Happy Clown (Gottlieb-1964) (FizX3.3 V1.00)

Happy Clown (Gottlieb, 1964) FizX 3.3 V1.00
IPDB No. 1114
NOTES:

You must use BAM 365 or higher
MOD UNAUTHORIZED WITHOUT EXPLICIT PERMISSION FROM THE AUTHORS
You can access to the menu with the Special2Key.
You can toggle (by the toggle HUD key) the HUD reel.
If you use arrows for plunger (optional), you have to use arrow down and arrow up (customisable) in order to pull or push the plunger.
You have to lift manually the balls with the Special1Key or set in the menu "Automatic Ball Lift" to yes.
 

RULES:

Insert one coin and wait for machine to reset before inserting coins for aditional players.
Players take tuns shooting as shown on backglass.
Hitting C-L-O-W-N targets raises values as indicated.
Hitting any 100 times target resets value to 1 times.
Hitting top center rollover, top targets or bottom rollovers spins center target values. Hitting star target lights "shoot agaib" light.
Star has value of 1.
Points are scores as indicated.

Free replays depend on the difficulty level chosen
 

IPDB HIGHLIGHTS:

Date Of Manufacture: November, 1964

Production: 3,235 units (confirmed)

Notable Features:

Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (4), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (7), Kick-out holes (2), Projection roto unit under playfield, Stationary post between flippers, Backbox animation (illuminated clown face bounces up and down whenever 1-point values are scored).
Maximum displayed point score is 1,999 points per player.
Replay wheel maximum: 26
Sound: 3 bells, knocker.

Design by: Wayne Neyens

Art by: Roy Parker

Notes: Gottlieb documentation unusually shows two production runs for this game:
November 1964 for a quantity of 2,825 games.
February 1965 for a quantity of 410 games.

The game in the manufacturer's flyer shows a ball shooter with a plastic beehive escutcheon. Machines from later in production reportedly had the beehive replaced with the newer full metal plunger housing (flat, not beehive) and a heavier duty ball lift. The two production run quantities may coincide with this change of shooter escutcheon. There may be other differences between the two runs of which we are not aware. Happy Clown appears to be the last Gottlieb pin game produced with the beehive escutcheon.