The Phantom of the Opera is a pinball machine released by Data East in 1990. The game is based on the 1910 French novel The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux,[1] but not based on the 1986 musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber or movie of the same name, although released around the same time.[2] The game was designed by Joe Kaminkow and Ed Cebula.[3]

Description

Game rules are similar to other 1980s pinball machines. There are no modes to complete, the goal of the game is to try to score as much as possible.[4]

Gameplay features include the Catwalk Ramp, a Magic Mirror, a Trap Door and an Organ that opens for Multi-Ball.[5] The Phantom can be unmasked to reveal his true face on the backglass.[3]

The art, music and lightshow give the pinball machine its fitting atmosphere. The Music uses Data East's stereo system.[4] The richly detailed playfield was produced by art designer Paul Faris.[6] Faris' daughter is the model for the character, Christine Daaé, on the backglass.[1] Faris and his wife were previously the models for the backglass of the pinball machine Lost World.[7]

Digital versions

The Phantom of the Opera is available as a licensed table in The Pinball Arcade and Stern Pinball Arcade. Data East logos are removed due to licensing issues.

References

  1. ^ a b "Internet Pinball Machine Database: Data East 'Phantom of the Opera'". Ipdb.org. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  2. ^ "Pinball Archive Rule Sheet: Phantom of the Opera". pinball.org. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  3. ^ a b "Data East's Phantom of the Opera". Cash Box. LII (33): 12. March 10, 1990. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Phantom of the Opera pinball machine game review". www.flippers.be. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  5. ^ "Official PlayStation™Store US". store.playstation.com. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  6. ^ Rossignoli, Marco (2011). The Complete Pinball Book: Collecting the Game and Its History (3rd ed.). Schiffer Publishing. p. 182. ISBN 978-0-7643-3785-7.
  7. ^ "Flippermuseum Schwerin - Lost World von Bally". www.flippermuseum-schwerin.de. Archived from the original on 2015-06-02.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Phantom_of_the_Opera_(pinball)
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