Internet Pinball Machine Database: Williams 'Grand Lizard'

Originally, the backglass was to have the standard numeric-only display windows. When the game went into production, the backglass was redesigned to incorporate new alphanumeric displays, and its artwork was changed.

Initial backglass and playfield artwork by Paul Faris. Final production backglass artwork by Python Anghelo.

Compare the playfield to the two-level playfield of Williams' 1981 'Solar Fire'.

Pictured in this listing is an NOS playfield still in its shipping cabinet from the manufacturer.

'Grand Lizard' is one of three Williams games that went into production using System 11. All three games have incorrect schematics showing the same error by depicting placement of the flipper end-of-stroke switch on the wrong side of the coil. As far as we know, all games left the factory correctly wired for EOS. Only the schematics were incorrect. No Manual Amendments or Service Bulletins have been found that acknowledge or correct this error. For a correct drawing of EOSS placement, consult the schematic for Williams' 1986 'PIN·BOT' or subsequent Williams games.

Programmer Ed Suchocki shares this information about Grand Lizard:

Bill Parod was the sound designer on this game. The background drum music was the first time that Williams games used digitized audio samples for music. After Bill worked on Grand Lizard, he improved his technique of digitized music samples on the High Speed pinball game.

Marketing Slogans:

"It's a jungle out there"

Photos in:

Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book G-R
Arcade Treasures External Link

, page 123
Pinball The Lure of the Silverball, pages 10 and 84
The Pinball Compendium 1982 to Present External Link

, page 76

Owners List URL:

http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/1070 (External site)

ROMs:

22 KB

ZIP

Game ROMs L3

[Williams Electronic Games, Inc.]

22 KB

ZIP

ROM L3

Documentation:

3 MB

PDF

English Instruction Manual dated May 26, 1986 (no schematics)

[Williams Electronic Games, Inc.]

12 MB

PDF

English Preliminary Instruction Manual dated April 11, 1986 (with schematics)

[Williams Electronic Games, Inc.]

Files:

1 MB

DOC

Drop Target Sticker Sheet

[Alexi Anastasio]

Images:
(click to zoom)

Flyer, Front 879x1141	Flyer, Page 2 879x1141	Flyer, Page 3 879x1141	Flyer, Back 879x1141	Drop Target Sticker 143x206 [Alexi Anastasio]
Lower playfield 800x600	Cabinet 640x480	Upper Playfield 800x600	Stripped Playfield 752x1024 [Henrik Maurer]	Illuminated Playfield 1024x766 [Henrik Maurer]
Playfield 766x1024 [Henrik Maurer]	Illuminated Upper Playfield 1024x766 [Henrik Maurer]	Ball View 1024x766 [Henrik Maurer]	Ball View 1024x766 [Henrik Maurer]	Playfield - Detail 1024x766 [Henrik Maurer]
Playfield - Detail 1024x766 [Henrik Maurer]	Full View 1024x766 [Henrik Maurer]	Pre-Production System 9 Backglass* 1024x763 [William R. Barnes]	Production System 11 Backglass* 800x502 [Dave Allery]	Production System 11 Backglass - Reverse* 1024x696 [Dave Allery]
Pre-Production System 9 Backglass* 1024x693 [Philippe Thibault]	Illuminated Pre-Production System 9 Backglass* 1024x683 [Keith Elwin]	Pre-Production System 9 Backglass* 600x438 [Dino! Danieli]	Pre-Production System 11 Backglass* 798x583 [Mike Pacak]	Pre-Production System 11 Backglass - Reverse* 811x594 [Mike Pacak]
Middle Playfield 1200x900 [Jim Palson]	Lower Playfield 1200x900 [Jim Palson]	Backbox - Left 648x1200 [Jim Palson]	Backbox - Right 732x1200 [Jim Palson]	Cabinet - Left 1200x900 [Jim Palson]
Cabinet - Right 1200x900 [Jim Palson]	Cabinet - Front 1200x900 [Jim Palson]	Playfield* 1200x900 [Mark Clayton]	Upper Playfield* 1200x900 [Mark Clayton]	Middle Playfield* 1200x900 [Mark Clayton]
Lower Playfield* 1200x900 [Mark Clayton]	Playfield - Detail* 1200x900 [Mark Clayton]	Playfield - Detail* 1200x900 [Mark Clayton]	Playfield - Detail* 1200x900 [Mark Clayton]	Playfield - Detail* 1200x900 [Mark Clayton]
Playfield - Detail* 1200x900 [Mark Clayton]	Under Playfield* 1200x808 [Mark Clayton]	Under Upper Playfield* 1200x900 [Mark Clayton]	Under Middle Playfield* 1200x900 [Mark Clayton]	Under Lower Playfield* 1200x900 [Mark Clayton]
Illuminated Production System 11 Backglass 1200x1020 [John Gray]	Instruction Card 1200x900 [John Gray]	Inside Backbox 1200x900 [John Gray]	Inside Cabinet 1200x1600 [John Gray]	Artist Signature on Backglass 1200x850 [Marco Rossignoli]
Original Blackline for Playfield* 1200x1709 [Jay Stafford]

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