When I was 12, the local mall had pins in Alladin's Castle and I remember seeing Power Play for the 1st time. New for then digital scoring was really cool. Hockey was scarce on TV here then. I always liked the hockey but there was none around here. Power Play really appealed to me then. The hockey theme and art and colors put the hook in me. Eventually the game was gone and it was sad. Never really saw or played another for a long time. Fast forward 20 years and I found 1 local that had been in a tractor trailer forever. In good shape and complete. I bought it not working and eventually got it going. Hearing those chimes again was great. The post between the flippers is great too. Fellow Power Play owners and fans chime in please. I felt like this game needs a club.

Nice machines. Anyone ever see or hear of custom drop targets for this game? Or bumper caps would be nice. The CPR website says it will run another small batch of BOPP soon. I need to get one this time. I'm a Hawks fan, probably because of this game. I know Orr was a Bruin for a long time and some people can't stomach Orr in a Hawks uniform. Ironic Bally was in Chicago huh? Also he was a lefty and the backglass has it backwards. Wonder why another NHL team wasn't used instead of "Canada"? I've often visioned Bobby Hull on this game. More associated w/the Hawks is my thinking. Still I love this game and have great respect for the Orr era Bruins.

BackFlipper, that game looks good with the Indian head being the right colors. The chrome rails are bitchin' too.

I have my settings for conservative. Especially for the drop targets, they both reset every time a bank of targets gets cleared. Plus the bumpers alternating being lit for 1000 looks cooler to me.

Just saw photos of an early production Power Play. The colors were different. Looked cool though. I never knew about that. Also, does any one know the story on the patch on Bobby's jersey? The "I will the spirit of Chicago" one. Was this a United Way phrase or the like? I've always wondered. I miss Hockey on TV now. I'll watch vintage games sometimes. Great stuff.

Any one know when CPR is going to have more BOPP playfields? The website says they are doing another run, but when?

Bobby Orr's knees forced an early retirement. Chicago signed him taking a long shot on a comeback. He was done after the 1976 Canada Cup. He played very few games as a Hawk. And since Bally was a Chicago based manufacturer, it was a natural theme.

I'm thinking about getting some blue displays for my Power Play. It would free up 5 original displays for spares on my other games, and look cool as well. I think I could handle putting the displays together and soldering all the components. I like doing stuff like that, as long as it works! The blue compliments the colors of this game nicely.