Hi folks!

At long last...Atlantis, my first pin!

Thank You to all at Pinside for providing all the varied and helpful information I've been researching here over the past year and a half to make this happen.

From an early start as kid in the 1970's playing a well used Klondike in a busy KMart lobby to not being able to play too many 50 cent games of Black Hole at a University pub in the 1980's, I now have this great looking and playing machine in my living room/games room! Sure having fun with this pin, both playing and fixing it! These things are a tinkerer's dream!

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Hi Tallon, let me know if this helps.

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Good to hear, good luck with the MPU!

Sounds great and I would be interested in a set or two, especially if in different colours, aqua / teal / blue. Just a thought.

It would be really interesting to see Atlantis with teal coloured ramps!

This pin, with its pleasing shades of aqua, is very amenable to colour enhancement. Over the last few years I've tinkered around with different coloured leds and posts etc. I'm still experimenting. Here's a few pics of blue and teal leds in the upper playfield for perspective. (The art blades made quite a difference, increasing the overall brightness and giving the playfield art a more near surface look).

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Nice work and looking forward to this! The teal colour looks sharp!

I would be interested in a couple complete sets, both clear and coloured, with all flanges and hardware, if possible.

(Sending a lift ramp over for fitting is a less desirable option for me due to shipping, waiting on customs, duty fees, machine down time and the deteriorating / frustrating 'courier service' that would be multiplied twice).

Interesting mods! Now I'm thinking about lighting up my sub!

(Btw: Watch out for art blade adherence! I lifted up the playfield then lowered it down and scrunched up both sides near the back. Fortunately straightened it out with no damage and fixed it with a little bit of mylar here and there.)

Awesome underrated pin that takes well to mods! My first pin too!
Took a little while but my sub is working very reliably now.

This whole sub area should be adjusted for optimum functioning:
- Initially, I was having similar problems then noticed that someone moved the forward ball gate post. I have since moved it back to the original location (like yours).
- Make sure ALL mounting hardware is tight and tweaked to just the right position. The two coil frame mounting screws loosen up over time and occasionally need tightening.
- Also a small rubber ring on the bare steel mini post helps.
- Included is a pic of an absolutely must have tool for Atlantis...bulb puller/placer!

Q 1- Coil sleeve flange faces aft on mine.
Try adjusting the coil frame mount by unloosening the two mounting screws and pushing the frame aft.

Q 2 - Hmm...Your gate wire may be facing the wrong way.
Try putting the washers below the gate frame instead of on top.
I have one thicker washer under the forward gate frame and none on the aft post.

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Great to hear that info is helping!

There's a lot going on in that sub area, what with the coil firing, coil sleeve, ramp exit, ball gate, switch, trough and posts all in about an inch and a half square...it's no wonder problems arise. Many an Atlantis has likely had crude fixes there when they were routed in the arcades.

- Also the wire bottom switch in front of the coil on my game has been bent numerous times in the past for same reasons as above. Adjusting that may help.
- I can't say for sure which is the correct position for the wire in the ball gate but mine works flawlessly and never needed adjustment. It seems there is just enough pressure to hold the ball in place but not so much to interfere with the coil when it fires. I'll guess and say that is how the factory intended it.

***Maybe other Atlantis owners can chime in on this to help form a consensus.***

- That little rubber ring on the metal post may not be factory but helps position the ball just right in the trough after the ball hits it. I tried a bigger ring and that didn't help.

The bulb pliers are awesome and sure save a guy from sore fingers, unnatural contortions and a whole lot of swearing!

Cheers

Cool sub! Love to hear the details on that!

Your sub description sounds awesome!

This really needs to be done. The factory sub is flimsy and cracks easily. The bits of black duct tape holding my Atlantis navy together is just not in keeping with the otherwise sublime beauty of this game or the many hours I've put into refurbishing it. A sturdy, good looking and lighted sub would be most welcome.

Count me in on buying one if / when available!

Cool to know what your wife's mods are!

What may get women interested in pinball need not be a mystery and can only help out with the cause.

Hey great that your wife shows some fun and dedication to the cause! She will love the art blades and they really brighten up the playfield.

When my new girlfriend gets beyond the "You have how many games at your place now!?" and starts playing them...well I'll get more dedicated!

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Thanks! Really like this game, great player, what with the dual red - blue GI's, Williams sound board and flippers, Bally timed drop targets, outrageous lit pop up ball saver, Farrah Fawcett hair babes riding dolphins guarding a pile of underwater gold...Wow! Atlantis just begs for more than just a makeover!

My octopus pop bumper caps are from Fathom but in keeping with the dual red - blue GI I kept the bumper surrounds red and also installed blue bumper skirts. The upper playfield is lit with teal bendies and fades into blue led's midfield. I'm still experimenting and waiting for delivery of Jody's blue sub ramp but today installed new flipper mechs with clear green bats.

[Interesting to note the factory blue paint smudge on the playfield artwork, the right eye of the babe between the flippers! Kind of gives a little accidental edge to Her and the Machine! I like it!]

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Thank You to Blubboman for the awesome new sub. It fits perfectly and is much sturdier than the old flimsy (and duct taped) one. The blue green metallic paint is cool and the lighting effects really add to the playfield illumination. I wired a lamp socket plug in beneath the playfield from the closest pop bumper so that the sub is always lit.

Also, Thank You to JodyG for the new reproduction teal colored ramp bowl. It fits perfectly, looks great and is a huge improvement over the sorry state that mine was in. It had been repaired several times over the years, with rivets in the wrong place (joining the ramp with the bowl?), fatigued, broken and poorly shaped metal tabs and at some point black duct taped!

In addition to all the previous work, I've since added clear, blue lighted coin slots, clear flipper bands, a complete set of translucent rubbers and colour matching transparent star posts. The translucent rubber takes on the colour of the adjacent leds and star posts and allows more light to the playfield, with the clear bands enhancing the look of the green transparent flippers.

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Congrats Ron! Awesome, undervalued game and takes well to customizing!

The blue octopus bumper caps are from Fathom, mine were from Marco but are out of stock presently. Art blades are something to consider for Atlantis. Apron decals I haven't heard of but you can download nice apron cards for free:

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/custom-apron-cards-printable-versions-only/page/14#post-5294887

I posted this Bally Atlantis forum post on the subject and it gives a step by step free factory remedy.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/bally-atlantis-ball-lock-lit-at-game-start-remedy#post-5652736

Bonjour!

Here are a few pics of Bally Atlantis underside A-B areas.
Note the later added self-mod wiring for star posts (red and black wires) and lighting for the 3D printed sub (red wiring with blue clip).
Otherwise, that area is stock.

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I have really enjoyed playing my Atlantis for five years now but last night's game became a very interesting new experience!

During multiball and with two balls left on the playfield, one of the balls somehow jumped back into the shooter lane? I just kept on playing the one ball without plunging the other one. All the red lights and multi ball features stayed on! For several minutes it was like playing a cool new feature of the game.

Multiball in Atlantis is usually pretty frantic, just trying to stay alive and I hardly even look at the upper half of the playfield or notice the red playfield lighting. However, that one stray game last night let me calmly look around at the whole playfield and play a really fun one ball but multiball mode game!

Now I'm thinking this could open up some interesting ideas to modify and enhance the game!