History Pinball / ThePartyZone

* RealSongThemeTune: The game plays various RealLife songs during the game, including "Pinball Wizard" by Music/TheWho, "De'funkt" by Defunkt, "Feelings" by Morris Albert, and "Come Fly with Me" by Music/FrankSinatra. If the player scores the Big Bang, the game will play "Purple Haze" by Music/JimiHendrix.

* AdaptedOut: ''Purple Haze'' is omitted from ''VideoGame/PinballArcade'' due to licensing issues. ''Pinball Wizard'' plays instead.

A digital version was available for [=FarSight=] Studios' ''VideoGame/ThePinballArcade'' before their license to all Williams and Bally tables expired on July 1, 2018.

A digital version is available for [=FarSight=] Studios' ''VideoGame/ThePinballArcade''.

* CanonWelding: As noted under IntercontinuityCrossover, ''The Party Zone'' takes place in the same canon as ''Party Animal,'' ''Pinball/ElviraAndThePartyMonsters,'' and ''Pinball/DrDude''.

* IntercontinuityCrossover: The three groups of partygoers are from earlier Dennis Nordman games -- ''Party Animal,'' ''Pinball/ElviraAndThePartyMonsters,'' and ''Pinball/DrDude''.

* RuleOfThree: The "Eat, Drink, and B. Merry"

* TheUnintelligible: The Super Sonic Robotic Comic.

Players' opinions tend to be sharply divided for ''The Party Zone'': detractors bemoan the sparse number of shots and the confusing playfield artwork, while fans love the screwball humor and its hidden strategic depths. One thing everyone agrees, though, is that the weak sound system makes the music tinny and unappealing.

** CreatorCameo: Dennis Nordman appears on the sides of the cabinet.

* GoldenSnitch: The 10x playfield for 10 second award from the WOOC lane can be used to get an absurd amount of points. It can stack with million bumpers to give ''10 million points a bumper'', or the WOOC loop can be shot again for up to ''100 million'' points. This is on a game where the default replay value is 30 million.

* InexplicablyAwesome[=/=]TheWonka: Guess who?

* PunnyName: Used ''all over'' the place.

* ThePlace

'''The Party Zone''' is a PhysicalPinballTable designed by Creator/DennisNordman, with artwork by Creator/GregFreres and music and sound effects by Dan Forden. It was released in 1991 by Creator/WilliamsElectronics under the Bally label.

* RealSongThemeTune: The game plays various RealLife songs during the game, including "Pinball Wizard" by TheWho, "De'funkt" by Defunkt, "Feelings" by Morris Albert, and "Come Fly with Me" by Music/FrankSinatra. If the player scores the Big Bang, the game will play "Purple Haze" by Music/JimiHendrix.

->"You are about to enter another dimension, with your Host, Pilot and DJ -- Captain B. Zarr. Fasten your seatbelts and escape to a parallel Universe, that's way beyond Wisconsin! Meet & greet pinball's greatest partiers at the most electro-flying club... 'The Cosmic Cottage' where they really pump-it-up! During 'Happy Hour' fill up with 'Rock-It' Fuel, Blast Off, and 'Rock-It' through the 'O-Zone' for some major scoring. You may even experience the 'Big Bang'! (It's not just a theory anymore!) So become a frequent flyer on a fantasy excursion that will take you way, way, way out there to ... The Party Zone!"
-->--Introductory text

* GlobalWarming: Played for laughs; the ozone is shown as a translucent blue layer with cracks in it, and is one of the ramp targets the player must shoot for.
-->"Enter the Ozone through this man-made hole!"

* CanonWelding

[[caption-width-right:350:Welcome to the Party Zone, can I take your order?]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:He doesn't ''look'' like [[Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} Peter Venkman...]]]]

* TheCameo: Some of the partygoers include GeorgeWashington, TheGrimReaper, a T-rex (with party hat), and the Moon.

* DumbJock: A wayward football player appears on the playfield, and shows up periodically in the animations.

* ExiledFromContinuity: Due to licensing issues, [[ElviraMistressOfTheDark Elvira]] is absent from the rest of the [[Pinball/ElviraAndThePartyMonsters Party Monsters']] escapades.

On October 24, 2014, [=FarSight=] Studios [[https://www.facebook.com/pinballarcade/photos/a.285728704781530.70035.255539697800431/821660934521635/?type=1&relevant_count=1 made an announcement]] stating ''The Party Zone'' will be joining ''VideoGame/ThePinballArcade'''s growing lineup of tables.

* SkillShot: Shoot the flashing BOP lane to collect the Door Prize.

* SoundtrackDissonance: A gameplay mechanic; at times in the game, the Captain will play a "personal favorite" tune, such as Morris Albert's "Feelings". The player must then hit "Make a Request" to change it to a more party-appropriate song.

* GoldenSnitch: The 10x playfield for 10 second award from the WOOC lane can be used to get an absurd amount of points. It can stack with million bumpers to give ''10 million points a bumper'', or the WOOC loop can be shot again for up to ''100 million'' points.

* GoldenSnitch: The 10x playfield for 10 second award from the WOOC lane can be used to get absurd amount of points. It can stack with million bumpers to give ''10 million points a bumper'', or the WOOC loop can be shot again for up to ''100 million'' points.
* GoodBadBug: Getting a tilt warning will cause any existing timers to freeze until certain shots are made. The WOOC lane is not one of these shots...