Description

Eight Ball Champ

Eight Ball Champ is a 1985 solid-state, pool-themed pinball machine by Bally featuring three flippers and classic target-shooting gameplay where you aim to clear the billiard “balls” and sink the 8-ball for big points.

The following is from the International Pinball Database:

Manufacturer:	Bally Midway Manufacturing Company (1983-1988) [Trade Name: Bally]
Date Of Manufacture:	August, 1985
Model Number:	0B38
Common Abbreviations:	EBC
MPU:	Bally MPU A084-91786-AH06 (6803)
Type:	Solid State Electronic (SS)
Production:	1,500 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:	View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme:	Billiards
Notable Features:	Flippers (3), Pop bumpers (2), Slingshots (2), Drop targets (5), Star rollovers (3), Kick-out hole (1), Spinning target (1).
Design by:	George Christian
Art by:	Tony Ramunni
Software by:	Rehman Merchant
Notes:	‘Eight Ball Champ’ was apparently Bally’s first production game to use the 6803 control board for its entire production run. Uses the AS-2518-81 “Squawk and Talk” sound board. Reportedly, there is a printing error in the manual: setting 28 in the manual is actually setting 27 in the game itself.

Gameplay in Bally’s Eight Ball Champ centers on fast, skill-based shooting that mimics a game of pool, with players using three flippers to knock down numbered drop targets representing billiard balls, strategically building toward the ultimate goal of sinking the 8-ball for high scores; the open playfield encourages controlled shots and quick reactions, while advancing through the balls increases scoring opportunities, making accuracy, timing, and shot planning far more important than luck.

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