The Getaway: High Speed II
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| The Getaway: High Speed II |
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| System(s): Sega Game Gear |
| Publisher: Williams Entertainment |
| Developer: Unexpected Development[1] |
| Licensor: Williams Electronics Games |
| Planned release date(s): 199x |
| Genre: Action |
| Number of players: 1 |
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The Getaway: High Speed II is a digital pinball game released by Williams Electronics Games in February 1992. It is the sequel to the 1986 table, High Speed.
Williams Entertainment quietly announced a conversion for the Sega Game Gear[2], which although was nearly finished[1], was never released. A Game Boy version, presumably in development at the same time, did see a release in December 1995, albeit exclusively in the US. It can be assumed, given that the two versions shared a developer, that the Game Gear port would have been similar, but with presumably more on-screen colours.
The Game Boy release of High Speed II is a very stripped down conversion, and with the exception of a few rule changes, has a layout more reminiscent of the original High Speed (mainly as it is missing the large "supercharger" at the top of the playfield, which on the real table, uses electromagnets to force the ball around a track). High Speed II shares a similar layout to its predecessor, but in addition to graphic and audio upgrades, is adjusted for this supercharger, which plays an important role during gameplay.
However, as well as omitting the supercharger, the Game Boy version also lacks the metal ramps (which can be found on the original High Speed) and plays a single tune throughout (which means it omits the main theme, "La Grange", licensed for use in the pinball game by ZZ Top). As no screenshots or gameplay footage of the Game Gear version have ever been found, it is impossible to verify whether these elements would have been present in the Sega version.
The Getaway: High Speed II was not brought to another video game console until 2015, when it was included as part of The Pinball Arcade. It would appear as part of Pinball FX 3 in 2018 when the license for Williams pinball tables expired.
Magazine articles
- Main article: The Getaway: High Speed II/Magazine articles.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.smspower.org/forums/7035-WhoMadeWhatUnexpectedDevelopment
- ↑ http://www.sega.com:80/products/third/williams/index.html (Wayback Machine: 1996-12-20 01:10)