Hello everyone. I acquired a very unique game from local Craigslist last night called "Thunder Man" by a company called Apple Time. I see that it is documented in IPDB database. It's clearly based after the movie escape from New York featuring Kurt Russell. The game seems to use generation 2 Zaccaria boards, but I have no clue what the assemblies / coils are. 'm guessing that the name of the company references the "Big Apple" due to the movie it's themed after. But of course that's just my speculation. I was wondering if anyone else owns one if these things? What does something like this command on the market?
I was wondering if anyone had any information in this game. Of if there's a backstory to this game. I attached a slew of pictures of this game.

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No unfortunately it does not yet. He was stating that it had was blowing a fuse on startup. Off initial observation, it looks like the fuse holder was bad. There was also regular sized fuses in the mini fuse folder on the power board. The prongs on the holder were not even making contact with the contacts on the fuse. So with that being said, first thing i need to do is replace the fuse holder. And honestly, I may change all 4 while i'm at it. Once it is up, I will post a video and inform inquiring minds how it plays.

Yah i texted him within minutes that night. He got back to me and we arranged for tuesday night. For the $300 price tag I couldnt let this one slip through my fingers. I know I would never see one again in my life. I guess hes had it for awhile, he was saying that it he picked it up at the michigan pinball show a long time ago. He got it through the door, and it stopped working after playing it for only 3 weeks. It will be staying for sure. I like some of the rarer stuff. Besides, it will look nice next to my farfalla since they are both Zaccaria cabs. I have already arranged with Dave Gersic to get scans of the owners manual I have, as well as dumping the roms that it has.

On another note, does anyone recognize any of the coils/assemblies? I am trying to figure out where they are from. I was thinking maybe Bell Games, or something odd. Its stuff I have never seen before.

Yah I will start taking a look at it once I get my TAFG back together. I have it torn apart now doing a shop job. Besides It looks like I cant pick up the fuse holders anywhere locally, It will have to be online :/

The rollover switches are clearly zac, but it looks like some, but not all assemblies are gottlieb. And the coils are definitely not.

Yah thats where the guy said he picked it up from. He said "awhile ago" so i was not sure on the time frame, but it would make sense. I am assuming it is the same game.

If anyone picked this up, please contact me. I really could use a copy of the game rom to get mine up and running

Bumping this again. Still looking for someone that has this game so I can get a rom copy! Ease contact me if you have one!

Bumping this again guys. Someone has to have this game!!!! I really need the rom to this so I can get my game running!

Looks like a false alarm. Roms look like my bad roms from Zaccaria-Pinball.com

Still on the hunt for these roms guys. Please help a fellow pinsider out!

In Fact one just recently popped up on craigslist.

tallahassee.craigslist.org link

Someone go buy it and then get the roms dumped so I can get my game running

I have contacted him a couple times with no luck. According to the info pinside provides, he hasn't logged on since june of last year.

The roms that are from Dave Gersics website actually came from my game when I sent him in my boards to check out since they are zaccaria Gen 2 boards. He has tried looking into the rom code for repair, but the one IC for the game rom is just too far gone according to dave. Essentially any references on his site to thunder man came from me and my game. Which is why it sucks because since its such a rare game, it makes it extremely difficult to source that rom. When I do get the rom code we will make a new chip, then we will move forward and fix the boards so I can get the game running. Either way I need to find someone that owns the game, and is also willing to part with their CPU for a short period of time.

Bump this again here. Did anyone snag that thunder man in Florida???

tallahassee.craigslist.org link

If you or someone you know did in fact buy this game, please let me know!

Hey guys I just wanted to update this. About a year ago I sourced the original rom code for this game from one of the original picture posters on IPDB.

This weekend I just fired this game up at and for the Cleveland Pinball and Arcade Show. This was the first time I have ever fired this thing up in the 4 years that I've owned it. I did a really quick shop job on it, and LED'd it. It held up at the show very well and is actually a very fun game.

I wanted to put out some really special thanks to Dave Gersic for working with me on getting the boardset working and burning the Roms for me.

I also want to put out a very special a Pete Deardoff. I know he will never see this shot out since he's not a pinsider. But without that guy having a copy of the original rom, I would have never been able to source it.

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yeah I tried sourcing roms from apple time. The company still exists. But I always seem to get no response.

I was the one that submitted pictures of the one on IPDB. I would say mine is probably factory. The artwork is applied through screening/spray, and is not a decal. The art looks like its not added after, and the base paint really only shows that it is original, and not a paint over.

The all black example seems like someone printed a decal and slapped it over the black, but I could be wrong. If I owned something with no art, and was willing to do the work, I mean.............. I love keeping my games close to original, but man you're not wrong about the artwork being lack-luster

And yes the cabinet for sure is Gen2 Zac