The Williams Pinball Controller (WPC) is an
arcade system board
An arcade video game takes player input from its controls, processes it through electrical or computerized components, and displays output to an electronic monitor or similar display. Most arcade video games are coin-operated, housed in an arc ...
platform used for several
pinball
Pinball games are a family of games in which a ball is propelled into a specially designed table where it bounces off various obstacles, scoring points either en route or when it comes to rest. Historically the board was studded with nails call ...
games designed by
Williams and
Midway (under the ''
Bally'' name) between 1990 and early 1999. It is the successor to their earlier
System 11 hardware (''
High Speed'', ''
Pin*Bot
''Pin-Bot'' (styled ''PIN•BOT'') is a pinball machine released by Williams in October 1986. It was designed by Python Anghelo and Barry Oursler.
Rules
The main objective of ''Pin-Bot'' is to advance through the planets of the Solar System, ...
'', ''
Black Knight 2000
''Black Knight 2000'' is a 1989 pinball game designed by Steve Ritchie (who also provides the Knight's voice) and released by Williams Electronics. The game is the sequel to the 1980 pinball machine '' Black Knight''. It was advertised with t ...
''). It was succeeded by Williams/Midway's
Pinball 2000
Pinball 2000 was the last pinball hardware and software platform developed by major pinball manufacturer Williams, and was used in the machines '' Revenge From Mars'' (under the brand name Bally) and '' Star Wars Episode I'' (under the brand nam ...
platform, before Williams left the pinball business in October 1999.
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FunHouse
A funhouse or fun house is an amusement facility found on amusement park and funfair midways and is where patrons encounter and interact with various devices designed to surprise, challenge, and amuse them. Unlike thrill rides or dark rides, f ...
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