Jack-Bot
1995 pinball table
Jack-Bot (styled JACK•BOT) is a 1995 pinball game which was designed by Barry Oursler and Larry DeMar, and released by US-based electronic gaming company Williams. It is the third game in the Pin-Bot series, following Pin-Bot (1986) and The Machine: Bride of Pin-Bot (1991).
Description
The game has a futuristic casino theme. Certain elements of the original Pin-Bot table carry over to Jack-Bot, such as the spiral ramp, visor targets, and locking the balls in the holes to activate Pin-Bot's eyes.
Jon Hey created the music and sound which includes a new arrangement of the Pin-Bot theme previously composed for Williams Pinball by Chris Granner.
The game uses an easy to understand playfield, where novice players can just shoot up the middle of the playfield. The more sophisticated player can "cheat" to set the rules to their own advantage.
The playfield has the same design as Pin-Bot, with new software and rules. The game was created to fill a possible "hole" in the production line and another game was needed quickly. RePlay reported that the game was easier to build.
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