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The Shadow (pinball)
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The Shadow is a 1994 pinball
game designed by Brian Eddy
and released by Midway
(under the Bally label). It is based on the 1994 movie of the same name
.
This game featured new speech by Penelope Ann Miller
(Margo Lane), John Lone
(Shiwan Khan), and Tim Curry
(Farley Claymore) (reprising their respective roles), as well as speech from the movie. The Shadow's speech for this game was provided by Williams/Midway voice actor, Tim Kitzrow.
The game's noted features include player-controlled ball diverters on the left and right ramps, a magnetic ball lock (which freezes the ball and pulls the ball inside the ball lock for Shadow Multiball), and a Breakout
-style upper playfield, called "The Battlefield".
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...
game designed by Brian Eddy
Brian Eddy
Brian R. Eddy is a programmer and designer working for Midway Games, who designed several of the most popular and influential pinball machines of the 1990s, including Attack From Mars and Medieval Madness...
and released by Midway
Midway Games
Midway Games, Inc. is an American company that was formerly a major video game publisher. Following a bankruptcy filing in 2009, it is no longer active and is in the process of liquidating all of its assets. Midway's titles included Mortal Kombat, Ms.Pac-Man, Spy Hunter, Tron, Rampage, the...
(under the Bally label). It is based on the 1994 movie of the same name
The Shadow (1994 film)
The Shadow is a 1994 American superhero film, directed by Russell Mulcahy, and based on the character of the same name created by Walter B. Gibson in 1931. Alec Baldwin starred in the title role...
.
This game featured new speech by Penelope Ann Miller
Penelope Ann Miller
Penelope Ann Miller , sometimes credited as Penelope Miller, is an American actress...
(Margo Lane), John Lone
John Lone
John "Johnny" Lone is a Hong Kong born American actor of Chinese and English descent. Lone has played roles as diverse as a caveman in Iceman , the last Emperor of China in The Last Emperor , and an apparently female opera performer in M. Butterfly .-Personal life:Lone was born as Ng Kwok-leung...
(Shiwan Khan), and Tim Curry
Tim Curry
Timothy James "Tim" Curry is a British actor, singer, composer and voice actor, known for his work in a diverse range of theatre, film and television productions. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California....
(Farley Claymore) (reprising their respective roles), as well as speech from the movie. The Shadow's speech for this game was provided by Williams/Midway voice actor, Tim Kitzrow.
The game's noted features include player-controlled ball diverters on the left and right ramps, a magnetic ball lock (which freezes the ball and pulls the ball inside the ball lock for Shadow Multiball), and a Breakout
Breakout clone
A Breakout clone is a sub-class of the "bat-and-ball" genre introduced with the Magnavox Odyssey's Tennis and Atari's Pong...
-style upper playfield, called "The Battlefield".
Gameplay
The goal is to complete the following tasks to engage in a Final Battle with Shiwan Khan, the game's antagonist:- Complete Scenes: Complete the following scenes:
- Punish The Guilty
- Farley Claymore
- Duel Of Wills (video mode)
- The Beryllium Sphere
- Escape Underwater Doom
- Discover Hotel Monolith
- Conquer Battle Field:
- Shadow Multiball
- Khan Multiball