Launcher

Type to filter results. Use arrow keys to navigate, Enter to select.

You've reached the end of the results

Jack•Bot backglass

Also known as J•B

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

  • black
  • blue
  • red
  • yellow
Jack•Bot playfield
Spotted in this photo
  • 2 flippers
  • 3 pop bumpers
  • 2 slingshots

Full vision analysis

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

  • blue
  • black
  • orange
  • gold
Jack•Bot backglass

Full vision analysis

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

  1. Modes 6

    • Mega Visor
    • Pinbot Poker
    • Slot Machine
    • Roll the Dice
    • Keno
    • Solar Jets
  2. Multiballs 1

    • Eye-lock Multiball
  3. Goals 6

    • Mega Jackbot
    • Jackbots
    • Super Jackbot
    • Double or Nothing
    • Bucket of Water item
    • Bomb item
  4. Awards 1

    • Keno award
  5. 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.

Jack•Bot playfield

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

Distinctive

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
Pop bumpers
Three red-capped bumper assemblies clustered at the top of the right ramp structure, with lit red lamps
Drop targets
A central grid of small square targets in orange, green and blue, plus a fan of coloured triangular targets in the middle of the playfield
Ramps
A blue curving ramp structure upper left, a teal ramp tube upper right, and a bare metal wire ramp arcing over the lower right slingshot area
Slingshots
Two triangular slingshots above the flippers, pink and white with rainbow-coloured wire guides
Upper playfield
Red-caped figure at upper right, a small pyramid-like structure with coloured panels at upper centre, blue mechanical tower and monster figure at upper left, under an orange dot-matrix display
Apron and lower playfield
Yellow instruction card with dense red and white rules text on the lower left apron, title logo panel on the lower right apron, blue painted deck with radiating rail lines between them
Who and what
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
Full description

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.

Jack•Bot backglass

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

Distinctive

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
Who and what
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
Full description

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.