Earthshaker

Pat Lawlor’s second pinball machine for Williams, and his first machine to be based on a disaster theme. Inspired by the earthquakes common to the California / Nevada area, the player shoots for the flashing “zone” shots to track the position of the earthquake before locking balls for multiball at the side ramp or shelter lock shot. Shots to the center and side ramp award miles that increase end-of-ball bonus and can lead to a lucrative scoring opportunity at the end of the road, where every center ramp shot scores 200,000 points for the rest of the game. Earthshaker! was also the first pinball machine to be designed from the ground up with a shaker motor, which vibrates the game when balls are locked or multiball is active.