Williams Alien Poker Pinball Machine
For a short while I had titled this guide 'Zen and the art of troubleshooting early Williams SS games'. I was a bit too cute for my taste (like the logo isn't!), but I still like my original reason for the title: 'Why the title? Years ago I read the following definition of Zen: 'Zen stresses the importance of the enlightenment experience and the futility of rational thought...'. Well, if you have ever spent time troubleshooting a System 3 game, then you know that rational thought has nothing to do with the process and the only way that game is going to get working is through some divine enlightenment!'
- List of pinball machines Title Manufacturer Release date Ref. Heighway Pinball: February 2017: Alien Poker: Williams: October 1980: Alien Star.
- The Alien Poker coin-operated Pinball by Williams Electronics, Inc. (1967-1985) (circa 1980), and it's history and background, photos, repair help, manuals, for sale and wanted lists, and census survey is brought to you by The International Arcade Museum at the Museum of the Game.
- Browse verified compatible pinball parts for Williams ALIEN POKER from Marco Specialties. Nylon flipper bushing is used on all Williams pinball machines from 1980.
I started work on this guide because there were no other resources available on the Internet devoted to early Williams Solid State games. These games range from 'Hot Tip', released late in 1977, to Laser Cue, released in early 1984. Over 150,000 games were produced in this series, rivaling both the System 11 and WPC eras.
Please select your pinball machine: Black Knight Gorgar Blackout Firepower Jungle Lord Pharaoh Alien Poker Space Shuttle Comet Sorcerer This is a drop in replacement for most System 6, 7, or 9 games and has many improvements from the original.
Unlike early Bally and Gottlieb games, there are no 'replacement' boards available for the early Williams games, so knowing how to repair the electronics on these games is a must if one is going to collect this era of game.
PRODUCED: October, 1980
UNITS: 6000
For several Williams games (especially before 1987), Speech Processing was a separate task than Software Programming and may have been done by a different person than whom we list as having done the Software. Paul Dussault did the Speech Processing for this game.
System 6A is a System 6 board without IC9 and IC10 and provides for 7-digit score displays.
Williams Alien Poker Pinball Machine
The prototype game pictured here has serial number 437878 stamped in the wood below the coin door. Its playfield plastics are all contoured, not flat, and have the part number on each. All three kick-out holes are yellow plastic, like the game in the flyer. Missing from the playfield are the name of the game and the copyright. This information is printed on production games near the drop target inserts. The game in the flyer is also missing this printing.
Williams Alien Poker Pinball Machine Pinball
SOURCE: Internet Pinball Machine Database