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2 | [[caption-width-right:350:''Go Back to the 1950s'']] |
3 | ->''Where You Go Back In Time'' |
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5 | ''Time Machine'' is an early PhysicalPinballTable from Creator/DataEast. Released in 1988, It was designed by Ed Cebula and Creator/JoeKaminkow, with music by David Thiel and art by Kevin O'Connor and Margaret Hudson. |
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7 | The game's premise is a simple one: fire up your [[TimeMachine time-travelling sports car]] for an interdimensional tour. Shoot the ramps and rollovers to spell STARWARP, then hit the center ramp transporter and beam yourself across the playfield for a million points. Travel from TheEighties back to TheSeventies, TheSixties, and TheFifties, locking a pinball in each era, then unleash them for a three-ball multiball and a shot at the Jackpot. For more nostalgia, go to TheFifties and the table turns into an old-fashioned electro-mechanical pinball, complete with old-school chimebox sound effects. |
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9 | ''Time Machine'' is fondly remembered for its blend of fast action, player-friendly design, and nostalgic fun -- it does not have the deepest ruleset, but allows anyone to have a satisfying game without needing to be an expert. The JiveTurkey callouts for each era add to the fun, and the 1950s chimebox is an audio bonus for longtime players. |
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11 | !!''Time Machine'' demonstrates the following tropes: |
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13 | * BadassBureaucrat: The time machine passenger from TheEighties is a female executive wearing a pin-striped power suit and no-nonsense glasses. |
14 | * TheCameo: A small VideoGame/PacMan can be seen on the playfield, representing TheEighties. |
15 | * CoolCar: The time machine morphs from a pink Cadillac to a silver Corvette convertible that travels through time and space. |
16 | * CreatorCameo: Artist Margaret Hudson is the hippie in the time machine. |
17 | * {{Disco}}: A {{disco dan}}cer is used to represent TheSeventies. |
18 | * ExcusePlot: Ultimately, the time-travel premise is just a way to justify the game's electro-mechanical chimebox. |
19 | * ExpositoryThemeTune: Played during the end-of-game karaoke mode. |
20 | -->"Time Machine, where you go back in time..." |
21 | * FishOutOfTemporalWater: The passengers traveling through time in the TimeMachine include a disco dancer, a GranolaGirl hippie, and a fifties football star. |
22 | * GenreThrowback: When the player reaches TheFifties, the alphanumeric display simulates the scoring reels of an electro-mechanical pinball while the game plays analog sounds from its chimebox. |
23 | * GranolaGirl: The female time machine passenger representing TheSixties. |
24 | * HollywoodCostuming: The four passengers are dressed in iconic outfits for their respective decades. |
25 | * JiveTurkey: Each era is represented by an assortment of period slang, such as "Far out", "Gag me with a spoon," "Hang ten!", and "Make love, not war." |
26 | * NothingButHits: The television sets representing TheFifties are showing ''[[NonIronicClown The Bozo the Clown Show]], The Howdy Doody Show,'' and Music/ElvisPresley. |
27 | * OurTimeMachineIsDifferent: Not only does it morph, it also flies through space. |
28 | * OutsideRide: The fifties football star is left hanging off the back seat of the TimeMachine car. |
29 | * PopularHistory: Used throughout the game to represent the various eras, such as the GranolaGirl and peace sign for TheSixties. |
30 | * ThePresentDay: The game begins in 1989, pretty much the present day considering the game was released in December 1988 (and produced through April 1989). |
31 | * ShoutOut: [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture A time-travelling car that goes to the 1950s?]] [[SarcasmMode Never heard that one before...]] |
32 | * SpellingBonus: Spell S-T-A-R-W-A-R-P to light the million-point center spiral jackpot. |
33 | * TimeMachine: A morphing car, in this case. |
34 | * TimeTravel: The theme, dur. |
35 | * VanityLicensePlate: The time machine's plates read KRUZIN. |
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