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Junk Yard / IPD No. 4014 / December, 1996 / 4 Players
 
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Manufacturer: Williams Electronics Games, Incorporated, a subsidiary of WMS Ind.,
Incorporated (1985-1999) [Trade Name: Williams]
Date Of Manufacture: December, 1996
Model Number: 50052
Common Abbreviations: JY
MPU: Williams WPC-95
Type: Solid State Electronic (SS) [?]
Production: 3,013 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Fantasy
Notable Features: Flippers (2), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (9), 3-bank drop targets (2), Ball hanging from chain.
Toys: Crane on playfield; Toilet that flushes ball; Magic Bus; doghouse with attack dog.
Concept by: Barry Oursler, Dwight Sullivan, Adam Rhine
Design by: Barry Oursler, Dwight Sullivan
Art by: Paul Barker, Pat McMahon, Linda Deal (aka Doane)
Dots/Animation by: Adam Rhine, Brian Morris
Mechanics by: Zofia Bil, Brad Cornell
Music by: Kurt Goebel
Sound by: Kurt Goebel
Software by: Dwight Sullivan, Graham West
Notes: Voice-over artist Tim Kitzrow provided multiple voices for this game.

Prototype machines have a magnet just below the wrecking ball; it was eliminated on production machines. Reportedly, sample games have this magnet but we have been unable to verify this.

We asked designer Barry Oursler if the wrecking balls on Prototype and Sample games were first cabled with a wire to the crane instead of a chain as seen on production games. He replied:

Yes, I had a steel cable on the original design. After a short time, the cable would fray and would eventually break. It was changed to a chain and the mechanical arm moved up and down. The original had a pulley with the ball and cable. I (and others) got laid off before it went into production.

Regarding the magnet under the playfield, I had it there to stop the ball from swinging when the cable was there, so you could set up another shot. I guess it didn’t swing as much with the chain, so it was removed after I left.

Marketing Slogans: "The meanest game in the whole darn town"
"It's not hard to play in the yard"
"Experience pinball's finest collection (from the promo poster)"
Rule Sheets: Junk Yard Rulesheet Version 0.5, by Joseph DeVincentis  
Easter Eggs:Available at Cows and Easter Eggs  (External site)
ROMs: 309 KB ZIP Game ROM (1.2C Competition MOD) [Soren]
  348 KB ZIP Game ROM V1.2 [Williams Electronic Games, Inc.]
  3 MB ZIP Sound ROM V1.0 [S2-S5] [Williams Electronic Games, Inc.]
Documentation: 6 MB PDF Operations Manual (January 1997, FINAL) [Williams Electronic Games, Inc.]
  1 MB PDF Operators Handbook (January 1997) [Williams Electronic Games, Inc.]
  198 KB TXT Parts List
  18 MB PDF WPC-95 Schematic Manual (July 1, 1997) [Williams Electronic Games Inc.]
Service Bulletins: 20 KB PDF Service Bulletin #92 [Williams Electronic Games, Inc.]
Files: 1 MB ZIP Junk Yard Sounds (.WAV @32kHz) [www.pinball.com]
Images:
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Image # 3051: Junk Yard Backglass
Backglass

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Image # 3054: Junk Yard Playfield
Playfield

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Image # 3973: Junk Yard Flyer, Front
Flyer, Front

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Image # 3974: Junk Yard Flyer, Back
Flyer, Back

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Image # 7936: Junk Yard Backglass
Backglass

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[Steve Nordseth]
Image # 7940: Junk Yard Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield

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[Steve Nordseth]
Image # 10994: Junk Yard Cabinet - Front View
Cabinet - Front View

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 10995: Junk Yard Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 10996: Junk Yard Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 10997: Junk Yard Cabinet - Front
Cabinet - Front

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 10998: Junk Yard Backbox
Backbox

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 10999: Junk Yard Backbox - Left
Backbox - Left

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 11000: Junk Yard Backbox - Right
Backbox - Right

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 11001: Junk Yard Inside Backbox
Inside Backbox

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 11002: Junk Yard Inside Cabinet - Front
Inside Cabinet - Front

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 11003: Junk Yard Under Lower Playfield
Under Lower Playfield

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 11004: Junk Yard Under Playfield - Detail
Under Playfield - Detail

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 11005: Junk Yard Playfield
Playfield

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 11006: Junk Yard Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 11007: Junk Yard Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 11008: Junk Yard Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 11009: Junk Yard Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 11010: Junk Yard Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 11011: Junk Yard Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 11012: Junk Yard Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 11013: Junk Yard Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 11014: Junk Yard Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 11015: Junk Yard Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 11016: Junk Yard Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 11017: Junk Yard Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 11018: Junk Yard Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 11019: Junk Yard Wrecking Ball
Wrecking Ball

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[Allen Shope]
Image # 29708: Junk Yard Prototype Playfield Underside 
(Picture shows holes routed in the prototype playfield for what could be a pop bumper, sling kicker, and scoring switches in the upper right hand corner of the playfield.)
Prototype Playfield Underside*

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[Michael Paul]
Image # 29709: Junk Yard Prototype Playfield Underside 
(Picture shows holes in a prototype playfield for a pop bumper in the upper right hand corner of the playfield.)
Prototype Playfield Underside*

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[Michael Paul]
Image # 29710: Junk Yard Prototype Playfield Underside 
(Picture shows holes in a prototype playfield for scoring switches in the upper right hand corner of the playfield.)
Prototype Playfield Underside*

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[Michael Paul]
Image # 29711: Junk Yard Prototype Playfield Underside 
(Picture shows holes in a prototype playfield for scoring switches in the upper right hand corner of the playfield.)
Prototype Playfield Underside*

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[Michael Paul]
Image # 29712: Junk Yard Prototype Playfield Underside 
(Picture shows holes in a prototype playfield in the upper right hand corner of the playfield.)
Prototype Playfield Underside*

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[Michael Paul]
Image # 29713: Junk Yard Prototype Playfield Insert Detail 
(Note the Modified Insert Label)
Prototype Playfield Insert Detail*

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[Michael Paul]
Image # 29714: Junk Yard Prototype Playfield Insert Detail 
(Note the Modified Insert Label)
Prototype Playfield Insert Detail*

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[Michael Paul]
Image # 29715: Junk Yard Prototype Playfield Insert Detail 
(Unprotected, modified Insert Labeling)
Prototype Playfield Insert Detail*

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[Michael Paul]
Image # 29716: Junk Yard Prototype Playfield Insert Detail 
(Toast insert is green on this prototype playfield, but white on production games.)
Prototype Playfield Insert Detail*

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[Michael Paul]
Image # 29717: Junk Yard Prototype Playfield Insert Detail 
(Toast insert is green on this prototype playfield, but white on production games.)
Prototype Playfield Insert Detail*

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[Michael Paul]
Image # 29765: Junk Yard Prototype Playfield Change Detail 
(This photograph shows a playfield decal covering the holes from where prototype features were removed.)
Prototype Playfield Change Detail*

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[Michael Paul]
Image # 29766: Junk Yard Prototype Playfield Change Detail 
(This photograph shows a playfield decal covering the holes from where prototype features were removed.)
Prototype Playfield Change Detail*

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[Michael Paul]
Image # 29767: Junk Yard Prototype Playfield Change Detail 
(This photograph shows a playfield decal covering the holes from where prototype features were removed.)
Prototype Playfield Change Detail*

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[Michael Paul]
Image # 29768: Junk Yard Prototype Playfield Change Detail 
(This photograph shows a playfield decal covering the holes from where prototype features were removed.)
Prototype Playfield Change Detail*

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[Michael Paul]
Image # 29769: Junk Yard Prototype Playfield Change Detail 
(This photograph shows where two posts were removed along with some prototype feature.)
Prototype Playfield Change Detail*

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[Michael Paul]
Image # 29770: Junk Yard Prototype Playfield Crane Magnet 
(The prototype had a magnet under the crane, shown here, which was removed in production games.)
Prototype Playfield Crane Magnet*

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[Michael Paul]
Image # 29771: Junk Yard Prototype Playfield Change Detail 
(This image shows the bottom of the DOG ramp under the playfield, where modifications may have been made on the prototype.)
Prototype Playfield Change Detail*

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[Michael Paul]
Image # 29815: Junk Yard Prototype Playfield Backstop
Prototype Playfield Backstop

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[Michael Paul]
Image # 29816: Junk Yard Prototype Playfield Wrecking Ball Magnet
Prototype Playfield Wrecking Ball Magnet

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[Michael Paul]
Image # 29817: Junk Yard Prototype Playfield Detail
Prototype Playfield Detail

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[Michael Paul]
Image # 29818: Junk Yard Prototype Playfield Detail
Prototype Playfield Detail

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[Michael Paul]
Image # 33818: Junk Yard Playfield
Playfield

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[Maximilian Wegner]
Image # 33819: Junk Yard Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Maximilian Wegner]
Image # 33820: Junk Yard Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Maximilian Wegner]
Image # 36674: Junk Yard Illuminated Playfield
Illuminated Playfield

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[Caio Wiseblood]
Image # 36675: Junk Yard Illuminated Upper Playfield
Illuminated Upper Playfield

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[Caio Wiseblood]
Image # 36676: Junk Yard Playfield
Playfield

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[Caio Wiseblood]
Image # 36677: Junk Yard Stripped Playfield
Stripped Playfield

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[Caio Wiseblood]
Image # 41720: Junk Yard Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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Image # 54244: Junk Yard Promotional Poster 
(Measures 24 inches by 36 inches.)
Promotional Poster*

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[Harold Balde]
Image # 61061: Junk Yard Illuminated Backglass
Illuminated Backglass

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 61062: Junk Yard Wrecking Ball
Wrecking Ball

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 61063: Junk Yard Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 61064: Junk Yard Instruction Card
Instruction Card

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 61065: Junk Yard Cabinet - Front View
Cabinet - Front View

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 67128: Junk Yard Left-Side Game Credits
Left-Side Game Credits

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Image # 71615: Junk Yard Backglass
Backglass

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 71616: Junk Yard Backbox - Left
Backbox - Left

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 71617: Junk Yard Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 71618: Junk Yard Cabinet - Front View
Cabinet - Front View

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 71694: Junk Yard Cabinet - Full View
Cabinet - Full View

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 80124: Junk Yard VW Bus
VW Bus

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[Hansjoerg Reiter]
Image # 80125: Junk Yard Spike's House
Spike's House

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[Hansjoerg Reiter]
Image # 80126: Junk Yard Under Playfield
Under Playfield

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[Hansjoerg Reiter]
 

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