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Quoted from wolverinetuner:It took me 7 days short of 2 years to do it, but I finally beat my high score on Roller Coaster tonight![quoted image]
Cool, I remember when I played Gottlieb's Roller Coaster for the first time. It was at Gil Maine's Truck City on Wyoming between Michigan Avenue & Southern Street. Guessing around 1973.
It replaced the Chicago Coin Hi-Score Pool that used to be there.
Quoted from wolverinetuner:That’s not all that far from me. In fact for a very short while I drove truck for Schneider International, and the OC was on Wyoming south of Michigan Ave, but that was in the late 90s.
I bought Roller Coaster at PATZ a few years ago. It was on my wishlist because of the uncommon features (pointer and wireform habitrails on an EM). I think it’s an underrated pin. It’s a challenging one, but it’s very rewarding to get a good score on it.
I’ve never played Hi-Score Pool. It looks like it would be frustrating trying to guess where the ball is. Did you miss the one at Truck City when it was gone?
Didn't really miss it as there was another one closeby at West Warren Rec. which was the upstairs bowling alley on Warren & Pinehurst on the South side of Warren. Across from Pine Tree Bowl. Besides, Roller Coaster really caught my eye as it was the first pin I ever saw with "ramps".
This was in my bicycle days as I lived near McGraw & Central in Detroit. My buddies & I hit all of the Dearborn bowling joints as they all had pinball. Holiday Bowl, Schaefer Lanes, Mercury Lanes, Oxford Lanes, Pine Tree and West Warren Rec. All are gone now. The other Dearborn bowling alley I recall is Maples Lanes which was the first to close (late '80's?) but I think the building is still standing as a clothing superstore.
Dearborn also had two Arcade 5's owned by Gene Wagner & Fred Braggenzer as well as their Target International Coin Co & Archery range. They were the cat's ass for pinball in the '70's. Also their Jolly Genie arcade in Dearborn Heights.
Quoted from wolverinetuner:Wow, you went a long way in your bicycle days! Oxford Lanes was a long way from McGraw & Central. In 1973 I was 11 years old and living in Rosedale Park by Southfield Fwy and Fenkel, so I didn't frequent any of those places on my bicycle rides. I only played pinball when I happened to have the opportunity, but you made the rounds!
The only bowling alleys somewhat within biking distance to you with pins were all on Plymouth Road. Mont Carlo Lanes, Mayflower Lanes and the one which the name escapes me one block West of Telegraph. That one became a car service shop around 1987. Same building. Mayflower is still open. Mont Carlo burnt down around '84 IIRC.
Quoted from Mopar:Quite a while back, Ten Strike's Maniken's torsion spring broke, and last month I finally got around putting
in a new one and tuning the machine up..
Here's the best game rolled since that time..
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How many frames per game is it set for?
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