Trivia / High Speed

• Executive Meddling: According to Larry DeMar, he got into an argument with Ken Fedesna, Williams's General Manager, over the inclusion of alphanumeric displays for this game, due to its then-high cost. As a compromise, only the first and second player displays were alphanumeric.
• Keep Circulating the Tapes: The advances in mechanical design that went into High Speed led to many machines being kept in service much longer than normal. However, the playfields were not given as much attention, leading to many machines remaining in service despite being extremely worn.
• Referenced by...:
  • Red & Ted's Road Show has its protagonists pursued by Car 504.
  • Junk Yard pulls its Super Jackpot animation from the second game.
  • The backbox topper◊ included with Total Nuclear Annihilation 2.0 mimics the equivalent topper◊ for High Speed, including a similar red pattern and a variant on the phrase "Hot Action Pinball."

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