Jungle Lord
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| Manufacturer | Williams Pinball |
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| Release date | February 1981 |
| System | Williams System 7 |
| Design | Barry Oursler |
| Programming | Larry DeMar, Paul Dussault |
| Artwork | Constantino Mitchell |
| Production run | 6,000 |
Jungle Lord is a 1981 pinball machine designed by Barry Oursler and produced by Williams pinball. It features a Tarzan influenced theme, a two-level playfield and a magnetic ball saver ("Magna Save").
Design and layout
Jungle Lord is the second of the four two-level System 7 games that Williams produced in 1980/1, the others being Black Knight, Pharaoh and Solar Fire.[1]
The design of the upper playfield is similar to Black Knight, but incorporates a "self-contained mini bagatelle style 'chamber' playfield, found on the top left-hand corner",[2] with four lanes that spell L-O-R-D. The lower playfield includes a bank of three drop-targets and two bulls-eye targets. The upper and lower playfields each have two flippers.[3]
The early production of the game had a red cabinet, and around 100 units were made. The later ones had a blue cabinet[4] and the tiger artwork was slightly changed.
Gameplay
The game is controlled with two buttons on each side of the cabinet, one on each side for the flippers, and the other to control the magna-save.[3]
A primary feature is a timed multiball which starts after the player completes the L-O-R-D lanes.[3]
The game includes an innovative scoring feature called "Double Trouble", a drop target feature that engages when the player hits the five drop-targets on the upper playfield.[5]
Unlike on the predecessor Black Knight, the magna-save is activated by the player for up to 5 time units earned from hitting various targets, rather than for a fixed period of time.[3]
Reception
In a review for Play Meter, Roger Sharpe rated the game at 2.75/4, finding the graphics to be bold and colorful, and the game to be a difficult but satisfying experience.[3]
Gallery
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Side view of the machine
References
- ^ Kurtz, Bill (November 1990). "Pinball Corner". Gameroom. Vol. 2, no. 11. p. 11.
- ^ Rossignoli, Marco (2011). The Complete Pinball Book: Collecting the Game and Its History. Schiffer Publishing. pp. 218–219. ISBN 978-0-7643-3785-7.
- ^ a b c d e Sharpe, Roger C. (June 15, 1981). "Critic's Corner - Jungle Lord is viewed". Play Meter. Vol. 7, no. 11. pp. 65–66, 69. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
- ^ Shaloub, Michael (2004). The Pinball Compendium 1970-1981. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing. p. 205. ISBN 978-0-7643-2074-3.
- ^ "Double Trouble Is Among Hit Features On Williams New 'Jungle Lord' Pinball". Cash Box. XLII (46): 37. April 4, 1981. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
External links
- Jungle Lord at the Internet Pinball Database