The Getaway: High Speed II
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The Getaway: High Speed II is a 1992 pinball game
by Steve Ritchie
. It is a sequel to 1986's popular High Speed
.
The Getaway is almost identical to its predecessor, with the following changes:
This game uses the song "La Grange" by ZZ Top
for its main gameplay song.
The last gear will light "Redline Mania" which cannot be collected by the gearshift, but is awarded by shooting the Supercharger.
Secondary objectives:
Pinball
Pinball is a type of arcade game, usually coin-operated, where a player attempts to score points by manipulating one or more metal balls on a playfield inside a glass-covered case called a pinball machine. The primary objective of the game is to score as many points as possible...
by Steve Ritchie
Steve Ritchie
Steven Scott Ritchie is an acclaimed pinball and video game designer. He has been called "The Master of Flow" by pinball aficionados due to the emphasis in his designs on ball speed, loops, and the like....
. It is a sequel to 1986's popular High Speed
High Speed
High Speed is a 1986 pinball game designed by Steve Ritchie and released by Williams Electronics. This game was based on Ritchie's real-life police chase inside a 1979 Porsche 928....
.
The Getaway is almost identical to its predecessor, with the following changes:
- Dot-matrix display (Resolution: 128x32)
- The plunger is replaced with a gearshift, which is also used during main gameplay, as well as the video mode
- Magnetic ball accelerator, dubbed the "Supercharger"
This game uses the song "La Grange" by ZZ Top
ZZ Top
ZZ Top is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "That Little Ol' Band from Texas". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based boogie rock, has come to incorporate elements of arena, southern, and boogie rock. The band, from Houston Texas, formed in 1969...
for its main gameplay song.
Gameplay
There are basically two main objectives in the game:- Run the Red Light — Lock the three balls by first hitting all three stoplight targets of the same color (first green, then yellow and finally red) and then shooting the left loop or the small inner loop to lock the ball. After the final lock, Multiball will start. (Super) Jackpots can then be lit by shooting into the Supercharger and scored by shooting the left loop or the small inner loop.
- Redline Mania — By continuously shooting RPM (outer loops) you'll be awarded gears (use the gearshift to collect the mentioned bonus):
- 1st Gear - 3 Million
- 2nd Gear - Hold Bonus
- 3rd Gear - Light Video Mode
- 4th Gear - Supercharger Mode
- 5th Gear - Light Redline Mania
The last gear will light "Redline Mania" which cannot be collected by the gearshift, but is awarded by shooting the Supercharger.
Secondary objectives:
- Freeway — Either inlane will light the corresponding outer loop for a Freeway reward. The fifth Freeway will light Extra Ball in the Tunnel.
- Tunnel — The Tunnel is used for various purpose:
- Collect "Burn Rubber" (lit by shifting into a higher gear)
- Collect Extra Ball
- Collect Video Mode (Pole PositionPole PositionPole Position is a racing video game released in 1982 by Namco. It was published by Namco in Japan and by Atari, Inc. in the United States...
like video game) - Collect Helicopter Bonus (only after scoring a Jackpot during Multiball)
- Increase Tunnel Shots (results in a special)
- 1-2-3 targets — Relight Kickback and/or Supercharger Loop
- Supercharger — Depending on the number of 1-2-3 targets scored, collect up to 10 million
- Speed Millions — Continuous shots to the inner loop by the upper right flipper will score increasing (unlimited) Speed Millions