Description

Stingray

The following is from the International Pinball Database:

Description

Manufacturer:	Stern Electronics, Incorporated, of Chicago, Illinois, USA (1977-1984) [Trade Name: Stern]
Date Of Manufacture:	December, 1977
Model Number:	102
MPU:	Stern M-100 MPU
Type:	Solid State Electronic (SS)
Production:	3,006 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:	View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme:	Scuba Diving – Water Sports
Notable Features:	Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Slingshots (2), 5-bank drop targets (1), Standup targets (3), Kick-out holes (2), Spinning target (1). 3 or 5 ball play. Sound: 4 bells, knocker.
Design by:	Roger Sharpe, Sam Stern, Mike Kubin

Notes:

Roger Sharpe tells us that he and Sam Stern designed this game, and Mike Kubin did the build-up of the whitewood.

‘Stingray’ is one of two 4-player games by Stern Electronics that has a switch setting to convert the game to 2-player operation. This is accomplished by setting CPU Switch 25 to its OFF position. Designer Mike Kubin tells us that there were certain markets that wanted only 2-player games, although he could not recall which countries they were. Because the 3rd and 4th player score displays would be disabled for this, and likely were not even installed, Stern made a special 2-player backglass for these games. Included in this listing is one of these backglasses along with its backbox missing the 3rd and 4th displays.

The game that followed this one in production, Stars, is the other game that has this 2-player CPU option. Stern discontinued the option in subsequent games.

Service Bulletin #7 indicates this game uses the same ROMs as Stern’s 1977 ‘Pinball’.

Manufacturer data for Stingray:
Production Start Date: 12/27/77
Production End Date: 3/31/78
Quantity produced: 3006

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