UK Machine Record
World Cup Soccer
Bally · 1994 · at 2 UK venues.
World Cup Soccer '94 is Bally's football machine and one of the best examples of the company taking a deliberately simple theme and making a great game from it. Dennis Nordman designed the machine around the 1994 World Cup, complete with a rotating football and a goal mechanism.
The objective is straightforward: score goals, win matches and work through the tournament. That simplicity makes it immediately playable, but the combination of ramps, targets and multiball gives experienced players plenty to optimise.
It remains particularly relevant in the UK, where football is probably the easiest possible theme to understand. Get the ball into the goal. It really is that simple, at first.
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Strategy tips written by players on PinTips , not by Silverball. Best-voted first.
Once per multiball, hit the Extra Ball button to relight jackpot.
Secrets & easter eggs2 tips
- Secrets & easter eggs
Striker awards in tourney mode: 1) Penalty Kick, 2) 3 Goals, 3) Advance 3 Cities, 4) Extra Ball (50M with EBs turned off)...
- Secrets & easter eggs
Striker award in tourney mode (continued)... 5) Unlimited Kickback, 6) Super Free Kick, 7) 20M.
Multiball2 tips
- Multiball
Shoot 5 Build Lock shots to light lock, shoot a ramp to lock, shoot Final Draw to start MB. Then goal for jackpot, ramps to relight jackpot.
- Multiball
After defeating Germany, ramps and goal are lit for unlimited victory laps of huge points for as long as you keep the multiball going.
General2 tips
- General
Activate the first Striker award by hitting Striker OR the goal (as long as the goalie isn't moving). Subsequent awards from Striker only.
- General
Goal also stars Ultra mode (ramp/spinner/jets/goalie). Ultra mode points are added at end of ball bonus, so don't tilt!
Wizard mode1 tip
- Wizard mode
"buy ticket" with 1 of each ramp shot or top lanes to flash new city on left spinner. Advance to Los Angeles (spinner shot) for wizard mode.
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