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** The bonus multiplier tops out at 10x as displayed on-screen, but each advance actually doubles the entire bonus for a maximum of 32x.

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** The bonus multiplier tops out at 10x as displayed on-screen, but each advance actually doubles the entire bonus for a maximum of 32x. Despite this, the base end-of-ball bonus is a pretty insignificant amount of points, so even a 32x bonus isn't necessarily game-changing.
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* DamselInDistress: Kay serves this role during multiball. Saving her lights the Jackpot.

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* DamselInDistress: Kay serves this role during multiball. Saving Once you find her, shoot the Snackbar to save her lights and light the Jackpot.
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* DamselInDistress: Kay serves this role during multiball.

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* DamselInDistress: Kay serves this role during multiball. Saving her lights the Jackpot.
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*** And if you want to score REALLY big, you also need to crank up the playfield multiplier (to a maximum of 4x) by repeatedly shooting the left ramp.
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%%* TheFifties

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%%* TheFifties* TheFifties: As stated in the description, this movie takes place during 1954.
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* StuffBlowingUp: You go through multiple explosive weapons (up to a nuke!) during the Move Your Car mode.
** As an EasterEgg, if you hold the flippers during the Snack Bar opening animation, you can blow it up with the message "No More Bad Food".
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* Franchise/UniversalHorror
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* * LicensedPinballTable: Partially based on the movie, and partially based on [[FramingDevice attending a drive-in to see the movie]].

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* * LicensedPinballTable: Partially based on the movie, and partially based on [[FramingDevice attending a drive-in to see the movie]].

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** The Jackpot tops out at 1 billion, and stops doubling after each Super Jackpot once it reaches 500 million or higher.

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** The Jackpot tops maxes out at 1 billion, and stops doubling after each Super Jackpot once it reaches 500 million or higher.higher.
** The playfield multiplier during multiball tops out at 4x.
** The Double Feature Combo value has a ceiling of 16 million.
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* {{Cap}}:
** The bonus multiplier tops out at 10x as displayed on-screen, but each advance actually doubles the entire bonus for a maximum of 32x.
** The Jackpot tops out at 1 billion, and stops doubling after each Super Jackpot once it reaches 500 million or higher.

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** During "MOVE YOUR CAR!", the player tries to blow up a huge van that was blocking his view (using dynamite, a bazooka, a [[KillItWithFire flamethrower]], and ''[[NukeEm an atomic bomb]]''), but the van itself [[MadeOfIndestructium remains unscathed]]. Ironically, it'll move on its own when the mode is over (if you either run out of time or make all the shots).
** Blowing up the snack bar.

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** During "MOVE YOUR CAR!", "Move Your Car" starts with a moviegoer angrily honking his horn to get a van to move so he can see the player tries screen. Each center shot you make is accompanied by the guy resorting to blow up a huge van that was blocking his view (using dynamite, more extreme measures (dynamite, a bazooka, a [[KillItWithFire flamethrower]], and ''[[NukeEm an atomic bomb]]''), but the bomb]]''). The van itself [[MadeOfIndestructium remains unscathed]]. Ironically, it'll move unscathed]] throughout the entire mode, and eventually drives away on its own when at the mode is over (if end (once you either run out of time or make all the shots).
** Blowing up the snack bar.bar and, to a lesser degree, choking its attendant.


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* MeltingFilmEffect: Happens when multiball ends.

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* DoubleUnlock: In order to score big during multiball, you have to:
** Find the creature by hitting the correct shot out of three options (a LuckBasedMission)
** Shoot the Snackbar to rescue the girl
** Shoot it again for the jackpot
** Then hit the jet bumpers a set number of times
** And finally shoot the Snackbar one more time for the super jackpot



* PunkInTheTrunk: PlayedForLaughs. Shooting the pop bumpers shows one guy trying to force his trunk open to let out another guy stashed in the trunk.[[note]]as drive-ins charge by the number of people in the car; basically, it's LaserGuidedKarma for trying to cheat the theater out of a ticket sale.[[/note]]

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* PunkInTheTrunk: PlayedForLaughs. Shooting the pop bumpers shows one guy trying to force his trunk open to let out another guy stashed who's stowed away in the trunk.there.[[note]]as drive-ins charge by the number of people in the car; basically, it's LaserGuidedKarma for trying to cheat the theater out of a ticket sale.[[/note]]

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* MercyMode: If the Snackbar is not lit, the snackbar targets can be spotted one at a time by shooting the snackbar. After a Jackpot has been scored in multiball though, it will no longer spot Snackbar targets and instead award an insignificant Snackbar Score.

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* MercyMode: If the Snackbar is not lit, the snackbar targets can be spotted one at a time by shooting the snackbar. After a Jackpot has been scored in multiball you visit the Snackbar, though, it will no longer spot Snackbar targets and will instead award an insignificant escalating Snackbar Score.Score until after multiball's finished.
* NotQuiteStarring: An unknown voice actress takes the place of Julia Adams as Kay for the multiball mode.



** "SHOOT. THE RIGHT RAMP."

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** "SHOOT. THE RIGHT LEFT/RIGHT RAMP."
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** The player has the option to choke the snack bar attendant, after yelling, "COME HERE, PUNK!" The words "Choking Fatality" appears on the display.

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** The player has the option to choke the snack bar attendant, after yelling, attendant by rapidly pressing the flipper buttons before he gives you an item. The customer yells "COME HERE, PUNK!" The and begins choking the attendant as the words "Choking Fatality" appears appear on the display.
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Digital versions of this table are available for ''Williams Pinball Classics'' by Encore Inc. and ''[[VideoGame/ZenPinball Pinball FX 3]]''. A digital version was also available for ''VideoGame/ThePinballArcade'' until [=FarSight=] Studios' license to all Bally and Williams tables expired on July 1, 2018.

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Digital versions of this table are available for ''Williams Pinball Classics'' by Encore Inc. and ''[[VideoGame/ZenPinball Pinball FX 3]]''.3]]'' by Creator/ZenStudios. A digital version was also available for ''VideoGame/ThePinballArcade'' until [=FarSight=] Studios' license to all Bally and Williams tables expired on July 1, 2018.
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Digital versions of this table are available for ''Williams Pinball Classics'' by Encore Inc. and ''VideoGame/ThePinballArcade'' by [=FarSight=] Studios, but the latter case is no longer true as their license to all Bally and Williams tables expired on July 1, 2018. It later reappeared on ''[[VideoGame/ZenPinball Pinball FX 3]]'' on October 29, 2019.

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Digital versions of this table are available for ''Williams Pinball Classics'' by Encore Inc. and ''[[VideoGame/ZenPinball Pinball FX 3]]''. A digital version was also available for ''VideoGame/ThePinballArcade'' by until [=FarSight=] Studios, but the latter case is no longer true as their Studios' license to all Bally and Williams tables expired on July 1, 2018. It later reappeared on ''[[VideoGame/ZenPinball Pinball FX 3]]'' on October 29, 2019.
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** Additionally, spelling F-I-L-M in (alphabetical) order earns a Sequential Film Bonus.

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** Additionally, spelling F-I-L-M in (alphabetical) order earns a Sequential Film Bonus.
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* LicensedPinballTable

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* LicensedPinballTable* LicensedPinballTable: Partially based on the movie, and partially based on [[FramingDevice attending a drive-in to see the movie]].
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* EverythingsBetterWithCows: Watch closely on the 2X Multiplier animation, in the lower right corner of the DMD.
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* CompanyCrossReferences: There are two allusions ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' (by Midway, which Williams owned):

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* CompanyCrossReferences: There are two allusions to ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' (by Midway, which Williams owned):



* ReReleaseSoundtrack: The original version of ''Pinball/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon'' has five '50s pop songs licensed for its game theme. However, the digital version for [=FarSight=] Studios' ''VideoGame/ThePinballArcade'' only has three of them available, due to licensing issues.

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* ReReleaseSoundtrack: The original version of ''Pinball/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon'' has five '50s pop songs licensed for its game theme. However, the digital version for [=FarSight=] Studios' ''VideoGame/ThePinballArcade'' only has three of them available, due to licensing issues. The ''Pinball [=FX3=]'' version only has "Red River Rock".

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* HomeVersionSoundtrackReplacement: The version of ''Creature'' for [=FarSight's=] ''VideoGame/ThePinballArcade'' does not have "Summertime Blues" and "Get a Job" for its game theme, due to licensing issues. ''[[VideoGame/ZenPinball Pinball FX 3]]'' only uses “Red River Rock” for the same reason.


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* ReReleaseSoundtrack: The original version of ''Pinball/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon'' has five '50s pop songs licensed for its game theme. However, the digital version for [=FarSight=] Studios' ''VideoGame/ThePinballArcade'' only has three of them available, due to licensing issues.

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