Pin·Bot

Pin*Bot is a pinball game released by Williams in October 1986. It was designed by Python Anghelo and Barry Oursler. In this pinball game, the player attempts to navigate throughout a representation of the solar system toward the Sun. The first planet is always Pluto. In order to move from planet to planet, the player must knock down three drop targets in quick succession, or hit a specially marked target when it is lit. Each planet reached gives... more

Pin*Bot is a pinball game released by Williams in October 1986. It was designed by Python Anghelo and Barry Oursler. In this pinball game, the player attempts to navigate throughout a representation of the solar system toward the Sun. The first planet is always Pluto. In order to move from planet to planet, the player must knock down three drop targets in quick succession, or hit a specially marked target when it is lit. Each planet reached gives you a 20,000 point bonus at the end of the ball. At the center of the playfield is a 5 by 5 grid. Lighting up the grid causes a visor to lift, revealing the robot's eye sockets. Locking the first ball makes the robot say "Partial Link-up." Locking balls in both sockets causes the robot to say "Now I see you," after which a bonus multi-ball play begins. Re-locking a ball makes Pin*Bot announce, "Shoot for Solar Value," allowing the player to shoot the free ball up the left ramp to collect a jackpot. The jackpot value increases 50,000 points... less