Willy Wonka LE Pinball Machine by Jersey Jack Pinball (Used)

Willy Wonka LE Pinball Machine by Jersey Jack Pinball  

Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory Pinball:

Jersey Jack Pinball presents a world of pure imagination! Find the Golden Ticket™ and enter Wonka’s Chocolate Factory™ for an unforgettable pinball adventure full of fun, surprises, and magic around every corner!

Game Features:

The game features a rather large LCD screen, called Wonkavision, in the upper left corner of the playfield. During games the display will interact with game play and indicate which shots to make. At the start of the game the display will indicate which two skill shots are available and what they reward. The first skill shot is plunging the ball to drop into a saucer hole similar to the skill shot on The Addams Family. The alternative skill shot is to land the ball at the top of the playfield to roll towards the upper right flipper (which will flip twice before the ball is sent down there to grab the attention of the player) and then shooting the center ramp. Technically when making the first skill shot the ball will be ejected in the same lane and the center ramp can be shot as well, but I’m not sure that collects a second skill shot.

Playfield:

The playfield has seven magnets. The most obvious one is located above the upper left flipper. Shots up the left (and middle) ramp will enter the Wonka factory in which the ball can roll through into the most left inlane, or a diverter will drop the ball into the left orbit lane. Here the magnet will grab the ball and hold it so the player can aim his shot across the playfield. The other six magnets are coilsized magnets placed in two groups of three. Each magnet has six small LEDs at the top, which are visible on the playfield as tiny clear inserts.One group of three magnets is located on the right of the Wonka bar next to the upper left flipper. The second group of three magnets is located on the left of the entrance of the right ramp. How these magnets will play with the ball(s) in play remains to be seen.

Wonkavator:

The Wonkavator in the upper left corner is only available on the Limited and Collector’s Editions. Once balls can be locked via the right orbit lane, they will be shot up via the Wonkavator and held at a mini platform, which in the image above already holds two balls. When released the balls will roll down the left ramp, where they can exit either in the left orbit lane or left inlane. As it turns out this is a carry-over feature from game to game. During the Flip Expo weekend this turned out to be a rather difficult feature to complete and the Wonakvator multiball was only played once.

Gameplay:

In terms of gameplay, the playfield layout plays very smooth, with many shots and plenty of variety. The upper right flipper is most of the time only used for the center ramp shot, although it could be used for the two shots under the Wonkavision LCD as well. The left shot under the LCD feeds to the left and exits in the left orbit lane. The right shot under the Wonkavision LCD feeds to the TAF- skill shot lane, so it’s making a short U-turn. The Wonkavator super lock has to be shot with the upper left flipper.  The rather large Everlasting Gobstopper is motorised, and during gameplay it spins at various speeds. Hitting the hanging target below the Everlasting Gobstopper turns the disc and locks a ball for Gobstopper multiball. In the current software (version 0.43) it initially took only one hit to enable a lock and lock a ball. After three locks Gobstopper Multiball starts. Since this is the easiest multiball to get to, perhaps it would be a good idea to make this just a 2-ball multiball instead of a 3-ball multiball.

Music:

The music in the game is very musical-like and true to the music from the movie. In a way it reminds a lot of The Wizard of Oz. So, no shredding guitars or techno beats on this game. Hitting the popbumpersplays the Oompa loompa song one syllable per hit.

LIMITED EDITION FEATURES:

• Sparkle Blue cabinet armor, legs
and wireforms
• Exclusive cabinet artwork and
backglass
• High gloss UV ink decals
• Wonkavator™ Super Ball Lock
• Numbered LE plaque (1 – 5000)
• External sound control
• Shaker motor
• INVISIGLASS™