Machine history · Bally · 1997
Cirqus Voltaire Pinball
Cirqus Voltaire is a 1997 Bally solid-state pinball machine with a dot-matrix display, four-player support and four installed balls. Its documented development culminated in production-game software during October 1997.
Cirqus Voltaire: machine facts
- Manufacturer
- Bally
- Year
- 1997
- Type
- Solid-state electronic
- Display
- Dot matrix
- Players
- 4
- Installed balls
- 4
- Physical balls installed
- 4
Production
Cirqus Voltaire is documented as a Bally solid-state electronic machine from 1997. The development timeline records software version 0.1 for sample games in September, version 1.0 for production games on October 8 and version 1.1 for production games on November 14.
Development
Documented work began with playfield sketches in April 1996. Cabinet and logo design followed in October, the first programmer prototype was built in May 1997, and the first test game was placed on location in June. The playfield layout was finalized in September 1997.
Physical configuration
The assembly instructions identify Cirqus Voltaire as a four-ball game. They also list an approximate crated weight of 325 pounds and approximate dimensions of 29 inches wide, 52 inches deep and 75 inches high.