The Flintstones (pinball)

There are two pinball games based on The Flintstones, one from the TV series made by Innovative Concepts in Entertainment (ICE), and a Williams machine based on the movie.

ICE Machine

The ICE machine was a coin-operated ticket vendor produced in 1994 with a cabinet designed to look like a car from the TV series.

The key features:

* The molded plastic playfield measures approximately 3 feet by 5 feet and uses a 2-inch foil-coated plastic ball.
* Two oversized flippers are at the bottom and a third regular Data East flipper assembly is elevated in mid-playfield.
* Uses an oversized LED dot matrix display.

Infobox Pinball | title = The Flintstones
manufacturer = Williams


system = Williams WPC Security (WPC-S)
designer= Designer: John Trudeau
Programmer: Jeff Johnson
Artwork: Kevin O'Connor
Mechanics: Ernie Pizarro
Music: DaveZabriskie
Sounds: Dave Zabriskie
release = July 1994
production = 4,779

Williams machine

In 1994, Williams (gaming company) released another pinball machine based on The Flintstones. Unlike of the previous machine, the Williams machine was based in the film, rather than the TV series.

This game also featured new speech provided by John Goodman, Rick Moranis and Harvey Korman reprising their respective roles, as well the theme song from the TV series.

Gameplay

There are 4 modes in this game, with a Mystery Mode for completing them. Start a mode by completing 1-2-3 on the ramps. All three shots may not be on the same ramp so look for the lights, and watch to see which flipper the ball goes to. The modes are displayed in a line on the playfield. Lit ones have been played, the flashing one will be started next, and dark ones are yet to be played. Modes can run concurrently, and during multiball. The bumpers change the currently flashing mode. The modes are:

* "Fred's Choice "
* "Joe's Diner"
* "Bedrock Water Buffalo's"
* "Dino Frenzy" (2-ball multiball mode)

Once all the modes are completed, the Start Mode light will indicate Mystery Mode, a wizard mode where you have 20 seconds to knock down the BED and ROCK drop targets for 100 million points. Each target down scores 5 million. The mode ends after 20 seconds, or when the big points are awarded, and Fred's Choice will become the currently flashing mode.

External links

* [http://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=888 Internet Pinball Database entry for the Williams machine of "The Flinstones" ICE machine]
* [http://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=5136 IPDB listing for "The Flintstones" Williams machine]