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Date Name  (Click to display that game) MFG Type Prod. Specialty Pl. Model Pics Rating
1993-11 Pistol Poker Alvin G SS 200 4p 50 6.9
* indicates Project Date, not Manufacture Date1993* Slam 'N Jam Alvin G SS none 4p 7 8.0

Pistol Poker / IPD No. 1805 / November, 1993 / 4 Players
 
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Average Fun Rating: [ 7 stars - Click for comments ]    6.9/10  (19 ratings/14 comments)        [ Add Your Rating! ]
Manufacturer: Alvin G. and Company (1991-1994)
Date Of Manufacture: November, 1993
Common Abbreviations: PP
Type: Solid State Electronic (SS) [?]
Production: 200 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Cards/Gambling
Notable Features: Flippers (3), Pop bumpers (2). Backglass light matrix (playing cards light up). The rear of the backbox has silkscreened art.
Design by: Wally Welch, Michael Gottlieb
Art by: Dan Hughes
Dots/Animation by: Vecennia Jordan
Music by: Matt Scott, Kyle Johnson
Sound by: Matt Scott, Kyle Johnson
Software by: Rehman Merchant
Notes: Fred Young did voice characterizations on this game.

Todd Tuckey told us of an email he received from artist Daniel Hughes where Hughes told him, "I don't know if you were aware but I worked some of the folks who created the Pistol Poker game into the playfield art. The El Gusano (the worm) wanted poster is Wally Welch the game designer, the piano player is Kyle Johnson the music and sound designer and I am at the card table tipping my hat at the bar maid."

Reportedly, a software bug exists where a ball will go into one of the saucers and never be ejected, even after ball search.

Marketing Slogans: "The deal you've been waiting for!"
"Hey partner, have pinball earnings been leaving you flat? Alvin G. takes pinball to the next level!"
"Hey partner, there's a new player in town. You don't know his name.but you know his game!"
Photos in: The Complete Pinball BookExternal Link, page 239
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book G-R
Rule Sheets: Pistol Poker Rulesheet Version 1.12 (Jul/08/1997), by John Gantert  
ROMs: 885 KB ZIP PinMAME Romset
  887 KB ZIP ROMs [Alvin G. And Company]
Documentation: 2 MB PDF English Manual (low resolution, missing numbered pages 1-6) [Alvin G. And Company]
Images:
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Image # 1747: Pistol Poker Backglass
Backglass

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Image # 1749: Pistol Poker Machine
Machine

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Image # 1750: Pistol Poker Playfield
Playfield

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[Russ Jensen]
Image # 3461: Pistol Poker Flyer, Front
Flyer, Front

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Image # 3462: Pistol Poker Flyer, Back
Flyer, Back

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Image # 23820: Pistol Poker Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield

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[Kirk Weaver]
Image # 23821: Pistol Poker Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield

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[Kirk Weaver]
Image # 23822: Pistol Poker Middle Playfield
Middle Playfield

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[Kirk Weaver]
Image # 23823: Pistol Poker Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield

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[Kirk Weaver]
Image # 23824: Pistol Poker Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield

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[Kirk Weaver]
Image # 23825: Pistol Poker Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Kirk Weaver]
Image # 23826: Pistol Poker Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left

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[Kirk Weaver]
Image # 23827: Pistol Poker Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right

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[Kirk Weaver]
Image # 23828: Pistol Poker Cabinet - Front
Cabinet - Front

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[Kirk Weaver]
Image # 32089: Pistol Poker Backglass
Backglass

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 32090: Pistol Poker Playfield
Playfield

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 32091: Pistol Poker Apron - Left
Apron - Left

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 32092: Pistol Poker Apron - Right
Apron - Right

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 32093: Pistol Poker Inside Backbox
Inside Backbox

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 32094: Pistol Poker Under Playfield
Under Playfield

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 32095: Pistol Poker Inside Cabinet
Inside Cabinet

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 32096: Pistol Poker Inside Cabinet - Left
Inside Cabinet - Left

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 32097: Pistol Poker Inside Cabinet - Right
Inside Cabinet - Right

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 32098: Pistol Poker Inside Cabinet - Rear
Inside Cabinet - Rear

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 32099: Pistol Poker Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 32100: Pistol Poker Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 32101: Pistol Poker Backbox - Left
Backbox - Left

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 32102: Pistol Poker Backbox - Right
Backbox - Right

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 32103: Pistol Poker Cabinet - Front
Cabinet - Front

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 32104: Pistol Poker Backbox - Rear
Backbox - Rear

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 32105: Pistol Poker Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 32106: Pistol Poker Playfield - Ball View
Playfield - Ball View

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 32107: Pistol Poker Pop Bumpers
Pop Bumpers

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 32108: Pistol Poker Ramp Entrance
Ramp Entrance

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 32109: Pistol Poker Right Slingshot
Right Slingshot

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 32110: Pistol Poker Playfield - Lower Left
Playfield - Lower Left

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 32111: Pistol Poker Playfield - Lower Right
Playfield - Lower Right

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 32112: Pistol Poker Targets - Left
Targets - Left

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 32113: Pistol Poker Targets - Right
Targets - Right

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 32114: Pistol Poker Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 32115: Pistol Poker Upper Playfield - Bottom
Upper Playfield - Bottom

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 32116: Pistol Poker Upper Playfield - Left
Upper Playfield - Left

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 32117: Pistol Poker Upper Playfield - Left
Upper Playfield - Left

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 32118: Pistol Poker Upper Playfield - Middle
Upper Playfield - Middle

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 32119: Pistol Poker Upper Playfield - Right
Upper Playfield - Right

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 32120: Pistol Poker Wire Ramp
Wire Ramp

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 32121: Pistol Poker Backglass - Reverse
Backglass - Reverse

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 32122: Pistol Poker Cabinet - Full View
Cabinet - Full View

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[Robert Winter]
Image # 43326: Pistol Poker Upper Playfield Removed
Upper Playfield Removed

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[Travis Mitchell]
Image # 43327: Pistol Poker Under Upper Playfield
Under Upper Playfield

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[Travis Mitchell]
 

Slam 'N Jam / IPD No. 4343 / 1993 / 4 Players
 
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Average Fun Rating: Needs More Ratings!         8.0 / 10  (3 ratings)   [ Add Your Rating! ]
Manufacturer: Alvin G. and Company (1991-1994)
Project Date: 1993
Type: Solid State Electronic (SS) [?]
Production: Never Produced
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Basketball
Design by: Wally Welch
Art by: Dan Hughes
Music by: Matt Scott
Sound by: Matt Scott
Notes: At the time Alvin G. shut down, there were two working whitewood machines and a third unpopulated (but wired) whitewood playfield.

Lonnie Mihin worked in the engineering lab at Alvin G doing cable layouts and mechanical assembly design. He describes what we are seeing in two of the images presented here:

The Pistol Poker heads were not part of the original prototype. The games were being transplanted into new cabinets. The prototype that is on the right that you can barely see had very large holes cut out of the sides of the cabinet so it could be accessed while the playfield was still down. The same goes for the missing front door. We did mostly mechanical assembly and layout testing on it. It was near impossible to make the ramp shot from the upper left flipper. That was how you loaded the balls into the lock and was also the jackpot shot. Michael (Gottlieb) wasn't happy about the shot not making it around and Wally (Welch) tried everything he could with flipper placement. It just wasn't going to happen without redrawing and retooling the ramp. There was no way that we would have had a new ramp and the game ready for the ACME show that was only three weeks away.

No production games were made. I know this as I purchased the prototypes when AG went out of business.

Photos in: The Pinball Compendium 1982 to PresentExternal Link, page 165
Images:
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Image # 36725: Slam 'N Jam Prototype - Backglass
Prototype - Backglass

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[Dan Hughes]
Image # 39592: Slam 'N Jam Prototype - Whitewood Playfield
Prototype - Whitewood Playfield

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[Grieg Riddle]
Image # 39593: Slam 'N Jam Prototype - Inside Backbox
Prototype - Inside Backbox

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[Grieg Riddle]
Image # 39594: Slam 'N Jam Prototype - Full View
Prototype - Full View

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[Grieg Riddle]
Image # 45279: Slam 'N Jam Prototype - Backglass
Prototype - Backglass

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[Eric Bayne]
Image # 45280: Slam 'N Jam Prototype - Illuminated Playfield
Prototype - Illuminated Playfield

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[Eric Bayne]
Image # 45281: Slam 'N Jam Prototype - Illuminated Front View
Prototype - Illuminated Front View

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[Eric Bayne]
 

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