Quicksilver

Quicksilver, designed by Joe Joos Jr. with artwork by Doug Watson, was manufactured by Stern Electronics in June 1980. It's a four-player, solid-state machine built around a fantasy theme, running on the Stern M-200 MPU with software by Bill Pfutzenreuter.

The playfield features two flippers, three pop bumpers, two slingshots, seven standup targets, two spinning targets, a kick-out hole, and two banks of drop targets -- one bank of four and one of three. The machine can display point totals up to a maximum of 9,999,990 per player.

Quicksilver's backglass art bears a striking resemblance to the July 1978 cover of Heavy Metal magazine, attributed to artist Philippe Cazaumayou. Some cabinets from this era, including certain Quicksilver units, Williams' 1980 Firepower, and Stern's 1980 Seawitch, featured a bottom panel design resembling a brick wall, though it's unclear how many Quicksilver units left the factory this way. With 1,201 confirmed units produced, Quicksilver stands as a solid example of Stern's fantasy-themed output in the early 1980s.