Williams

Whirlwind

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This game received 599 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 8.138 _/10

8.138

Top 100 ranking

This game ranks #63 in the Pinside Pinball Top 100.

Score breakdown

Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:

Game Design: 8.335

Artwork: 7.897

Sounds/Music: 7.381

Other Aspects: 8.413

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7.781

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8.460/10

11 years ago

MWS

Methos

Pinside member

Lodi, WI

12y 103K 7,273 21 10 1

There is a reason why this game is on many people's wish list. The game doesn't play like many system 11 games - it's that's good. Only compliant is that it reminds me too much of Funhouse - which is natural.

Methos currently owns this game.

7.635/10

11 years ago

MDM

papazit1963

Pinside member

Merced, CA

11y 62,900 1,076 9 12

One of my all-time favorite games! Love the spinning disks--so hard to predict where the ball will fly out! Great flow. Would love to own one of these.

9.024/10

11 years ago

CPD

xlnxminusx

Inactive member

Cupertino, CA

11y 26,150 70 7 15

Love this game. Always challenging, but really satisfying hitting multiball and the million plus.

xlnxminusx edited previous rating on April 26, 2013.
xlnxminusx has owned this game in the past.

8.824/10

11 years ago

ATE

AdamTheGamer

Pinside member

11y 56,150 270 2 133

I really enjoy Whirlwind. It's brutally difficult, but with enough practice, it's one of the most fun Lawlor designs I've ever played. Not very "deep", but the difficulty makes the very short amount of objectives hard to accomplish. Definite "must-play".

AdamTheGamer edited previous rating on April 06, 2013.

8.118/10

11 years ago

TPV

gearheaddropping

Pinside member

Macomb, MI

12y 67,300 2,042 16 20

The best System 11 game IMHO. Great game with tons of good shots. Favorite among guests.

gearheaddropping currently owns this game.

7.865/10

11 years ago

SDS

quizkid8279

Inactive member

Mt Prospect, IL

11y 15,000 18

An incredibly hard game in real life, but perhaps my favorite of all of FarSight's emulated tables from their Williams Collection. I consider this an FunHouse to be siblings, if you will, and I've always preferred this one. I laugh every time I hear the old man say, "BY CRACKY!"

10.000/10

11 years ago

ALA

aladinice

Pinside member

Menton

12y 47,650 2 71 71

when I see this pinball for the 1st time I love the poetic topper woth the clouds and the wind and when I play I was in love with this flip a very goof williams !

aladinice currently owns this game.

7.364/10

11 years ago

JLA

Jodester

Pinside Moderator

Lake Charles, LA

11y 121K 2,506 11 114

Game flow was good but not great. Maybe I needed 10 more games to get a good feeling from the game.

Jodester edited previous rating on September 04, 2012.

8.152/10

11 years ago

DWE

SDFworker

Pinside member

Louisville, KY

12y 40,100 291 11

I like WW alot. Fun pin for everyone. Has staying power. Left ramp can be a tough shot and therefore very satisfying

SDFworker has owned this game in the past.

8.394/10

11 years ago

DAR

Chicagoland

Pinside member

12y 35,900 40 15 14

I bought this game on the Chicago theme. It was in a bare when i was a kid. It still has fun plays every time i play it. I still have not gotten board of it, its one of my oldest machines, good fun. Pats stuff is great #1 fan

Chicagoland currently owns this game.

9.684/10

11 years ago

DJS

bigsepe

Pinside member

Oberlin, OH

11y 42,800 89 4 9

After about 6 months of owning this game I am ready to review it.
This game is one of the best ever! LOVE IT!!!
"Toys and Gimmicks"? The spinning discs and fan blower are excellent!
"Layout and gameplay"? Excellent and quite a challenge! Epic replayability!
The only places I rated this pin a little lower were in the sounds department just because of the lady saying "Oh Millions" over and over when million is lit... could of had SOME variation there!
Thats it, I really like the music and the music that you get when you hit millions in multiball is sooooo satisfying!

bigsepe has owned this game in the past.

9.940/10

11 years ago

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bilou740

Inactive member

Unknown

11y 5,500 13 8

Better alphanumeric for me.....

bilou740 edited previous rating on December 10, 2012.
bilou740 currently owns this game.

8.960/10

11 years ago

MDH

Dahawk007

Pinside+ Frequent

Davenport, IA

11y 55,150 228 4 22

Would love to own this machine one day. Absolute classic design and very fun

Dahawk007 edited previous rating on November 08, 2019.

9.363/10

11 years ago

SMK

TheLaw

Pinside+ Addict

Ann Arbor, MI

12y 162K 48,068 19 30 1

Whirlwind was one of the first games I started getting better than other people at, and I will always have a soft spot for it. Classic Lawlor design with a great theme and sounds. All time great!

TheLaw edited previous rating on July 02, 2021.
TheLaw has owned this game in the past.

9.323/10

11 years ago

RED

redrob

Inactive member

Rockford, IL

12y 20,900 16 3 11

I am normally a big DMD pinball fan. This game however wont be leaving my collection anytime soon. theme done great, simple and challenging. three spinning discs change the balls direction adding a whole new dimension to the game. the art work is great inside and out. plus the topper adds a great feel to the game and theme.

redrob edited previous rating on February 12, 2020.
redrob currently owns this game.

7.824/10

11 years ago

DEN

KrustyBurger

Pinside member

12y 81,900 1,014 30

This is the first pinball machine I ever played. I didn't like pinball at the time (back in '89-'90), but I remember that I enjoyed this game anyway and thought the fan on top was a cool touch. Still fun in 2012...

8.676/10

11 years ago

MSO

Nibbles

Pinside member

12y 82,800 2,183 63

This is one of my favorite pins, classic styling and gameplay all around. While it's not super deep or flashy, it's just damn fun to play.

Nibbles edited previous rating on January 09, 2013.
Nibbles has owned this game in the past.

9.000/10

11 years ago

POO

TunaSled

Inactive member

Grand Rapids, MI

12y 42,150 716 7 12

One of my all time favorite games. I played it the week it was released, then regularly for a few years. Then as an adult I acquired my own very nice example and not surprisingly the fun factor is still the same. WW is a timeless pin that I will never be bored with. If I had to describe pinball to an alien civilization with three examples, WW would be one of them certainly.

TunaSled currently owns this game.

8.484/10

11 years ago

JMS

swampfire

Pinside+ Addict

11y 168K 13,602 48

I had this game for about 3 years. I sold it shortly after NGG, but I think Whirlwind is the better of those 2 games.

EDIT: I bought another WW, and will be doing a playfield swap once CPR finishes. It will probably stay in the collection this time.

swampfire edited previous rating on July 19, 2012.

7.849/10

12 years ago

DAV

schwarz

Pinside member

12y 103K 2,168 19

Classic Lawlor design, engaging ruleset, very fun to play and challenging. Tough jackpots when you're feeling the power of wind. One of my favorite 3 shot combos.

schwarz edited previous rating on October 17, 2019.
schwarz has owned this game in the past.

8.223/10

12 years ago

DEN

britrex1

Inactive member

13y 49,800 213 58

This is one of the pins I remember the most from when I was playing as a young boy. The fan on top was really awesome because I played in the local tavern and during the summer time it was really hot in there with no A/C so I would play just trying to get the fan to kick on to cool me off. Very COOL machine!

8.194/10

12 years ago

JJS

jonogo

Pinside member

12y 75,300 2,987 1 51

The spinning discs in the playfield and the fan blowing wind at you from the topper add to an already awesome game! Great fun. I'm really enjoying the game a lot more now that I own one!

jonogo edited previous rating on August 10, 2013.
jonogo has owned this game in the past.

8.278/10

12 years ago

BDS

PinB

Pinside member

12y 157K 1,602 345

Whirlwind is my favorite of the System 11 games, thanks to the genius of that there Pat Lawlor fella'. The game's rules, sound, and artwork really take you deep into the eye of the storm. You're there. You feel it (literally). Lawlor put the icing on the cake by adding a topper in the form of a fan that blows air into your face when you're attempting to start multiball and/or score jackpots. Just fucking genius.

PinB edited previous rating on January 13, 2018.

7.549/10

12 years ago

ZPY

zippydapinhead

Inactive member

Albany, OR

12y 78,450 3,484 12 32

One of Lawlor's finest, need to stick one next to my Earthshaker

zippydapinhead edited previous rating on January 16, 2013.
zippydapinhead currently owns this game.

9.120/10

12 years ago

KEV

flyrock

Inactive member

Winnipeg, MB

12y 8,500 4 7

hard to find one to buy,play it and you will see why

flyrock has this game on the wishlist.

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