Competitive consensus:

• Rule the Universe — everything feeds toward this.
• Start Total Annihilation early and often.
• Progress Attack Waves methodically.
• Use Martian Attack to stack multiballs.
• Combos and Super Jets matter more than most players realize.

Standard Skill Shot

• Plunge into flashing Bonus X lane
• Scores 10M + increases by 10M each time
• Awards +5X Bonus

Super Skill Shot

• Hold left flipper while plunging
• Shoot any ramp or loop for 50M
• Spots all 3 Total Annihilation lamps for that shot
• Shooting Forcefield lowers it immediately

Lit at the scoop by completing the 4 rollovers in the picture, you can change lit rollovers by flipping the flippers.

Collect mystery by shooting right scoop

Possible awards include:

• 25M / 50M
• Light Extra Ball
• Light Lock / Award Lock
• Multiball
• Martian Attack
• +5X Bonus
• Hold Bonus
• Strobe Multiball
• Video Mode
• Martian Bombs

Hit the 3 targets to drop the forcefield and then hit the saucer targets to open the hole and then shoot the hole to destroy the saucer.

Attack Wave Order

1. USA – Statue of Liberty
2. Germany – Brandenburg Gate
3. England – London Bridge
4. Italy – Tower of Pisa
5. France – Eiffel Tower
6. Conquer Mars

Scoring Progression

• Hits increase each wave (+4 per wave)
• Hit value increases (+10M per wave)
• Destroying Saucer bonus increases (+100M)
• Extra Ball lit after defeating the 2nd Saucer

Conquer Mars

• Forcefield opens permanently
• Shoot Saucer hole 10 times
• Each shot = 100M
• Final shot = 2.5B
• Can only be done once per game

Combos

• Consecutive ramp/loop shots
• Only during single-ball play
• Values:
  • 2-Way → 25M
  • 3-Way → 30M
  • Continues upward

Super Jets

• Earned after 100 jet bumper hits
• Jets score 3M each
• Stack in Multiball, shoot the loops

Shoot the four major shots:

• Left Loop (Capture)
• Left Ramp (Big-O-Beam)
• Right Ramp (Tractor Beam)
• Right Loop (Atomic Blaster)

Each shot must be made 3 times

Values:

• 1st hit → 20M
• 2nd hit → 25M
• 3rd hit → 30M + starts Hurry-Up

Hurry-Up

• Saucer / Forcefield lit
• Starts at 100M, counts down to 25M
• Multiple Hurry-Ups stack:
  • 2 → 300M
  • 3 → 500M
  • 4 → 1B + Total Annihilation starts

• 4-ball multiball
• All four major shots = Jackpots 50M +5M each collect
• Lock Ramp = Annihilation Jackpot = sum of all Jackpot collected
• Successive Total Annihilations start higher
• Ends when down to one ball.

Lock 3 balls at the Lock Hole

• Locks are virtual (no physical lock)
• Lock Ramp lights locks

During Multiball

• Five shots lit for Jackpots:
• 4 TA shots + Lock Ramp
• Jackpot starts at 60M, +10M per collect
• Once all 5 collected → Super Jackpot

Super Jackpot:

• Starts at 250M
• Moves between shots every ~5 seconds
• Relights all jackpots
• Successive Super Jackpots increase (up to 1B).

• Spell M-A-R-T-I-A-N
• Shoot scoop to start Martian Attack
• Kill 4 bouncing Martians in 30 seconds
• Each Martian = 20M (up to 50M later)

Killing all 4:

• Starts Martian Multiball
• Adds another ball into play
• Martian shots remain lit for points

Martian Bombs

• Awarded via:
• Stroke of Luck
• Completing MARTIAN again
• Press Launch Button to kill a Martian instantly
• Bombs stack and carry over

• Stroke of Luck only (once per game)
• 3-ball multiball
• Playfield goes dark
• Hit Forcefield for 50M per hit

Awards:

• 10 hits → Extra Ball
• 20 hits → 250M
• 30 hits → Bonus

Very long ball saver.

• Stroke of Luck only (once per game)
• Shoot descending saucers
• Each hit = 3M
• One Smart Bomb via Launch Button

Awards:

• ~30 saucers → Extra Ball
• Final Mothership = 80 hits
• Total possible value ~635M

Extra Balls can be lit by:

• Defeating 2nd Saucer
• Completing rollover lanes 10 times
• Video Mode
• Strobe Multiball (10 hits)
• Stroke of Luck

All collected at Stroke of Luck (except Video Mode EB).

To light:

Complete all 6 objectives:

1. Total Annihilation
2. Martian Multiball
3. Conquer Mars
4. Super Jets
5. 5-Way Combo
6. Collect a Super Jackpot

Rule the Universe

• 4-ball multiball
• Everything lit
• Jackpots start at 100M
• Super Jackpot roams
• Martians active
• Victory Laps lit after

Score 5B:

• Flippers shut off
• Universe Ruled
• +5B bonus
• Initials + date recorded