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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