Meteor

The Meteor, designed by Steve Kirk and manufactured by Leisure & Allied Industries (LAI) of Perth, Australia in 1979, is a licensed Australian version of Stern's 1979 'Meteor,' built under license for the Australian market. The game's licensed Outer Space theme, with artwork by Leslie Kaip and Jorge Obregon and software by Alan McNeil, captured the era's fascination with space exploration and science fiction.

Key gameplay features include three flippers, one pop bumper, two passive bumpers, two slingshots, star rollovers, memory drop targets, a spinning target, a standup target, and a mini-post screw between the flippers, nicknamed the "Kirk Post" after designer Steve Kirk. The Meteor's layout incorporates a 3-bank memory drop target system and a separate 6-bank memory drop target, offering players varied scoring opportunities and strategic choices.

The Meteor's art and design reflect the late-1970s space-age aesthetic typical of the era. Roughly 423 of these Australian-built units are confirmed to have been produced, distinguishing this version from the much larger run of Stern's original US-made Meteor. It remains an interesting artifact of pinball's international licensing history during the solid-state era.