#the machine: bride of pin-bot

[emotionallychargedtowel]

None of this is untrue, but there's another aspect of this table that puts a slightly different spin on the whole horny lady pinball angle.

So, yeah, the playfield is mapped out like a woman's body and it responds to things the player does in a sexual way, including actual moaning (though apparently there's a setting that turns off the most suggestive vocalizations). That's all correct.

But!

There's another side to the story here. It's told through dialogue between the Machine (a.k.a. Bride of Pin-Bot), Pin-Bot, and some human guy I've seen referred to online as "the technician." This dialogue unfolds as you hit various lock shots and eventually (hopefully) get to the multiball phase.

I'm not 100% sure about the sequence here because it's been a while since I've played this table and when I look at gameplay videos online there are all sorts of sequences based on when someone loses a ball and so forth. But these are all stages in the game and I believe this is the sequence you get if you go through every stage without losing a ball or otherwise messing with the order.

The first lock shot you're supposed to make places a ball in a hole in the Machine's mouth. If you get the shot, the Machine says, "I can speak!" and Pin-Bot says, "Oh, no." She laughs sardonically.

Then her face panel flips around to a face with holes in her eye sockets. If you make both shots and place both balls, she says, "Now I see you." Pin-Bot replies by asking, "How do I look?" Again, she laughs. She's clearly not impressed.

Her face panel then flips to a complete robotic face without holes. The lock shot here involves the ball coming through a space at the top of her head and going down her face and through the area where her neck would be—basically, it's like she swallows or eats the ball, which is certainly suggestive but could have other implications as well. I mean, yeah, sure, swallowing and all that. But I find it really interesting that she's actually consuming the ball. I mean, the ball is still there, inside the machine, but it goes beneath the playfield and thus disappears in terms of the narrative.

If the player makes this shot successfully, the Machine says, "I feel...strange." Pin-Bot replies, "This does not compute," and the technician asks, "What's happening?!" in a fearful voice. Then the face panel flips again, to what appears to be a living woman's face. She says, "Hi, there" in a flirtatious voice and the technician says, "My God, she's alive!" The Machine—or the woman who used to be the Machine—then sings to herself happily in an operatic voice. This coincides with the player getting to multiball. But of course, all multiballs must end eventually, and when this one does, the Machine says, "I'm losing it..." and her face panel flips back to one where she's a robot.

What's my point?

Successfully completing the lock shots and getting to multiball in this game brings the Machine to a greater state of autonomy and self-actualization. Honestly, it's a surprisingly feminist story when you think about it. When the Machine gains the ability to speak, she becomes able to talk back to Pin-Bot, much to his dismay. When she gains the ability to see, she sees Pin-Bot, sizes him up, and finds him lacking. When she consumes the ball, she becomes real and Pin-Bot isn't even heard anymore. The Machine may have been created to be Pin-Bot's bride, but she doesn't seem the least bit interested in fulfilling that purpose.

There's one person who the Machine does seem to be interested in sexually and that's, well, the player. Which could be seen as undercutting that potentially feminist message. But hey, who wouldn't be attracted to the person who gave you speech and sight and helped you transcend your role as some dork's made-to-order girlfriend? At least she seems to have some choice in the matter, since she chose not to have anything to do with Pin-Bot. Also, she remains responsive to the player no matter who's playing the game. When this table was first released in 1991, the designers probably pictured mainly cishet dudes playing it, and I guess they're probably still in the majority of pinball players. But when I play this pinball as a bi woman, the Machine's responses to me have a whole other kind of significance. Basically, she's functionally pansexual.

In the end, the Machine may be ready to perform sexually for any player who can help her complete her journey, but it's not like this is just how she was programmed or something. Since she attains the ability to choose, her performance must be her choice.

So yeah, The Machine: Bride of Pin-Bot may well be the horniest pinball of all time. But the main narrative of the game is one of a woman who finds her voice, learns to see for herself, and then rejects the husband she was made for.

pinball machine robot girl

the front of her torso is partially transparent to display a fully featured pinball machine themed after human organs but obviously made of machine parts. the buttons are on the sides of her hips, so you rest your hands and gaze into her tummy intently to get a high score. she complains if you tilt her too much and gets embarrassed when you fail and have to put another coin in. shivers when you pull the plunger but tries to stay still for you

[chirasul]

anon assume: You like Gorillaz

my elementary school used to do yearly Skate Nights where everyone would truck down to this little roller rink north of town for 120 minutes of incredible 1990s kitsch that somehow never went away because my hometown was just too small to give it up. i had my own pair of roller blades. anyway, Clint Eastwood came out when I was the tender age of 11 years of old. and at our 6th grade skate night, the roller rink played music videos on a big ass projector on the wall, because back then music videos were actually fucking awesome and probably one of the coolest ways of discovering new music, which meant music videos were really well made and always worth watching cuz they had become the primary way you sold new music to people and I stood stock still in my roller blades, leaning on a "The Machine: Bride of Pin-Bot" pinball machine, and watched through the full length of the Clint Eastwood music video beginning to end. this was like a shot of adrenaline to the brain of my conservative christian-raised self. i wasnt able to figure out what the fuck i just saw until years later (due to parental media control) but it never left my mind and years later i got really big into Gorillaz and never looked back. not just musically, but the art of Jamie Hewlett definitely had a lasting impression on my own art too, which might be obvious for anyone who has seen my comics so yeah i like Gorillaz

[vintagegeekculture]

“The Machine: Bride of Pin-Bot” (1991). 

Williams’s sequel to Pin-Bot, the goal is to build the Bride of Pin-Bot (also known as the Machine) piece by piece, using two balls to give her eyes, until she comes to life and turns into a real woman if you can succeed at multiball. The face of the Machine even changes depending on where you are in the game. Here are the alternate faces the machine swaps through, held as separate parts:

The machine talks to you in a suggestively husky voice, however, there is a “modesty” setting to tone this down, in the event the pinball table is in Amish country or something similar. 

[head-vampire]

Williams Electronics The Machine: Bride of Pin-Bot arcade flyer (1991)

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[hobbitmajora]

Hmmm...let's see...

This just came to pass, but I got a custom t-shirt from Etsy in the mail just the other day! I was stoked about it, I got a good deal on it, and it looks absolutely awesome!

I just got Pinball FX for my Switch and some great pinball tables to play on it (Creature From The Black Lagoon, Monster Bash, and The Machine: Bride of Pin-Bot), and I'm looking forward to getting some more (chiefly the X-Men one)!

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is coming out on DVD soon, so I'll absolutely be picking it up for my DVD collection!

I tag: @callsign-skydancer, @nitrateglow, @mygreatadventurehasbegun, @kaelang12, and anyone else who wants to play! Say I tagged you!

All right, y’all. Instead of April Fools, tell me 3 things you are excited for this April! No joke. XD Here are mine!

1. Working on my novel this month as part of a novel-writing challenge with my writing discord server! ✏️ I am drafting a Neolithic-era love story… Let’s hope it’s not too rocky 😂 🤎

2. The new Trousdale album is coming out on April 11, and I will be seeing them in concert! So I’ve gotta memorize all their lyrics 💪

3. Easter celebrations with my fam! 🐣

Tagging some pals (no pressure!) @hobbitwrangler @frodosrings @from-the-coffee-shop-in-edoras @lady-of-ithilien @nocompromise-noregrets @cilil

[bison2winquote]

- The Machine when her vocal circuits are activated; The Machine: Bride of Pin-Bot [pinball, February 1991] (Williams)

[darkarfs]

2 hours in a PINBALL MUSEUM. It was the raddest fuckin’ thing in the world. Pinball machines I played: Pin-Bot Bride of Pin-Bot Twilight Zone Lord of the Rings Iron Man Demolition Man Terminator 2: Judgement Day Charlie’s Angels Party Animal Dolly Parton Star Trek Star Trek: the Next Generation Bone Busters Inc. Creature of the Black Lagoon Eight Ball Deluxe Elvira and the Party Monsters Judge Dredd Medieval Madness The Simpsons Tron: Legacy Ripley’s Believe It or Not! If I have any complaints, A) they had Taxi, but it was broken, and B) no Addams Family! It was nonetheless a delight. Then I had some amazing Thai food and a soft pretzel. Much love and appreciation to @hauntedwithcompany and @tobyaudax for treating me to a pre-birthday birthday. <3

[1-highscore]

New high score on Pinball Arcade: The Machine: Bride of Pin*Bot (Playstation 4) by RetroRob 16,880,140 https://ift.tt/38RxGIF

[somewhere-over-the-drainbow]

Power-Bot.

As the name might imply, particularly if you are acquainted with the Sanctum in Connecticut and their Bobby Orr's Power Ball, this was a Williams Pin-Bot with powerballs installed.

The skill shot was even more difficult to try and wrangle under any semblance of control, but, shy of that, I quite enjoyed this modification. Despite being a classic, I frequently have serious trouble playing well on this game. I wasn't stellar on this copy, but I felt like I had a shot at scoring something, and I don't think I've ever hit the ramp as much as I did in my one game on this. I almost felt like I was playing The Machine: Bride of Pinbot (which I seem to like best of the Pin-Bot trilogy, if I'm honest, even if it is a game of hitting ramps after hitting ramps before you go to hit a ramp). As a bonus, locking the white powerballs behind the visor really looked like you were installing eyes, albeit humanesque ones instead of metallic ones. Who knew one would compare ceramic spheres to sclera?

#pinball #powerball #pinbot

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Pinball FX - Official "The Machine: Bride of Pin Bot" Launch Trailer

Pinball FX – Official “The Machine: Bride of Pin Bot” Launch Trailer

Pinball FX – Official “The Machine: Bride of Pin Bot” Launch Trailer The classic 1991 Williams pinball table The Machine: Bride of Pin·Bot is available now in Pinball FX on PC for 60 in-game tickets, or free for Pinball Pass subscribers. Watch the trailer for a look at the table, gameplay, and more. Additionally, three previously released tables from the Williams Pinball: Volume 6…

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Pinball Arcade 7.11.0 IOS Download

Pinball Arcade 7.11.0 IOS Download

Pinball Arcade is a traditional pinball game that tries to recover all the magic of the classics of the arcade, transporting all that emotion to the screen of our iOS terminals.

The game features the following tables: Monster Bash, Gorgar ™, Circus Voltaire, Funhouse, Tales of the Arabian Nights, Medieval Madness, The Machine: Bride of Pin Bot, Ripley’s Believe It or Not, Theater of Magic and…

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The Machine (Bride of Pin * Bot)

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Pinball Arcade 7.11.0 IOS Download

Pinball Arcade 7.11.0 IOS Download

Pinball Arcade is a traditional pinball game that tries to recover all the magic of the classics of the arcade, transporting all that emotion to the screen of our iOS terminals.

The game features the following tables: Monster Bash, Gorgar ™, Circus Voltaire, Funhouse, Tales of the Arabian Nights, Medieval Madness, The Machine: Bride of Pin Bot, Ripley’s Believe It or Not, Theater of Magic and…

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Pinball Arcade 7.11.0 IOS Download

Pinball Arcade 7.11.0 IOS Download

Pinball Arcade is a traditional pinball game that tries to recover all the magic of the classics of the arcade, transporting all that emotion to the screen of our iOS terminals.

The game features the following tables: Monster Bash, Gorgar ™, Circus Voltaire, Funhouse, Tales of the Arabian Nights, Medieval Madness, The Machine: Bride of Pin Bot, Ripley’s Believe It or Not, Theater of Magic and…

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Pinball Arcade 7.11.0 IOS Download

Pinball Arcade 7.11.0 IOS Download

Pinball Arcade is a traditional pinball game that tries to recover all the magic of the classics of the arcade, transporting all that emotion to the screen of our iOS terminals.

The game features the following tables: Monster Bash, Gorgar ™, Circus Voltaire, Funhouse, Tales of the Arabian Nights, Medieval Madness, The Machine: Bride of Pin Bot, Ripley’s Believe It or Not, Theater of Magic and…

[1-highscore]

New high score on Pinball Arcade: The Machine: Bride of Pin*Bot (Playstation 4) by speedy4759123 8,605,720 https://ift.tt/32QHhLy