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The left ramp feeds into two areas: A [[pachinko]]-style raised playfield similar to the one in [[Pin*Bot]], which can drop the ball either back onto the main playfield or into the shooter lane; and an enclosed area containing a rotating box with The Machine's various facial states on each side. The box contains raised guides and holes depending on which face is showing. Beside the left ramp is a saucer containing the Small Wheel. In single-ball mode, shooting this saucer awards a random Small Wheel award, which includes lighting a timed jackpot. In multiball, the player must lock both balls to spin the Big Wheel, which awards larger random prizes including a shot worth one billion points. (Scoring this shot at least once causes the player's score to be recorded in a special "Billionaire Club" high score list, separate from the main high score table.)
The left ramp feeds into two areas: A [[pachinko]]-style raised playfield similar to the one in [[Pin*Bot]], which can drop the ball either back onto the main playfield or into the shooter lane; and an enclosed area containing a rotating box with The Machine's various facial states on each side. The box contains raised guides and holes depending on which face is showing. Beside the left ramp is a saucer containing the Small Wheel. In single-ball mode, shooting this saucer awards a random Small Wheel award, which includes lighting a timed jackpot. In multiball, the player must lock both balls to spin the Big Wheel, which awards larger random prizes including a shot worth one billion points. (Scoring this shot at least once causes the player's score to be recorded in a special "Billionaire Club" high score list, separate from the main high score table.)


Once her voice circuits are activated, The Machine provides spoken feedback to the player on his or her shots. The Machine's voice is provided by [[Chicago, IL|Chicago]]-based singer [[Stephanie Rogers (singer)|Stephanie Rogers]]<ref>[http://www.silverball-magic.com/smagic/my-machines-bop.html Silverball-Magic.com: ''The Machine: Bride of Pin*Bot - Absolutely Flawless''.] Retrieved on August 9, 2007.</ref>. Due to the sexual overtones in some of her speech, the game includes a "family mode" setting that prevents some clips from being played. The original synthetic voice of [[Pin*Bot]] is also featured in the game.
Once her voice circuits are activated, The Machine provides spoken feedback to the player on his or her shots. The Machine's voice is provided by [[Chicago, IL|Chicago]]-based singer [[Stephanie Rogers (singer)|Stephanie Rogers]].<ref>[http://www.silverball-magic.com/smagic/my-machines-bop.html Silverball-Magic.com: ''The Machine: Bride of Pin*Bot - Absolutely Flawless''.] Retrieved on August 9, 2007.</ref> Due to the sexual overtones in some of her speech, the game includes a "family mode" setting that prevents some clips from being played. The original synthetic voice of [[Pin*Bot]] is also featured in the game.


==Digital versions==
==Digital versions==

Revision as of 16:10, 5 December 2012

The Machine: Bride of Pin*Bot
ManufacturerWilliams
Release dateFebruary 1991
SystemWilliams WPC (Alphanumeric)
DesignPython Anghelo, John Trudeau
ProgrammingBrian Eddy
ArtworkPython Anghelo, John Youssi
MechanicsZofia Bil, Jack Skalon, Joe Joos, Jr.
MusicDan Forden
SoundJon Hey, Rich Karstens
VoicesStephanie Rogers (The Machine)
Barry Oursler (Pin*Bot)
Mark Ritchie
Production run8,100

The Machine: Bride of Pin*Bot is a 1991 pinball game designed by Python Anghelo and John Trudeau (Dr. Flash), and released by Williams. It is the second game in the Pin*Bot series, and is the last game produced by Williams to use a segmented score display rather than a dot-matrix screen. (It is also one of the few pinball games produced that uses a variable-brightness segmented display).[citation needed])

Gameplay

The primary plot of The Machine revolves around the eponymous female robot that makes up the majority of the playfield. The robot begins the game in a semi-completed state, requiring the player to activate her voice circuits and her eyes, then cause her to metamorphose into a human female. Each of these events occurs as the player makes shots up the left ramp to lock balls, and once metamorphosis occurs, a two-ball multiball mode begins. The Machine reverts to an incomplete robot when multiball ends.

The left ramp feeds into two areas: A pachinko-style raised playfield similar to the one in Pin*Bot, which can drop the ball either back onto the main playfield or into the shooter lane; and an enclosed area containing a rotating box with The Machine's various facial states on each side. The box contains raised guides and holes depending on which face is showing. Beside the left ramp is a saucer containing the Small Wheel. In single-ball mode, shooting this saucer awards a random Small Wheel award, which includes lighting a timed jackpot. In multiball, the player must lock both balls to spin the Big Wheel, which awards larger random prizes including a shot worth one billion points. (Scoring this shot at least once causes the player's score to be recorded in a special "Billionaire Club" high score list, separate from the main high score table.)

Once her voice circuits are activated, The Machine provides spoken feedback to the player on his or her shots. The Machine's voice is provided by Chicago-based singer Stephanie Rogers.[1] Due to the sexual overtones in some of her speech, the game includes a "family mode" setting that prevents some clips from being played. The original synthetic voice of Pin*Bot is also featured in the game.

Digital versions

The Machine: Bride of Pin*Bot is available for purchase as licensed table of The Pinball Arcade that is available for Xbox 360, iOS, Android, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita and in future for Nintendo 3DS, Windows and Mac OS X.

Unlicensed recreations of the game are also available for Visual Pinball that runs on Windows.

See also

References

  1. ^ Silverball-Magic.com: The Machine: Bride of Pin*Bot - Absolutely Flawless. Retrieved on August 9, 2007.
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