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Juke Box

Overview

Released in September 1976 by the Chicago Coin Machine Manufacturing Company, Juke Box is an electro-mechanical game that celebrated the music and dancing culture of the era. Designed by Wendell McAdams with artwork by Christian Marche, the game featured a classic upright cabinet adorned with a colourful backglass showing men and women singing and dancing.

The gameplay layout revolves around a traditional two-flipper configuration combined with two pop bumpers, two slingshots, eight standup targets, and a kick-out hole. Its defining physical gimmick is a spinning multi-colored disc located directly underneath the playfield surface. While the disc itself does not physically deflect or move the metal ball, hitting specific "spin" targets on the board causes the hidden mechanism to rotate, unlocking special point values and bonuses for the player.

With an estimated production run of around 1,000 units, the Juke Box pinball machine represents one of the final independent releases from Chicago Coin before the company's assets were acquired to form Stern Electronics in 1976–1977.

Developers
Chicago Coin
Publishers
Chicago Coin
Platform
Pinball
Genre
Pinball
Alternate Names
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Wikipedia
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Media

Advertisement Flyer - Front

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Clear Logo

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Fanart - Cart - Front

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Screenshot - Gameplay

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