1995 · Williams
Jack•Bot
Known for Visor, Eyes, Game Saucer and Cashier. Black starfield with scattered white star points, orange ringed planet upper right, orange planet mid left, red planet glow far right, orange and yellow floral petals along bottom edge and rainbow-striped colour wheel behind central robot chest.
- Year
- 1995
- Maker
- Williams
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Dot matrix
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Toy
Visor
- saucer
Eyes
- saucer
Game Saucer
- Target
Cashier
- structure
Vortex
- Multiball
Eye-lock Multiball
- Wizard mode
Casino Run
- Mode
Mega Visor
On the playfield
Toys 2
- Visor
- Vortex structure
Extra level 1
- bagatelle board upper playfield
Holes 2
- Eyes saucer
- Game Saucer saucer
Targets 5
- Cashier
- Hit Me
- column targets
- row targets
- left drop targets
Control 1
- Extra Ball buy-in button button
Lights 1
- Keno grid
On the backglass
Who and what
- robot Giant central chrome-blue robot, black domed faceplate with a single glowing red eye slit, orange ear/pod details, shoulder-mounted cylindrical cannon arm, rainbow-striped chest panel, long segmented arms crossing in an x across the whole glass, splayed multi-fingered hands
- robot Blue-skinned female android on the right, large blue eyes, heavy blue lipstick, orange bouffant/beehive hair, blue over-ear headphones, red heart emblem on the chest, silver-blue armour plating, holding a fan of red-backed playing cards, one large pale-blue forearm crossing the lower right
- robot Spindly thin chrome-blue robot at left with a long segmented arm raised, holding a fanned hand of four white-backed playing cards
- creature Grinning blue mechanical skull/head at lower left with multiple eyes on stalks and red detail, below the fanned cards
- other Tiny winged figure with a halo and outstretched arms beside the orange planet at mid left
- other Partial blue robot hand/arm entering at the lower right corner
Setting
- Black starfield with scattered white star points
- Orange ringed planet upper right
- Orange planet mid left
- Red planet glow far right
- Orange and yellow floral petals along bottom edge
- Rainbow-striped colour wheel behind central robot chest
Text on it
- JACK BOT
- A PINBOT ADVENTURE
- Williams
- 7
- A
- TM
How it plays
-
Modes 6
- Mega Visor
- Pinbot Poker
- Slot Machine
- Roll the Dice
- Keno
- Solar Jets
-
Multiballs 1
- Eye-lock Multiball
-
Goals 6
- Mega Jackbot
- Jackbots
- Super Jackbot
- Double or Nothing
- Bucket of Water item
- Bomb item
-
Awards 1
- Keno award
-
Wizard modes 1
- Casino Run
Made by
- Design
- Barry Oursler
- Design & Software
- Larry DeMar
- Art
- John Youssi
- Art
- Doug Watson
- Mechanics
- Robert C. Friesl
- Mechanics
- Bob Brown
- Software
- Louis Koziarz
- Sound & Music
- Jon Hey
- Display animation
- Adam Rhine
- Display animation
- Brian Morris
The cast
- Pinbot
Reference
Linked terms
- Eyes also called Eye locks
- Cashier also called Cashier target
- Hit Me also called Hit Me target
- column targets also called Visor targets
- Eye-lock Multiball also called Multiball
- Mega Visor also called Megavisor
- Bucket of Water also called No Bomb
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- black
- blue
- red
- yellow
Fingerprint: Teal armoured robot at center with giant fan of five playing cards behind head, huge red-caped figure with pale face looming upper right, bright blue-teal mechanical structures curving both sides, round orbit rings marked 5X-3X and blue oval target reading rock
A teal armoured robot in the dead centre with a giant fan of five playing cards spread behind its head like a headdress. A huge red-caped figure with a pale face looms over the upper right of the playfield. Bright blue and teal mechanical structures, including a metal fist and ribbed pipes, curve down both sides. Two round orbit rings marked 5X and 3X and a blue oval target reading ROCK sit around the centre. The whole lower left apron is a yellow instruction card, opposite a red-and-white title logo with yellow script above it.
Setting
- Black star field
- Outer space with stars
- Rainbow-ringed orbit paths
- Blue mechanical tubes and pipes
Symbols
- Playing-card suits (hearts, spades)
- Large fan of five playing cards
- Rainbow-rimmed circular orbit rings
- White stars on black
- Multiplication markers 5x, 6x, 3x
- Coloured triangular wedge target fan
- Dice-like square target grid
- Blue rail lines radiating from centre
Notable shapes
- Fan of five giant playing cards in the exact centre; rainbow-rimmed circular orbit rings; fan of coloured triangular wedges radiating from centre; blue painted fan of rails on lower deck
Art motifs
- Star field
- Orbit rings
- Multicoloured geometric wedge fans
- Ribbed tubing
- Energy beams
Themes
- Space
- Aliens
- Comic book superheroes
- Playing cards
- Robot
- Time-travel bonus
Title on it
- Jack dot
Text on it
- GAME OVER!
- EXTRA BALL
- COMBO
- Match
- JACK DOT
- Hallucinations
- EXTRA STAND
- MULTI-BALL
- SCORE
- JACKPOT
- ROCK
- 5X
- 6X
- 3X
- Game Design: Barry Gurles, Larry Raffer
- Mechanics: Bob Brown, Robert C. Neal
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Robot | Central teal-and-blue armoured humanoid robot with a domed helmet head, standing upright, one arm raised, a fan of five oversized playing cards (a, 2, three of clubs, three of spades and a joker) spread behind and above its head |
| Man | Large upper-right figure in a voluminous red cape and red hood with a pale mask-like face, arms outstretched over the right ramp area |
| Creature | Blue-grey monstrous figure at the upper left edge, partially cropped, looming over the left ramp |
| Robot | Giant translucent blue mechanical arm and clenched metal fist structure running down the left side of the playfield |
A tall glass-topped playfield photographed at a slight angle, cabinet rails and a lock bar visible along the bottom edge. The art is a comic-book space scene on a black star field speckled with white stars. Dead centre stands a teal-and-blue armoured humanoid robot figure holding a fan of five oversized playing cards behind its head; below it a fan of coloured triangular targets radiates outward. Upper right is a large red-caped, red-hooded figure with a pale mask-like face. Left and right mid-playfield are big translucent blue and teal mechanical structures (curving tubes, a clenched metal fist, ribbed pipes) that frame a central grid of small square targets lit orange, green and blue. Lower centre has a blue oval target reading ROCK, circular orbit rings marked 5X, 6X and 3X, and a fan of blue rails. Two pink-and-white flippers sit at the bottom above slingshots, with a bare wire ramp on the lower right. A yellow instruction card with red and white text fills the lower left apron, and a white-and-red title logo reading JACK DOT with yellow script Hallucinations above it sits at lower right. Orange dot-matrix display at the top shows unreadable blocky characters.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- blue
- black
- orange
- gold
Fingerprint: JACK BOT in chrome-blue-gold 3D letters, giant chrome robot with red eye slit and rainbow chest arms crossed in X, blue-skinned female android with orange bouffant and heart emblem, spindly robot with playing cards, planets
The single most memorable element is the enormous chrome-blue robot whose two segmented arms cross in a huge X across the entire glass, framing the black-visored head with its single glowing red eye slit and rainbow-striped chest. Second, the voluptuous blue-skinned female android on the right with orange bouffant hair, red heart emblem and a fan of red-backed playing cards. Third, the sinister grinning blue mechanical head with eyes on stalks at lower left, topped by a fanned hand of white-backed cards. Also memorable: the chrome 7 7 reel window and the segmented target wheel top left.
Setting
- Black starfield with scattered white star points
- Orange ringed planet upper right
- Orange planet mid left
- Red planet glow far right
- Orange and yellow floral petals along bottom edge
- Rainbow-striped colour wheel behind central robot chest
Symbols
- Playing cards (white-backed fan left, red-backed fan right)
- Ace of spades card at bottom centre
- Segmented circular target/spinner wheel top left
- Rainbow colour wheel behind central robot
- Seven-segment red 7 7 mechanical reel window
- Heart emblem on female robot's chest
- Stars
- Planets with rings
- Orange flower petals
Lettering
- Large chrome-blue block capitals with gold/bronze 3d bevel and dark outline; the o is a gold-and-blue sphere; subtitle in thin widely-spaced white sans-serif capitals; brand name in red cursive script at top right
Themes
- Robots
- Android
- Space
- Playing cards
- Pinball
- Science fiction
Title on it
- Jack bot
Text on it
- JACK BOT
- A PINBOT ADVENTURE
- Williams
- 7
- A
- TM
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Robot | Giant central chrome-blue robot, black domed faceplate with a single glowing red eye slit, orange ear/pod details, shoulder-mounted cylindrical cannon arm, rainbow-striped chest panel, long segmented arms crossing in an x across the whole glass, splayed multi-fingered hands |
| Robot | Blue-skinned female android on the right, large blue eyes, heavy blue lipstick, orange bouffant/beehive hair, blue over-ear headphones, red heart emblem on the chest, silver-blue armour plating, holding a fan of red-backed playing cards, one large pale-blue forearm crossing the lower right |
| Robot | Spindly thin chrome-blue robot at left with a long segmented arm raised, holding a fanned hand of four white-backed playing cards |
| Creature | Grinning blue mechanical skull/head at lower left with multiple eyes on stalks and red detail, below the fanned cards |
| Other | Tiny winged figure with a halo and outstretched arms beside the orange planet at mid left |
| Other | Partial blue robot hand/arm entering at the lower right corner |
Illuminated sci-fi backglass on a black starfield. Across the top, large block capitals spell JACK BOT in chrome-blue-and-gold 3D lettering, the O drawn as a gold-and-blue sphere, with the subtitle A PINBOT ADVENTURE in thin white capitals beneath. The centre is dominated by a huge chrome-blue robot with a black domed faceplate, one glowing red eye slit, orange ear pods and a rainbow-striped chest; its arms cross diagonally in an X, its long segmented limbs spanning the whole panel. On the right stands a curvy blue-skinned female robot with orange bouffant hair, blue lips, headphones and a red heart emblem on her chest, holding a fan of red-backed playing cards. On the left a spindly chrome robot brandishes a fanned hand of white-backed playing cards above a grinning blue mechanical skull-and-eyes head, and a small winged, haloed figure hovers beside an orange planet. A circular target/spinner with red-and-yellow segments sits top left, an orange planet fills the upper right, and a 7 7 mechanical score reel window is centred low. Orange floral/petal shapes line the bottom edge.