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'''''Banzai Run''''' is a [[pinball]] machine produced by [[Williams (gaming company)|Williams]] in 1988, and the first machine designed by [[Pat Lawlor]]. It has a multi-playfield design, in which the player can play a vertical game on the machine's backglass in addition to the main playfield.
'''''Banzai Run''''' is a [[pinball]] machine produced by [[Williams (gaming company)|Williams]] in 1988, and the first machine designed by [[Pat Lawlor]]. It has a multi-playfield design, in which the player can play a vertical game on the machine's backglass in addition to the main playfield.

==Design team==
* Concept: Larry DeMar, Pat Lawlor
* Design: Pat Lawlor, Larry DeMar
* Programming: Larry DeMar, Ed Boon
* Game design: Larry DeMar, Pat Lawlor
* Software: Ed Boon
* Artwork: Mark Sprenger
* Mechanics: John Krutsch
* Sound and music: Brian Schmidt{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}

==Digital versions==
''Banzai Run'' was formerly available as purchasable DLC in ''[[The Pinball Arcade]]'' until June 30, 2018, when the WMS license expired and had not been renewed. Due to this, the DLC is no longer available for purchase.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lawson |first=Aurich |date=2018-05-08 |title=The Pinball Arcade is losing its classic tables; grab them while you can |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/05/the-pinball-arcade-is-losing-its-classic-tables-grab-them-while-you-can/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=Ars Technica |language=en-US}}</ref>

It was released alongside ''[[Black Knight 2000]]'' and ''[[Earthshaker!_(pinball)|Earthshaker!]]'' for ''[[Pinball FX (2023 video game)|Pinball FX]]'' on December 12, 2024.


==External links==
==External links==
* {{IPDB|175}}
* [http://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=175 Internet Pinball Database entry]
* [http://www.pinball.org/rules/banzairun.html Pinball Archive rule sheet]
* [http://www.pinball.org/rules/banzairun.html Pinball Archive rule sheet]
* [http://www.ipsnd.net/View.aspx?id=175 Internet Pinball Serial Number Database entry]
* [http://www.ipsnd.net/View.aspx?id=175 Internet Pinball Serial Number Database entry]
* [https://www.kineticist.co/post/how-to-play-williams-banzai-run Banzai Run Game Tutorial]


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[[Category:Williams pinball machines]]
[[Category:Williams pinball machines]]

Revision as of 22:52, 3 January 2025

Banzai Run
ManufacturerWilliams
Release dateMay 1988
SystemWilliams System 11B
DesignPat Lawlor, Larry DeMar
ProgrammingLarry DeMar, Ed Boon
ArtworkMark Sprenger
MechanicsJohn Krutsch
MusicBrian Schmidt
SoundBrian Schmidt
Production run1,750 units (approximate)

Banzai Run is a pinball machine produced by Williams in 1988, and the first machine designed by Pat Lawlor. It has a multi-playfield design, in which the player can play a vertical game on the machine's backglass in addition to the main playfield.

Design team

  • Concept: Larry DeMar, Pat Lawlor
  • Design: Pat Lawlor, Larry DeMar
  • Programming: Larry DeMar, Ed Boon
  • Game design: Larry DeMar, Pat Lawlor
  • Software: Ed Boon
  • Artwork: Mark Sprenger
  • Mechanics: John Krutsch
  • Sound and music: Brian Schmidt[citation needed]

Digital versions

Banzai Run was formerly available as purchasable DLC in The Pinball Arcade until June 30, 2018, when the WMS license expired and had not been renewed. Due to this, the DLC is no longer available for purchase.[1]

It was released alongside Black Knight 2000 and Earthshaker! for Pinball FX on December 12, 2024.


  1. ^ Lawson, Aurich (May 8, 2018). "The Pinball Arcade is losing its classic tables; grab them while you can". Ars Technica. Retrieved January 3, 2025.