Also known as CYC
1988 · Williams
Cyclone
Known for Ferris wheel, Comet ramp, Cyclone ramp and Spook House. Black starfield night sky, three fireworks bursts (orange, red, white dotted ring) and white rocket/paint streak across upper third.
- Year
- 1988
- Maker
- Williams
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Toy
Ferris wheel
- Ramp
Comet ramp
- Ramp
Cyclone ramp
- Hole
Spook House
- scoop
Boomerang
- Goal
Million Shot
- Goal
Gate Jackpot
On the playfield
- cream
- blue
- red
- yellow
- 2 flippers
- 3 pop bumpers
- 1 spinner
- 2 slingshots
Toy 1
- Ferris wheel
Ramps 2
- Comet ramp
- Cyclone ramp
Holes 3
- Spook House
- Boomerang scoop
- Shuttle
Drop target 1
- Ghost
Targets 3
- Ball Toss targets
- Shooting Gallery targets
- Secret target
Post or gate 1
- Center peg post
Backbox 1
- Mystery wheel backglass toy
On the backglass
Who and what
- other Harlequin clown standing centre, grinning widely with red bulbous nose, teal-blue hair tufts, white ruffled collar, green-and-red diamond patterned costume, one arm raised toward the wheel, standing on green legs with blue shoes
- animal Small white cat sitting upright at the clown's feet
- woman Red-haired woman in a red top in the front rollercoaster car seat, mouth open screaming, one arm flung outward
- man Man in white shirt with glasses behind her, leaning back
- man Dark-haired man with open mouth further back in the car
- other Green spiky-haired punk-styled figure in the rear car
Setting
- Black starfield night sky
- Three fireworks bursts (orange, red, white dotted ring)
- White rocket/paint streak across upper third
Text on it
- CYCLONE
- JACKPOT
- 4 MILLION
- 3 1/2 MILLION
- 3 MILLION
- 2 1/2 MILLION
- 2 MILLION
- 1 1/2 MILLION
- 1 MILLION
- 1/2 MILLION
- MYSTERY WHEEL
- 10K
- 20K
- 30K
- 40K
- 50K
- 60K
- EXTRA BALL
- 2 1/2CH
- SPECIAL CHANCE
- 5X
- Williams
- PINBALL AMUSEMENT PARK
- EXTRAVAGANZA
- 81-1262 594 RP
- "CYC LONE" COPYRIGHT 1986 WILLIAMS ELECTRONIC GAMES INC.
How it plays
-
Modes 1
- Double Scoring
-
Goals 4
- Million Shot
- Gate Jackpot
- Ferris Bonus
- Hold Bonus
-
Awards 1
- Zilch
Made by
- Design
- Barry Oursler
- Art
- Python Anghelo
- Mechanics
- Joe Joos Jr.
- Software
- Bill Pfutzenreuter
- Music
- Chris Granner
Reference
Linked terms
- Ferris wheel also called Ferris Wheel collect
- Comet ramp also called Comet Million ramp also called center ramp
- Cyclone ramp also called Gate Jackpot ramp
- Boomerang also called Bonus X scoop also called Boomerang scoop
- Ball Toss targets also called Hold targets also called cat targets
- Shooting Gallery targets also called duck targets
- Shuttle also called Shuttle holes
- Center peg also called center post
- Million Shot also called Comet Million also called Million
- Gate Jackpot also called Cyclone sequence
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- cream
- blue
- red
- yellow
Fingerprint: cyclone: Grinning red-nosed clown jester head lower centre between flippers, large gold-rimmed bonus wheel centre with 2X-6X coloured wedges, cream playfield covered hundreds tiny black comic doodles, clear dome top encloses red rocket and silver flying saucer, large clear spiral ramp from right orbit
The most memorable feature is the grinning red-nosed clown jester head painted at the lower centre, mouth open in a wide toothy grin, sitting directly between the two flippers. Above it, a large gold-rimmed bonus wheel segmented into coloured wedge segments marked 2X through 6X sits dead centre of the playfield. The cream playfield is uniquely covered in hundreds of tiny black hand-drawn comic doodles rather than a painted scene. A transparent dome at the top encloses a red rocket and a silver flying saucer, and a large clear spiral ramp coils in from the right-hand orbit. The bottom apron carries a bold circular yellow badge with a red crown over a red W.
Setting
- Deep blue starfield across the upper third with scattered white stars and red-and-yellow comet streaks
- Cream-white lower playfield surface densely covered in tiny black comic doodles
- Painted blue sky and cloud motif behind the centre spinner and ramp area
Symbols
- Gold-rimmed bonus wheel with coloured 1x-6x wedges
- Red and yellow comet with a tail
- Red rocket
- Silver flying saucer
- Playing card motifs
- Stars
- Crown over a w emblem on the apron
- Jester horns
- Arrows
- Score numerals 100, 1000, 50000, 250 on the right orbit lane strip
Notable shapes
- Large gold-rimmed central bonus wheel with coloured wedge segments
- Transparent spiral ramp coiling from the right orbit into the top dome
- Clear hemispherical dome in the upper centre
- Triangular red-outlined ball guides flanking the lower centre
- Round yellow crown badge centred on the apron
Art motifs
- Comic-strip line doodles
- Starburst
- Chevron stripes in red, orange and yellow
- Swirling clouds
- Painted 1970s airbrushed gradients
Themes
- Funfair
- Carnival
- Clown
- Space
- Comet
- Rocket
- Amusement arcade
Title on it
- Cyclone
Text on it
- BOWL STRIKE NOVELTY
- RED STAR
- SHOOT THE COMET FOR A MILLION
- CYCLONE
- The Amazing Moving Target!
- REACH CENTRE
- SUPER BONUS
- LITE
- HOLD
- AGAIN
- 6X
- 5X
- 4X
- 3X
- 2X
- 1X
- COMET
- FEATURE INDEX
- LANE CHANGE
- Williams
- HOLD FLIPPER BUTTON FOR STATUS REPORT
- FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
- SEE BACKGLASS DISPLAY FOR REPLAY SCORE
- 3 BALLS PER GAME
- 1 PLAY - 1 QUARTER
- 4 PLAYS - 1 DOLLAR
- 1 - 2 - 3 Lane advance "LITTLE BALL JACKPOT" and, when all three lit, scores "DOUBLE SCORES".
- Jet Rampers advance "Ferris Wheel Bonus", Right Flipper Return
- BALL TOSS lights "COMET". Riding the "COMET" scores a Reward
- "Something" advance X value, when lit. Flashing X scores SPECIAL.
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | Grinning clown jester head at lower centre: white face, big red round nose, wide open mouth showing rows of square teeth, red and white ruffled clown collar, small curved horns on the head, painted in flat comic colours |
| Creature | Red rocket with white nose cone standing upright inside the clear plastic dome in the upper centre |
| Vehicle | Silver flying saucer with a domed top, mounted on the upper right playfield beside the ramp entrance |
| Other | Hundreds of tiny black-line comic doodles scattered over the cream field: small devils, stars, arrows, rockets, pinballs, faces and abstract squiggles |
| Other | Large red flippers with cream rubber at lower centre, each flanked by a matching red plastic slide rail |
A photographed electro-mechanical playfield, dominated by a cream-white field packed with tiny black comic-strip doodles of little devils, stars and pinball motifs, framed by red, blue and orange plastics. The upper third is a blue starfield with a clear plastic dome housing a rocket and saucer toy, an LED score panel showing 'CYC-' and '400000', and a spiral ramp sweeping in from the right. A large gold-rimmed wheel sits at centre, divided into coloured pie segments numbered 6X, 5X, 4X, 3X, 2X and 1X, with a small triangular ramp below the spinner. Below that, a grinning red-and-white clown jester face with a ruffled collar and small horns grins up from the lower centre, flanked by two large red flippers with cream rubber and red rubber sleeves. Two round plastic buttons, one green marked 'HOLD' and one white marked 'AGAIN', sit above the clown. Two yellow instruction cards fill the bottom corners, and the stainless apron carries a big yellow-and-red round logo with a red crown-and-W emblem. Dominant colours are cream/white, blue, red and yellow.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- red
- yellow
- black
- blue
Fingerprint: Enormous red 3-D block letters spelling CYCLONE with white paint swipe trailing right, giant rollercoaster car with blue-white shark-mouth cowcatcher plunging down right side, red-haired woman leaning out arm flung wide, multi-colored prize wheel on red-yellow striped pedestal, grinning teal-haired harlequin clown beside wheel, red white orange fireworks bursting on black starfield
A giant rollercoaster car with a blue-and-white shark's-mouth cowcatcher plunges down the right side, its passengers mid-scream, one red-haired woman in a red top leaning out with an arm flung wide. The word CYCLONE in huge red 3-D block letters fills the whole top, with a long white paint swipe streaking off the final E. A large multi-coloured prize wheel on a red-and-yellow striped pedestal dominates the centre-left, flanked by a grinning teal-haired harlequin clown and a vertical ladder of coloured jackpot value panels. Fireworks bursts scatter across a black starfield behind everything.
Setting
- Black starfield night sky
- Three fireworks bursts (orange, red, white dotted ring)
- White rocket/paint streak across upper third
Symbols
- Coloured prize wheel wedges
- Vertical jackpot value ladder
- Strings of round coloured light bulbs
- Shark-mouth cowcatcher
- Rollercoaster rails and ties
- Fireworks bursts
- Curved mystery wheel banner
- Logo badge with round emblem
Lettering
- Cyclone in enormous red 3-d extruded slab-serif block capitals with white and blue shaded sides; secondary text in flat yellow, red, green and blue block capitals on coloured rectangular panels; williams mark in red script inside a yellow-bordered badge
Themes
- Amusement park
- Rollercoaster
- Circus clown
- Prize wheel
- Jackpot ladder
- Fireworks
- Airbrushed fantasy
Title on it
- Cyclone
Text on it
- CYCLONE
- JACKPOT
- 4 MILLION
- 3 1/2 MILLION
- 3 MILLION
- 2 1/2 MILLION
- 2 MILLION
- 1 1/2 MILLION
- 1 MILLION
- 1/2 MILLION
- MYSTERY WHEEL
- 10K
- 20K
- 30K
- 40K
- 50K
- 60K
- EXTRA BALL
- 2 1/2CH
- SPECIAL CHANCE
- 5X
- Williams
- PINBALL AMUSEMENT PARK
- EXTRAVAGANZA
- 81-1262 594 RP
- "CYC LONE" COPYRIGHT 1986 WILLIAMS ELECTRONIC GAMES INC.
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | Harlequin clown standing centre, grinning widely with red bulbous nose, teal-blue hair tufts, white ruffled collar, green-and-red diamond patterned costume, one arm raised toward the wheel, standing on green legs with blue shoes |
| Animal | Small white cat sitting upright at the clown's feet |
| Woman | Red-haired woman in a red top in the front rollercoaster car seat, mouth open screaming, one arm flung outward |
| Man | Man in white shirt with glasses behind her, leaning back |
| Man | Dark-haired man with open mouth further back in the car |
| Other | Green spiky-haired punk-styled figure in the rear car |
| Other | Additional pale faces of passengers stacked up the rising track behind |
Airbrushed backglass on a black starfield. Across the top, enormous three-dimensional red block letters spell CYCLONE with white and dark-blue shaded faces and a long white paint swipe trailing right. Upper left, a yellow-framed blue JACKPOT box sits above a tall ladder of coloured prize panels down the left edge: 4 MILLION, 3 1/2 MILLION, 3 MILLION, 2 1/2 MILLION, 2 MILLION, 1 1/2 MILLION, 1 MILLION and 1/2 MILLION, flanked by vertical strings of round coloured bulbs. Centre-left, a huge red, white, blue and yellow prize wheel stands on a red-and-yellow striped pedestal, labelled MYSTERY WHEEL on a curved yellow banner, with wedges reading 10K, 20K, 30K, 40K, 50K, 60K, EXTRA BALL, 2 1/2CH, SPECIAL CHANCE and 5X. Beside it a grinning clown with teal hair, bulbous red nose, white ruff and green-and-red harlequin suit raises one arm toward the wheel; a small white cat sits at his feet. Right, a blue-and-white rollercoaster car with a toothy shark-mouth cowcatcher dives down the rails, packed with screaming passengers led by a red-haired woman in a red top with one arm flung out. Red, white and orange fireworks burst behind.