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* ReferencedBy: ''Pinball/RedAndTedsRoadShow'' has its protagonists pursued by Car 504.

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''Pinball/RedAndTedsRoadShow'' has its protagonists pursued by Car 504.


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** [[https://www.thisweekinpinball.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/304938030_5553405318053983_8786739558285188465_n.jpg The backbox topper]] included with ''Pinball/TotalNuclearAnnihilation 2.0'' mimics [[https://www.ipdb.org/images/1176/image-2.jpg the equivalent topper]] for ''High Speed'', including a similar red pattern and a variant on the phrase "Hot Action Pinball."
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* FanNickname: ''High Speed'' was jokingly called "High Cost" within Williams, due to its then-high production cost.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: 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, while the third and fourth player displays were numeric only.

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* ExecutiveMeddling: 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, while the third and fourth player displays were numeric only.alphanumeric.
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* FanNickname: ''High Speed'' was jokingly called "High Cost" within Williams, due to its then-high production cost.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: 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, while the third and fourth player displays were numeric only.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: 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.
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* ReferencedBy: ''Pinball/RedAndTedsRoadShow'' has its protagonists pursued by Car 504.
** ''Pinball/JunkYard'' pulls its Super Jackpot animation from the second game.
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