Ok, I used to play a lot in El Monte Golfland in CA. This was the main testing center for a lot of mfgs. CA Robinson & Co. used to operate it (even though the other dist. weren't supposed to know they operated games.) Unless my memory is complete shot, I remember most of the rare games I played there while on test (couldn't see them anywhere else, so I'd go back from time to time.) Examples of the products I played there: the 4 cabinet, linked Predators from Williams (the four-player, sinistar type game with each player at a seperate cabinet...long before anyone else even thought of it); Williams Devastator in a sit down cabinet and an Inferno in a red duramold. I even played an Atari Nightmares there (I'd love to find the PCB for that game...pretty cool for it's day.) Lots of Japanese imports ended up testing there, some made it to market, some just disappeared. I have flyers for Devastator, but not Predators, Inferno or Nightmares :( Anyway, that's the info I have on the subject, I just hope my memory is still what I think it is :) jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: Bret Pehrson <bret@classicade.com> To: <utvgg@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 12:27 AM Subject: RE: [UtVgG] Re: Looking for parts to complete some projects?
Serious?! A red Inferno would be quite a sight ...
Where is all the Wms paperwork/files/etc.? Isn't there anyone that did some dumpster diving in Chicago? We need a Scott Thomas for Williams insider info...
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I've seen pictures of the black Blaster one
I sold Jeff a blue one (and the CP art) and he restored it to Bubbles
When I worked at williams (89/90) I saw a picture of a red one -- I'm pretty sure it had inferno in it.. Not sure if it was just a proto or if they ran a run of 'em.
Realistically speaking of the red Duramold --- anyone know anything about the fabled red Sinistar Duramold? I've seen pictures, but from what I understand, they are uncorroborated.
All I've seen are pictures of the black one:
http://www.schoenke.com/~tyler/sinistar/gen_info.html (scroll down)
There was also some talk about a Duramold Sinistar on ebay in 1999, but it also looks like the buyer shilled it into the never-purchase range.
Do you have a URL for the pictures of the red?
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