GCE Vectrex Spinball User manual

ARCADE SYSTEM
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© General Consumer Electronics, Inc. 1983. Santa Monica, CA 90401. All Rights Reserved.
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et ready for even more excite-
ment and split-second action than traditional
arcade pinball. SpinBall’s special features like
a ball splitter, drop targets and ball savers will
give you the ultimate pinball challenge. It
even TILTS!
SpinBall’s action moves fast and
furious. You’ll need your sharpest reflexes to
keep the ball in play and rack up bonus
points.

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Screen Overlay
Reset Button
Off/On/Volume
Control
Built-in
Control Panel
SpinBall
Cartridge
Power
Cord
Cartridge
Slot
Console
Setting Up
Outlet for
Built-in
Control Panel
LEFT
FLIPPER
RIGHT
FLIPPER SHOOTPAUSE
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Make sure the console power cord is plugged into a
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120 volt AC 60 cycle electrical outlet.
Check to be sure the plug for the built-in control panel
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is firmly seated in the control panel outlet on the right.
MAKE SURE THE CONSOLE IS TURNED OFF BE-
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FORE INSERTING THE CARTRIDGE. Insert the cartridge
into the cartridge slot with the label side up. Be sure it is
firmly inserted to the guideline marked on the cartridge.
Insert the screen overlay behind the tabs at the top
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and bottom of the screen.
Turn the OFF/ON/VOLUME CONTROL to the ON posi-
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tion (clockwise). You will see the Vectrex title for a few
seconds, then the name of the game.
Adjust the volume control to the desired listening level.
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Setting Up

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Right Flippers
Left Flippers
Joystick
Shoot
Pause
Controls flippers
on right side.
Controls flippers
on left side.
When ball is at rest, sets
tension on the plunger
spring. Pull backwards to
increase tension for max-
imum ball release speed.
Push forward to decrease
tension. When ball is in
play, controls the hitting or
“juking” of the pinball table.
Releases ball into
play when ball is
resting on plunger
spring.
Selects one or two player game.
While in play, activates PAUSE:
depress again to continue play.
SpinBall is designed to be played with the built-in control
panel only. The functions of the controls are:
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When your ball appears at the bottom of the chute, use the
Joystick to set the tension on the plunger spring. (The
further back you pull the Joystick, the more speed your ball
will have when it is released). Press Button 4 to release the
ball into play. Use Buttons 2 and 3 to control the left and
right sets of flippers which will help keep the ball in motion.
Once the ball is in play, use the Joystick to control the
hitting or “juking” of the pinball table. This traditional pinball
feature helps influence the motion of the ball. But be
careful, if you use the Joystick too often in a short period of
time, you will “tilt” the machine and lose the ball in play.
Your goal in SpinBall is to keep each ball in play as long
as possible, hitting as many targets as you can and
scoring the greatest number of points. There are a total of
five balls in the game.
Game Play
Once you select the number of players, press Button 4 to
automatically prepare the pinball table with your first of five
balls.
Starting Game Play
a two-player game, only the built-in control panel is used.
Players take turns using this control panel. You can return
to a one-player game by pressing Button 1 again before
starting game play.
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Button 1 once to switch to a two-player game.
PLAYER will then show on the screen. When played as
1
SpinBall can be played as either a one or two-player
game.
When PLAYER appears on the screen, press
Player Selection
How To Play

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SpinBall Playing Field — Diagram
Flipper Flipper
Ball Splitter
Spinner Spinner
Drop Targets
Drop Targets
Flipper
Spinner
Flipper
Six Sided Bumpers
Spinner
Drop Targets
Drop Targets
Center Chutes and Diamonds

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Score Multiplier
The Score Multiplier is the number followed by an “x” that
appears above your score. It indicates the number by
which accumulated Bonus points will be multiplied when
added to your score. The maximum Score Multiplier is 6.
The multiplier is increased by activating the Ball Splitter or
simultaneously lighting all four bumpers.
The three center chutes at the top of the table are con-
nected with the four six-sided bumpers located directly
below them. When your ball passes through one of the
chutes while the diamond is still on, a 500-point Bonus is
scored and one of the bumper lights will be activated. If
the diamond in the chute is not on when your ball passes
through, then 1500 points are scored and a bumper light
will not be activated. If you activate the lights in all four
bumpers without hitting any of them you will increase your
Score Multiplier.
When all the diamonds are turned off, they will automati-
cally “rest” and one of the Ball saver arrows will be turned
on for a short time (see below).
Center Chute Diamonds
Six-Sided Bumpers
When your ball hits one of the six -sided bumpers at the top
of the table, the bumper will flash and 15 points wil be
scored. If the bumper light is on when it is hit, an additional
500 points will be scored adn the bumper light will go out.
Spinners
There are four spinners located at the top left corner, at the
middle of the right side and in both lower corners. When-
ever a ball passes through one of these spinners, 300
points are scored. The spinners’ bonus arrows are acti-
vated by hitting any set of Drop Targets in order (see
below). When the Bonus Arrow is on and your ball passes
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How to Play
through that spinner, a 2000-point Bonus is scored and the
Ball Splitter is activated for an unlimited period of time.
Drop Targets
There are five sets of Drop Targets located on either side
of the center chutes and below the right and left upper
flippers. When all targets in a set are hit, a 100 point Bonus
is scored for each target. If the targets are hit in order (from
right to left or left to right), then 200 Bonus points are
scored for each target. This also activates the Spinner
Bonus Arrows and the Ball Splitter is activated for a short
period of time.
Ball Splitter
The Ball Splitter is the star-shaped object that will flash in
the center of the table. If your ball lands on the Ball Splitter
while it is activated, the ball will split into two balls, which
are then put into play at the same time, and a triangular
bumper will appear between the lower flippers. If the ball
lands on the Ball Splitter when it has been activated for an
unlimited amount of time, your Score Multiplier is increased.
There can only be two balls in play at one time.
Ball Savers
There are two Ball Savers located in both chutes in the
lower corners of the table. Normally, when your ball enters
either of the chutes, it is lost and the next ball is put into
play. When a ball enters a chute with a Ball Saver on, the
ball is caught, returned to play, and a 1000-point Bonus
is scored.
Glassies
Just like in real pinball when a ball jumps over a bumper or
barrier, your ball will sometimes appear to go through a
bumper or wall. Continue to play the ball as you would
normally. There are no penalties or points awarded for
Glassies.

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Scoring Summary
Center Chute Lights with diamonds on 500
with diamonds off 1500
Six-sided Bumpers without light 15
with light 515
Spinners with Bonus Arrows off 300
with Bonus Arrows on 2000
Drop Targets when not hit in order 100 each
when hit in order 200 each
Ball Savers 1000
Combination Scoring
Upper right Drop Targets and lower left
Spinner with Bonus Arrow 5000
Upper left Drop Targets and lower right
Spinner with Bonus Arrow 5000
Lower left Drop Targets and upper left
Spinner with Bonus Arrow 5000
Lower right Drop Targets and lower right
Spinner with Bonus Arrow 5000
All Drop Targets and triangular Ball Saver 10,000
High Score Memory
As long as your machine is on with the SpinBall car-
tridge in place, the high score is retained. Once the
machine is turned off, and the cartridge is removed, the
high score is lost. To check the high score, press the
Reset Button on the console.
To restart the game with the same number of players,
press any of the four buttonson the console once the
game is over. To restart the game before it is completed
or to change the number of players, press the Reset
Button.
Restarting the Game
Points

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Date Name Score
Score Record

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Date Name Score
Score Record

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This Video Game Cartridge is warranted by General Consumer Elec-
tronics, Inc. to the original consumer purchaser in the U.S.A. for a period
of 90 days from the original purchase date under normal use and service
against defective workmanship and materials. ANY IMPLIED WARRAN-
TIES ARE ALSO LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE NINETY (90) DAY
PERIOD FROM THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE DATE. SOME STATES DO
NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY
LASTS, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
This warranty is void if the GCE Video Game Cartridge has been
damaged by accident, unreasonable use, neglect, misuse, abuse, im-
proper service, modification, subject to commercial use or other causes
not arising out of defects in workmanship or materials and is limited to
electronic and mechanical parts contained in the cartridge.
GENERAL CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, INC. SHALL NOT BE LIABLE
FOR LOSS OF USE OF THE VIDEO GAME CARTRIDGE OR OTHER
INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL COSTS. EXPENSES OR DAMAGES
INCURRED BY THE PURCHASER RESULTING FROM BREACH OF ANY
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES ON THE VIDEO GAME CAR-
TRIDGE. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR
LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. SO THE
ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
During the warranty period, if found to be defective due to workman-
ship or materials, the GCE Video Game Cartridge will at the option of
General Consumer Electronics, Inc. be repaired or replaced with a new
or reconditioned GCE Video Game Cartridge without charge for parts or
labor when returned by Purchaser with proof of purchase date, shipped
prepaid to General Consumer Electronics, Inc. at the following address:
General Consumer Electronics, Inc.
520 Broadway
Santa Monica, California 90401.
In the event that your GCE Video Game Cartridge is replaced, the
warranty on the replacement will be ninety (90) days from the date of its
return to you.
90 Day Limited Warranty

Additional screen overlays may be ordered by completing this form
and mailing it with your check or money order for $2.00 each.
Address check or money order to:
GCE, Vectrex Screen Overlays, P.O. Box 8123,
San Francisco, CA 94128
Please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery. Offer subject to availability.
Note: Separate cartridges are needed for the overlays listed
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