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Whirlwind

Description

Adventure weather pinball.

Whirlwind was produced by Williams Electronic Games, Inc. (WMS, 1985-2000) in 1990.

Williams Electronic Games, Inc. (WMS, 1985-2000) released 84 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1985. Williams Electronic Games, Inc. (WMS, 1985-2000) was based in United States.

Other machines made by Williams Electronic Games, Inc. (WMS, 1985-2000) during the time period Whirlwind was produced include: Pool, Shuffle Inn Shuffle Alley, Earthshaker, Black Knight 2000, Police Force, Diner, FunHouse, Hit The Ice, High Impact Football, and Riverboat Gambler

Specs

Name	Whirlwind
Developer	Williams Electronic Games, Inc. (WMS, 1985-2000) (United States)
Year	1990
Type	Pinball
KLOV/MOG #	13610
Sub-Type	Solid State
# Maximum Players	4
Cabinet Styles	Upright/Standard - 251 lbs w/legs

Video Clips

Whirlwind Pinball Williams Gameplay video 1990 Arcade

Williams Whirlwind Pinball Review - In-depth Gameplay and Hardware Review - Syst

Williams WHIRLWIND Pinball Machine

Whirlwind KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 4.19 (6 votes)

Fun Factor: 4.80

Overall Like	5.00
Fun (Social)	4.40
Fun (Solo)	5.00
Collector Desire	4.60

Technical Rating: 4.21

Gameplay	4.33
Graphics	4.80
Originality	4.80
Sound/Music	4.80

Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score. Within the Personal Impressions category, Like carries a little more weight than the other factors.

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Whirlwind Census

There are 15,368 members of the Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,708 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 167,369 machines (7,023 unique titles).

Very Common - There are 77 known instances of this machine owned by Whirlwind collectors who are active members. Of these, 76 of them are original dedicated machines.

Wanted - There are 5 active VAPS members currently looking for Whirlwind.

This game ranks a 5 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

This game ranks a 10 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.

Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]

Flyers

Manuals

Whirlwind Operating Manual - Whirlwind Manual — **Whirlwind Operating Manual**
(110 pages, 24.7 MB File)

Foto-Finder® (Books)

Pinball Memories : Forty Years of Fun Rossignoli (ISBN 0764316877) Page: 177; Color photo
Pinball Compendium : 1982 to Present Shalhoub (ISBN 0764323008) Page: 124; Color photo

Additional References (logged in members often see more)

3D Model (External): Dedicated (a9fafef357b69aef993295cd37eb627b)

Arcade Map - Play This Game

Our members have reported that Whirlwind is playable at 1 locations:

Name	Location	State	Country	Details	Check-ins
District 82 Pinball Arcade	800 O Keefe Road, De Pere	Wisconsin	United States	Arcade	0

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