| Congo / IPD No. 3780 / November, 1995 / 4 Players | [ Submit Changes ] |
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Incorporated (1985-1999) [Trade Name: Williams]
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Designer John Trudeau said the gorilla in the lower-level playfield was sculpted by Stan Winston, the noted special effects and animation artist known for his work in television and motion pictures.
Included in this listing is a prototype game purchased from a former Williams employee who in turn purchased the game from the Williams' 3401 California facility where it was setup in the lunchroom as a test machine.
The current owner learned from Bill Grupp that its playfield is a prototype and the apron is one of only fifteen made.
Here are its differences from the production game:
1. The apron is a lighter green
2. The inserts leading to the left ramp are 3-2-1 instead of M-A-P.
3. The yellow arrow insert for the upper right saucer does not say 'Video'.
4. The yellow insert pointing up the volcano ramp only says 'Collect' instead of '3X Collect'
5. The scoops for the saucers are silver instead of black.
6. The insert closest to the lower saucer says 'See Map' instead of just 'Map' and is purple instead of green.
7. The 'Skill Fire' insert is green instead of purple.
8. Red circuit boards all underneath the playfield.
This test game is in a No Fear cabinet and still has the NF artwork on the backbox, but the lower cabinet is decaled with Congo. It has the WPC 95 boardset. It has the new style speaker grille but with the old style light board, not the shadow box style that the production games have. Also has production wire ramps, not black or unplated like some prototypes. Possibly these ramps, as well as the grille, were changed for the employee who bought it: Bill Grupp had indicated that employees who purchased such games tried to make their game as nice as possible before taking them home.
"Hippos, Snakes and Killer Apes. (And that's just the first ball.)"
, page 216Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F
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 Flyer, Front 892x1159 |
 Flyer, Back 892x1159 |
 Backglass 640x476 |
 Playfield 424x640 |
 Full View 359x614 |
 Cabinet Front 639x442 |
 Cabinet Left 639x426 |
 Cabinet Right 640x367 |
 Backbox Left 234x639 |
 Backbox Right 221x642 |
 Full Machine 550x739 [Allen Shope] |
 Cabinet 500x490 [Allen Shope] |
 Playfield 500x667 [Allen Shope] |
 Upper Playfield 500x375 [Allen Shope] |
 Playfield Detail 350x467 [Allen Shope] |
 Playfield Detail 350x467 [Allen Shope] |
 Backbox 500x609 [Allen Shope] |
 Under Playfield 480x640 [John Gray] |
 Instructions 640x480 [John Gray] |
 Autographed Backglass* 640x480 [John Gray] |
 Behind Backglass 640x480 [John Gray] |
 Inside Backbox 640x480 [John Gray] |
 Prototype Playfield 1024x1365 [Al Kuester] |
 Prototype Upper Playfield 1024x768 [Al Kuester] |
 Prototype Lower Playfield 1024x768 [Al Kuester] |
 German Flyer 1024x1408 [Tom Rader] |
 Backglass 1024x685 [Jean-Pierre Renault] |
 Cabinet - Left* 900x900 [Sean Casey] |
 Cabinet - Right* 766x900 [Sean Casey] |
 Promotional Poster* 405x524 [Harold Balde] |
