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| Average Fun Rating: | Needs More Ratings! 8.1 / 10 (2 ratings) [ Add Your Rating! ] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturer: | Williams Manufacturing Company (1944-1958) [Trade Name: Williams] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date Of Manufacture: | February 19, 1957 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Model Number: | 185 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type: | Electro-mechanical (EM) ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Serial Number Database: | View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Theme: | American West - Native Americans | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable Features: | Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (4), Passive bumpers (3), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (3), Gobble holes (3). Three gobble holes light alternately and reward more points when lit. One to five games are awarded instantly by building up the Arrow He Replay wheel maximum: 47 Sound: 2 bells. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Design by: | Harry Williams | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Art by: | George Molentin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes: | The manufacturer’s original playfield drawing (not shown here) is dated 1/2/57 and has the signed initials HEW. Two other EM games with a million-point award are Gottlieb's 1957 'Royal Flush' and Billares Cordoba's 'Ferry-Boat'. The backglass artwork appears to have been inspired by the artwork of George Petty, as seen on a 1955 calendar, which is the earliest instance of this art for which we can find a date. Two examples of this game pictured here each have four bumper caps, all are blue with white marbling, and blue skirts. Our manufacturer's flyer is a bit washed out but if the caps it shows are blue, we would expect them to appear darker in that image. The promotional photo shows colored caps and skirts that are lighter in color than the nearby passive bumpers and possibly are yellow. A third example, pictured here, has four red bumper caps with white marbling and two red and two yellow skirts. We have not confirmed the correct color used on production games. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Photos in: |
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Files: | 1 MB | Promotional Photo - Large Size | [Williams Manufacturing Co.] | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Average Fun Rating: | No ratings on file [ Be first to rate this game! ] | ||||||||
| Manufacturer: | Bally Manufacturing Corporation (1931-1983) [Trade Name: Bally] | ||||||||
| Project Date: | October 29, 1938 | ||||||||
| Date Of Manufacture: | November, 1938 | ||||||||
| Model Number: | 305 | ||||||||
| Type: | Electro-mechanical (EM) ![]() | ||||||||
| Serial Number Database: | View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site) | ||||||||
| Specialty: | Flipperless ![]() | ||||||||
| Notable Features: | 1, 2, 4, or 5 ball play (operator option). Trap holes (24). Short backbox. Coin slide on front of cabinet. Operates on single coin play only. | ||||||||
| Notes: | The version of this game that could operate either as single-coin or as multiple-coin is Bally's 1938 'Eureka'. We previously showed a date of December 1938 for this game but a distributor ad in The Billboard, Nov-26-1938, page 142 stated "immediately delivery guaranteed". | ||||||||
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The Billboard, Nov-26-1938, page 142 The Billboard, Dec-3-1938, page 82 The Billboard, Dec-10-1938, page 90 | ||||||||
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| Average Fun Rating: | Needs More Ratings! 8.4 / 10 (2 ratings) [ Add Your Rating! ] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturer: | J. H. Keeney and Company Incorporated, of Chicago, Illinois, USA (1934-1964) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date Of Manufacture: | August, 1964 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Type: | Electro-mechanical (EM) ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serial Number Database: | View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Theme: | American West - Native Americans | ||||||||||||||||||
| Notable Features: | Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Passive bumpers (2), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (4), Drop targets (2). Green score reels with white numbers. The pop bumpers take turns lighting one at a time in clockwise order, changing approximately every five seconds. The large playfield insert in the center of these bumpers changes color to match the bumper that is lit. The four top rollover lanes take turns lighting one at a time from left to right, then start over at the left again. They change approximately every five seconds and not necessarily in sync with the changing pop bumpers. Maximum displayed point score is 1,999 points per player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Design by: | Ed Krynski | ||||||||||||||||||
| Notes: | Last pin game from this manufacturer. We previously showed a date for this game of September 1962. However, the earliest ads we found for Arrowhead were a distributor ad in Billboard dated Aug-29-1964 page 50 and one in Cash Box Aug-29-1964 page 52 where both advertised this game as "New". A Cash Box magazine article of news briefs titled "California Clippings" and dated Nov-7-1964 page 112, states, "The first shipment of the new Arrowhead 2-player pin ball from J. H. Keeney arrived and was met with a very enthusiastic reception from the [California] oper In The Pinball Compendium 1930s-1960s, designer Ed Krynski commented that, when he started at Keeney in 1956, their main product was the so-called "electronic uprights" (slot machines) which, he said, they exported to the UK in addition to stateside locations. Since 1961, we know Keeney had also been making bingo machines and gambling machines like Old Plantation which were disguised as pinball machines. Krynski stated the laws changed in the early 60s against gambling devices making it hard to continue in this product line and, after having testified in several court trials over these devices, he left Keeney and went to work for Gottlieb, a company known for eschewing gambling machines. Krynski certainly was referring to the Eastland Bill (S-1658, for James Eastland, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, formally known as the Gambling Devices Act of 1962), signed by President Kennedy on October 18, 1962 and made effective 60 days later, on December 17, 1962. It outlawed the interstate transportation of gambling devices. As Krynski implied, undoubtedly Keeney was hit hard by this new legislation, as was Bally. Bally stopped making bingo machines as a result of this law and suffered a 40% drop in sales until the law was modified to allow them to export their bingo machines, and they restarted production of their bingo line in August, 1963. Keeney, for their part, initiated production of three flipper pinball machines in 1963, after not having made one since 1959. According to Cash Box Jul-18-1964 page 48, Keeney sold their plant at 2600 West 50th Street and were in the process of moving into the building at 4309 West Lake Street, to be completely moved in by August 1. In the article, Keeney president J.A. (Art) Weinand had indicated that 'Colorama' was still in production, having started it in December 1963. Interestingly, Keeney advertised it as "All New" in August 1964 (per Cash Box Aug-29-1964 page 51) and on page 61 it is listed under 'New Equipment currently in Production' with annotation of (12/63). It appears that Keeney wanted distributors to know that continued advertising of Colorama over a period of several months did not mean a surplus of unsold games but meant a successfully long production of new units indicative of demand. It is at an August 29 point in this timeline that we begin to see the first ads for 'Arrowhead'. However, these ads were placed by distributors and we find no advertisements for Arrowhead that were placed by Keeney. We also can find no manufacturer's flyer, manual, schematic, or any other Keeney documentation for this game. In Cash Box dated Jan-9-1965 page 45, a columnist who had spoken to Weinand wrote, "Art hopes to accomplish a great deal in re-developing Keeney games domestic markets for amusement equipment in '65." However, 'Arrowhead' is Keeney's last pinball machine, released without fanfare. We are unaware of any non-gambling "amusement equipment" that Keeney may have made after this game and it appears that Weinand preferred making gambling devices and exporting them like Bally did. We know that Keeney continued to produce electronic upright gambling machines into 1966, advertised in the UK by their distributor there. After that, we lose track of what this company did and for how long. Incidentally, Art Weinand, whom we knew was the Sales Manager for Williams in 1955, Vice President of Williams in 1962, and President of Keeney in 1964, by May 1967 is once again employed at Williams Electronics per Cash Box. Cash Box Feb-3-1968 pages 74-75 indicates that J. H. Keeney is still in business, having recently sent their product manager Harold T. Baker to the 24th Amusement Trades Exposition in London. It does not indicate what Keeney products were represented there. We don't know the production run quantity for Arrowhead but because of the lack of manufacturer information about it and the fact that the two examples pictured in this listing are the only ones of which we know, it may have transpired that only sample games were produced for the usual recipient distributors before the run was killed, and consequently the manufacturer produced no advertising flyer, documentation, or announcements, leaving those distributors to sell off the few games they had. If anyone knows of manufacturer advertisements for Arrowhead, or of manufacturer documentation such as a flyer, manual, schematic, or other, please contact us. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Photos in: |
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Manufacturer: | D. Gottlieb & Company (1931-1977) [Trade Name: Gottlieb] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date Of Manufacture: | July, 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Model Number: | 180 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Type: | Electro-mechanical (EM) ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||
| Production: | 1,600 units (confirmed) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serial Number Database: | View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Theme: | Playing Cards | ||||||||||||||||||
| Notable Features: | Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (4), Passive bumpers (2). End-of-ball bonus is 5 points. No slingshots. Hitting a rollover lights corresponding card on backglass. Lighting all cards on backglass advances arrow on backglass to next letter in name. Advancing arrow to the last letter in name awards 1, 2, or 3 replays (operator adjustable, and can be set to award no replays). This is a carry-over feature. Lighting all three 1-2-3 rollovers awards a second match number to appear at end of game. Backglass has a "Score To Beat" window allowing the operator to place a card behind the backglass showing a suggested high score visible to the player. Wedge head. Maximum displayed point score is 1,999 points. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Design by: | Wayne Neyens | ||||||||||||||||||
| Art by: | Roy Parker | ||||||||||||||||||
| Notes: | Another game that allows the player to earn a second match number is Gottlieb's 1961 'Show Boat'. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Photos in: |
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F The Pinball Compendium Electro-mechanical Era, page 121 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Files: | — KB | ZIP | Original Instruction Cards and Score Cards (Availability limited by copyright) | [D. Gottlieb & Company] | |||||||||||||||
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| Average Fun Rating: | Needs More Ratings! 8.2 / 10 (1 ratings) [ Add Your Rating! ] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturer: | Playmatic, of Barcelona, Spain (1968-1987) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date Of Manufacture: | 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type: | Electro-mechanical (EM) ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Serial Number Database: | View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Theme: | Magic - Witchcraft | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Specialty: | Mechanical Backbox Animation ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable Features: | Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (9), Kick-out holes (2), Rollover button (1), Right-side drop lane with ball return gate, Up-post between flippers. Mechanical backbox animation (arrow moves clockwise). Ball landing in kick-out hole scores the value indicated by the backglass arrow. The bonus is a carry-over feature from game to game and can only be scored via the kick-out hole and the arrow in the right spot. The 1-point relay alternates between lighting the red pop bumper for 100 points when lit and opening/closing the ball return gate. The playfield glass does not slide out but raises up in a metal frame. A spring latch on top of backbox holds the playfield glass in a vertical service position by latching into the right-side cigarette holder on the metal frame. Wedge head. Maximum displayed point score is 9,999 points. Replay wheel maximum: 15 Sound: 2 bells, knocker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Average Fun Rating: | No ratings on file [ Be first to rate this game! ] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturer: | Playmatic, of Barcelona, Spain (1968-1987) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Type: | Electro-mechanical (EM) ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serial Number Database: | View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Theme: | Circus/Carnival - Clowns - Happiness | ||||||||||||||||||
| Notable Features: | Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Mushroom bumpers (4), Slingshots (2), Kick-out hole (1), Ball saver post between flippers. Rotating Selector Arrow in playfield changes values of indicated features. The wedgehead backbox has a hook on its top that holds the hood-style playfield glass when raised. Maximum displayed point score is 9,999 points. Sound: bells, knocker | ||||||||||||||||||
| Notes: | The white rectangular sign near the center of the backglass is silk-screened with the words 'PRESS BUTTON' but we do not know what makes this light up, or when. We also do not know the significance of the five silkscreened beach balls that the one lady is juggling. The Manufacturer Plate pictured in this listing has several numbers on it. We asked a collector in Spain to explain them, hoping to glean a Date of Manufacture and a unique Serial Number. His explanation indicates neither a DOM or S/N is shown there, as he believes this is what the plate says: 22-9-67 is the date for the approval of operation of this machine. 26-6-1971 is the last date the machine was inspected by the governing authority. Probably, they later changed the law and such inspections weren't reflected on the machine. 7193 is the number of machine inspected, in order, probably for that year. Those inspections weren't only made for pinballs, so 7100, for instance, could be another completely different machine than a pinball. B32807 probably is the reference of the administrative dossier. He, and we, invite corrections to this explanation. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Average Fun Rating: | Needs More Ratings! 7.6 / 10 (3 ratings) [ Add Your Rating! ] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturer: | J. H. Keeney and Company Incorporated, of Chicago, Illinois, USA (1934-1964) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date Of Manufacture: | December, 1963 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type: | Electro-mechanical (EM) ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Serial Number Database: | View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Theme: | Pageantry | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable Features: | Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (4), Passive bumpers (2), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (3). Lighting COLORAMA awards Special and this feature carries over from game to game. Green score reels with white numbers. Hard-Kote playfield finish. 3 or 5 ball play. Maximum displayed point score is 1,999 points per player. Replay wheel maximum: 20 Sound: 2 bells, knocker. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Design by: | Ed Krynski | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes: | The schematic diagram refers to the knocker on this game as a "clapper". It indicates one bell is in the backbox and one bell is in the lower cabinet. We previously showed a date of November 1963 for this game. However, the earliest Billboard ad we found was dated Dec-28-1963 page 34, where the manufacturer placed a small notice, advertising the game as "All New", advising customers to contact them or a distributor. In Cash Box dated Dec-28-1963 page 18, Keeney announced this game as available at distributors. Keeney also announced the game in a large Billboard ad in Jan-4-1964 page 30, shown in this listing. Billboard resale ads dated in 1966 give it a date of 12/63. Keeney was a prolific manufacturer of electronic upright gambling machines for both domestic and export locations. They distributed Colorama to Europe through their distribution network there, and Cash Box magazine reports that by February 1964 this game was selling well in the USA, Europe, and Tokyo, and in that same month Keeney entered the German market with this game. In March, they were rushing "substantial shipments" to distributors in Europe through their new partner, Loewen Automaten, after a "power sales campaign" there. We note that the Eastland Bill had outlawed interstate transportation of gambling devices effective December 1962 and that Keeney initiated production of three flipper pinball machines in 1963, after not having made one since 1959. Keeney kept advertising this game as "All New" in Cash Box up through August 29, 1964, the last ad from Keeney that we could find for Colorama. This long production run, starting December 1963, supports the success they had reported. The game continued to appear on the Cash Box list of "Manuf Keeney had apparently continued to produce this game even through their August 1 move to a new manufacturing plant in the old O.D. Jennings building at 4309 West Lake Street. We previously indicated that 'Colorama' was the last pin game from this manufacturer. However, that distinction belongs to Keeney's 1964 'Arrowhead' which was first advertised by distributors in both Billboard and Cash Box on the very same day that Keeney ceased advertising Colorama (August 29, 1964) and is the same day that Keeney showed its first and only listing for Arrowhead, and referred to it as "All New". Keeney provided no further advertising support for Arrowhead that we can find and it remains an obscure game. We cannot know how long that production run lasted. With the apparent production longevity of Colorama, perhaps Arrowhead was quietly quashed. We speculate that, while Arrowhead was clearly the last Keeney game to begin production, the long Colorama production run possibly made Colorama be the last pinball games out the door. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Photos in: |
Cash Box, Dec-28-1963, page 17 The Billboard, Jan-4-1964, page 30 Arcade Treasures Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Documentation: | 74 KB | Parts List | [J. H. Keeney and Company] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 MB | Schematic Diagram (continuous) | [J. H. Keeney and Company] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Files: | 212 KB | Cam Identification Charts | [J. H. Keeney and Company] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Manufacturer: | Williams Electronics Games, Incorporated, a subsidiary of WMS Ind., Incorporated (1985-1999) [Trade Name: Williams] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date Of Manufacture: | June, 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Model Number: | 540 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MPU: | Williams System 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type: | Solid State Electronic (SS) ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Production: | 8,100 units (confirmed) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Serial Number Database: | View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Theme: | Happiness - Circus/Carnival - Rollercoasters - Fair | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable Features: | Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (9), Kick-out holes (2), Drop target (1), Left crossover return lane, Mini-post screw between flippers. The drop target protects a stationary target. Corkscrew ramp in upper left playfield can be qualified to award extra ball and/or Special. The Cycle Jump ramp in upper right playfield can be qualified to award 1 million points. Actual measured weight: 248 lbs (includes legs). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Design by: | Barry Oursler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Art by: | Python Anghelo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Software by: | Brian Dolatowski, Bill Pfutzenreuter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes: | Designer Barry Oursler told us how this game got named: Comet wasn’t the original name. It was going to be 'Riverview', named after the amusement park that used to be across the river from Williams. After discussions with management and some of our big distributors, I changed the name and used one of the roller coaster names from that park. Comet was a common name for roller coasters, along with Cyclone and Hurricane. I figured I might as well keep the theme going. Oursler also told us that artist Python Anghelo wanted the top rollover inserts to be 1-9-8-6 in recognition of Halley's Comet near-Earth fly-by in 1986. Comet was the first solid-state machine to feature a one million point shot, using Steve Kordek's voice to announce "One Million!". An example of an electro-mechanical game with a million point shot is Williams' 1957 'Arrow Head'. Bill "Pfutz" Pfutzenreuter told us that Brian Dolatowski was the original programmer. Brian finished all the rules, then left Williams for another job. Pfutz inherited the game, fixed a few bugs, and convinced management to give him more time to make the game better by adding more light shows and flasher effects. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Photos in: |
Arcade Treasures Pinball Snapshots The Pinball Compendium 1982 to Present Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rule Sheets: |
Comet Rule Sheet (14/Jul/2004) by Robert Fellows | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owners List URL: | http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/548 (External site) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROMs: | 42 KB | ZIP | ROMs | [Williams Electronics, Inc.] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Documentation: | 5 MB | Instruction Manual (English, with paginated schematics) | [Williams Electronics, Inc.] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 600 KB | Manual Supplement for Game Adjustment Table (undated) | [Williams Electronics, Inc.] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Files: | 123 MB | MP4 | Flashing Million-Point Award | [Lenny Esposito] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Manufacturer: | D. Gottlieb & Company (1931-1977) [Trade Name: Gottlieb] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date Of Manufacture: | November, 1966 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Model Number: | 232 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type: | Electro-mechanical (EM) ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Production: | 2,675 units (confirmed) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Serial Number Database: | View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Theme: | Ballet - Dancing - Nightlife | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Specialty: | Mechanical Backbox Animation ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable Features: | Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (4), Slingshots (2), Carousel roto-targets (5), Standup targets (4), Kick-out holes (2), Backbox animation (ballerina spins when motor turns). Maximum displayed point score is 1,999 points per player. Tilt penalty: ball in play. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Design by: | Ed Krynski | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Art by: | Art Stenholm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes: | Dancing Lady was the first pinball machine to have these features: 1) decagon score reels 2) score card holder with ball-in-play and game-over lights 3) playfield carousel roto-targets Dancing Lady was the first Gottlieb machine to adopt these features already in use by other manufacturers: 1) triple coin chutes 2) all-stainless steel front molding (lock-down bar) 3) automatic ball-lift, a feature already in use by Bally, Chicago Coin, and Williams. Keeney also used it right up to their last game Keeney's 1964 'Arrowhead' in August 1964. Sample games, like the one shown in the flyer, had a slightly shorter backbox and backglass than the production games. Additionally, the sample backglass had different colors around the score reels of each player, whereas the production backglass used a black color for all players. Most of the artwork appears to have been redrawn in the production glass. The A-B-C-D playfield outlane artwork of the sample game were also changed and recolored for the production game. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Photos in: |
Cash Box, Nov-19-1966, page 80 (sample game) The Billboard, Dec-31-1966, page 51 Pinball Machines (Eiden-Lukas) Arcade Treasures Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F (sample game) Pinball Trader, Vol 1 No. 3, 1989, page 14 (sample game) The Pinball Compendium Electro-mechanical Era, page 158 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owners List URL: | http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/635 (External site) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Average Fun Rating: | No ratings on file [ Be first to rate this game! ] | ||||||||
| Manufacturer: | Bally Manufacturing Corporation (1931-1983) [Trade Name: Bally] | ||||||||
| Project Date: | July 29, 1938 | ||||||||
| Date Of Manufacture: | November, 1938 | ||||||||
| Model Number: | 268 | ||||||||
| Type: | Electro-mechanical (EM) ![]() | ||||||||
| Serial Number Database: | View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site) | ||||||||
| Specialty: | Flipperless ![]() | ||||||||
| Notable Features: | 1, 2, 4, or 5 ball play (operator option). Trap holes. Short backbox. Coin slide on front of cabinet. Operates on single coin or multiple coins (operator option). | ||||||||
| Notes: | Bally reissued this game as Bally's 1947 'Eureka' but with a full-size backbox and a deeper cabinet. The single-coin only version is Bally's 1938 'Arrowhead'. | ||||||||
| Photos in: |
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| Average Fun Rating: | No ratings on file [ Be first to rate this game! ] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturer: | Billares Cordoba (Antonio Cordoba), of Barcelona, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type: | Electro-mechanical (EM) ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Serial Number Database: | View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Theme: | Boats - Travel - Water | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable Features: | Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (4), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (3), Rollover buttons (3), Messenger ball (1). Top rollover scores 1 million points when lit. The backbox attaches to the cabinet using four bolts. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes: | Circa late 1950's or early 1960's. We have multiple reports from Spain that this game is made by Billares Cordoba of Barcelona. All pictures in this listing are of the same game. The pictures showing the game unlit were added in 2010. Following them, the pictures showing the game illuminated were added in 2022. The red pop bumper housings seen in these pictures are not original and are from Recreativos Franco, a different manufacturer. The lower apron is missing. The long flippers are not original to this game as they partially block the outlanes. See Billares Cordoba's 'Millón' for the properly-sized flippers. The game pictured here is located in Spain. Three other EM games with a million-point shot are: Billares Cordoba's 'Millón' Williams' 1957 'Arrow Head' Gottlieb's 1957 'Royal Flush'. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Manufacturer: | Scott, Adickes & Cie, of Paris, France (1932-1934) | |||||
| Date Of Manufacture: | January, 1934 | |||||
| Type: | Pure Mechanical (PM) ![]() | |||||
| Serial Number Database: | View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site) | |||||
| Specialty: | Table Top/Counter Game ![]() | |||||
| Notable Features: | 10 balls for 25 centimes. Trap holes (9). Seven metal non-scoring cones in a V-formation, suggesting an arrowhead. No outhole. Cabinet measures 33 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 10 1/2 inches high. | |||||
| Notes: | "Flèche d'Or" means "Golden Arrow" of which five of them appear in the playfield art. The game name appears in the upper ball arch in capital letters as FLECHE D'OR. A 1934 manufacturer's ad showed this game on a metal stand. | |||||
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| Average Fun Rating: | Needs More Ratings! 9.1 / 10 (7 ratings) [ Add Your Rating! ] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturer: | Williams Electronics, Incorporated (1967-1985) [Trade Name: Williams] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date Of Manufacture: | April, 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Model Number: | 519 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MPU: | Williams System 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type: | Solid State Electronic (SS) ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Production: | 402 units (confirmed) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Serial Number Database: | View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Specialty: | Head-to-Head Play ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable Features: | Flippers (4), Kick-out holes (2), 3-bank drop targets (4), 2-in-line drop targets (2), Spinning targets (2). After both players have drained all balls, each has 30 seconds to play an unlimited number of balls. This is a head-to-head game where two players at opposite ends of the playfield compete in simultaneous play. Each player has flipper buttons which control only those flippers facing the opponent. Play begins by one player pressing the flipper buttons. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Design by: | Barry Oursler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Art by: | Constantino Mitchell, Jeanine Mitchell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Software by: | Cary Kolker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes: | Originally named 'Conflict'. The 'Joust' name was used for a video game released in 1981. The game pictured in the flyer has an apron colored blue and red. The ends of its legs are squared off. We do not know how many games left the factory with these features, as most of the games we see have black and red aprons, with legs rounded at the ends. Pictured in this listing is an Early Production game with serial number XP0223. It has the blue/red apron and squared legs. Also included in this listing is a pictorial comparison of two games from Quebec, Canada having several production differences between them. For ease of comparison, we have arbitrarily assigned them as Game 'A' and Game 'B' without trying to suggest which game was made first. Game play is slightly different from each other: Just before the last 30-second unlimited ball mode starts, one game has all lights go out (including GI's), while the other game has only the insert lights going out for about 5 seconds before the unlimited ball mode starts. We have labeled the images that accompany this list to correspond with each item listed. Game 'A' has blue/red aprons with squared leg ends. Serial number 625510. 1a) Certain inserts are clear and faceted. 2a) The metal mini-post next to the spinning target has a different size of screw thread and does not fit Game 'B'. 3a) Egg Multiplier uses four plastic posts. 4a) Lock-down hasps have wide handles. 5a) Three fuses inside front door. 6a) Sound board has unused connector pins. 7a) Power supply board has a fourth fuse. 8a) Screw heads are visible on the wood-grain area of cabinet. 9a) The square bar under the lockdown bar attaches to notches cut into the inside wall of the cabinet. The outside wall of the cabinet is undisturbed. Game 'B' has blue/red aprons with rounded leg ends. Serial number 623689. 1b) Certain inserts are opaque and not faceted. 2b) The metal mini-post next to the spinning target has a different size of screw thread and does not fit Game 'A'. (image not shown) 3b) Egg Multiplier uses three plastic posts and one metal one. 4b) Lock-down hasps have narrow handles. 5b) No fuses inside front door. 6b) Sound board does not have unused connector pins. 7b) Power supply board has a soldered wire, instead of a fourth fuse, that seems factory-original. 8b) Screw heads are visible on the inside of cabinet, not on the outside. 9b) The square bar under the lockdown bar attaches to notches cut into the inside wall of the cabinet. However, the picture shows the notches were originally cut completely through the cabinet wall then pieces of the cut-out cabinet were glued back in place to be flush with the outside cabinet wall. Almost as if they goofed and never meant to cut completely through the cabinet. This suggests experimentation.
There was NEVER a second Joust game. There would have been another Joust-type game if it had sold well enough. But as you know, nothing sold well between 1983-1985. We may have made some rule changes to the game after it was on test for a while, but I don’t recall any physical changes, other that the colors, like you mentioned. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cash Box, Jul-2-1983, part 3 page 3 Arcade Treasures Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book G-R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROMs: | 60 KB | ZIP | Game ROM L-2 | [Williams Electronics] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Documentation: | 7 MB | English Manual | [Williams Electronic Games, Inc.] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Average Fun Rating: | No ratings on file [ Be first to rate this game! ] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturer: | Stern Electronics, Incorporated, of Chicago, Illinois, USA (1977-1984) [Trade Name: Stern] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Project Date: | October, 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Type: | Solid State Electronic (SS) ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||
| Production: | 1 unit (confirmed) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serial Number Database: | View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Theme: | Fantasy | ||||||||||||||||||
| Notable Features: | Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Slingshots (2), 4-bank drop targets (1), 3-bank drop targets (1), Standup targets (7), Spinning targets (2), Star rollovers (2), Kick-out hole (1). | ||||||||||||||||||
| Design by: | Joe Joos Jr. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Notes: | The backglass name looks like one word 'LazerLord" while the copyright notice on the backglass lower left corner shows it as two words, 'Lazer Lord', as does its Instruction Card. The designer's name is shown on the playfield between the flippers. Same playfield layout as Stern's 1980 'Quicksilver' but with different artwork and, reportedly, has subtle differences in some angles of the playfield components. This 1984 'Lazer Lord' was a prototype narrow-body machine and never went into production. Stern's 1982 'Orbitor 1' was the last production pinball machine manufactured by Stern Electronics, Incorporated. We distinguish this 1984 narrow body prototype game from the 1982 widebody whitewood having the same name but with a different playfield design, see Stern's 1982 'Lazer Lord'. In 2017, Duncan Brown had provided his knowledge and research to explain these two different and obscure games having the same name: It's pretty clear that in 1982, while they were trying (and failing) to sell many Iron Maidens or Orbitor 1s, Stern was working on their next game, LazerLord. They were building up a whitewood in a leftover Viper cab | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Average Fun Rating: | No ratings on file [ Be first to rate this game! ] | |||||||||||||
| Manufacturer: | Billares Cordoba (Antonio Cordoba), of Barcelona, Spain | |||||||||||||
| Type: | Electro-mechanical (EM) ![]() | |||||||||||||
| Serial Number Database: | View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site) | |||||||||||||
| Notable Features: | Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Passive bumpers (3), Slingshots (2), Rollover buttons (3), Standup target (1). Top rollovers scores 1 million points when lit. A metal cigarette holder is mounted to the left-side of cabinet. | |||||||||||||
| Notes: | There is no game name on the backglass, playfield, or lower apron. A date of 1956 for this game has not been confirmed by us. Three other EM games with a million-point shot are: Billares Cordoba's 'Ferry-Boat' Williams' 1957 'Arrow Head' Gottlieb's 1957 'Royal Flush' | |||||||||||||
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| Average Fun Rating: | No ratings on file [ Be first to rate this game! ] | ||||||||
| Manufacturer: | Maquinas Recreativas Sociedad Anonima, of Madrid, Spain [Trade Name: Maresa] | ||||||||
| Type: | Electro-mechanical (EM) ![]() | ||||||||
| Serial Number Database: | View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site) | ||||||||
| Theme: | Auto Racing | ||||||||
| Notable Features: | Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Slingshots (2), Rotating arrow bumper. Wedge head. | ||||||||
| Notes: | A copy of Gottlieb's 1969 'Road Race'. | ||||||||
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| Manufacturer: | D. Gottlieb & Company (1931-1977) [Trade Name: Gottlieb] | |||||||||||||
| Date Of Manufacture: | May, 1957 | |||||||||||||
| Model Number: | 133 | |||||||||||||
| Type: | Electro-mechanical (EM) ![]() | |||||||||||||
| Production: | 3,400 units (confirmed) | |||||||||||||
| Serial Number Database: | View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site) | |||||||||||||
| Theme: | Cards/Gambling | |||||||||||||
| Notable Features: | Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Passive bumpers (4), Slingshots (2), Gobble holes (2), Roto-target (1). Metal cigarette holders on side woodrails. Gobble holes score 1 million points when lit. | |||||||||||||
| Design by: | Wayne Neyens | |||||||||||||
| Art by: | Roy Parker | |||||||||||||
| Notes: | Gottlieb's first 1-player to have the match feature. The backglass carries Gottlieb's famous phrase: Amusement Pinballs, as American as Baseball and Hot Dogs! The BOM for this replay game is dated 1-12-57. We previously showed a date for this game of March 11, 1957. The new date is per Gottlieb documentation. Two other EM games with a million-point award are Williams' 1957 'Arrow Head' and Billares Cordoba's 'Ferry-Boat'. An Extended Play version of this game was made as Gottlieb's 1957 'Royal Flush (Extended Play Prototype)'. | |||||||||||||
| Photos in: |
Pinball Machines (Eiden-Lukas) The Complete Pinball Book Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book G-R | |||||||||||||
| Owners List URL: | http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/2034 (External site) | |||||||||||||
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