2023-10-14

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Technology Connections

Shoot for the magic trunk!

PART 2: /youtube/video/E3p_Cv32tEo

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"bagatelle" by Nikki Tysoe, used under Creative Commons

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"Fortuna game at Media museum" by Olimar, used under Creative Commons

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00:00 Intro

01:50 Aztec overview

05:23 A bit of history

08:00 An overview of the playfield

10:39 The scoring mechanism

19:30 The targets on the playfield and how they work

25:59 The flippers

28:44 Automation and the number 5

30:31 The score motor

33:47 5,000 point sequence

38:00 The AZTEC targets

41:32 The center target

43:24 The scanning sequence

46:36 Conclusion

48:46 Bloopers