Also known as JM
1995 · Williams
Johnny Mnemonic
Known for Hand, Cyberspace Grid, Crazy Bob's and Throwing Spikes. Dark industrial interior of steel girders, scaffolding and gantries, white starburst light radiating from behind the central figures, orange fireball explosion on the left and grey machinery and panelling in the upper right.
- Year
- 1995
- Maker
- Williams
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Dot matrix
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Toy
Hand
- saucers
Cyberspace Grid
- saucer
Crazy Bob's
- Goal
Throwing Spikes
- Mode
Yakuza Strike
- Wizard mode
Power Down
- Multiball
Cyberspace Multiball
On the playfield
- crimson red
- steel grey-blue
- black
- white
- 2 flippers
- 3 pop bumpers
- 1 spinner
- 2 slingshots
Toy 1
- Hand
Holes 2
- Cyberspace Grid saucers
- Crazy Bob's saucer
Target 1
- Lower left standup
Lanes 2
- Center lane
- Spinner lane
Post or gate 1
- Access Jet Bumpers diverter
Other 1
- Mnemonic Recovery drain shield
On the backglass
Who and what
- man Central hero, dark slicked-back hair, clean-shaven, black suit jacket over white shirt, patterned dark tie, black glove, aiming a black semi-automatic handgun towards the viewer with a stern focused expression
- woman Blonde, shoulder-length wavy hair, behind the hero's right shoulder, low-cut sleeveless dark top, bare arm raised, anxious open-mouthed expression
- man Left side, white shirt, dark tie, dark sunglasses, face replaced by a pale flaming skull-like mask with flame rising from it
- man Right side, long dark hair, aviator sunglasses, mouth wide open in a shout, dark jacket
- man Top right corner, dark hair, grinning broadly, mouth open, hand raised near chest
- man Lower left, dark silhouetted soldier in a helmet and body armour holding a rifle upright, facing right
Setting
- Dark industrial interior of steel girders, scaffolding and gantries
- White starburst light radiating from behind the central figures
- Orange fireball explosion on the left
- Grey machinery and panelling in the upper right
Text on it
- JOHNNY MNEMONIC
- MEET THE ULTIMATE HARD DRIVE
How it plays
-
Modes 8
- Yakuza Strike
- Upload
- Access Code 1
- Access Code 2
- Download
- NAS Cure
- Frenzy
- Video mode
-
Multiballs 2
- Cyberspace Multiball
- Touch-Tone Multiball
-
Goals 3
- Throwing Spikes
- Power Item
- Cyberlock
-
Awards 5
- Spinner Millions
- Light Extra Ball
- Hit Me
- Super Loops
- Mystery Award
-
Wizard modes 1
- Power Down
Made by
- Design
- George Gomez
- Art
- John Youssi
- Mechanics
- Tom Kopera
- Software
- Tom Uban
- Sound & Music
- Dave Zabriskie
- Display animation
- Adam Rhine
- Display animation
- Brian Morris
Reference
Linked terms
- Hand also called Glove also called Data Glove also called Cyber Matrix glove
- Cyberspace Grid also called Matrix
- Crazy Bob's also called Crazy Bob
- Center lane also called center mode start lane also called center VUK
- Mnemonic Recovery also called Recovery
- Yakuza Strike also called Yakuza Score
- Frenzy also called Johnny also called Mnemonic
- Mystery Award also called Light Special also called Light Recovery
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- crimson red
- steel grey-blue
- black
- white
Fingerprint: Johnny Mnemonic, huge stacked translucent red crystals shaped like prisms with matching silver-blue faceted shards forming jewel-like mountain around central figure, pair of red padded glove mechanisms low on field, monument graphic under johnny mnemonic lettering with in memory script, stone-blue and grey city-street scene with geometric style
The centre of the playfield is filled with huge stacked translucent red crystals shaped like stacked triangular prisms, with matching silver-blue faceted shards, forming a jewel-like mountain around the central figure. A second, stranger landmark is the pair of red padded glove/flipper mechanisms low on the field that the instruction stickers describe as moving a glove back, left and right with blue and red buttons. The apron carries a black-and-white monument graphic under the JOHNNY MNEMONIC lettering with an In Memory script, reading as a tribute or memorial plate rather than a game logo.
Setting
- Grey-blue city street and building facades in perspective
- Upper playfield packed with card and target inserts
- Chrome wire ramps arcing over the field
- Red-painted side rails and cabinet trim
Symbols
- Playing-card suits (hearts, diamonds, clubs, spades) on the loop card insert
- Triangular red ruby prisms and silver-blue faceted crystals
- 2x and 5x multiplier medallions
- Red chevron drop-target arrows
- Red truss/lattice towers
- Lit arrow inserts
- Circle bumpers with red cone caps
Notable shapes
- Large stacked triangular crystal prism stack mid-playfield
- Red diamond drop-target outline formed by chevrons
- Tall red lattice truss towers left and right
- Round instruction stickers on the lower side walls
- Stainless steel front panel with rounded corners
Art motifs
- Faceted gemstone geometry
- Concrete-and-steel urban perspective
- Chevron and zigzag target patterns
- Flat outlined comic shading
Themes
- Jewel and crystal motif
- Card and memory/recall theme
- Loop card insert
- Multiplier multipliers
- Mechanical glove manipulator toy
Title on it
- Johnny mnemonic
Text on it
- JOHNNY MNEMONIC
- In Memory
- $1.00 PER PLAY
- 3 BALLS PER GAME
- PLAY BETTER
- ANGELL STARR NOVELTY
- Need PINBALL?
- THE SEVEN SEAS FOUNDRY
- PIN BALL
- BLUE BUTTON MOVES GLOVE BACK
- RED BUTTON MOVES GLOVE LEFT
- RED BUTTON MOVES GLOVE RIGHT
- USE LAUNCH BUTTON TO DROP BALL FROM GLOVE
- LOOP CARD
- SUPER VALUE
- INSERT CARD
- 2X
- 5X
- LIGHT BULB
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | One adult male, centre-left of the playfield, short dark hair, tan skin, clean-shaven, three-quarter view facing right, wearing a heavy brown coat with a thick cream fur collar; arms raised as if holding or operating something, painted in flat comic style with black outline |
| Other | A large black-and-white statue/monument graphic on the middle apron card, a robed female figure on a pedestal, printed in halftone beneath the johnny mnemonic lettering |
Full overhead photograph of a complete electro-mechanical pinball cabinet, glass down, black backbox visible with orange translucent lettering and a round badge, and a stainless front panel with coin door, two orange coin mechanisms, a red plunger knob and two coin-drop buttons. The playfield is a stone-blue and grey city-street scene in angular, mid-century geometric style, dominated by stacks of faceted translucent red crystal (ruby-like triangular prisms) and silver-blue angular crystals, with two red truss towers carrying ramps. At centre-left stands a single male figure: dark-haired, tan-skinned, wearing a heavy brown coat with a pale fur collar, looking right and gesturing forward. Chevron drop-target banks form a large diamond mid-field, flanked by two red cone pop-bumper caps and by circular targets marked 2X and 5X. Two red flippers and a red-and-black striped apron triangle sit at the bottom. Apron cards read JOHNNY MNEMONIC, a blue sticker reads $1.00 PER PLAY / 3 BALLS PER GAME, and small round instruction stickers sit on both lower side walls. Colours: crimson red, steel grey-blue, black, and white.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- orange
- black
- steel grey
- white
Fingerprint: JOHNNY MNEMONIC MEET THE ULTIMATE HARD DRIVE, suited man aiming handgun at viewer, blonde woman behind shoulder in white starburst, mirrored futuristic gun pods on curved stalks, burning skull mask figure, silhouetted riflemen, orange explosion, dark blue mechanical background with red light streaks
A suited man aiming a handgun directly out of the picture at the viewer, with a blonde woman in a low-cut top pressed just behind his shoulder and a white starburst exploding around them. Flanking the pair at the bottom are mirrored futuristic multi-barrel gun pods on curved stalks, forming a symmetrical frame. On the left a figure in a burning skull mask and sunglasses stands beside an orange explosion with silhouetted riflemen. A long-haired man in aviator sunglasses on the right side has his mouth wide open in a shout.
Setting
- Dark industrial interior of steel girders, scaffolding and gantries
- White starburst light radiating from behind the central figures
- Orange fireball explosion on the left
- Grey machinery and panelling in the upper right
Symbols
- Handgun
- Multi-barrel gun pods
- Rifles
- Flaming skull mask
- Aviator sunglasses
- Red arcing laser light trails
- White starburst
- Orange explosion cloud
- Circular emblem beside the script wordmark
Lettering
- Very tall condensed sans-serif capitals in a red-to-yellow gradient, with a thick white outline and dark drop shadow, inside a solid orange banner; below it a much smaller widely letter-spaced all-caps sans-serif slogan in white
Themes
- Action film
- Gunfight
- Sci-fi technology
- Explosion
- Cybernetic weaponry
- Computer storage pun in the slogan
Title on it
- Johnny mnemonic
Text on it
- JOHNNY MNEMONIC
- MEET THE ULTIMATE HARD DRIVE
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Central hero, dark slicked-back hair, clean-shaven, black suit jacket over white shirt, patterned dark tie, black glove, aiming a black semi-automatic handgun towards the viewer with a stern focused expression |
| Woman | Blonde, shoulder-length wavy hair, behind the hero's right shoulder, low-cut sleeveless dark top, bare arm raised, anxious open-mouthed expression |
| Man | Left side, white shirt, dark tie, dark sunglasses, face replaced by a pale flaming skull-like mask with flame rising from it |
| Man | Right side, long dark hair, aviator sunglasses, mouth wide open in a shout, dark jacket |
| Man | Top right corner, dark hair, grinning broadly, mouth open, hand raised near chest |
| Man | Lower left, dark silhouetted soldier in a helmet and body armour holding a rifle upright, facing right |
| Man | Second silhouetted soldier immediately right of the first, also holding a rifle, backlit by the orange explosion |
| Other | Several partially visible armed figures with helmets and weapons in the right mid-ground, plus a figure with a visor/goggles on the right side |
| Vehicle | Two mirrored futuristic gun pods on curved stalks, one at each bottom corner, grey and white with multiple barrels |
Painted backglass with a fiery orange-to-yellow rectangular banner across the top carrying a huge condensed sans-serif title in two colours, with a smaller tracked-out slogan line beneath it. In the top left corner a small circular emblem sits beside a cursive script wordmark. Centre stage is a dark-haired man in a black suit, white shirt and patterned black tie, striding forward and aiming a black handgun in a black gloved hand straight at the viewer. Immediately behind his right shoulder stands a blonde woman in a low-cut sleeveless top, one arm raised defensively. Both are backlit by a white starburst. Behind and below them are mirrored futuristic gun pods on stalks curving in from both bottom corners, painted steel grey with white highlights. On the left a masked figure in a white shirt, dark tie and sunglasses wears a flaming skull-like mask, and further down left two dark silhouetted soldiers stand before an orange explosion with raised rifles. On the right a long-haired man in aviator sunglasses shouts, with other armed figures behind him and a grinning man at the top right edge. Curving red light streaks sweep across a dark blue and grey mechanical background of girders and gantries.