1991 · Williams
Hurricane
Known for Juggler, Hurricane ramp, Comet and Ferris Wheel. Deep blue night sky with stars, swirling water tunnel or vortex, roller-coaster track, floating carnival midway and surrounded by flames and firework bursts.
- Year
- 1991
- Maker
- Williams
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Dot matrix
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Lane
Juggler
- Ramp
Hurricane ramp
- Ramp
Comet
- Toy
Ferris Wheel
- Target
Dummy
- insert
Clown face
- Multiball
Juggler Multiball
- Mode
Clown Time
On the playfield
Toy 1
- Ferris Wheel
Ramps 2
- Hurricane ramp
- Comet
Drop target 1
- ducks
Targets 2
- Dummy
- cats
Lane 1
- Juggler
Lights 1
- Clown face insert
On the backglass
Who and what
- creature Enormous pale blue and white shark or sea-monster head, mouth gaping wide with red lips and two rows of triangular teeth, yellow eye, occupying the centre of the glass
- other A human figure in a swimsuit standing upright inside the shark's mouth, arms raised
- other A white-faced clown with a red nose, orange ruff, and orange-and-yellow striped trousers, hanging from a trapeze and holding a rope, upper left
- other Several tiny clown and carnival-rider figures in colourful clothing standing on the carnival midway at lower left
Setting
- Deep blue night sky with stars
- Swirling water tunnel or vortex
- Roller-coaster track
- Floating carnival midway
- Surrounded by flames and firework bursts
Text on it
- Williams
- HURRICANE
- RIDE
- © 1990 WILLIAMS ELECTRONICS
How it plays
-
Modes 1
- Clown Time
-
Multiballs 1
- Juggler Multiball
-
Goals 2
- Palace
- Quick Score
-
Awards 2
- Mystery
- Playfield Multiplier multiplier
Made by
- Design
- Barry Oursler
- Art
- John Youssi
- Art
- Python Anghelo
- Mechanics
- Gerald Hedberg
- Software
- Mark Penacho
- Sound & Music
- Paul Heitsch
Reference
Linked terms
- Juggler also called Juggler lane also called Juggler Lock
- Hurricane ramp also called right ramp also called Hurricane
- Comet also called Comet ramp also called center ramp also called Comet shot
- Ferris Wheel also called Ferris
- Dummy also called Dummy target also called Dunk the Dummy
- Clown face also called Clown
- ducks also called Duck targets
- Palace also called Palace Jackpot
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- lime green
- yellow
- orange-red
- black
Fingerprint: The Juggler, enormous grinning clown face across lower middle with swept orange hair blue eyes red nose, orange-gloved hands below fanning wide card spread, big white spiral disc ringed with card suits reading PINBALL with BALLS THAT LITTER THE BASIN curved beneath, blue angled jester sign at top ramp, lime-green side lanes with confetti-coloured dots
The single most memorable element is the enormous grinning clown head painted across the middle-lower playfield, with swept orange hair, blue eyes and a red nose, whose orange-gloved hands below fan out a wide spread of playing cards. Second, the big white spiral disc ringed with card suits reading PINBALL with BALLS THAT LITTER THE BASIN curved beneath it. Third, the blue angled THE JUGGLER jester sign sitting at the very top of the ramp. Fourth, the confetti-like field of bright coloured dots scattered over lime-green side lanes.
Setting
- Cream and pale-green playfield base
- Winding lane and ramp structure in orange and red
- Confetti-like scatter of bright coloured dots over the side lanes
Symbols
- Playing-card suits (hearts, diamonds, clubs, spades)
- Spinning arrows and spiral motif on the white centre disc
- Five-pointed stars
- Jester/harlequin foolscap with pompoms
- Scattered round confetti dots
- Small yellow arrow pointing left
Notable shapes
- Large circular spiral disc in the centre with an arrow spiral and card-suit border
- Tall arched ramp snaking from the centre up to the top
- Two red post-and-barrier gates on the left
- Funnel-shaped lanes studded with coloured dots on both sides
Art motifs
- Circus clown
- Card fans
- Bright toy-like pop-bumper domes
- Exaggerated cartoon line work with heavy black outlines
Themes
- Circus
- Clown
- Juggler
- Playing cards
- Pachinko-style lanes
- Fairground
Title on it
- The juggler
Text on it
- THE JUGGLER
- 625
- PINBALL
- BALLS THAT LITTER THE BASIN
- HURRICANE
- LIVE CHARGE
- Williams
- 43402
- HOLD FLIPPER BUTTON FOR STATUS REPORT
- FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
- 1 PLAY
- 5 PLAYS
- 4 Balls Per Play
- SEE BACKGLASS DISPLAY FOR REPLAY SCORE
- PUSH
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Monster | Giant painted clown/jester face filling the lower centre: orange-red swept hair with spiral curls, heavy black-outlined arched eyebrows, wide blue-and-white eyes with dark pupils, round red nose, wide open mouth with white teeth, cream face with heavy black line work |
| Other | Two orange cartoon gloves/hands at the bottom of the clown, holding a wide fan of playing cards spread in an arc across the lower playfield |
| Other | A jester/harlequin figure painted on the blue angled box sign at the top of the ramp, wearing a red-and-white foolscap with red pompoms |
| Other | A red drum with a row of coloured balls sitting on the raised centre ramp, plus a small brownish jester figure near the centre |
Overhead view of an illuminated playfield, its whole surface in bright cartoon art on a cream and pale-green ground. The biggest feature is a huge grinning clown face across the lower middle: orange-red swept hair curling out to both sides, heavy black-outlined arched brows, wide blue-and-white eyes, round red nose, broad open mouth showing white teeth. Below it, two orange-gloved hands fan out a spread of playing cards in a wide arc. Directly above the clown sits a large white circular disc with a spiral arrow pattern, ringed by card suits and stars, carrying PINBALL in a bold arc and the curved slogan BALLS THAT LITTER THE BASIN beneath. Up the centre runs a raised orange ramp with red pop-bumper caps, ending at a blue angled box sign reading THE JUGGLER above a jester in a red-and-white foolscap. A black-framed display on the upper right reads 625. The side thirds are lime-green and yellow lanes studded with bright round dots in red, orange, blue and pink, like confetti. Two white instruction cards sit on the black apron at the bottom.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- blue
- orange
- red
- yellow
Fingerprint: Enormous open-mouthed shark head pale blue-white with yellow eye, red lips and triangular teeth dominating center, human in swimsuit standing inside shark's mouth, white-faced clown with orange-yellow trousers on trapeze holding balloon, swirling water tunnel with roller-coaster track, three huge firework rosettes on cobalt starfield
The whole scene is inside a colossal gaping shark mouth that fills the centre of the glass, its red lips and double rows of triangular teeth framing a swirling blue water vortex and roller-coaster track. A tiny clown in orange-and-yellow striped trousers dangles from a trapeze on the left, holding a red balloon. A bright yellow carnival signboard in the lower left carries the word 'HURRICANE' in curly red display lettering, next to a white scalloped cloud reading 'RIDE' in red script. The background is an intensely saturated deep-blue starfield broken up by three huge firework rosettes.
Setting
- Deep blue night sky with stars
- Swirling water tunnel or vortex
- Roller-coaster track
- Floating carnival midway
- Surrounded by flames and firework bursts
Symbols
- Firework rosettes
- Red balloon
- Circus tent
- Trapeze
- Starbursts
- Picket fence
- Roller-coaster track
- Flames
Lettering
- White cursive script wordmark with a red emblem at top centre; curly red display lettering with swashes on the yellow carnival sign; red brush script inside a white scalloped cloud
Themes
- Carnival
- Circus
- Sea monster
- Shark
- Water park
- Roller coaster
- Fireworks
Text on it
- Williams
- HURRICANE
- RIDE
- © 1990 WILLIAMS ELECTRONICS
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Creature | Enormous pale blue and white shark or sea-monster head, mouth gaping wide with red lips and two rows of triangular teeth, yellow eye, occupying the centre of the glass |
| Other | A human figure in a swimsuit standing upright inside the shark's mouth, arms raised |
| Other | A white-faced clown with a red nose, orange ruff, and orange-and-yellow striped trousers, hanging from a trapeze and holding a rope, upper left |
| Other | Several tiny clown and carnival-rider figures in colourful clothing standing on the carnival midway at lower left |
A roughly square, curved-top backglass painted in airbrushed, saturated comic-book style on a deep cobalt-blue night sky scattered with small white stars and several large starburst firework rosettes (a teal-green one at lower left, a red-and-gold one at upper left, a yellow-white one at upper right). Dominating the centre is an enormous open-mouthed shark or sea-monster head, pale blue and white with a yellow eye, red lips and rows of sharp triangular teeth; a figure in a swimsuit stands upright inside the mouth. Behind it, a swirling blue-white water tunnel with a dark roller-coaster track spiralling around it, ringed with red-and-yellow flames and a white picket-fence arc. The left third holds a floating carnival: a red balloon, a white-faced clown with a red nose and orange-and-yellow striped trousers hanging from a trapeze, a small striped circus tent, tiny lit booths, and a yellow signboard. A red balloon and pale-blue roller-coaster track run across the lower right. Lettering is a white cursive 'Williams' wordmark at the top with a red emblem, and carnival signage in the lower left.