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Cool Find - HUO Rocky

By Pinballmike217

2 years ago


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#1 2 years ago
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MKE

Pinballmike217

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US Naples, FL

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I recently had the good fortune of finding a HUO Gottlieb Rocky. Machine had been in the same house since new. A little cleaning, some new rubbers and it looks amazing, check out how clean the inside of the coin door is, I have never seen one that clean before. The original battery was still on the CPU but fortunately there was no damage and I could easily remove it. Here are pics:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/mike217/albums/72157720171437008

I would click on the first picture then advance one at a time with the arrow. I don't like the way the Flickr home page opens. My game room does not have great lighting so the pictures are a little dark. Enjoy.

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#2 2 years ago
 
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AMSNL

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Wow great find! Stunning condition

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#3 2 years ago
 
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TAVsPlace

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4y 66,800 270

Amazing condition, great find.

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#4 2 years ago
 
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bayoubilly70

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US Westminster, MA

11y 79,550 2,062 7

This is an amazing copy of the game. I've seen it in person. A true treasure... It's unreal how this clean of a copy of such a rare game even exists. It brought me back in time when I used to play it on location in the early 80s and it was new.

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#5 2 years ago
 
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delt31

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US Pittsburgh, PA

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Wow that is incredible

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#6 2 years ago
 
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woody76

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jealous.

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#7 2 years ago
 
KAB

Khabbi

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US Tampa, FL

11y 75,900 1,456 12 1

I landed a HUO Medusa several years ago on a super lucky find.. and it's like your pics, all the metal is like brand new and it's unbelievable to see in person... like it was just pulled out of the box.

Congrats on your find!!

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#8 2 years ago
 
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Isochronic_Frost

Saratoga Silverball

7y 221K 9,386 108 1 1

OP
Quoted from Pinballmike217:

I recently had the good fortune of finding a HUO Gottlieb Rocky. Machine had been in the same house since new. A little cleaning, some new rubbers and it looks amazing, check out how clean the inside of the coin door is, I have never seen one that clean before. The original battery was still on the CPU but fortunately there was no damage and I could easily remove it. Here are pics:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mike217/albums/72157720171437008
I would click on the first picture then advance one at a time with the arrow. I don't like the way the Flickr home page opens. My game room does not have great lighting so the pictures are a little dark. Enjoy.

A lot of these flickr threads get lost after a few years. Browsing old Pinside Flickr links don’t work anymore. I’d encourage you to upload them directly to the site!

Did you check/record the audits before you cut the battery off? Would be cool to see. I checked the audits on the LW3 that was on route with original 1992 batteries and it had over 20 years of recorded “idle minutes” it was pretty cool!

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#9 2 years ago
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MKE

Pinballmike217

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US Naples, FL

11y 74,800 1,672

Quoted from Isochronic_Frost:

A lot of these flickr threads get lost after a few years. Browsing old Pinside Flickr links don’t work anymore. I’d encourage you to upload them directly to the site!
Did you check/record the audits before you cut the battery off? Would be cool to see. I checked the audits on the LW3 that was on route with original 1992 batteries and it had over 20 years of recorded “idle minutes” it was pretty cool!

I did check the audits but the battery was totally dead and the original audits were lost. Did you mean to load the pics to this thread or is there an archive section for something like this?

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#10 2 years ago
 
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woody76

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What yall think this is worth? $10k? 12500?

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#11 2 years ago
 
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ForceFlow

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OP
Quoted from Pinballmike217:

load the pics to this thread

Yep

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#12 2 years ago
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MKE

Pinballmike217

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US Naples, FL

11y 74,800 1,672

Quoted from ForceFlow:

Yep

OK, just did 12, not all of them so I won't blow up page.

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#13 2 years ago
 
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ForceFlow

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Quoted from Pinballmike217:

not all of them so I won't blow up page.

Feel free to upload all of them. It's free

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#14 2 years ago
 
MIS

Lhyrgoif

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It's a beauty! Great find.

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#15 2 years ago
 
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chad

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11y 140K 15,130 9 5

An awesome find!!

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#16 2 years ago
 
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Isochronic_Frost

Saratoga Silverball

7y 221K 9,386 108 1 1

OP
Quoted from Pinballmike217:

OK, just did 12, not all of them so I won't blow up page

Blowing up a pinball thread with something this UNIQUE is a good thing! Dump it all, that’s why we’re all here! Make sure you select the “original size” feature so we get the full HQ pictures!

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#17 2 years ago
 
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jaytrem

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Wow, that's a beauty, congrats!

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#18 2 years ago
 
MCC

cooked71

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AU Sydney

10y 155K 9,246 19 39

Wow. Thanks for sharing.

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#19 2 years ago
 
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cosmokramer

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11y 120K 8,452

Very nice find

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#20 2 years ago
 
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sunnRAT

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9y 119K 2,068

Wow. That is fantastic.

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#21 2 years ago
 
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CrazyLevi

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US New York, NY

10y 148K 33,525

I’ll throw in a wow!

I’d ask $18k, take a bunch of abuse, and settle for $13-15k.

Rocky fans are total lunatics for this stuff. The movie and it’s terrible sequels have attained religion like status.

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#22 2 years ago
 
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roffels

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US Minneapolis, MN

10y 85,300 1,992 3 20

That's a sweet looking machine!

Quoted from Isochronic_Frost:

Did you check/record the audits before you cut the battery off? Would be cool to see. I checked the audits on the LW3 that was on route with original 1992 batteries and it had over 20 years of recorded “idle minutes” it was pretty cool!

How on earth did the batteries last that long!?

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#23 2 years ago
 
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sunnRAT

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Quoted from CrazyLevi:

I’ll throw in a wow!
I’d ask $18k, take a bunch of abuse, and settle for $13-15k.
Rocky fans are total lunatics for this stuff. The movie and it’s terrible sequels have attained religion like status.

Yeah but IV is the best.

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#24 2 years ago
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MKE

Pinballmike217

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US Naples, FL

11y 74,800 1,672

Quoted from sunnRAT:

Yeah but IV is the best.

Ya know I think I'll watch that tonight. They just released a new directors cut with never before seen footage.

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#25 2 years ago
 
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CrazyLevi

Crazy Levi's Pinball

US New York, NY

10y 148K 33,525

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Quoted from Pinballmike217:

Ya know I think I'll watch that tonight. They just released a new directors cut with never before seen footage.

You hate it!

They cut the robot!!!

They should have recut it to have the robot sing a frank stallone song during the montage.

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#26 2 years ago
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MKE

Pinballmike217

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US Naples, FL

11y 74,800 1,672

Quoted from Isochronic_Frost:

Blowing up a pinball thread with something this UNIQUE is a good thing! Dump it all, that’s why we’re all here! Make sure you select the “original size” feature so we get the full HQ pictures!

As requested, here's the rest of the pics for full detail.

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#27 2 years ago
 
MCC

cooked71

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AU Sydney

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You should also upload the images to the Pinside gallery for the game….

https://pinside.com/pinball/machine/rocky/gallery

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#28 2 years ago
 
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CrazyLevi

Crazy Levi's Pinball

US New York, NY

10y 148K 33,525

So what’s the story? Little old lady’s house? Deceased rocky collector?

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#29 2 years ago
 
HEY

indypinhead

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12y 119K 6,376

Awesome find !!!

Congrats !!!

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#30 2 years ago
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MKE

Pinballmike217

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US Naples, FL

11y 74,800 1,672

Quoted from cooked71:

You should also upload the images to the Pinside gallery for the game….
https://pinside.com/pinball/machine/rocky/gallery

Done

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#31 2 years ago
 
MEO

beergut666

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US Minneapolis, MN

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Incredible! Probably the nicest one I've ever seen.

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#32 2 years ago
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MKE

Pinballmike217

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US Naples, FL

11y 74,800 1,672

Quoted from CrazyLevi:

So what’s the story? Little old lady’s house? Deceased rocky collector?

Just a very nice couple who were doing well way back when and bought it for their kids. Suddenly forty years went by and they weren't able to keep their house anymore and Rocky was still there. House was in full 70's theme with shag carpet and that crazy thick stucco everywhere. It was almost like visiting the Brady Bunch.

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#33 2 years ago
 
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Mike_J

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13y 99,550 5,399 58

Can’t wait to see what it’s listed at.
Shoot for 25K? You won’t find a nicer one.

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#34 2 years ago
 
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Charlemagne1987

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US Land O' Lakes, FL

4y 101K 1,015 12 13

Absolutely incredible! I have a Rocky and am proud to have it - yes, I’m a huge Rocky fan- but this one puts mine to shame. You made an incredible discovery on this one. It’s pristine for sure…truly museum quality. Congratulations!

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#35 2 years ago
 
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Enchantress

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If no one else wants to ask, I will…… What did you pay for it?

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#36 2 years ago
 
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jake35

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7y 114K 2,552 25 9 5

Nice. Took me 4 years to find mine. Bought it last year for 4500 before prices went nuts. Owner had put nos playfield in and then passed away.

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#37 2 years ago
 
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Isochronic_Frost

Saratoga Silverball

7y 221K 9,386 108 1 1

Quoted from roffels:

How on earth did the batteries last that long!?

If the game is almost never turned off for 25+ years even the old alkaline batteries will stay “good” because they’re charged endlessly

OP
Quoted from Pinballmike217:

As requested, here's the rest of the pics for full detail.

Just a stunning example, great find, and thanks for documenting it!

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#38 2 years ago
 
RIG

riggy469

WMPC

US Belchertown, MA

14y 75,150 975 27

Nice find,Mike! Looks great.

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#39 2 years ago
 
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phil-lee

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8y 91,550 4,209

I know a Friend who would "Kill" (not literally) for that thing.
Super find, thanks for sharing.

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#40 2 years ago
 
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woody76

Pinball Marketing

US Nashville, TN

9y 142K 6,843 6 98

Quoted from jake35:

Nice. Took me 4 years to find mine. Bought it last year for 4500 before prices went nuts. Owner had put nos playfield in and then passed away.
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Dude, yours is very nice as well

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#41 2 years ago
 
MTC

BigBangBack

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US Reading, MA

11y 59,350 629 28 8

Gorgeous pin with a really fun to shoot layout. Absolutely one of a kind.

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