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2.8 - What is a beta machine? (Pinball)

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This article is from the General Pinball FAQ, by Keith Johnson keefer@access.digex.net with numerous contributions by others.

2.8 - What is a beta machine? (Pinball)

Beta machines are pins that show up a while before their production run.
Most often, they appear in areas around Chicago (since that's where all the
manufacturers are located) so that people can try them out and give their
initial impressions and feelings about the game. Betas generally are quite a
bit different from their later production counterparts in the way the rules
are set up. However, the artwork and playfield layout almost never changes,
though other things like rubber posts may be added and/or removed.

There are also even earlier prototype machines that may wind up being
radically different from the later betas and production machines.

The term "Beta" was coined by rgp (probably due to the nature of its
inhabitants) and is not necessarily used by other people, like the
manufacturers.

** See also question 6.2 for information on prototype ROMs.
** See also question 2.18 for machines currently being produced.

 

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