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Whirlwind / IPD No. 2765 / January 11, 1990 / 4 Players
 
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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 translites were printed that way. The legal guys frowned on it so a sticker was applied to the first run translites, covering the Cubs 'C' with a William's 'W', until new translites were made with the "W" on the cap.


The Operations Manual in our Files section is dated January 1990. Included in the PDF is a Williams letter dated Oct-20-1989 advising operators that Williams had stopped factory installation of full playfield mylars and was instead including the mylar separately for the operator to install at his option. We note the production dates for this game were over two months later. We don't know if this letter was originally included with this manual or had simply found its way into the PDF. Also, we are unaware if Williams had resumed factory mylar installation by the time production ended for this game such that any playfields in this production run would have a factory-installed mylar.

Production Run Records for Whirlwind:
Production Start Date: Jan-11-1990
Production End Date: Apr-12-1990
Production Run Quantity: 7304
First ship date: Jan-11-1990
Last ship date: Apr-12-1990

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 MemoriesExternal Link, pages 177-180
The Pinball Compendium 1982 to PresentExternal Link, 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 PDF Operations Manual (English, January 1990, with schematics, OCR searchable) [Williams Electronics Games, Inc.]
  1 MB PDF Operator's Handbook (December 1989, OCR searchable) [Williams Electronics Games, Inc.]
  2 MB PDF 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]
Images:
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Image # 3169: Whirlwind Illuminated Translite
Illuminated Translite

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[Craig Hassell]
Image # 3170: Whirlwind Playfield
Playfield

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[Craig Hassell]
Image # 3171: Whirlwind Cabinet - Full View
Cabinet - Full View

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[Craig Hassell]
Image # 4576: Whirlwind Flyer - Front
Flyer - Front

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Image # 4577: Whirlwind Flyer - Back
Flyer - Back

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Image # 6997: Whirlwind Spinning Disc Decals
Spinning Disc Decals

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[Heinz-Peter Bader]
Image # 7151: Whirlwind Translite
Translite

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[Heinz-Peter Bader]
Image # 9848: Whirlwind Blank Playfield
Blank Playfield

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[Christopher Wolf]
Image # 17350: Whirlwind Under Lower Playfield
Under Lower Playfield

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[Adriaan van Roeden]
Image # 17351: Whirlwind Under Middle Playfield
Under Middle Playfield

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[Adriaan van Roeden]
Image # 17352: Whirlwind Under Upper Playfield
Under Upper Playfield

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[Adriaan van Roeden]
Image # 25863: Whirlwind Cabinet - Full View
Cabinet - Full View

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 25864: Whirlwind Backbox
Backbox

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 25865: Whirlwind Inside Backbox
Inside Backbox

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 25866: Whirlwind Inside Upper Backbox
Inside Upper Backbox

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 25867: Whirlwind Inside Lower Backbox
Inside Lower Backbox

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 25868: Whirlwind Cabinet - Front
Cabinet - Front

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 25869: Whirlwind Shooter Rod and Escutcheon
Shooter Rod and Escutcheon

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 25870: Whirlwind Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 25871: Whirlwind Backbox - Right
Backbox - Right

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 25872: Whirlwind Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 25873: Whirlwind Backbox - Left
Backbox - Left

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 25874: Whirlwind Cabinet - Rear View
Cabinet - Rear View

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 25875: Whirlwind Whirlwind Topper
Whirlwind Topper

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 25876: Whirlwind Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 25877: Whirlwind Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 25878: Whirlwind Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 25879: Whirlwind Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 25880: Whirlwind Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 25881: Whirlwind Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 25882: Whirlwind Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 25883: Whirlwind Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 25884: Whirlwind Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 25885: Whirlwind Cabinet - Front
Cabinet - Front

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 25886: Whirlwind Inside Cabinet - Front
Inside Cabinet - Front

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 25887: Whirlwind Inside Cabinet
Inside Cabinet

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 25888: Whirlwind Stripped Upper Playfield
Stripped Upper Playfield

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 25889: Whirlwind Stripped Middle Playfield
Stripped Middle Playfield

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 25890: Whirlwind Stripped Lower Playfield
Stripped Lower Playfield

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 25891: Whirlwind Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 25892: Whirlwind Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 25893: Whirlwind Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 25894: Whirlwind Lower Playfield - Downfield View
Lower Playfield - Downfield View

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 29798: Whirlwind Instruction Card
Instruction Card

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[John Gray]
Image # 41948: Whirlwind Translite Detail - Williams Logo Sticker 
(This adhesive sticker was applied directly onto the translite. From a game with serial number 574 I335770.)
Translite Detail - Williams Logo Sticker*

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[Jasper van Eeden]
Image # 41949: Whirlwind Translite Detail - Williams Logo Sticker Removed 
(From a game with serial number 574 I335770.)
Translite Detail - Williams Logo Sticker Removed*

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[Jasper van Eeden]
Image # 54986: Whirlwind Cabinet - Front View
Cabinet - Front View

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 64869: Whirlwind Original Translite Artwork 
(Artist is John Youssi.Acrylic and gouache on 100% rag illustration board.Dimensions with full bleed 26.86 inches by 18.75 inches.)
Original Translite Artwork*

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[John Youssi]
 

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