Williams Attack from Mars Pinball Machine Manual

Attack from Mars was designed by Brian Eddy and released by Williams Electronics in 1995. The manual details the underlying hardware, including the DCS sound system and the iconic shaking castle mechanism.

The primary goal is to destroy various Earth cities by hitting drop targets and advancing the ruleset to eventually conquer the Martians. The manual provides diagnostic charts for the saucer mechanism that monitors these hits.

To start multiball, the player must lock balls by hitting the stroke of luck ramp and then striking the flying saucer in the center of the playfield. The manual explains how the ball trough mechanism manages this 4-ball multiball sequence.

Released in 1995, Attack from Mars is celebrated for its accessible ruleset and humor, arriving right before Williams exited the pinball industry. The manual represents the peak of Williams' WPC-95 electronic control system architecture.