UK Machine Record
Bally · 1999 · at 5 UK venues.
Revenge from Mars is the sequel to Attack from Mars, but it is a very different machine. Instead of the traditional solid playfield, Williams used a revolutionary projection system to put video effects directly onto the playfield.
The game keeps the alien-invasion theme but introduces a more cinematic structure, with video sequences and missions replacing some of the simplicity of the original. It never became as universally loved as Attack from Mars, but that is part of what makes it interesting now.
It is an increasingly unusual machine to encounter in Britain. Don't expect Attack from Mars 2.0. Treat it as its own game and enjoy the strange technology.
Written by Silverball
Silverball guide · Revenge from Mars
Nine modes start themselves, run once and never come back. Only the ones you finish Flawlessly light a saucer, and the machine keeps offering you a shot that ends the mode before you have earned it.
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If you are practicing, it sometimes helps to turn your phone’s flashlight on and put the phone on the glass, to see the upper half
Shooting the lock (capture) shot all day is a valid strategy. It gets you into MB, it can award jackpots and supers, and has a safe return.
During Bonus Wave Multiball, collect 40 items to start Mothership Multiball, a feature that can score tons of points.
You can select the modes with the larger buttons next to the flipper buttons.
On some machines, the return from the left orbit will safely dead bounce to the right flipper. This makes the game much easier to control.
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How Revenge from Mars was sold to operators — Bally, 1999. The back is the feature list the manufacturer led with, which is a fair record of what the machine was meant to be famous for.
Flyer scan via the Internet Pinball Database. The artwork is Bally’s.
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