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* VillainExitStageLeft: "Outer Space" always ends with Crazy Bob escaping once you're out of fireworks.

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* VillainExitStageLeft: "Outer Space" always ends with Crazy Bob escaping once you're out of fireworks.fireworks [spoiler:unless you're able to complete all the shots in time, and shoot him down with your own rockets]].
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* FemaleAngelMaleDemon[=/=]GoodAngelBadAngel: An angel and a devil occupy the slingshot bumpers and often pop up on the display to advise you.

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* FemaleAngelMaleDemon[=/=]GoodAngelBadAngel: An angel and a devil occupy the slingshot bumpers and often pop up on the display to advise you. Hitting the slingshots changes which of the two advise you.
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I take that back. It was indeed in his apartment where he first SAW the \"dog\" (I was thinking about when it possessed him). Sorry, my bad.


** Also, when you run from Spike, your character says "Nice doggie... maybe I got a Milk-Bone...", with the voice even bearing some resemblance to that of actor Rick Moranis. Moranis' character Louis Tully says the same thing when he first sees a... erm... [[EldritchAbomination dog]] in ''Film/{{Ghostbusters}}''.

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** Also, when you run from Spike, your character says "Nice doggie... maybe I got a Milk-Bone...", with the voice even bearing some resemblance to that of actor Rick Moranis. Moranis' character Louis Tully says the same thing when he first sees a... erm... [[EldritchAbomination dog]] in his apartment in ''Film/{{Ghostbusters}}''.
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It wasn\'t in his apartment.


** Also, when you run from Spike, your character says "Nice doggie... maybe I got a Milk-Bone...", with the voice even bearing some resemblance to that of actor Rick Moranis. Moranis' character Louis Tully says the same thing when he first sees a... erm... [[EldritchAbomination dog]] in his apartment in ''Film/{{Ghostbusters}}''.

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** Also, when you run from Spike, your character says "Nice doggie... maybe I got a Milk-Bone...", with the voice even bearing some resemblance to that of actor Rick Moranis. Moranis' character Louis Tully says the same thing when he first sees a... erm... [[EldritchAbomination dog]] in his apartment in ''Film/{{Ghostbusters}}''.
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** Also, when you run from Spike, your character says "Nice doggie... maybe I got a Milk-Bone...", with the voice even bearing some resemblance to that of actor Rick Moranis. Moranis' character Louis Tully says the same thing when he first sees a... erm... [[EldrichAbomination dog]] in his apartment in ''Film/{{Ghostbusters}}''.

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** Also, when you run from Spike, your character says "Nice doggie... maybe I got a Milk-Bone...", with the voice even bearing some resemblance to that of actor Rick Moranis. Moranis' character Louis Tully says the same thing when he first sees a... erm... [[EldrichAbomination [[EldritchAbomination dog]] in his apartment in ''Film/{{Ghostbusters}}''.

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** Also, [[WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry the bulldog named Spike]] can't possibly be a coincidence.

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** Also, [[WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry the The bulldog named Spike]] can't possibly be a coincidence.coincidence.
** Also, when you run from Spike, your character says "Nice doggie... maybe I got a Milk-Bone...", with the voice even bearing some resemblance to that of actor Rick Moranis. Moranis' character Louis Tully says the same thing when he first sees a... erm... [[EldrichAbomination dog]] in his apartment in ''Film/{{Ghostbusters}}''.
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* LockingMacGyverInTheStoreCupboard: Crazy Bob has trapped you in his junkyard, with free access to everything you need to build a rocket ship to escape.
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Oh, right, the important bit.


''Junk Yard'' was the final pinball game from veteran Williams designer Barry Oursler. He was laid off early in the project, leaving Dwight Sullivan to complete the game. The table is soon to be available for Season 3 of ''VideoGame/ThePinballArcade''.

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''Junk Yard'' was the final pinball game from veteran Williams designer Barry Oursler. He was laid off early in the project, leaving Dwight Sullivan to complete the game. The table is soon to be available for as part of Season 3 of ''VideoGame/ThePinballArcade''.
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* GoodAngelBadAngel: An angel and a devil occupy the slingshot bumpers.

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* GoodAngelBadAngel: FemaleAngelMaleDemon[=/=]GoodAngelBadAngel: An angel and a devil occupy the slingshot bumpers.bumpers and often pop up on the display to advise you.
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*** The backglass indicates that the junkyard itself is located behind Tony's Palace.
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** The Angel's voice is the same as the Candy 5000's from ''Pinball/SafeCracker'', and both the Angel's portrait and the Devil's voice are in ''[=WhoDunnit=]?''

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** The Angel's voice is the same as the Candy 5000's from ''Pinball/SafeCracker'', and both the Angel's portrait and the Devil's voice are in ''[=WhoDunnit=]?''''[[Pinball/WHODunnit WHO dunnit]]''
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''Junk Yard'' was the final pinball game from veteran Williams designer Barry Oursler. He was laid off early in the project, leaving Dwight Sullivan to complete the game.

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''Junk Yard'' was the final pinball game from veteran Williams designer Barry Oursler. He was laid off early in the project, leaving Dwight Sullivan to complete the game.
game. The table is soon to be available for Season 3 of ''VideoGame/ThePinballArcade''.
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* ThePlace
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* PowerUpLetdown: Assembling the Toaster Gun changes the VideoMode from running away from Spike to attacking him with the Toaster Gun. The mini-game where you run away from Spike is not only easier, it yields more points. Hence, assembling the Toaster Gun actually hurts your overall score.
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* BigBad: Crazy Bob
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** The Angel's voice is the same as the Candy 5000's from ''Safecracker'', and both the Angel's portrait and the Devil's voice are in ''[=WhoDunnit=]?''

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** The Angel's voice is the same as the Candy 5000's from ''Safecracker'', ''Pinball/SafeCracker'', and both the Angel's portrait and the Devil's voice are in ''[=WhoDunnit=]?''
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** One sound effect is taken from ''Earthshaker''.

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** One sound effect is taken from ''Earthshaker''.''Pinball/{{Earthshaker}}''.
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''Junk Yard'' is a 1997[[note]]though prototypes were around in December of 1996[[/note]] {{pinball}} machine made by Creator/WilliamsElectronics. It was designed by Barry Oursler and Dwight Sullivan, while Paul Barker and Pat [=McMahon=] provided the art. Unsurprisingly, it takes place in [[DownInTheDumps a junkyard]], where you collect trash to build a flying jalopy to ultimately head into space and fight Crazy Bob. Along the way, you'll make a toaster gun so you can save the girl from the AngryGuardDog, take a ride on the Magic Bus, and hop for a spin in the TimeMachine to [[NostalgiaLevel start a mode from an earlier Williams title.]]

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''Junk Yard'' is a 1997[[note]]though prototypes were around in December of 1996[[/note]] {{pinball}} machine made by Creator/WilliamsElectronics. It was designed by Barry Oursler Creator/BarryOursler and Dwight Sullivan, while Paul Barker and Pat [=McMahon=] provided the art. Unsurprisingly, it takes place in [[DownInTheDumps a junkyard]], where you collect trash to build a flying jalopy to ultimately head into space and fight Crazy Bob. Along the way, you'll make a toaster gun so you can save the girl from the AngryGuardDog, take a ride on the Magic Bus, and hop for a spin in the TimeMachine to [[NostalgiaLevel start a mode from an earlier Williams title.]]
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''Junk Yard'' was the final pinball game from veteran Williams designer Barry Oursler.

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''Junk Yard'' was the final pinball game from veteran Williams designer Barry Oursler.
Oursler. He was laid off early in the project, leaving Dwight Sullivan to complete the game.
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-->'''Woman:''' "I'm gonna need a bath after this!"

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''Junk Yard'' was the final pinball game from veteran Williams designer Barry Oursler.



-->"Eat hot toast, sucker!"



** The voice that says "Come on, hurry, hurry, hurry" during Crane Hurry-up is ''decidedly'' similar to one of the voices from ''Pinball/DrDude'' (used for the Gift of Gab, among other things).

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** The voice that says "Come on, hurry, hurry, hurry" during Crane Hurry-up is ''decidedly'' similar to one of the voices from ''Pinball/DrDude'' ''[[Pinball/DrDude Dr. Dude]]'' (used for the Gift of Gab, among other things).


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-->'''Crazy Bob:''' "Get out of my junkyard!"

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''Junk Yard'' is a 1997[[note]]though prototypes were around in December of 1996[[/note]] {{pinball}} machine made by Creator/WilliamsElectronics. Unsurprisingly, it takes place in [[DownInTheDumps a junkyard]], where you collect trash to build a flying jalopy to ultimately head into space and fight Crazy Bob. Along the way, you'll make a toaster gun so you can save the girl from the AngryGuardDog, take a ride on the Magic Bus, and hop for a spin in the TimeMachine to [[NostalgiaLevel start a mode from an earlier Williams title.]]

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''Junk Yard'' is a 1997[[note]]though prototypes were around in December of 1996[[/note]] {{pinball}} machine made by Creator/WilliamsElectronics. It was designed by Barry Oursler and Dwight Sullivan, while Paul Barker and Pat [=McMahon=] provided the art. Unsurprisingly, it takes place in [[DownInTheDumps a junkyard]], where you collect trash to build a flying jalopy to ultimately head into space and fight Crazy Bob. Along the way, you'll make a toaster gun so you can save the girl from the AngryGuardDog, take a ride on the Magic Bus, and hop for a spin in the TimeMachine to [[NostalgiaLevel start a mode from an earlier Williams title.]]






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!!Tropes:!!The ''Junk Yard'' pinball demonstrates the following tropes:



* GoodAngelBadAngel: An angel and a devil occupy the slingshot bumpers.



* SchematizedProp: The blueprints for the jalopy are shown on the playfield, and doubles as an indicator of which components remain to be collected.



* WrittenSoundEffect: Smashing the crane into car targets nets one of these (i.e. "CRASH!", "SQUISH!", and [[EasterEgg occasionally "DOHO!"]]).

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* WrittenSoundEffect: Smashing the crane into car targets nets one of these (i.e. "CRASH!", "SQUISH!", and [[EasterEgg occasionally "DOHO!"]])."DOHO!"]]).
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* BathtubScene: The backglass has a lady bathing in a bathtub. The obvious question, of course, [[FridgeLogic why would she be bathing in a]] ''[[FridgeLogic junkyard]]''?



* {{Fanservice}}: The backglass has a lady bathing in a bathtub. [[FridgeLogic Now why would she be bathing there?]]
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* DamselInDistress: The titular girl in "Save the Girl".
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** Also, [[WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry the bulldog named Spike]] can't possibly be a coincidence.
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* RealSongThemeTune: An instrumental of "Money (That's What I Want" by ''Music/TheBeatles''.

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* RealSongThemeTune: An instrumental of "Money (That's What I Want" Want)" by ''Music/TheBeatles''.Music/TheBeatles.

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** In "Run from Spike" video mode, running fast enough [[Series/TheSixMillionDollarMan turns you bionic.]]



** The Angel's voice is the same one from ''Safecracker'', and both the Angel's portrait and the Devil's voice are in ''[=WhoDunnit=]?''

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** The Angel's voice is the same one as the Candy 5000's from ''Safecracker'', and both the Angel's portrait and the Devil's voice are in ''[=WhoDunnit=]?''


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* PinballScoring: Averted; like ''Pinball/TalesOfTheArabianNights'', scoring in this game is pretty low (jackpots within the millions).


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* RealSongThemeTune: An instrumental of "Money (That's What I Want" by ''Music/TheBeatles''.
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* EdibileAmmunition: You can use a toast gun on Spike to get extra points in the video mode.

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* EdibileAmmunition: EdibleAmmunition: You can use a toast gun on Spike to get extra points in the video mode.



* NostalgiaLevel: Hitting the TimeMachine brings you back in time to start a mode from an earlier Williams game - "Move Your Car" from ''Pinball/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon'', "Payback Time" from ''Pinball/Terminator2JudgementDay''[[note]]though this was later removed because it was "out of balance with the rest of the game"[[/note]], "Mamushka" from ''Pinball/TheAddamsFamily'', and the "Saucer Attack" VideoMode from ''Pinball/AttackFromMars''. The other mode, "Knight Mission", is ''not'' a reference to ''Pinball/BlackKnight2000'', however, and its accompanying date is in 1999 - the ''future'' (at the time the game was made, anyway).

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* NostalgiaLevel: Hitting the TimeMachine brings you back in time to start a mode from an earlier Williams game - "Move Your Car" from ''Pinball/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon'', "Payback Time" from ''Pinball/Terminator2JudgementDay''[[note]]though ''Pinball/Terminator2JudgmentDay''[[note]]though this was later removed because it was "out of balance with the rest of the game"[[/note]], "Mamushka" from ''Pinball/TheAddamsFamily'', and the "Saucer Attack" VideoMode from ''Pinball/AttackFromMars''. The other mode, "Knight Mission", is ''not'' a reference to ''Pinball/BlackKnight2000'', however, and its accompanying date is in 1999 - the ''future'' (at the time the game was made, anyway).
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[[quote-width-right:278:It's not hard to play in the yard.]]

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[[quote-width-right:278:It's [[caption-width-right:278:It's not hard to play in the yard.]]
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[[quote-width-right:278:It's not hard to play in the yard.]]
->''The meanest game in the whole darn town.''
''Junk Yard'' is a 1997[[note]]though prototypes were around in December of 1996[[/note]] {{pinball}} machine made by Creator/WilliamsElectronics. Unsurprisingly, it takes place in [[DownInTheDumps a junkyard]], where you collect trash to build a flying jalopy to ultimately head into space and fight Crazy Bob. Along the way, you'll make a toaster gun so you can save the girl from the AngryGuardDog, take a ride on the Magic Bus, and hop for a spin in the TimeMachine to [[NostalgiaLevel start a mode from an earlier Williams title.]]

Yeah, [[RuleOfFun it's that kind of game.]]
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* AngryGuardDog: Spike.
* AstralFinale: The battle with Crazy Bob in space.
* ButtonMashing: Required in the "Run From Spike" VideoMode.
* DownInTheDumps: The main location.
* EasterEgg: See EverythingsBetterWithCows below.
** A secret mode is available by hitting both flippers three times when the Time Machine clock shows 3:33.
* EdibileAmmunition: You can use a toast gun on Spike to get extra points in the video mode.
* EverythingsBetterWithCows: Just like in ''Pinball/AttackFromMars'', the Saucer Attack mode can sometimes become a Cow Attack.
* {{Fanservice}}: The backglass has a lady bathing in a bathtub. [[FridgeLogic Now why would she be bathing there?]]
* FatBastard: Crazy Bob.
* HomemadeInventions: You collect junk in order to build machines that let you go on Adventures, culminating with a flying jalopy used to battle Crazy Bob [[AstralFinale in space.]] You can also use a Toast Gun on [[AngryGuardDog Spike]] to earn more points in the VideoMode.
* MythologyGag: A number of them, aside from the TimeMachine mode.
** One sound effect is taken from ''Earthshaker''.
** The voice that says "Come on, hurry, hurry, hurry" during Crane Hurry-up is ''decidedly'' similar to one of the voices from ''Pinball/DrDude'' (used for the Gift of Gab, among other things).
** The Angel's voice is the same one from ''Safecracker'', and both the Angel's portrait and the Devil's voice are in ''[=WhoDunnit=]?''
** The Super Jackpot animation is from ''[[Pinball/HighSpeed The Getaway: High Speed 2]]''.
* NostalgiaLevel: Hitting the TimeMachine brings you back in time to start a mode from an earlier Williams game - "Move Your Car" from ''Pinball/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon'', "Payback Time" from ''Pinball/Terminator2JudgementDay''[[note]]though this was later removed because it was "out of balance with the rest of the game"[[/note]], "Mamushka" from ''Pinball/TheAddamsFamily'', and the "Saucer Attack" VideoMode from ''Pinball/AttackFromMars''. The other mode, "Knight Mission", is ''not'' a reference to ''Pinball/BlackKnight2000'', however, and its accompanying date is in 1999 - the ''future'' (at the time the game was made, anyway).
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Spike, the AngryGuardDog.
* [[BatmanCanBreatheInSpace The Player Can Breathe In Space]]: Judging by the backglass, you're heading into space with nothing but a fishbowl on your head for air.
* RuleOfThree: In "Save the Girl", Spike must be hit three times.
** A [[EasterEgg secret mode]] is accessed by hitting both flippers three times when the TimeMachine clock shows 3:33.
* ShoutOut: According to WordOfGod, running fast enough in "Run From Spike" causes the famous sound effect from ''Series/TheSixMillionDollarMan'' to play.
* SmartBomb: Like in [[Pinball/AttackFromMars its source game]], pushing Start during Saucer Attack clears the screen.
* SpellingBonus: D-O-G starts one of two dog-related {{Video Mode}}s, and M-U-L-T-I-B-A-L-L... well, guess.
* SubStory: With enough junk to build the "Submerger", you can start "The Great Toilet Adventure".
* TimeMachine: Hit it to start a mode from [[MythologyGag an earlier Williams game.]]
* ToiletHumor: Much like ''Pinball/SouthPark'', there is a toilet on the playfield that gives rewards. It even has its own mode - "The Great Toilet Adventure".
* VideoMode: Two of them, both involving [[AngryGuardDog Spike]]:
** If you don't have the toaster gun, "Run From Spike" plays, where you [[ButtonMashing mash the flipper buttons]] to run from Spike.
** If you ''do'' have the toaster gun, you play "Save the Girl" instead, where a girl is trapped with Spike and you have to shoot toast in the left and right openings to hit Spike 3 times.
*** Both of these games get harder after successfully completing them once, leading to moments where (in the latter game) the ''girl'' chases ''Spike!''
** Also, ''Pinball/AttackFromMars''[='=]s Saucer Attack reappears in the TimeMachine mode.
* VillainExitStageLeft: "Outer Space" always ends with Crazy Bob escaping once you're out of fireworks.
* WrittenSoundEffect: Smashing the crane into car targets nets one of these (i.e. "CRASH!", "SQUISH!", and [[EasterEgg occasionally "DOHO!"]]).

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