UK Machine Record
Johnny Mnemonic
Williams · 1995 · at 2 UK venues.
Johnny Mnemonic is a fascinating example of a game whose pinball reputation outlived its film. Lonnie Ropp's design revolves around the magnetic glove, which dominates the centre of the playfield and gives the machine one of the most unusual mechanisms of the Bally era.
The objective is to collect data and progress through the game's increasingly valuable objectives, with the glove allowing the player to manipulate the ball in ways that feel almost unfair when you're not expecting them.
It is not a common UK location machine, so it is worth stopping when you find one. Learn the glove before you try to exploit it. It can help you enormously, or ruin your ball.
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General10 tips
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Spinner million points are awarded in bonus, so Hold Bonus and Award Bonus can be very valuable awards if Spinner Millions is reached.
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If extra balls are turned off with the glove on, light EB turns into 100M
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Shoot left ramp or roll though the left inlane. Then shoot the right ramp or right loop to collect the award. Repeat until spinner millions
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On first lock, the DMD cycles through awards and a corresponding lock grid space will light up. Drop ball in grid space to get award.
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Don't hold down the move buttons in Video Mode - tap to move in the dir you want, then use them to speed up on the dots when you get close
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Bob's bunker lights first lock. Start a mode to light second and third locks.
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Looping the ramps for Yakuza is a good way to start if you can do it consistently, and it also builds toward spinner mils and quick MB
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The Left Flipper changes the selected mode.
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NASCure mode drops the ball in the Jet Lanes after a successful shot,making it the quickest and safest way to max bonus.Helpful for SpinMil
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Starting Yakuza mode right before starting multiball can be extremely lucrative
Multiball1 tip
- Multiball
Lock balls in matrix 3 in a row, allows your jackpots to be 3x
Secrets & easter eggs1 tip
- Secrets & easter eggs
At midnight the game will start Midnight Madness multiball where all targets are worth 3M.
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