1988 Williams CYCLONE pinball machine

Here for your viewing pleasure today we have a 1988 Williams Cyclone pinball machine in action.

Yes, I know the jackpot lights in the video aren't working. I realized this after the video was shot. A cold solder joint on the jackpot lamp board was the issue. And now you know.

Of the three roller coaster themed machines from the Barry Oursler/Python Anghelo team, I'd venture to say that Cyclone is the best. It has fun and satisfying shots with good flow and neat gimmicks. The skill shot is fun. The ferris wheel is obviously a blast and doesn't slow the game down too much. The two large ramps are great fun to hit and both return the ball to the right flipper. Hitting the right ramp three times awards the jackpot. Generally a fun game from Williams on the superb System 11 hardware system. The only complaint from most people is that it lacks multiball at a time when multiball was well-established.

Cyclone was designed by Barry Oursler and Python Anghelo with artwork by John Youssi and Python Anghelo.

For more information on this game, see here:
https://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=1257