{"id":2017,"date":"2024-10-30T06:43:09","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T06:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/systemjpinball.ca\/?p=2017"},"modified":"2026-04-06T13:20:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T17:20:47","slug":"jurassic-park-data-east-1993-tactics-page","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/systemjpinball.ca\/index.php\/2024\/10\/30\/jurassic-park-data-east-1993-tactics-page\/","title":{"rendered":"Jurassic Park (Data East, 1993) Tactics Page"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Tactics Page = A collection of links, strategies, and tips to help you master the game.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Table of Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Links<\/a>
Card Notes<\/strong><\/strong>
<\/a>Tutorial Videos<\/a><\/strong> (Including new tutorial by me!)
On “Dual Jackpots”
<\/a>Strategy: Newbie<\/strong>
<\/a>Strategy: Smart Missile<\/strong><\/a>
Strategy: Computer Room Features (Modes)<\/strong>
<\/a>Strategy: TriBall<\/strong>
<\/a>v6.00 Code<\/strong><\/a> (Unofficial after-market ROM that balances the modes a bit and other fixes and fun. (highly recomended).)<\/a>
Tournament Strategies<\/a>
<\/a>Video: Gameplay<\/a>
General Pinball Skills<\/a><\/strong>
Pinsound Info<\/a>
Technical (non-gameplay) Tips<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Links<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rules:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pinball Archive<\/a> (Seems to be the most detailed Rulesheet on DE JP; very well written, some strategy)
Bowen Kerins Guide on Gamespot<\/a> (Rulesheet, Strategy, Tips, and Tournament Settings.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Updated value of v6.00 Chad ROM: https:\/\/www.pinballcode.com\/jp6<\/a> (also usefull for understanding the older version values.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tutorials:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both the guides above have some tutorial info. There doesn’t seem to me a stand-alone tutorial guide for JP at this time. Watch for a video tutorial that I’ll be releasing soon under Videos: Tutorials<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Info:
<\/strong>Pinside: JP-DE<\/a>
IPDB: JP-DE<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jurassic Park v2\/v1.5 Updated RULE cards<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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v2\/v1.5 Card Notes:
<\/strong>(Info that couldn’t fit and other clarifications):<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Classic Side:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This side is very limited in rules info. I’ve tried to clarify and update the original B&W version that stern released around 2000. It was created with the beginner (to pinball or just this game) in mind who is often only interested in the most import rules to get points quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SYJ-2025 Side (New Side (the blue cards)):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ADV X.:<\/strong> This info didn’t make it on the cards. Lit from the right inlane then hit the left orbit through the pops (all the way to the top). Advances 1x, 3x, 6x then 9x.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visitors Center:<\/strong> Another rule that didn’t make it on to the cards. The Visitor Center is the left orbit shot (described above in “ADV X”). It’s also used as the “H” shot (in CHAOS) but often can be qualified from just hitting the pops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Raptor Pit:<\/strong> re: “Flashing Danger”: The flashing danger insert at the mouth of the Raptor Pit indicates that a ball-saver is active; the usual ball saver insert near the drain (the flashing Shoot Again insert) (, confusingly) does NOT flash when this ball saver is on. The Raptor Pit Ball-Save only activates when in single ball state. This includes the Raptor Rampage mode. Ball-save will NOT activate during any Multiball including the Raptor 2-ball. Raptor Pit ball save time is 5 seconds if you have v6.0 code or 3.5 seconds if you have v5.13 rom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under Tri-Ball:<\/strong> “1-3-5-99 hits\/TriBall”<\/strong>: This is how many hit to the Raptor Pit are needed before the Tri-Ball starts. 1 time is need on the 1st Tri-ball, 3 times on the second time lighting Tri-ball to start it. The T-Rex is ALWAYS one hit to start no matter how many times you light Tri-Ball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ball Save “No Grace Period”: Data East games of this period had no grace period after the Smart Missile insert (just above the Shoot Again insert) stops flashing. Therefore the ball will need to hit the switch in the trough WHILE the insert (either ‘shoot again’ or ‘danger’ (from Raptor Pit)) IS FLASHING for your ball to be saved. Unlike many other games, the outlanes do not count as a trough switch. Not only that, but the trough also disables the SmartMissile.
This goes for pretty much everything in the game: NO GRACE PERIOD.
See Raptor Pit info above, for info on the Raptor Pit ball-save. The same principle applies, the outlane switch doesn’t count. Even if it goes through the outlane, it needs to hit the trough switch while the “Danger” insert is still flashing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Right “Control Features” Card:
Raptor Rampage: On older codes (before v6.0 (Chad ver.)), hit to the Raptor Pit also add time. Also, the Smart Missile will spot one hit to the R. Pit but will NOT end the mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Raptor 2-Ball:
Some guides have the ball save at 10 seconds. I personally find that you are lucky to even get one ball save if you drain immediately after starting the 2-ball. So I’ve reduced the number to 5 to denote that it’s a very short ball-save. And of course, expect no grace period on Jurassic Park. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Escape Nublar:
Countdown values starting at 21M. A successful shot, greys out that shot and adds 10M to the hurry-up value for the next countdown value. Countdown values awarded at end of mode. Smart Missile<\/strong> used early in this mode is the most valuable of all the modes (individual). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lighting Control Room after System Failure played:
<\/strong>After you play System Failure you can’t temporary light the Control Room from the inlanes any longer. This means the only way to light the modes is from the Power Shed hereafter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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System-J ‘Then Hit’ arrow.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On the System-J cards, this arrow, when between wording is used to denote “, then hit”.
Eg. Hit lit shot (, then hit<\/em>) right ramp.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Video<\/strong>s: Tutorials <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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