Quoted from o-din:Boomerang was the first SS prototype Bally built in '74 or '75 I believe. Not the first in the industry, but the first from a major player.
In the industry at the time, you either led, followed, or got left behind.
It was Bally Flicker that was the first SS prototype, not Boomerang (although they are the same playfield layout).
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