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Average Fun Rating: | 8.0/10 (192 ratings/128 comments) [ Add Your Rating! ] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manufacturer: | Williams Electronics Games, Incorporated, a subsidiary of WMS Ind., Incorporated (1985-1999) [Trade Name: Williams] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date Of Manufacture: | January 11, 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Model Number: | 574 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Abbreviations: | WW | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MPU: | Williams System 11B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Type: | Solid State Electronic (SS) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Production: | 7,304 units (confirmed) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Serial Number Database: | View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Theme: | Adventure - Weather | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable Features: | Flippers (3), Pop bumpers (6), Slingshots (2), Spinning discs (3), Standup targets (3), Cellar holes (2), Ramps (2), 3-bank drop targets (1), Solitary drop target (1), Kick-out hole (1), Spinning target (1), Diverter (1), Left-side kickback lane. Multiball. Backbox topper has a fan that blows air to the player. Sounds: electronic; EM knocker in backbox Actual measured weight: 251 lbs (includes legs). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Concept by: | Pat Lawlor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Design by: | Pat Lawlor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Art by: | John Youssi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mechanics by: | John Krutsch, Jack Skalon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Music by: | Chris Granner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sound by: | Chris Granner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Software by: | Bill Pfutzenreuter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes: | Reportedly, the term cellar hole was derived from 'The Cellar' on this game. We asked artist John Youssi to tell us about the different ideas found in the translite art. He replies: I posed for the van driver for which my wife Jenny photographed me. I wasn't trying to make it look like me so it's not an exact likeness. The van is the kind of thing I would draw in geometry class back in high school so it came easy. We've always had English Setters so the dog is a cartoony version of an goofy setter. This was my first game with Pat Lawlor and the first appearance of the 'hand on the button' which became a recurring theme. I think the rough sketches showed the driver giving a thumbs up but Pat dreamed up the 'hand/button' idea as well as the tag line 'any time… any where' on the truck. We were both Chicago Cubs baseball fans so the original painting shows the kid in the truck wearing a Cubs hat and the first run of transl
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Marketing Slogans: |
"Feel the Power of the Wind!" "Added Attractions that Blow the Competition Away!" "Creating a Stir for the 90s and Beyond!" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Photos in: |
Life 13(11), September 1990, pp. 78. pp. (PF-cool 2 page shot) Pinball Trader pp. Issue 24 Pinball Memories, pages 177-180 The Pinball Compendium 1982 to Present, page 124 Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book S-Z | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rule Sheets: |
Whirlwind Rulesheet (Jan/06/1995), by Jim Hoxsey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Easter Eggs: | Available at Cows and Easter Eggs (External site) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ROMs: | 220 KB | ZIP | Game ROM L-3 | [Williams Electronics Games, Inc.] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
71 KB | ZIP | German Language ROM (LG 3) | [Williams Electronics Games, Inc.] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Documentation: | 14 MB | Operations Manual (English, January 1990, with schematics, OCR searchable) | [Williams Electronics Games, Inc.] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 MB | Operator's Handbook (December 1989, OCR searchable) | [Williams Electronics Games, Inc.] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 MB | Settings and Operations Manual (German, undated, OCR searchable) | [NOVA Apparate] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Multimedia Files: | 2 MB | MP3 | End of Game Tune | [Chris Granner] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 MB | MP3 | Main Play Tune | [Chris Granner] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
415 KB | MP3 | Plunger Tune | [Chris Granner] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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