I think it was by Williams. It was not a pinball machine in the strict sense of the word, but what you did was fire multiple balls at targets in rapid fire succession for points. And when I say rapid fire, I mean dozens of balls in seconds. It was in the early to mid 80's, I believe.
Anybody else remember this one?
there is a rapid fire floating around restored on ebay for 575 not a bad price. ebay.com link: 1982 RECONDITIONED BALLY RAPID FIRE FLIPPERLESS PINBALL MACHINE LOCATION READY
I had one about 20 years ago. Did not like it. I parted it out for the boards. I guess I should have kept it in one piece but that just makes the next one more valuable.
If you are looking for a Hyperball project, there is one in North Texas.
http://elevationgames.net/closeout.htm
So, half of the replies are talking about a Bally Rapid Fire, and the other half are talking about a Williams Hyperball. The op mentioned he thought it was a Williams, but he says "rapid fire" several times in his description. I guess it's safe to assume it's one of those two he was thinking of. It's kind of confusing when someone posts a reply that says, "I had that game..." but which game?
Quoted from vid1900:Rapid Fire and Hyperball are so close, I'm surprised that Williams did not sue.
Rumor was Williams built Hyperball knowing Bally would copy it, and started their slide from the market with Williams buying them a few years later.
LTG : )
Rapid Fire and Hyperball are so close, I'm surprised that Williams did not sue.
Steve got ripped off on this idea, Hyperball is the better of the two.
I have one I bought NIB in '06, has the original arcade poster, how to play booklet and manual.
Steve signed the game and the poster.
I have hyperball also but have never got it working 100%. I may just get rid of it even though its a fun game.
Quoted from Kcpinballfan:I have hyperball also but have never got it working 100%. I may just get rid of it even though its a fun game.
If you decide to do so please PM me. I thought it was a blast!
Quoted from kcpinchip:If you decide to do so please PM me. I thought it was a blast!
Will do Chip, I see your collection is multiplying. I told you you couldnt buy just one lol
Quoted from Kcpinballfan:Will do Chip, I see your collection is multiplying. I told you you couldnt buy just one lol
Yes, you did warn me... But Traci is being very supportive & we're both having a blast. Not to mention I've met alot of really cool people in the process. Thanks for the addiction!
Quoted from kcpinchip:Yes, you did warn me... But Traci is being very supportive & we're both having a blast. Not to mention I've met alot of really cool people in the process. Thanks for the addiction!
No problem glad I could help lol
I hate to hijack a thread, I'm just getting into pinball... But I have a vague memory of playing a game as a kid in an arcade that had a red pop up "save" cylinder right between the flippers. I can't remember anything else about the game theme wise, but I clearly remember the red cylinder popping up between the flippers and thinking "That's way better, now the ball won't go down". Back then I was just whacking balls around.... But there can't be more then a handful of games with that feature.
Anyone have a guess or know where to look it up
Quoted from Luckydogg420:Anyone have a guess or know where to look it up
Lots of games have that. Champion Pub, Family Guy, etc. etc. Even some EM's had it years ago.
More than a handful had it. You'll need to narrow it down some.
LTG : )
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