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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.

Bally · 1997 · Original production game

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.

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