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Jokerz! / IPD No. 1308 / December 12, 1988 / 4 Players

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Average Fun Rating:

7.6/10 (57 ratings/41 comments) [ Add Your Rating! ]

Manufacturer:

Williams Electronics Games, Incorporated, a subsidiary of WMS Ind.,
Incorporated (1985-1999) [Trade Name: Williams]

Date Of Manufacture:

December 12, 1988

Model Number:

567

MPU:

Williams System 11B

Type:

Solid State Electronic (SS)

Production:

5,403 units (confirmed)

Serial Number Database:

View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site)

Theme:

Cards/Gambling

Notable Features:

Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), 3-bank drop targets (3), Kick-out holes (2). Left and right ramps lead to small elevated playfield. Motorized center ramp raises for ball lock. Spinning wheel in backbox displays poker hand. Multiball (2).

Toys:

Design by:

Barry Oursler, Python Anghelo

Art by:

John Youssi

Mechanics by:

Joe Joos Jr.

Music by:

Chris Granner, Jon Hey

Sound by:

Chris Granner

Software by:

Bill Pfutzenreuter

Notes:

Uses a unique *stereo* version of the sound board.
This board has different power requirements and cabling.

We previously showed Mark Sprenger as an artist for this game but he advised us that he is not.

Production Run Records for Jokerz!:
Production Start Date: Dec-12-1988
Production End Date: Mar-6-1989
Production Run Quantity: 5403
First ship date: Dec-13-1988
Last ship date: Apr-12-1989

Marketing Slogans:

"Deal yourself in to a real winner!"
"Now the deck is stacked in your favor with classic card game fun."
"Jokerz! IZ WILD!"

Photos in:

Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book G-R
Pinball Machines (Eiden-Lukas) External Link

, page 40

Rule Sheets:

Jokerz! Rulesheet Version 1 (Oct/19/1995), by Bill Cooper

Owners List URL:

http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/1308 (External site)

Easter Eggs:

Available at Cows and Easter Eggs (External site)

ROMs:

179 KB

ZIP

Game ROM L-6

[Williams Electronic Games]

Documentation:

6 MB

PDF

Operations Manual (low-res; has all pages 1-88)

[Williams Electronic Games]

4 MB

PDF

Operations Manual (low-res; missing pages 73-88)

[Williams Electronic Games]

41 MB

PDF

Operations Manual (Section 3 only, pages 67-88, diagrams & schematics)

[Williams Electronic Games]

827 KB

PDF

Preliminary Operations Manual (December 1988; six pages numbered 0-5)

[Williams Electronic Games]

Multimedia Files:

475 KB

MP3

Double Sound (Removed by request of Planetary Pinball)

[Williams Electronic Games]

234 KB

MP3

High Score Sound (Removed by request of Planetary Pinball)

[Williams Electronic Games]

159 KB

MP3

Jackpot Sound (Removed by request of Planetary Pinball)

[Williams Electronic Games]

294 KB

MP3

Lock Sound (Removed by request of Planetary Pinball)

[Williams Electronic Games]

487 KB

MP3

Main Sound (Removed by request of Planetary Pinball)

[Williams Electronic Games]

157 KB

MP3

Million Sound (Removed by request of Planetary Pinball)

[Williams Electronic Games]

507 KB

MP3

Multiball Sound (Removed by request of Planetary Pinball)

[Williams Electronic Games]

Files:

3 KB

PDF

Sound Wiring Corrections

[James Greenhalgh]

332 KB

PDF

William Service Tip For Audio Hum

[Williams Electronic Games]

Images:
(click to zoom)

Flyer, Front 887x1153	Flyer, Back 887x1153	Backglass 477x598 [Kristina Gorski]	Upper Playfield 800x600 [Kristina Gorski]	Upper Playfield Detail 800x600 [Kristina Gorski]
Cabinet 800x431 [Kristina Gorski]	Blank Playfield 1007x2000 [Philippe Thibault]	Backglass 363x241	Backglass - Reverse 367x263	Playfield 768x1024 [James Greenhalgh]
Upper Playfield 1024x768 [James Greenhalgh]	Middle Playfield 1024x768 [James Greenhalgh]	Lower Playfield 1024x768 [James Greenhalgh]	Playfield (lit) 768x1024 [James Greenhalgh]	Machine 727x998 [James Greenhalgh]
Playfield 1024x1105	Backbox Animation* 640x480 [Ian F. McKinnon]	Backbox - Right* 235x640 [Ian F. McKinnon]	Cabinet - Right* 613x306 [Ian F. McKinnon]	Manufacturer Sticker* 480x640 [Ian F. McKinnon]
Backglass 1024x686 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Cabinet - Front View 936x1600 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Cabinet - Front 1024x717 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Backglass - Detail 1200x1600 [John Gray]	Cabinet - Left 1200x484 [John Gray]
Under Playfield 1200x1600 [John Gray]	Inside Cabinet 1200x1600 [John Gray]	Inside Backbox 1200x900 [John Gray]	Behind Display Panel 1200x900 [John Gray]	Promotional Poster* 861x618 [Harold Balde]
Cabinet - Full View 1147x1600 [Jean-Pierre Renault]

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