Technical Information

Here is a list of books/catalogs/service bulletin where you can find information on bowler games:

• "Slot Machines and Coin-Op Games" by Bill Kurtz, published by Chartwell Books. One chapter is dedicated to bowler games.
• Stern Parts Catalog w/Service Bulletins (76 page catalog for the Stern line of electronic pinball and shuffle alley games).
• Williams 1974-1975 Parts Catalog (contains parts for foolowing bowlers: Alpha, Altair, Amazon, Astrodome, Aztec, Beta, Blazer, Cape Cod, Centennial, Century, Cimarron, Coronado, Delta, El Grande, Encore, Epsilon, French Quarter, Gamma, Gateway Arch, Laguna, Liberty Bell, Orion, Palos Verde, Pegasus, Tango, Times Square, and Windy City).
• Williams 1977-1978 Parts Catalog (contains parts for following bowlers: Windy City, French Quarter, Gateway Arch, Astrodome, Cape Cod, Golden Triangle, Twin Cities, Royal Hawaiin, Pinnacle, Granite, Civic Center, Unique, Supreme, Marquis, Star Sapphire, Seville, Emerald, and Cavalier).
• Williams "Blue Book" Parts Catalog (contains parts for following bowlers: Alley Cats, Gold Mine, Strike Zone, Tic Tac Strike, and Top Dawg).
• Williams "Red Book" Parts Catalog (contains parts for following bowlers: Shuffle Inn, Shuffle Inn Deluxe & Jr., Strike Master & Jr).
• Williams Service Bulletin 1979 (Incorrectly labeled power transformers on early solid state shuffle alleys, summary chart of all ROM identification for these shuffle alleys: Topaz, Aristocrat, Taurus, and Pompeii).
• Williams Pinball Troubleshooting/Reference Manual 1986 (Strike Zone).
• "Coin Machine Digest", October 1946 pages 42 to 46 contains a list of new machines officially announced by the manufacturers. It is precised that 'It is not possible to distinguish between entirely new developments and machines that are improvements of pre-war models. Conversions are not included.'