Jurassic Park pinball machine

[[Category:Games]]
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After getting my [[Twilight Zone pinball machine]] I quickly wanted another. The fruit machine was nowhere near interesting enough for the space it took up, so it had to go to make room for another pinball! After a few months a Data East Jurassic Park machine came up for sale and the seller very kindly offered delivery which sealed the deal.

== Modifications/Tweaks ==
Not many (if any) of these do I consider to be modifications, unlike the TZ ones, more just tweaks to help the game run a bit better and look nicer. Below is a list of things I have done so far.

* Cliffy protectors, cover up existing wear, prevent more wear and look awesome all at the same time! - [http://www.passionforpinball.com Passion for Pinball]
* V5.10 ROMs - [http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQfgtpZ1QQfrppZ25QQsassZrompingirl Ebay/rompingirl]
* Pincab protectors (to hide cabinet damage) - [http://www.pinballfanatic.com/pincab.html Pinball Fanatic]
* Plastic protector washers - [http://www.pinballmania.co.uk Pinball Mania]

I found the ball to sometimes jump out of the right hand wireform before dropping back onto the playfield, skipping across the right slingshot. I wanted to rectify this somehow so got a 1" self-adhesive backed blue rubber square and stuck it onto the wireform. This worked perfectly, but eventually it would slide off the bottom, so I did the following:

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I made a small hole in the back of the rubber and superglued a machine screw in there. Coupled with a nut and a bit of PC backing plate, it made an ideal clamp to hold the rubber in place. It works great!

== Rebuild ==
I quickly decided the playfield needed to be stripped for a good polish and wax with the old guitar wax. See below for the complete image gallery.

'''Full image gallery here:''' [[Jurassic Park pinball machine teardown gallery]]

== Video ==
A quick video of my cousin having a pretty poor game!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cn9lYnC01s

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