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Loch Ness Monster / IPD No. 1465 / November, 1985 / 4 Players

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Manufacturer:

Game Plan, Incorporated, of Illinois (1978-1985)
[Trade Name: Game Plan]

Date Of Manufacture:

November, 1985

MPU:

Game Plan MPU-2

Type:

Solid State Electronic (SS)

Production:

1 unit (confirmed)

Serial Number Database:

View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site)

Theme:

Fantasy - Monsters - Scuba Diving

Notable Features:

Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), 3-bank drop targets (3), Star rollovers (2), Standup target (1), Spinning target (1). Below the playfield is a moving three-dimensional model of the Loch Ness Monster, seen through a blue window in the playfield, and lit with flashing lights.

Sound: electronic, 1 bell

Design by:

Joe Kaminkow, Ed Cebula

Art by:

Seamus McLaughlin, Kevin O'Connor, Margaret Hudson

Software by:

Rehman Merchant

Notes:

Kevin O'Connor told us that he did the art on the playfield and the complete set of plastics and that Margaret Hudson was the production artist who cut all the color separations by hand according to a color rendering provided by him.

Per a photo in Cash Box, March 29, 1986, page 38, this game appeared in the Game Plan booth at the 1986 American Coin Machine Exposition (ACME) held March 7-9 in Chicago.

Game Plan closed as this model was being prepared for production. Reportedly, only the prototype exists.

Photos in:

Cash Box, March 29, 1986, page 38
Arcade Treasures External Link

, page 128
The Pinball Compendium 1982 to Present External Link

, page 65

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