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Barracora
1981 Williams pinball machine From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Barracora is a 1981 pinball machine released by Williams Electronics. It was based on the Williams System 7 design which debuted with the Black Knight game.
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Design and layout
Barracora's backglass art was inspired by the artist H. R. Giger's 1974 painting Li I. Giger is known for his design in the science fiction horror movie Alien (1979). The face was derived from a young Brook Shields.[1][2]
Among the games elements are two banks of drop targets, including a three-target set (B, A, and RR) and a five-target set (A, C, O, R, A). The playfield is on a single level with no ramps, and was in development for two years.[1]
There is a multiball which can be played with 2 or 3 balls.[3]
It was Williams first game with a "super bonus multiplier", which could increase the bonus count to 25X.[4]
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Origin of the name
In an early role at Williams, pinball designer Larry DeMar assisted with this machine which was originally called "Las Vegas"[5] with a roulette wheel,[1] before it was rethemed as "Jet Orbit", then rethemed a second time to be released as Barracora.[5]
The drawing for the backglass was called Barracuda, inspired by the song by Heart;[1] and named for the two Barracuda heads.[2] Williams executives disliked the name Barracuda, saying it had "negative connotations";[1] this may have been because the first two Jaws films had released relatively recently in 1975 and 1978.[6] Doug Watson said he suggested the name Barracora.[6][2] According to himself, Steve Kordek suggested the name when arguing over the name Barracuda.[1]
Changing from 3+5 letters in the original names to nine letters in Barracora caused two 'R's to be placed on a single drop target.
Taito of Brazil copied the layout but used different artwork for Titan, a pinball machine released in 1982 or 1983.
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Reception
In a review for Play Meter, the name was confusing, but the backglass appreciated, awarding it 3/4.[7]
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