Line #22 Pinball/HollywoodHeat

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1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hollywood-heat_2460.jpg]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350:The Heat Is On!]]
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4	->''"A [[LampshadeHanging Vice]] Worth Having!"''
5	-->-- '''Promotional flyer'''
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7	''Hollywood Heat'' is a PhysicalPinballTable designed by Creator/JohnTrudeau with art by Larry Day. It was released by Creator/{{Premier}} in 1986.
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9	The game itself is a [[TheMockbuster blatant attempt to invoke]] ''Series/MiamiVice''; the backbox translite features a white-suited Crockett wannabe posing next to a genuine Ferrari Daytona with two bikini-clad women, underneath the "Hollywood Heat" logo done in the ''Vice'' typeface. The table itself is more interesting, with a translucent red spiral and a miniature playfield nestled among neon flamingos, palm trees, and pastel-colored eighties pop art. A set of chutes sends the ball in various unorthodox directions, while the "Hot Shots" jump ramp allows players to quickly return to the upper mini-playfield.
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11	As with other Premier pinballs of the period, the rules are not overly complex, making it suited for intermediate players looking for a fun, straightforward game. It's considered an overlooked jewel by those who managed to get past the [[SoBadItsGood silly theme]], and is regarded as one of Premier's better games. Creator/SteveRitchie has called it one of his favorite games of all time.
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14	!! ''Hollywood Heat'' demonstrates the following tropes:
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16	* AlliterativeTitle
17	* CoolCar: The red Ferrari Daytona on the translite.
18	* CoolShades: Worn by "Crockett".
19	* TheEighties
20	* {{Expy}}:
21	** The man in the white suit on the translite is an obvious expy for ''Vice's'' Sonny Crockett.
22	** The game's promotion flyer has Jeff Walker (from Creator/{{Bally}}'s Marketing Department) playing an expy for Rico Tubbs.
23	* FanserviceExtra: The two bikini-clad women on the backbox.
24	* TheMockbuster: Of ''Series/MiamiVice''. Even the game's main tune is a knockoff of the ''Vice'' theme music.
25	* PinballScoring: The flyer touts 8-digit scoring (when recent games had only 7 digits of score display) as one of its features. There is also a sticker that can be placed on it with that fact.
26	* RampJump: Done with the "Hot Shots" ramp.
27	* SpellingBonus: Spelling P-I-N-B-A-L-L (which requires lighting the top rollovers seven times) lights the outlane specials.

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