Not everyone is aware that FLASH is an absolute milestone. 1st machine featuring a dynamic Background-sound, increasing in pitch and indicating the player's skill to anyone. 1st machine using FLASH-Lights, which got their name therefore. 1st machine with newly designed, smooth and much faster Flipper-Lanes. 1st machine with new-style translucent lane-guide-plastics. Nowadays many people consider FLASH as dull or even primitive, but you had to be there in 1979 when it literally appeared like a FLASH out of the blue. It was an awesome experience, and people lined up just to hear that stunning thunder. Many guys, including me, took tape-recorders with them so they could hear the wonderful new sound at home. The dominating Bally-machines with their crude sound and lame flipper-lanes became obsolete over night. WILLIAMS was back again and heading for #1.