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1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flash-dragon_2257.jpg]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350:Smile! You're on Candid Conjurer!]]
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4	''Flash Dragon'' is a [[PhysicalPinballTables solid state pinball machine]] developed by Playmatic of Barcelona, Spain.
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6	In 1986, being squeezed in the arcades by more technologically sophisticated games such as ''Pinball/SpaceShuttle'' and ''[[Pinball/PinBot Pin*Bot]]'', Playmatic needed a way to make their games stand out among players. Their solution was ''Flash Dragon'', which at first blush looked like a nondescript table with a generic HighFantasy theme. However, when a player established the new high score on the game, a Polaroid instant camera embedded into the backbox would snap a picture, providing a memento of the occasion.
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8	Although the gimmick wasn't enough to overcome ''Flash Dragon's'' simplistic gameplay, the [[http://foromarciano.org/foro/thread/84/23/08423_1.html#post77078 photos]] did provide Spanish pinball players with some fond memories.
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11	!!''Flash Dragon'' demonstrates the following tropes:
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13	%%* AppealToNovelty
14	* EvilSorcerer: Seen on the backglass.
15	* ExcusePlot: What do dragons have to do with taking pictures, anyway?
16	* OurDragonsAreDifferent: And they take selfies!
17	* UsefulNotes/{{Plagiarism}}: The sorceror on the backglass art is a direct lift from Rodney Matthews' [[https://twitter.com/fabiaschi/status/1663426307944861696?s=20 depiction]] of [[Literature/TheElricSaga Elric of Melnibone]].
18	* ReTool: There were actually [[http://pinballspain.comyr.com/proyecto1/petacos_tabview.php?ID=129 two versions]] of ''Flash Dragon'' released; they shared the same name, artwork, and camera gimmick, but have entirely different layouts and rules.
19	* ScoringPoints: As noted in the description, breaking the high score rewards players with a photograph.
20	* WhiteHairBlackHeart: The EvilSorcerer has white hair.

Context Pinball / FlashDragon