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I finally got to play a Bally 1986 "Strange Science" pin at this show for the first time. The neon topper is often missing from these pins, but this one was intact and working. |
Another strange pin at this show was "Strange World," one of only 675, made in February, 1978. TRIVIA: Gottlieb's last EM was Space Walk, made in August, 1979. The four player version was a solid state, which became "Count-down," also seen at the show this year. |
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Here's a shot of Strange World's cabinet. |
Check out this unique playfield layout. Notice the bumpers are off to the left and the lanes are off to the right instead of everything being centered. |
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I played this Williams 1963 Tom Tom for the first time ever at this show. This pin has dual swinging targets on the playfield, and is one of the many pins designed by the legendary Steve Kordek. You can see more pics at The Internet Pinball Database. |
Another pin I played for the first time at this show was this Williams 1960 "Deluxe Official Baseball" pitch and bat. The pitcher on the playfield appears to throw the ball at the bat, which is a very unique design. You can see more pics at The Internet Pinball Database. |
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On the right is a Gottlieb 1955 "Easy Aces," which I have only seen on Ebay as a project, and this Williams 1963 "Swing Time," which I've never even heard of before. |
Designed by Steve Kordek, this is one of only 700 produced, in that unique reverse wedgehead design. The cabinet and head were repainted a solid refrigerator white. The backglass was in decent shape though, and notice the one thousand point reel as opposed to a "1" light cutting on when you break a thousand, like in titles such as "Big Deal" produced just a few months earlier. |
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The playfield was in excellent shape. Check out the clock bonus layout in the center of the playfield. The flyer at The Internet Pinball Database mentions there are five ways to earn an extra ball. This was one of the first games set up on Friday, and one of my favorites at the show this year. |
Easy Aces is a classic Gottlieb card themed woodrail. |
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The Internet Pinball Database mentions "Easy Aces" was the first Gottlieb pin to use metal legs, and the sample production ones actually used wooden legs. |
Around 5 pm Saturday, I got hooked on this pin, which I hadn't played since it was on location at a 7-11, I think. |
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This 1979 Bally "Supersonic" has some neat features, including a circular rollover layout, a bunch of rollover buttons on the left, and of course, drop targets. |
I was speechless over playing this "Austin Powers" pin for the first time. |
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The geek takes time to play some intense pinball. |
Gold Wings has a topper that blinks like an landing strip. This is probably the only pin that has an actual air siren inside the cabinet, which is activated if 500,000 points are scored in one shot. |
