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{{ | {{InfoboxGame | ||
|title = Flim Flam | |title = Flim Flam | ||
|image = 1974 Flim Flam Flyer 01.jpg | |image = 1974 Flim Flam Flyer 01.jpg | ||
|developer = | |developer = JRW Electronics | ||
|publisher = Meadows Games | |publisher = Meadows Games | ||
|date = | |platforms = {{plat-arcade}} | ||
|mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/ | |date = 1974 | ||
|mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/105136/flim-flam}} | |||
''Flim Flam'' was a ''[[Pong]]''-type game released by Meadows Games in 1974. It was one of the most successful ''Pong'' clones of the later period because it focused its attention on the cocktail market, a relatively new cabinet style which broached video arcade games into establishments that would not normally take coin-operated games. On top of that, ''Flim Flam'' was fully featured with a computer opponent to play against, a handicap mode for less skilled players, and used joysticks instead of the more common potentiometers. | |||
== Announcements == | |||
{{GalleryStart}} | |||
{{GalleryCard | |||
|file=1974-08 Vending Times pg 70 03.png | |||
|title=Vending Times | |||
|date=August 1974 | |||
|country=US | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{GalleryCard | |||
|file=1975-01 Play Meter pg 40.png | |||
|title=Play Meter | |||
|date=January 1975 | |||
|country=US | |||
|description=''Flim Flam II'' announcement | |||
}} | |||
{{GalleryCard | |||
|file=1975-01 Play Meter pg 40 02.png | |||
|title=Play Meter | |||
|date=January 1975 | |||
|country=US | |||
|description=Cocktail version announcement | |||
}} | |||
{{GalleryEnd}} | |||
== Flyers == | == Flyers == | ||
{{GalleryStart}} | |||
1974 Flim Flam Flyer 01.jpg| | {{GalleryCard | ||
1974 Flim Flam Flyer 02.jpg| | |file=1974 Flim Flam Flyer 01.jpg | ||
1974 Flim Flam Flyer 03.jpg| | |title=Flyer | ||
1975 Flim Flam II Flyer 01.jpg| | |date=1974 | ||
|country=US | |||
|description=Page 1 | |||
}} | |||
{{GalleryCard | |||
|file=1974 Flim Flam Flyer 02.jpg | |||
|title=Flyer | |||
|date=1974 | |||
|country=US | |||
|description=Page 2 | |||
}} | |||
{{GalleryCard | |||
|file=1974 Flim Flam Flyer 03.jpg | |||
|title=Flyer | |||
|date=1974 | |||
|country=US | |||
|description=Page 3 | |||
}} | |||
{{GalleryCard | |||
|file=1975 Flim Flam II Flyer 01.jpg | |||
|title=Flyer | |||
|date=1975 | |||
|country=US | |||
|description=''Flim Flam II'' | |||
}} | |||
{{GalleryEnd}} | |||
== | == Advertising == | ||
{{GalleryStart}} | |||
1975- | {{GalleryCard | ||
1975 | |file=1975-04 Play Meter pg 29.png | ||
|title=Print ad | |||
|date=1975 | |||
|country=US | |||
|description=Taken from the April 1975 issue of ''Play Meter'' | |||
}} | |||
{{GalleryEnd}} | |||
[[Category:Game]] | [[Category:Game]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:28, 4 November 2024
Flim Flam was a Pong-type game released by Meadows Games in 1974. It was one of the most successful Pong clones of the later period because it focused its attention on the cocktail market, a relatively new cabinet style which broached video arcade games into establishments that would not normally take coin-operated games. On top of that, Flim Flam was fully featured with a computer opponent to play against, a handicap mode for less skilled players, and used joysticks instead of the more common potentiometers.
