5.6 - What was the first Alvin G. & Co. game? (Pinball History)
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This article is from the General Pinball FAQ, by Keith Johnson keefer@access.digex.net with numerous contributions by others.
5.6 - What was the first Alvin G. & Co. game? (Pinball History)
I believe their first machine was A. G. Soccer-Ball, which was released in
1991. This was basically a regular-sized pinball machine with flipper
buttons on both ends and a playfield that was crowned in the middle towards
either end. If you don't play against a friend, then the game will itself
provide somewhat of an opponent using its patented Switch Flippers.
Basically, each flipper has a switch on it that detects when the ball hits
it, then it flips. It has been seen doing slap saves!
Their first conventional pin was World Tour, released in late 1992. (Its
full name is "Al's Garage Band Goes On a World Tour" I think.) The big
"feature" of this game was a spinning disk as a ramp. Not a very big deal,
really. Another "feature" of the game was the fact that every time the ball
hit a jet bumper, you'd feel it in the flipper buttons! This was a pretty
strange sensation, to say the least.
** See also question 5.10 about their fold.
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