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''Apollo 13'' is a 1995
pinball Pinball games are a family of games in which a ball is propelled into a specially designed table where it bounces off various obstacles, scoring points either en route or when it comes to rest. Historically the board was studded with nails call ...
machine based on the film ''
Apollo 13 Apollo 13 (April 1117, 1970) was the seventh crewed mission in the Apollo space program and the third meant to land on the Moon. The craft was launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 11, 1970, but the lunar landing was aborted aft ...
''. It was designed by Joe Kaminkow and Joe Balcer, and released by
Sega Pinball Sega Pinball Inc. was a division of Sega which existed from 1994 until 1999. Though Sega first entered the pinball market in 1971 but stopped production in 1978. Sega re-entered the market when it took over Data East's pinball division in 1994. The ...
. It is notable for its 13-ball multiball mode, the largest of any pinball machine ever made.


Gameplay

After starting a game, you have a choice of "Regular" or "Novice" mode. "Regular" is the normal 3-ball arrangement. "Novice" is timed play; the player has 2 minutes when any drained balls are autoplunged, and after the 2 minutes expires, the game is over when the ball(s) on the field drains. You can start a game in "League" mode by holding the left flipper button in while starting a game, and "Wizard" mode by holding the right flipper button in. There are 9 Missions; after doing all of them, Master Alarm is lit at the right saucer. The Missions are: *''Orbiter'' *''{{CO2'' *''Manual Burn'' *''Rocket 2-Ball'' *''Moon's Gravity'' *''Under Volt'' *''Life Support'' *''Docking'' *''Lite Extra Ball'' Once the 9 missions have finished, the wizard mode ''Master Alarm'' will start. It's a 40-second frenzy where every target scores 1 million and adds 1 million to a Jackpot that is lit at the Blastoff ramp. The Jackpot does not reset after collecting it, and does not have a limit. This round can be worth many points if the player has mastered the ramp shot.


Multiball modes

''Apollo 13'' has a number of pinball modes: *Regular Multiball (5-balls) *13-ball (13 balls): When the 8 BLASTOFF letters (shown below the score display) are completed (they then flash), the next multiball will be 13 BALL. When 13-ball starts, the bottom post raises and stays up for about 10 seconds. Five balls are launched, and after about 5 seconds the 8 balls in the 8-ball holder are released, all at once. There is no ball saver. During 13-ball, the Rocket is lit for Jackpots. After a Jackpot, the bottom post is not raised, increasing the difficulty of play. After 5 Jackpots have been collected, the Super 13-Ball Jackpot is lit.


External links


IPDB listing for ''Apollo 13''Demo video and various high resolution pictures for the ''Apollo 13'' pinball
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