1 or 2 pops?

Here's something you don't see too often...
Can you name an EM/SS pin with only one or two pop bumpers?
(Please post the manufacturer and year if you know them.)
-mof

#2 5 years ago

MOF

mof

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One pop:
Gtb, Derby Day, 1956
Gtb Big Shot, 1973
Gtb Hot Shot, 1973
Gtb Pro Pool, 1973
Bally Flicker, 1975
---
Stern Stars, 1978
Stern Meteor, 1979
Williams Black Knight, 1981
Stern Nine Ball, 1981
Bally Vector, 1981
Gtb Spirit, 1982
Bally Cybernaut, 1985
Williams F-14, 1987
Capcom Pinball Magic, 1995

Two pops:
Williams Pinky, 1950
Gtb Jumping jack, 1973
Gtb Jack in the box, 1973
Abra Ca Dabra, 1975
Gtb El Dorado, 1975
Bally Air Aces, 1975
Space Mission, 1976
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Gtb Amazing Spiderman, 1980
Stern Viper, 1981
Bally Centaur, 1981
Stern Flight 2000, 1980
Stern Split Second, 1981
Williams Defender, 1982
Gottlieb Freddy: A Nightmare On Elm Street, 1994
Gottlieb Stargate, 1995
Gottlieb Big Hurt, 1995
Gtb Waterworld, 1995
Bally, CV, 1997*
Midway Cactus Canyon, 1998
Stern Star Wars, 2017

* Has 2 until a 3rd appears

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#3 5 years ago

BTW

btw75

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Round Rock, TX

7y 3,098 7 23

Assuming em are allowed,

One: Gtb Derby Day 1956.

#4 5 years ago

DEF

DefaultGen

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Morrisville, NC

8y 2,806 10 166

Demo Man is my favorite (2). I love when pops are used well (both in the pop area and in the center flipper area in this case) rather than just having a part of the playfield for 3 pops then the ball trickles out somewhere.

#5 5 years ago

???

kevmad

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Madison, AL

9y 643

CV - most of the time only 2 pops. On rare occasions, the third rises from below the playfield.

#6 5 years ago

Darcy

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Leduc, AB

8y 6,171 16

Abra Ca Dabra 2 Pop Bumpers

#7 5 years ago

MOF

mof

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A few Solid states:

One pop: Williams Black Knight, 1981
One pop: Stern Nine Ball, 1981
Two pops: Williams Defender, 1982

-mof

#8 5 years ago

Darcy

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Leduc, AB

8y 6,171 16

Stern Viper 2 Pop Bumpers

#9 5 years ago

BOY

vid1900

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Sana'a

9y 36,068 18

F-14
Vector

Both 1 pop

#10 5 years ago

DLC

dontfeed

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Wattsburg, PA

7y 829 1 6

Space Mission 2 pops Williams 1976

#11 5 years ago

DIE

pinballcorpse

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Unknown

8y 1,411

Joker Poker, Gottlieb
Centaur, Bally

#12 5 years ago

DEL

SealClubber

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11y 11,013 243

Stern Meteor - one Pop 1979

#13 5 years ago

000

o-din

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Gottlieb El Dorado and all it's relatives have two.

Williams Pinky has two thumper bumpers.

Grand Prix has two as well.

#14 5 years ago

???

skywelker

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Wilmington, NC

7y 596 6 27

Amazing Spiderman has 2

#15 5 years ago

000

o-din

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Quoted from kevmad:
CV - most of the time only 2 pops. On rare occasions, the third rises from below the playfield.

Williams Gusher has that same feature.

#16 5 years ago

MOF

mof

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Quoted from o-din:
Williams Gusher has that same feature.

Seriously? a moving pop in 1958?
-mof

#17 5 years ago

000

o-din

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Climate Controlled Sfba, CA

OP
Quoted from mof:
Seriously? a moving pop in 1958?

Yep. In 1960 they had a machine called Nags with 6 pop bumpers on a turntable. Pretty cool stuff.

#18 5 years ago

SPC

blownfuse

In Memoriam

9y 2,986 70

Mario Andretti (95), Class of 1812 (91), Tee'd Off (93), Wipe Out (93), Count Down/Space Walk (79), Title Fight (90), Street Fighter II (93), Bone Busters Inc. (89), Excalibur (88), Hollywood Heat (86), Royal Flush Deluxe (83), Hot Shots (89), Spirit (82) and Pinball Magic (95) all have a single pop bumper. There are many more in SS and EM.

Rock, Victory, Barb Wire, Shaq Attaq, Strikes 'N Spares, Car Hop, Gladiators, Rock Encore, World Challenge Soccer, Cue Ball Wizard, Arena by Gottlieb don't even have one pop bumper.

Not going to go into the 2 pop games, there are too many.

Steve

#19 5 years ago

000

o-din

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Here's another. Bally Air Aces. Two pops and nine drops. Four flippers and 50 volts to boot. It's fun trying to get back up to those two kickout holes at the top to collect the extra ball and double bonus.

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#20 5 years ago

BLY

MrBally

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Ann Arbor, MI

9y 12,021 22

I'm surprised nobody mentioned Gottlieb's Hot Shot & Big Shot. One Pop Bumper. '73/'74.

#21 5 years ago

000

o-din

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You just did!

#22 5 years ago

ENO

pinaholic

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New York, NY

9y 2,051 49

Pro Pool = 1 pop

#23 5 years ago

ENO

pinaholic

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New York, NY

9y 2,051 49

Flicker= 1 Pop.

#24 5 years ago

AAA

pintechev

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8y 4,437

Gottleib Baseball has 2 pops.

#25 5 years ago

JCD

WaddleJrJr

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Avon, OH

6y 2,635 11 20

Family Guy / Shrek only has 1

#26 5 years ago

LAW

Law

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6y 1,317 123

Quoted from WaddleJrJr:
Family Guy / Shrek only has 1

They both have three.

#27 5 years ago

JCD

WaddleJrJr

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Avon, OH

6y 2,635 11 20

Quoted from Law:
They both have three.

Looked at some closer pictures and I do see now that there are two, but I'm not seeing the third.

#28 5 years ago

RPL

QuarterGrabber

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I can't beleive no one has mentioned one of my favourite games, CATACOMB. Only two pops on catacomb, 1981 I think?

#29 5 years ago

RPL

QuarterGrabber

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How about games with no pop bumpers at all. Elektra and Grand Lizard.

#30 5 years ago

DEL

SealClubber

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11y 11,013 243

Quoted from WaddleJrJr:
Looked at some closer pictures and I do see now that there are two, but I'm not seeing the third

Pretty sure it is under the miniplayfield.

Quoted from QuarterGrabber:
How about games with no pop bumpers at all. Elektra and Grand Lizard.

There is already a thread for that.

#31 5 years ago

RPL

QuarterGrabber

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Quoted from SealClubber:
Pretty sure it is under the miniplayfield.

It is.

#32 5 years ago

RAT

Medisinyl

Medisinyl Mods

Gainesville, FL

6y 1,853 12 29

(2) - Freddy: A Nightmare on Elm Street. Gottlieb. 1994.

#33 5 years ago

RDM

volkdrive

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7y 1,287

Cactus Canyon 1998, 2 pops

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#34 5 years ago

CBZ

Kineticross

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Needham, MA

7y 1,103 1 62

Stargate (Gottlieb 1995) has two off the side of the left orbit that advance towards the Hurry-Up.
Waterworld (Gottlieb 1995) has two in front of the Deez.

#35 5 years ago

AKA

aKa

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Paris

7y 192 2

Actually all 3 of Steve Kirk's pins at Stern have 1 pop : Stars (1978), Meteor (1979) and Nine Ball (1980).

He said he had to fight to get it accepted.

#36 5 years ago

MAT

chalkup8

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Sunshine

9y 1,020 6 17

Quoted from kevmad:
CV - most of the time only 2 pops. On rare occasions, the third rises from below the playfield.

Only thing rare on that game is neon multiball,still love it though.

#37 5 years ago

REH

Imeh

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7y 1,415 10

Quoted from QuarterGrabber:
How about games with no pop bumpers at all. Elektra and Grand Lizard.

Fire also

#38 5 years ago

BTW

btw75

Inactive member

Round Rock, TX

7y 3,098 7 23

Two, all gtb 1973
King pin
Jumping jack
Jack in the box

#39 5 years ago

DUG

TopMoose

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Cincinnati, OH

6y 1,857 9 126

Jet Spin, Super Spin Satin Doll and Pat Hand each have only two.

#40 5 years ago

SCC

mrgone

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Sacramento, CA

9y 4,844 3 50

Gottlieb surfer/surf champ has 2 pops

Gottlieb pinball pool has 2 also.

#41 5 years ago

DAV

wayout440

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Berea, OH

8y 10,769 2 10

Bally Escape From the Lost World - 2 pops.

#42 5 years ago

RGB

Phlash

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Granby, CT

7y 17

Williams Triple Strike 1975 - 1 pop

#43 5 years ago

BTW

btw75

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Round Rock, TX

7y 3,098 7 23

Target Pool GTB 1969 One

#44 5 years ago

MDM

Black_Knight

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Sandy Springs, GA

6y 1,957 26 32 3

I have these 2 pop machines at home-
Grand Prix
Big Deal ‘77
Twin Win
Black Knight

#45 5 years ago

DHS

Excalabur

Inactive member

Southampton

8y 504

Bally HOT TIP! (EM & SS)
Old chicago (down near the flippers)

#46 5 years ago

DJP

Chitownpinball

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Aurora, IL

8y 6,851 1

Doesnt gottlieb countdown have 1?

#47 5 years ago

OPP

sleethering

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Cleveland, OH

9y 859 6 46

OP
Quoted from mof:
One pop:

Bally Centaur, 1981

Centaur has 2 pops.

#48 5 years ago

RPL

QuarterGrabber

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I think Atlantis (EM version) has two pops, year ????

#49 5 years ago

MJS

schudel5

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Kalamazoo, MI

17y 5,063 59 27

Royal Flush - 1 pop
Drop-A-Card - 2 pops
Target Alpha - 2 pops

More interesting are games with no pop bumpers:

1948 Ali-Baba Gottlieb
1948 Screwball Genco
1951 Hits and Runs Genco
1952 Horsefeathers Williams
1952 Twin Hockey Gottlieb
1958 Flying Aces Genco
1959 Seven Seas Gottlieb
1971 Extra Inning Gottlieb
1981 Lightning Stern
1981 Pharaoh William
1981 Iron Maiden Stern
1981 Elektra Ball
1982 BMX Bally
1985 Rock Premier
1986 Grand Lizard Williams
1987 Super Sport Bally
1987 Hardbody Bally
1987 Arena Premier
1987 Fire! Williams
1987 Big Guns Williams
1987 Victory Premier
1988 Blackwater 100 Bally Midway
1988 Swords of Fury Williams
1988 Truck Stop Midway
1991 Car Hop Premier
1993 Judge Dredd Midway
1994 The Shadow Midway
1995 No Fear: Dangerous Sports Williams

#50 5 years ago

RPL

QuarterGrabber

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