Whoa Nellie! Big Juicy Melons

This is a converted game using Gottlieb's 1957 'Continental Cafe' and with its rules slightly adjusted. A new backglass and playfield were created. Three units were made using a solid state "Pinkit MPU" and one prototype was made using an EM score motor. All four games used four score reels. The Gottlieb serial numbers were retained and appear on the wood strip below the backglass at the top edge of the playfield. The prototype EM and the first SS game were completed within days of each other in October 2011. Although only a total of four machines were converted, the manufacturer had 30 playfields and 100 backglasses made. On the opaque screen of the backglasses, a line of copy was added that read "WNBJM - First Edition Run of 100 - Whizbang Pinball LLC 2010" just in case a Second Edition would be manufactured by them in the future. This game was produced again but by a different manufacturer as Stern's 2015 'Whoa Nellie! Big Juicy Melons�'.