Also known as J!
1988 · Williams
Jokerz!
Known for Center target, Drop target banks, Upper playfield top lanes and Million Round. Flat near-black backdrop with a deep blue curtain drape falling behind the title cards and a mound of gold coins across the lower centre.
- Year
- 1988
- Maker
- Williams
- Type
- Solid state
- Display
- Alphanumeric
- Players
- 4
Known for
- Target
Center target
- Drop target
Drop target banks
- upper playfield
Upper playfield top lanes
- Mode
Million Round
- Goal
Double Yer Score
On the playfield
Toy 1
- Jester hat bells
Extra level 1
- Upper playfield top lanes upper playfield
Holes 2
- Lower left saucer saucer
- Lower right saucer saucer
Drop target 1
- Drop target banks
Target 1
- Center target
Lane 1
- Bet lanes
Post or gate 1
- One way gate gate
Backbox 1
- Hand of cards backglass toy
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Young blonde queen, gold spiked crown, hair in a loose bun, gold ribbed corset bodice with purple jewelled collar medallion, white ermine-lined purple cloak, fanning three blue-backed cards in her left hand, right arm raised holding a single card, smiling with heavy eye makeup
- man Elderly king with long white beard and bushy white brows, gold crown set with red and white gems, black robe with red lining, fanning five playing cards (black spades, black clubs and a red heart visible), sly knowing smile
- man Middle-aged jester with orange-brown curled moustache and grin, red-and-white striped cap with a small crown, huge white pleated ruff collar, holding a silver tray of gold coins and two stemmed glasses filled with pink wine
- other A painted jester head with wide eyes substitutes for the inner counter of the letter o in the title
- other Dozens of miniature identical jesters in red jackets, yellow-trimmed caps and jester shoes, tumbling, dancing and pile-driving over the gold coins in the lower centre
- other One small standing jester doll at the lower right edge in a red coat and yellow cap, mid-stride
Setting
- Flat near-black backdrop with a deep blue curtain drape falling behind the title cards
- A mound of gold coins across the lower centre
Text on it
- JOKERZ!
- JACKPOT
- 4 MILLION
- 3 1/2 MILLION
- 3 MILLION
- 2 1/2 MILLION
- 2 MILLION
- 1 1/2 MILLION
- 1 MILLION
- 1/2 MILLION
- DOUBLE YOUR SCORE
- DRAW POKER
- SMALL VALUES
- Royal Flush=Special
- 4 of a kind=Extra Ball
- Full House=150K
- Straight=100K
- 3 of a kind=50K
- 2 pair=25K
- 1 pair=10K
- TM
How it plays
-
Modes 1
- Million Round
-
Goals 2
- Double Yer Score
- Royal flush cards
-
Awards 2
- Wild Card Bonus
- Table Bonus
Made by
- Design
- Barry Oursler
- Design
- Python Anghelo
- Art
- John Youssi
- Mechanics
- Joe Joos Jr.
- Software
- Bill Pfutzenreuter
- Sound & Music
- Chris Granner
- Music
- Jon Hey
The cast
- Jester
Reference
Linked terms
- Center target also called Center ramp target
- Drop target banks also called Millions drop banks
- Upper playfield top lanes also called Upper card lanes
- Bet lanes also called Spelling Bet
- Lower left saucer also called Double-scoring gate
- Lower right saucer also called Draw Poker
- Jester hat bells also called Jester Bell
- Million Round also called Millions
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- red
- blue
- gold
- black
Fingerprint: Jester grinning wide toothy mouth with spiked red-and-yellow crown directly between flippers beneath oversized ace of spades, three glowing hot pink pop bumpers in triangle with two more at top, JOKERZ title on torn playing-card banner, crowned blonde Queen and white-bearded King facing across
The centrepiece is a jester grinning with a wide toothy mouth and a spiked red-and-yellow crown hat, sitting directly between the two lower flippers and beneath an oversized ace of spades. Above it, a huge ace of spades doubles as a spinner lane labelled 'Python QUEEN'. Three pop bumpers glowing hot pink form a triangle with two more above them at the top of the playfield. The title 'JOKERZ!' is printed on a ragged, torn-edged playing card in the upper middle. Royal playing-card figures - a crowned blonde Queen and a white-bearded King in a red cloak - face each other across a diagonal of rank cards.
Setting
- Deep blue star-speckled playfield background
- Giant playing-card collage surface
- Dark wood cabinet edges
- Silver/chrome hardware and ball guides
Symbols
- Oversized ace of spades
- Diamond card suit
- Heart card suit
- Spade suits
- Playing cards fanned
- Yellow lightning-bolt arrows
- 20,000 bumper rings
- Jackpot plaque
Notable shapes
- Giant ace of spades spinner plate at lower centre
- Torn-edged playing-card title banner
- Semicircular yellow-bordered instruction card on the lower left
- Rounded rectangular pricing card on the lower right
Art motifs
- Tear-drop card suits
- Diagonal rank card row 10-k-q-j
- Multiplier lamps 1x-9x
- Scrolling number wheels
- Snake-and-ladder style ramp lanes
Themes
- Playing cards
- Royal court
- Jester
- Jokers
- Table bonus
- Roulette
Title on it
- Jokerz!
Text on it
- JOKERZ!
- JACKPOT
- TABLE BONUS
- Python QUEEN
- Joker
- 20,000
- 5X
- 6X
- 7X
- 8X
- 9X
- 2X
- 1X
- 10
- K
- Q
- J
- LANE CHANGE
- HOLD FLIPPER BUTTON FOR STATUS REPORT
- THE JOKER-RABBIT PYTHON SPINNER
- COPYRIGHT 1986 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
- FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
- 1 Play - 50c
- 2 Plays - 75c
- 3 Plays - $1.00
- 3 Balls Per Play
- SEE BACKGLASS DISPLAY FOR REPLAY SCORE
- START BUTTON
- 25c
- Flashing Lane scores 'BULL DOG CARDS' value on Pinject shot when complete.
- Completing all A-K-Q-J-10 board scores PINJ BULL DOG
- 50 Ball light SPECIAL
- Making '10-K-Q-J' advances X flashing X lights EXTRA BALL
- Advancing all 3 Drop Target banks lights MILLION, when flashing next Drop Target bank collects MILLION, when flashing.
- Collect target raises Ramp for LOCK, During Multi-Bank Ramp on 'NEXT' flashing 3 or 4 times scores BONUS
- 8 Ramp holds 8 Jokers balls; Ramp Ramp collects 8 bonus
- Hold Left Flipper Button and Light Flippers for Jackpot
- Poker Hand is Backglass for SPECIAL
- 15 to PLAY for 9 Card Poker
- PINJACK OR 10-6 RULE (score)
- DEPOSIT FIFTH DOLLAR FOR SPECIAL
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | Grinning jester/clown head at lower centre with white face, red nose, wide toothy open-mouth smile and a spiked red-and-yellow crown hat, painted either side of the flippers |
| Woman | Crowned blonde woman, queen of hearts, at mid-left in a golden breastplate and orange puff sleeves, seated facing right |
| Man | King of hearts at mid-right: white beard, crown, red robe with ermine collar, facing left |
| Other | Two playing-card court figures in the lower left and lower right lanes, mirrored, each in red-and-gold costume |
| Other | Painted white rabbit/jester figures in the upper left side lane near the 20,000 bumper area |
| Creature | Grotesque red-faced grinning head painted in a circular medallion at upper right |
A photographed full pinball playfield seen through its glass, dominated by royal playing-card artwork. At the top centre, five white bulb shields in a chrome row sit above three large pop bumpers glowing pink-magenta. Beneath them the title 'JOKERZ!' appears in big block serif letters on a torn playing-card banner, with a smaller 'Joker' card and a 'JACKPOT' plaque below. Mid-playfield is a painted scene: on the left a crowned blonde woman in a golden breastplate and orange puff sleeves (the Queen of Hearts), on the right a white-bearded crowned king in a red robe (the King of Hearts), both facing each other across a diagonal row of playing cards marked 10, K, Q, J, and a fan of pink, yellow and black cards labelled 'TABLE BONUS'. A large ace of spades sits lower centre as a spinner lane, flanked by two playing-card courts. Lower centre a grinning red-and-yellow jester/clown head with a spiky crown-like hat grins above two blue-white flippers. Yellow lightning-bolt arrows mark the left and right inlanes. Black cabinet edges, red ball-shooter area and the front apron with 'START BUTTON' and two '25c' coin windows frame the scene.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- black
- gold
- red
- white
Fingerprint: jokerz!, five giant overlapping playing cards spelling title with O replaced by grinning jester head, blonde queen in low-cut gold bodice and ermine cloak fanning cards left, smug bearded king in gold crown mirroring her right holding own card fan, chaotic swarm of tiny red-yellow jesters tumbling across gold coin mound under DOUBLE YOUR SCORE, gold JACKPOT pot with ribbon down left, parchment rule card pinned over pile
The title is spelled across five giant overlapping playing cards whose corner pips show through, with the letter O replaced by a grinning jester head. A blonde queen in a low-cut gold bodice and ermine cloak fans cards on the left while a smug, bearded old king in a heavy gold crown mirrors her on the right, holding his own fan of five cards. Below them a chaotic swarm of dozens of tiny red-and-yellow jesters tumbles across a mound of gold coins under DOUBLE YOUR SCORE, with a torn parchment rule card headed DRAW POKER pinned over the pile. A gold JACKPOT pot with a ribbon runs down the left edge beside the descending million-value scrolls.
Setting
- Flat near-black backdrop with a deep blue curtain drape falling behind the title cards
- A mound of gold coins across the lower centre
Symbols
- Five oversized playing cards forming the title banner
- Red hearts and black spades/clubs card pips
- Gold money pot embossed jackpot
- Eight gold scroll score-value banners
- Two pink wine glasses on a silver tray
- Gold coin pile
- Painted parchment rule card
- Gold crown and ermine mantle
- Striped jester cap with jester hood
Lettering
- Tall condensed yellow sans-serif block capitals with red offset drop shadow, each letter centred on its own white playing card; red cursive italic script maker's mark at top right; cream serif capitals with dark outline for double your score; black hand-lettered print on an aged parchment card for the rules
Themes
- Playing cards
- Court cards
- King and queen
- Jester
- Jokers
- Gambling
- Poker
- Jackpot
- Wine and coins
Title on it
- Jokerz!
Text on it
- JOKERZ!
- JACKPOT
- 4 MILLION
- 3 1/2 MILLION
- 3 MILLION
- 2 1/2 MILLION
- 2 MILLION
- 1 1/2 MILLION
- 1 MILLION
- 1/2 MILLION
- DOUBLE YOUR SCORE
- DRAW POKER
- SMALL VALUES
- Royal Flush=Special
- 4 of a kind=Extra Ball
- Full House=150K
- Straight=100K
- 3 of a kind=50K
- 2 pair=25K
- 1 pair=10K
- TM
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Young blonde queen, gold spiked crown, hair in a loose bun, gold ribbed corset bodice with purple jewelled collar medallion, white ermine-lined purple cloak, fanning three blue-backed cards in her left hand, right arm raised holding a single card, smiling with heavy eye makeup |
| Man | Elderly king with long white beard and bushy white brows, gold crown set with red and white gems, black robe with red lining, fanning five playing cards (black spades, black clubs and a red heart visible), sly knowing smile |
| Man | Middle-aged jester with orange-brown curled moustache and grin, red-and-white striped cap with a small crown, huge white pleated ruff collar, holding a silver tray of gold coins and two stemmed glasses filled with pink wine |
| Other | A painted jester head with wide eyes substitutes for the inner counter of the letter o in the title |
| Other | Dozens of miniature identical jesters in red jackets, yellow-trimmed caps and jester shoes, tumbling, dancing and pile-driving over the gold coins in the lower centre |
| Other | One small standing jester doll at the lower right edge in a red coat and yellow cap, mid-stride |
Painted card-and-court art on a near-black backdrop. Across the top, five oversized white playing cards, each showing a red or black corner pip, are laid side by side to spell a title in tall yellow block letters with red drop shadows: J-O-K-E-R-Z, the O being a grinning jester head, followed by a red exclamation mark. Top right carries a red cursive script maker's name with a white W in a red circle; top left a bulging gold pot embossed JACKPOT sits above a descending ladder of gold scroll banners - a large 4 MILLION plaque, then 3 1/2, 3, 2 1/2, 2, 1 1/2, 1 and 1/2 MILLION. Left of centre a blonde crowned woman in a low-cut gold-ribbed bodice, purple-ermine cloak and jewelled collar fans blue-backed cards. Centre reads DOUBLE YOUR SCORE above dozens of tiny red-and-yellow jesters tumbling over gold coins, with a parchment rule card headed DRAW POKER listing flush payouts. Right of centre a grinning moustached jester in a striped cap and white ruff holds a tray of coins and two pink wine glasses; far right an elderly white-bearded king in a gemmed gold crown fans five cards.