Jumping Jack

The Jumping Jack, manufactured by Maquinas Recreativas Sociedad Anonima (Maresa) of Madrid, Spain, is a rare and enigmatic electro-mechanical pinball machine that has managed to evade detailed documentation. Notably, its playfield layout is the same as Gottlieb's 1973 'Jumping Jack', and its backglass art borrows from that same game, marking it as a Spanish adaptation of the American original. This is considered a replay game.

In terms of gameplay, the Jumping Jack boasts four flippers, two pop bumpers, ten drop targets, and two kick-out holes, all housed within a wedge head and drop-down cabinet. Its feature set suggests fast-paced, challenging gameplay for players, closely mirroring the design of its Gottlieb counterpart.

The lack of documentation and available information about the specific circumstances of Maresa's production makes the Jumping Jack a tantalizing subject for pinball historians. As a relatively small manufacturer producing licensed or copied layouts from larger American companies, Maresa's games like this one offer an interesting case study in the international spread of popular pinball designs.