Mike Bossy Scoring Machine (Pinball)
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Mike Bossy Scoring Machine was a pinball
machine manufacturered by Game Plan, Inc. as a prototype
in 1982, featuring New York Islanders
hockey star Mike Bossy
. There was only 1 machine produced. Designed by Ed Cebula, it was the only professionally endorsed pinball machine produced by Game Plan
.
A warm up period prior to the actual gameplay is a unique feature that allows the player to test the functionality and features of the pinball machine gameplay. The score is kept between players up to 9 goals. A red light flashes and a siren sounds when a score or a goal is made.
At the time of the goal, the player can then try to work the flippers to get the ball to go through the MIKE BOSSEY lights or gates. When hit while lighted, these give the players extra bonus points. When a player makes eight goals, a special light goes on which means extra bonus points. Up to 180,000 bonus points can be made. The game is over when the picture of Mike Bossy on the back glass lights up.
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...
machine manufacturered by Game Plan, Inc. as a prototype
Prototype
A prototype is an early sample or model built to test a concept or process or to act as a thing to be replicated or learned from.The word prototype derives from the Greek πρωτότυπον , "primitive form", neutral of πρωτότυπος , "original, primitive", from πρῶτος , "first" and τύπος ,...
in 1982, featuring New York Islanders
New York Islanders
The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
hockey star Mike Bossy
Mike Bossy
Michael Dean Bossy is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played for the New York Islanders for his entire career and was part of their four-year reign as Stanley Cup champions in the early 1980s...
. There was only 1 machine produced. Designed by Ed Cebula, it was the only professionally endorsed pinball machine produced by Game Plan
Game Plan (company)
Game Plan was a pinball manufacturer that produced pinball tables from 1978 to 1985. Game Plan was a subsidiary of AES Technology Systems and was located in Elk Grove Village, Illinois...
.
Gameplay
Up to four players can play.A warm up period prior to the actual gameplay is a unique feature that allows the player to test the functionality and features of the pinball machine gameplay. The score is kept between players up to 9 goals. A red light flashes and a siren sounds when a score or a goal is made.
At the time of the goal, the player can then try to work the flippers to get the ball to go through the MIKE BOSSEY lights or gates. When hit while lighted, these give the players extra bonus points. When a player makes eight goals, a special light goes on which means extra bonus points. Up to 180,000 bonus points can be made. The game is over when the picture of Mike Bossy on the back glass lights up.