Whirlwind Pinball Machine by Williams

This is the third Williams pinball machine designed by Pat Lawlor (after Banzai Run and Earthshaker), and the second of his ‘blue series’ of games ( Earthshaker, Whirlwind and Funhouse all have blue as base color for the cabinet). The display panel is similar to that of Earthshaker: bonuses are indicated by a light underneath the alpha-numeric score displays. Game rules are simple and similar to Earthshaker and Funhouse. But the game still has a unique feel and is a lot of fun to play.

Whirlwind is distinguished by three playfield rotating discs, and a fan topper that blows wind on the player at certain times in the game. The objective in Whirlwind is to move the storm using the compass targets to light ball locks for multiball. In multiball, a progressive jackpot can be scored by making left ramp shots from the upper right flipper. Alternatively, one can work towards the “Wizard Mode” by lighting and collecting all of the seven “Super Cellar Door” values. Also, once player has earned five extra balls in a game, each one earned thereafter awards a score bonus.