| JackBot
didn't do very well in the arcades. Only 2,428 were produced. Players believed
that this machine was a tiny bit out of date. And it was
actually! At Williams, a production-gap almost occurred and another game was
needed quickly. |
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| JackBot
is a remake of the 1986 Williams classic Pinbot.
Things haven't changed much since then. In fact, the playfield layout
is exactly the same, only the length differs from the original. "Lucky
Star" was the name for the game that was under consideration for a short
period of time. |
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| Since
the cabinet size changed over the years, the playfield has a few cm more at
the backside. But that's about it. The artwork on the playfield and on the
plastics was updated and a few features were added. |
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| In
our opinion, the ballhandling is better than the original. Due to the
different bats and flipper units obviously. The sound on the other hand, is a
bit too smoothly we believe. In 1986, Chris Granner added a great dimension to
Pinbot with its futuristic galactic sounds. It's a pity they didn't even tried
to equal this… |
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| Playing
the game nowadays, the only conclusion is that this machine is still fun to
play. It features a wide open
playfield, a Visor with its matrix and of course the Casino Run. |
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| The
JackBot in the Hyperballs Pinball Museum is in original condition. A pin with
a very few plays. Well, to be honest, finding a worn out JackBot is harder to
find ;-) |
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| This
machine was fully shopped and provided with new legs, posts, rubbers etc. and
a CPR repro Pinbot mini-PF. A
NOS spiral ramp and a NOS mainramp were installed, together with a new Vishay
dotmatrix display and a Rottendog powerdriverboard (like it is in most of our
pins). |
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