''Star Wars Trilogy'' is a 1997 pinball machine 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 based in the ''
Star Wars
''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (film), eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide popular culture, pop-culture Cultural impact of S ...
'' original trilogy. It was released in the year of the release of the special editions of the films. The backbox features an optional
lenticular lens
A lenticular lens is an array of lenses, designed so that when viewed from slightly different angles, different parts of the image underneath are shown. The most common example is the lenses used in lenticular printing, where the technology is used ...
3D image, a pinball industry first.
Gameplay
There are six modes called heroics. The top hole starts a mode and feeds the ball to the left inlane via the cannon. The modes are:
*''Leia'': Choke
Jabba the Hutt
Jabba Desilijic Tiure, more commonly known as Jabba the Hutt, is a Character (arts), fictional character and minor antagonist in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. Created by George Lucas, Jabba is voiced by Larry Ward with several puppeteers inside a ...
. The display shows Leia with a chain around Jabba's neck that Leia pulls tighter with every ramp shot. 3 ramps chokes Jabba. The ramps score 200k then 300k and finally 400k. The mode lasts about 30 seconds.
*''Luke'': Load the X-Wing and shoot the ball through the narrow lane within 30 seconds for a 500k jackpot.
*''Chewie'': Rebuild C-3PO. The ramp, both orbits and the top hole score points and award a body part. The points awarded are 100k, 200k, 300k and finally 400k.
*''C-3PO/R2-D2'': Shoot the top hole 3 times to stop the trash compactor. Each shot scores 50k+ 100k.
*''Obi Wan'': Shoot the lit shots to confuse the stormtroopers. The first shot is the right orbit, then the ramp, then the left orbit. Each shot scores 150k+ 100k per shot.
*''Han Solo'': A hurry-up. Shoot the right hole to escape from the slug. The value starts at 420k.
At the start of the game the player is given the choice of playing either the normal 3 ball game or a novice game that guarantees a 2-minute game time with the ball saver active. When the ball saver times out, the first drain ends the game. Holding in the left flipper and pressing start gives League mode and holding the right flipper gives Wizard mode.
References
External links
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Recent Auction Results for ''Star Wars Trilogy''
Trilogy
A trilogy is a set of three works of art that are connected and can be seen either as a single work or as three individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, and video games, and are less common in other art forms. Three-part wor ...
Sega pinball machines
1997 pinball machines
Pinball machines based on films
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