Gilligan’s Island Pinball Machine (Bally, 1991)

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Gilligan’s Island Pinball Machine by Bally was released in May 1991. It is based on the television series of the same name. Bob Denver supplied the original speech for the game, which also featured the theme song from the television show. Tina Louise, who played Ginger, refused to lend her likeness; therefore, an alternate blonde character appears on the backglass of the machine.

The Gilligans Island pinball machine is the first dot-matrix pinball machine, which came on the market in 1991. The theme is the various islands of the US TV series of the same name from the 1970s. In Germany, however, the series could not establish itself. The pinball machine is very family-friendly and therefore also gives children and inexperienced players a great feeling of success!

The rules of Gilligans Island are quickly explained: The player has to collect all the ingredients for a special drink. He does this by hitting all the targets and the loops. If he has all the ingredients together, the ball must be locked (punched).

If the ball is locked, the ramp of the rotating island goes down. The player now has to hit the ramp as fast as possible and collect millions of points as a reward. If he doesn’t succeed, the ramp closes again after a few seconds and it starts all over again.

The pinball machine also has a multiball mode. The special feature: the multiball does not start by skill but by chance.

The pinball machine is playfully less demanding but visually very beautifully implemented. The pictured device was also converted to LEDs, which optically enhance the entire Flipper. Special optical highlights are the revolving island and the volcano.

GAMEPLAY:

OBJECT:  To relieve the Native Island God, KONA. Collect all seven ingredients of the Professor’s Secret Formula Lava Seltzer. Take the Lava Seltzer through the Jungle Run Trails and get it to Kona. If successful, you receive “Kona’s Treasure,” 50 million points!

L-A-G-O-O-N TARGETS: Completing the lagoon targets qualifies the lagoon for random values between 150,000 and 3,000,000 points, multi-ball, bonus ball, or special.

KICKBACK: Score the lit value when used. Advance the value through the lit Return Lane. Re-light Kickback at the top saucer when lit by using the Lane Change Feature.

GIFT OF GODS: All other players collect 1 million points.

Bonus Balls: All bonus balls given are played at the end of the game. After 5 have been earned, however, a score bonus is given.