Orbitor 1 *** No way this thing would have lasted on the route!

Sounds like a great time Marc....sure your place will be rockin'

Still an interesting table design. I would like to try one out sometime.

One of the two highlights from going to the PHOF - It was not working 100% but still fun to get the ball back into play by holding the flippers up just right

Love that game, would get super boring in a small collection. To bad the playfield is so sparse. It could have been so much better. Practically nothing to shoot at...still fun though..

I don't know this Varkon game but you sir have great taste... I love Hercules... sure not the pin I want in the living room, but perhaps someplace in my dream arcade.

Not to crap on your point, but there is one on location here in MN.

I have no idea how well it's serviced, but it's worked well every time I've got in to play it.

Thank you for keeping a rare piece of pinball history alive!

More than likely they put it out there and abandoned it until they rotated or junked it.

LTG : )

O1 the only pin that I know of that you can flip the ball backwards to the lower apron, and the ball may not drain. I played one once at a Distributor, I never saw it again either there or in an arcade. The timed play is a bonus as quick ball drains seem common. It will make you want to pull your hair out, or cuss. You have to try one, add it to your 'done that list'.

It will really, *really* make you learn how to drop-catch.

I think it's a lot better than people give it credit for, but it is a novelty game and not really a pinball machine. Mine's not going anywhere.

got a chance to play this several times at the allentown show... it certainly was different... even after several games, i had no clue how you might control the ball...

be a cool thing to have in a big collection though...

I had one on route for 10 years or so.

It never made big cash, but it was a steady earner.

It will never wear out, just be careful never to break the neck off of the drain.

Awhile back I did see a parts one on eBay missing the backbox but had the rest with playfield was on eBay.

for a novelty pin it's closer to safecracker and further away from hercules. after a round on herc i had my fill. orby1 and safecrack at least have some 'one more game' factor.

I had mine at CP pinball for quite some time. The biggest problem was the flipper rubbers coming off. Mine has a dirty opto for the top "pop" but other than that, it's rock solid.

I have a large collection, but I think mine will stay forever.
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Chris Hibler

Always wanted to play a couple games on one of these.
What is current market on one in good shape with no broken plastic?

Orbitor 1. Someday, I too shall get one, just cuz it's such a wonky pin. Congrats!

It bounces a LOT because they are pretty rare. The last good shape one that I know of sold for around $3k. The one before that was $1200.

There is an Orbitor 1 at the Michigan Pinball Expo every year that I really enjoy playing. I doubt that I will come across one for sale, but I wouldn't mind adding it to my collection if I did. Lots of fun in my opinion, it is different and challenging and looks pretty cool.