| Who Dunnit | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Midway Manufacturing Company |
| Release date | 1995 |
| Programming | Dwight Sullivan |
| Artwork | Linda Deal, Paul Barker |
| Mechanics | Zofia Bil |
| Music | Paul Heitsch |
| Sound | Paul Heitsch |
| Production Run | 2,416 units |
Who Dunnit is a Midway Games pinball machine with a 1930s style and murder mystery theme. The playfield features up to five different murder mysteries by revealing clues by sending the ball to an elevator, phone, or slot machine. The machine accepts up to four players, and features 4-ball play.[1]
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The aim of the game is to solve 5 murder mysteries by interrogating suspects and finding evidence before heading to the Roof in the game to catch the killer. There can be a maximum of 4 balls in play at any time, and can support up to 4 players. There are five "balls", but once they are all exhausted, the player can have an extra 3 "balls" by inserting a credit. The machine accepts 20 cent, 50 cent, $1 and $2 AUD coins in order to play. If the player gets their initials on the high scores list, they are awarded 1 free go (or 2 free goes if they manage to get enough points to become Grand Champion).
There are 4 suspects and 1 victim during a case, the suspects names are mainly Tony, Victoria, Butler (previously known as Walther), Bruno (previously known as Tex) and Trixie. If the player chooses the wrong suspect, they will say "Sorry, I have an alibi," following by a 20, 30 or 40 million "Suspect Eliminated" bonus. A hint on finding the killer is that all suspects will talk about the killer unless they ARE the killer.
Occasionally, "mystery slots" will appear on the screen. The slots will then stop on images not unlike an ordinary slots machine. Depending on what combinaion the player gets, they will then receive a varying amount of points. The combinations are:
The Roof is the segment of "Tony's Palace" where the catching of the killer takes place. Once the player picks the correct suspect, the player arrives at the Roof, where they have to shoot the ball up the "taxi chase". Once that has been accomplished, the player has to shoot the ball into the "phone", and once that has been done, a four ball mulitball (as opposed to the normal three ball) occurs.