Line #37 Pinball/RevengeFromMars


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2	[[caption-width-right:283:''Revenge is sweet.'']]
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4	-> ''"Forget everything you knew about {{pinball}}. This is something entirely different. Entirely better. It's ''Revenge From Mars,'' the first-ever game to utilize the technology of [[AdvancedTech2000 Pinball 2000.]]"''
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6	''Revenge from Mars'' is the sequel to ''Pinball/AttackFromMars'', released in January 1999 by Creator/WilliamsElectronics (being the final pinball game released under the Bally label). It was designed by veteran arcade game creator Creator/GeorgeGomez, whose previous VideoGames include ''VideoGame/SpyHunter1983'' and ''{{VideoGame/Tron}}'', with artwork by Creator/GregFreres and Creator/JohnYoussi, and programming by Creator/KeithJohnson.
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8	It was notable for being the first of the two ill-fated "[[AdvancedTech2000 Pinball 2000]]" games (the other being ''Pinball/StarWarsEpisodeI''), which utilized digital graphics projected over the playfield to create an interesting psuedo-3D illusion of immersion. The format of the game is also different from its predecessor: you are given a choice of nine missions in three categories to tackle.
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10	The making of the game is profiled in the documentary ''[[Film/TiltTheBattleToSavePinball Tilt: The Battle to Save Pinball]]''
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13	!!This pinball machine contains examples of:
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15	* AbnormalAmmo: In "Paris in Peril", a saucer lands on the Eiffel Tower, and the player must fling items like [[EdibleAmmunition watermelons]] and cows at it.
16	* AlienAutopsy: The focus of the "Martian Autopsy" mode.
17	* AlienInvasion: The game's premise.
18	* AliensStealCable: "Mars Kneads Women" has the player destroying televisions that a Martian is watching.
19	* AliensStealCattle: One of the objects that's {{tractor beam}}ed up during the "Alien Abduction" mode is a cow.
20	* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: The "Secret Weapon" mode has [[HumongousMecha the Lincoln memorial turning into the "Advanced Battle Emancipator"]] fighting a Big-O Martian.
21	* BizarreAlienBiology: Martians drink gasoline the same way humans drink alcohol.
22	* CompanyCrossReferences:
23	** The "Drive-In Demolition" mode is a reference to the "Move Your Car" mode in the ''Pinball/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon'' pinball machine.
24	** Deplete the Big-O Martian's LifeMeter in "Secret Weapon" and you're prompted to [[Franchise/MortalKombat "FINISH HIM!"]] (Williams had acquired ''Mortal Kombat'' developer Midway back in 1988.)
25	* EasterEgg: During the attract mode, pressing the flipper buttons in a certain sequence[[note]]Left and right together, then right, left, right, right, left, right, right, right, left, and left[[/note]] will show a picture of the development team.
26	* Every10000Points: By default, extra balls are given out (as opposed to replays) at certain point plateaus.
27	* FinishingMove: Done in "Secret Weapon" mode as a ShoutOut to ''Franchise/MortalKombat''.
28	* FunWithAcronyms: The Lincoln Memorial doubles as the '''A'''dvanced '''B'''attle '''E'''mancipator.
29	* {{Hologram}}: The "Pinball 2000" platform, which projected video images onto the playfield.
30	* HumongousMecha[=/=]LivingStatue[=/=]WeaponizedLandmark: The "Secret Weapon" is a giant Abe Lincoln robot.
31	* LifeMeter: Used in the FightingGame-styled "Secret Weapon" mode.
32	* MarsNeedsWomen: Various animations indicate the Martians still desire women, to the point where one mode is titled "[[PunBasedTitle Mars Kneads Women]]".
33	* MissionPackSequel: ''Revenge'' is essentially this to ''Pinball/AttackFromMars'' -- the fundamental layout and gameplay is the same in both games.
34	* MonumentalDamage: "Tower Struggle"
35	* MyBrainIsBig: The aliens have wrinkly oversized heads.
36	* PunnyName: "Tower Struggle" and "Mars Kneads Women".
37	* RevengeOfTheSequel: The title, of course.
38	* ShoutOut: "Martian Aerobics" is a homage to ''VideoGame/SpaceInvaders''.
39	* StuffBlowingUp: Frequently the result of a mode's conclusion.
40	* TractorBeam: Used in the "Alien Abduction" mode.
41	* UnexpectedGameplayChange: "Secret Weapon" changes into a FightingGame (albeit heavily simplified for the control scheme).
42	%%* WizardMode: Attack Mars
43	%%* WorldOfHam

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