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3''The Amazing Spider-Man'' is a PhysicalPinballTable designed by Creator/EdKrynski with art by Creator/GordonMorison. it was developed by Creator/{{Gottlieb}} and released in 1980.
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5The pinball itself is named after [[Franchise/SpiderMan the character and long-running comic book series,]] and is the second table featuring a licensed Creator/MarvelComics character from Gottlieb[[note]]After ''The Incredible Hulk''[[/note]]. The backglass and playfield are festooned with Spider-Man's RoguesGallery and major supporting characters, including the Green Goblin, Dr. Octopus, The Kingpin, and Mary Jane Watson. The bottom of the playfield features three flippers (one left, two right), while a fourth flipper sits in the middle-left of the table. While there isn't a goal beyond racking up a high score, the fast-paced gameplay and enticing art makes this a pleasure, though the generic sound effects are a minor disappointment.
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7This pinball was the first of Gottlieb's System 80 design; over 7,600 units of this pinball were made, and it became Gottlieb's best-selling game of 1980. Stan Lee owned one of the earliest production models and kept it in his office for over twenty years, until finally auctioning it off as part of his Stan Lee Collection in 2003. Many of the original tables are still operational today, a testament to the System 80 architecture, and it remains sought after by both pinball restoration hobbyists and collectors of comic book memorabilia.
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10!!This pinball demonstrates the following tropes:
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12* AdaptationalVillainy: Aside from a fight with Spidey when she first appeared in his comic book, the Black Widow has never been a Spider-Man villain, yet is shown on the backglass with the likes of The Green Goblin and the Vulture.
13* BaldOfEvil: The Kingpin and the Vulture.
14* BewareMyStingerTail: The Scorpion.
15* CigarChomper: J. Jonah Jameson, full stop.
16* CombatTentacles: Dr. Octopus, of course.
17* FieryRedhead: Mary Jane Watson.
18* FloatingHeadSyndrome: Mary Jane, J. Jonah Jameson, and Aunt May are shown as three heads floating against a set of clouds on the playfield.
19* GrannyClassic: Aunt May, looking rather stern on the playfield.
20* LicensedPinballTable
21* LightningBruiser: The Kingpin, who's shown taking a mad dash despite his stout size.
22* LizardFolk: The Lizard.
23* RoguesGallery: The backglass features the Green Goblin, the Vulture, Dr. Octopus, and the [[AdaptationalVillainy Black Widow]]. The playfield has the Lizard, the Kingpin, Kraven the Hunter, and the Scorpion.
24* TradeSnark: [[EnforcedTrope Enforced,]] as every single piece of ''Spider-Man'' character art on the backglass and the playfield is accompanied by a small Trademark symbol. It becomes rather annoying when trying to admire the artwork.
25* UrbanLegendOfZelda: A rumor exists that setting the game's DIP switches to a certain combination will cause the game to play the theme music from [[WesternAnimation/SpiderMan1967 the Sixties animated series]] during the attract mode.

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