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Episode 358 - 1973 Sega Galaxy

Author
Nicholas Baldridge
Published
Thu 03 Mar 2016
Episode Link
https://foramusementonly.libsyn.com/episode-358-1973-sega-galaxy

Galaxy and other Sega games used several interesting mechanisms:
Slings that work via pressure from the ball hitting a large piece of plastic instead of ganged switches, and pop bumpers that are a single piece of plastic rather than using a rod and ring assembly.  On top of that, Galaxy has an under-playfield magnet that will move the ball from left to right, similar to the Mist ball on Bram Stoker's Dracula.
Neat stuff!

Gameplay video:
https://youtu.be/bBFtqw0rKpY

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