Typhoon

The Typhoon is an electro-mechanical pinball design by Harry Williams for Williams Electronics that was never produced -- it survives only as a drawing, one of the games documented in TLPFOHW (The Lost Pinball Machines of Harry Williams). As a weather-themed design that never reached production, it taps into a fascination with the forces of nature that never got the chance to greet players on location.

On paper, gameplay centered on a motorized spinner in the upper playfield that simulated a typhoon's rotation -- the surviving drawing depicts it spinning counter-clockwise, consistent with a northern-hemisphere storm. The design called for two flippers, four pop bumpers, four slingshots, five standup targets, two kick-out holes, and an up-post between the flippers, along with a right outlane ball return gate, giving players ample opportunities to control the ball's movement and score points.

No specific artwork or production run exists for the Typhoon since it was never built. As one of Harry Williams's unrealized concepts, it remains a notable curiosity for those studying the history of pinball design rather than a machine that was ever placed on location.