Line #18 Pinball/MacAttack


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3	''Mac Attack'' is a PhysicalPinballTable designed and illustrated by Tony Ramunni, with music and software by Alberto Frabetti. It was released by Italian {{Pinball}} maker Creator/{{Zaccaria}} (operating as "Mr. Game") in 1989.
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5	As with their other releases at the time, ''Mac Attack'' was part of an attempt by Zaccaria to turn their fortunes around with distinctively bold games -- in addition to conventional pinball controls, the slanted futuristic cabinet featured two grip handles with firing buttons, a vacuum-formed playfield filled with details, and a 9" color CRT in the backbox. The game itself hints at a SummerBlockbuster plot, as a [[HeroesRUs team of three commandos]] use {{Jet Pack}}s, a [[TankGoodness rocket-powered tank]], and their Attack Base [[MoreDakka full of guns]] to blast their enemies. Run up the Take Off Ramp to fly into action, fire the two pinball-launching guns at the enemy base, get the Mac Mobile into position, then play through the three {{Video Mode}}s to qualify for a Special.
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7	Needless to say, ''Mac Attack'' is a very hard table to find today, due to both Mr. Game's shrinking fortunes and the machine's unwieldy nature; the cabinets were extremely heavy and hard to move, the legs required a special set of straight threaded pipes for attachment, and there was no provision for rewiring the game for 110 volts, further limiting its reach outside of Italy.
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10	!!''Mac Attack'' demonstrates the following tropes:
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12	* AsskickingPose: The backbox art shows the Captain with teeth clenched as he grips a pair of gun controls. Behind him are his two crew members, each with a raised fist and a large gun ready to fire.
13	* ExcusePlot: More like ''Implied'' Excuse Plot, but still...
14	* HeroesRUs: The Mac Attack team appears to be this -- they have only three members, but enough hardware and firepower to rival a small country.
15	* HostageSituation: One of the Video Modes.
16	* JetPack: Used by the heroes to fly into action, and the subject of one of the {{Video Mode}}s.
17	* MoreDakka: The backbox and playfield art is covered in large-bore cannons; the player's Attack Base alone has eight gun barrels visible, and that's ''without'' counting the two pinball-launching cannons on the cabinet.
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19	* TheSmurfettePrinciple: The Attack team has one (unnamed) female member.
20	** FauxActionGirl: She is shown only doing two things: standing around, and being a DamselInDistress in one of the VideoMode games.
21	* SpaceClothes: The Mac Attack team wear form-fitting shiny spandex outfits with round aviator helmets.
22	* TankGoodness: The Mac Mobile ground tank, seen on the upper playfield. Hitting a center target with the pinball cannons moves the tank, exposing a ball trap and enabling one of the {{Video Mode}}s.
23	* VideoMode: Three of them, all played on the 9" color CRT screen with the two firing buttons:
24	** The first game has the player use a JetPack to fly up the side of a building, dodging gunfire from enemies appearing in the windows.
25	** The second game requires running and climbing up a construction site to rescue a hostage.

Context Pinball / MacAttack