![]() Hawes, Williams made these machines as engineering samples, including four on-location test games. Only 10 units are confirmed to exist, but the weird thing is that Thunderball never actually went into production.Īccording to Williams’ technical support technician at the time, James T. Thunderball, which is not named in reference to the James Bond film, is a fantasy-themed machine. Williams Electronics, the arcade game manufacturers behind Joust and Defender, made this pinball machine in 1982. ![]() Tony Kraemer’s design and Seamus McLaughlin’s art really shines through in this magic fantasy-inspired machine. Behind the mirror that shows the player the illusion of the playfield, flash lamps behind screens of plastic activate to simulate lightning bolts. Varkon’s playfield is plexiglass overlaid on wood. Both fields are positioned away from the player’s gaze, visible through a mirror as a cool illusion, making the ball look like it’s mounted on a playfield that sits vertically like an arcade game. Notably, the balls don’t pass between playfields. The game has two levels and up to 5-ball play. The flippers are huge, 3-inch pieces on two playfields, including one kick-back lane and one pop bumper. The pinball flippers are controlled by joysticks. In that tradition, the Varkon pinball machine has an interface that mimics arcade cabinets. ![]() Williams was known for its arcade video games, including Robotron, Sinistar, and Defender. ![]()
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