History Pinball / Firepower

''Firepower'' is considered one of the classics of '80s pinballs, a game that's simple to understand yet challenging to play, though sustaining multiball is fairly difficult due to the wide outlanes. A sequel, ''Firepower II'', was released in 1983; designed by Creator/MarkRitchie, it retains most of the layout and rules of the original.

''Firepower'' is considered one of the classics of eighties pinballs, a game that's simple to understand yet challenging to play, though sustaining multiball is fairly difficult due to the wide outlanes. A sequel, ''Firepower II'', was released in 1983; designed by Creator/MarkRitchie, it retains most of the layout and rules of the original.

A digital version of ''Firepower'' is available in ''VideoGame/PinballHallOfFame: The Williams Collection''. Both it and its sequel ''Firepower II'' were also available from [=FarSight=] Studios' ''VideoGame/ThePinballArcade'' until their license for all Williams and Bally tables expired on July 1, 2018.

A digital version of ''Firepower'' is available in ''VideoGame/PinballHallOfFame: The Williams Collection'' and ''VideoGame/ThePinballArcade''.

* {{Pastiche}}: The aliens are drawn in a style that closely mimics that of Creator/JackKirby, though most believe it was done as UsefulNotes/{{Plagiarism}} instead of any sort of homage. The same could be said for the alien warworld (with it's very close satellite moon) which may have been inspired by an Angus McKie illustration for the ''Terran Trade Authority'' handbooks from TheSeventies.

''Firepower'' is a PhysicalPinballTable designed by Creator/SteveRitchie, programmed by Creator/EugeneJarvis, and illustrated by Constantino and Jeanine Mitchell. Released by Creator/WilliamsElectronics in 1980, it is noteworthy for being the first pinball with a "lane change" feature,[[note]]where the player presses the flipper buttons to change which rollover lights are lit[[/note]] as well as being the first solid-state game with multiball.

'''Firepower''' is a PhysicalPinballTable designed by Creator/SteveRitchie, programmed by Creator/EugeneJarvis, and illustrated by Constantino and Jeanine Mitchell. Released by Creator/WilliamsElectronics in 1980, it is noteworthy for being the first pinball with a "lane change" feature,[[note]]where the player presses the flipper buttons to change which rollover lights are lit[[/note]] as well as being the first solid-state game with multiball.

* {{Pastiche}}: The aliens are drawn in a style that closely mimics that of Creator/JackKirby, though most believe it was done as UsefulNotes/{{Plagiarism}} instead of any sort of homage.

* MachineMonotone

->"FIREPOWER - DESTROYED - YOU."

* MadLibsDialogue: As with Pinball/{{Gorgar}}, although this machine has a slightly larger vocabulary.

* TheRemake: ''Firepower II'', which kept the original's layout, but added a cross-table chute and tweaked the rules for better balance.

->"Firepower -- One, two, three!"

As with other pins of the time, the game's premise is an ExcusePlot to showcase the game. Without warning, an alien war planet has appeared next to Earth and unleashed an army of JetPack-wearing invaders against humanity. In response, the player must spell FIREPOWER to increase the game's point values, hit the six targets to light the eject holes, then lock two balls into the saucers to start multiball.

* SpaceFighter

As with other pins of the time, the game's premise is an ExcusePlot to showcase the game. Without warning, an alien war planet has appeared next to Earth and unleashed an army of JetPack-wearing invaders against humanity. In response, the player must spell F-I-R-E-POWER to increase the game's point values, hit the six targets to light the eject holes, then lock two balls into the saucers to start multiball.

* TheRemake: ''Firepower II'', which kept the original's layout, but added a cross-table chute and tweaked the rules for better balance.

As with other pins of the time, the game's premise is an ExcusePlot to showcase the game. Without warning, an alien war planet has appeared next to Earth, and unleashing an army of JetPack-wearing invaders against humanity. In response, the player must spell F-I-R-E-POWER to increase the game's point values, hit the six targets to light the eject holes, then lock two balls into the saucers to start multiball.

* {{Pastiche}}: The aliens are drawn in a style that closely mimics that of Creator/JackKirby, though most believe it was done as UsefulNotes/{{Plagiarism}} instead of any sort of homage.

* {{Pastiche}}: The aliens are drawn in a style that closely mimics that of Creator/JackKirby, though most believe it was done as {{Plagarism}} instead of any sort of homage.