of the cabinet.
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* BaldWomen: BaldWoman: Computor, as shown on the backglass and the sides of the cabinet.
* MachineMonotone: Computor speaks like this.
* VocalDissonance: Despite looking like a BaldWoman. Computor has a clearly masculine monotonic voice.
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->'''Computor:''' "One more game, perhaps?"
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[[caption-width-right:350:''Guess the Computer's Color Code'']]
''Spectrum'' is a PhysicalPinballTable designed by Claude Fernandez with art by Margaret Hudson. Released by [[Creator/MidwayGames Bally]] in 1982, it's based on-- of all things-- the game ''TabletopGame/{{Mastermind}}!'' Players have to deduce the 4-color code provided by the "Computor" by shooting the ball into the colored saucers (to obtain clues), comparing them to the light display on the playfield, and then shooting banks of colored targets to place the colors in the order of your guess.
This level of game complexity (compare the rules [[http://pinball.org/rules/spectrum.html here]] with the ones provided on the [[http://mirror2.ipdb.org/files/2274/Bally_1982_Spectrum_Reproduction_Score_and_Instruction_Cards.zip instruction card]] (warning: ZIP file)) plus other uncommon features (no launcher-- a new ball went into play as soon as the player pressed Start or a ball drained), made this machine a major flop: of the 994 machines produced, less than 500 were sold and the others allegedly scrapped or salvaged. A notable oddity.
''Spectrum'' is a PhysicalPinballTable designed by Claude Fernandez with art by Margaret Hudson. Released by [[Creator/MidwayGames Bally]] in 1982, it's based on-- of all things-- the game ''TabletopGame/{{Mastermind}}!'' Players have to deduce the 4-color code provided by the "Computor" by shooting the ball into the colored saucers (to obtain clues), comparing them to the light display on the playfield, and then shooting banks of colored targets to place the colors in the order of your guess.
This level of game complexity (compare the rules [[http://pinball.org/rules/spectrum.html here]] with the ones provided on the [[http://mirror2.ipdb.org/files/2274/Bally_1982_Spectrum_Reproduction_Score_and_Instruction_Cards.zip instruction card]] (warning: ZIP file)) plus other uncommon features (no launcher-- a new ball went into play as soon as the player pressed Start or a ball drained), made this machine a major flop: of the 994 machines produced, less than 500 were sold and the others allegedly scrapped or salvaged. A notable oddity.
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[[caption-width-right:350:''Guess the Computer's Computor's Color Code'']]
->'''Computor:''' "Challenge me."
''Spectrum'' is a PhysicalPinballTable designed by Claude Fernandez with artby by Margaret Hudson. Released by [[Creator/MidwayGames Bally]] in 1982, it's based on-- of all things-- the game ''TabletopGame/{{Mastermind}}!'' Players have to deduce the 4-color code provided by the "Computor" by shooting the ball into the colored saucers (to obtain clues), comparing them to the light display on the playfield, and then shooting banks of colored targets to place the colors in the order of your guess.
This level of game complexity (compare the rules [[http://pinball.org/rules/spectrum.html here]] with the ones provided on the[[http://mirror2.ipdb.org/files/2274/Bally_1982_Spectrum_Reproduction_Score_and_Instruction_Cards.zip [[http://www.pinballrebel.com/game/pins/instruction/spectrum1.gif instruction card]] (warning: ZIP file)) card]]) plus other uncommon features (no launcher-- launcher -- a new ball went into play as soon as the player pressed Start or a ball drained), made this machine a major flop: of the 994 machines produced, less than 500 were sold and the others allegedly scrapped or salvaged. A notable oddity.
->'''Computor:''' "Challenge me."
''Spectrum'' is a PhysicalPinballTable designed by Claude Fernandez with art
This level of game complexity (compare the rules [[http://pinball.org/rules/spectrum.html here]] with the ones provided on the
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->'''Computor:''' "One more game, perhaps?"
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* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Most of the people featured in the game have either light green skin or green-tinted skin tones.
* AppealToNovelty
* BaldWomen: Seen on the backglass and the sides of the cabinet.
* EverythingsBetterWithRainbows: The play field design is a set of multicolored spectrums interrupted by black circuit boards.
* EverythingsBetterWithRainbows: The play field design is a set of multicolored spectrums interrupted by black circuit boards.
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This level of game complexity (compare the rules [[http://pinball.org/rules/spectrum.html here]] with the ones provided on the [[http://mirror2.ipdb.org/files/2274/Bally_1982_Spectrum_Reproduction_Score_and_Instruction_Cards.zip instruction card]] (warning: ZIP file)) plus other uncommon features (no launcher-- a new ball went into play as soon as the player pressed Start or a ball drained), made this machine a major flop: of the 994 machines produced, less than 500 were sold and the others allegedly scrapped or salvaged. While it's still not VindicatedByHistory, it's an oddity worth checking out for the curious pinball fan.
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This level of game complexity (compare the rules [[http://pinball.org/rules/spectrum.html here]] with the ones provided on the [[http://mirror2.ipdb.org/files/2274/Bally_1982_Spectrum_Reproduction_Score_and_Instruction_Cards.zip instruction card]] (warning: ZIP file)) plus other uncommon features (no launcher-- a new ball went into play as soon as the player pressed Start or a ball drained), made this machine a major flop: of the 994 machines produced, less than 500 were sold and the others allegedly scrapped or salvaged. While it's still not VindicatedByHistory, it's an oddity worth checking out for the curious pinball fan.A notable oddity.
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''Spectrum'' is a PhysicalPinballTable designed by Claude Fernandez with art by Margaret Hudson. Released by [[Creator/MidwayGames Bally]] in 1982, it's based on-- of all things-- the game ''TabletopGame/{{Mastermind}}!'' Players have to deduce the 4-color code provided by the "Computor" by shooting the ball into the colored saucers (to obtain clues), comparing them to the light display on the playfield, and then shooting banks of colored targets to place the colors in the order of your guess.
This level of game complexity (compare the rules [[http://pinball.org/rules/spectrum.html here]] with the ones provided on the [[http://mirror2.ipdb.org/files/2274/Bally_1982_Spectrum_Reproduction_Score_and_Instruction_Cards.zip instruction card]] (warning: ZIP file)) plus other uncommon features (no launcher-- a new ball went into play as soon as the player pressed Start or a ball drained), made this machine a major flop: of the 994 machines produced, less than 500 were sold and the others allegedly scrapped or salvaged. While it's still not VindicatedByHistory, it's an oddity worth checking out for the curious pinball fan.
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!! ''Spectrum'' provides examples of:
* FakeDifficulty: Deciphering the playfield can be tough enough, but the game is also designed to not allow flipper catches.
* StalkedByTheBell: If a player dawdles trying to make a guess (or figure out how to play), the game says "You're taking too long!" and autolaunches the next ball.
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This level of game complexity (compare the rules [[http://pinball.org/rules/spectrum.html here]] with the ones provided on the [[http://mirror2.ipdb.org/files/2274/Bally_1982_Spectrum_Reproduction_Score_and_Instruction_Cards.zip instruction card]] (warning: ZIP file)) plus other uncommon features (no launcher-- a new ball went into play as soon as the player pressed Start or a ball drained), made this machine a major flop: of the 994 machines produced, less than 500 were sold and the others allegedly scrapped or salvaged. While it's still not VindicatedByHistory, it's an oddity worth checking out for the curious pinball fan.
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!! ''Spectrum'' provides examples of:
* FakeDifficulty: Deciphering the playfield can be tough enough, but the game is also designed to not allow flipper catches.
* StalkedByTheBell: If a player dawdles trying to make a guess (or figure out how to play), the game says "You're taking too long!" and autolaunches the next ball.
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