I would love to snag one someday.

There is one in my neighborhood I've been told to go ask about - I've never seen one in person, anything to look for when I check it out?
Been thinking of picking it up just to have an early SS on which to practice.

Whom the hell could hate the art on this thing? It's behind priceless. I have my suspicions The Dr Pepper advertising team was playing this when they came up with their recent ads.

Want to understand the rules.
Do women need to be shirtless?

Former owner here, really great game from that classic Bally -35 era. I really enjoyed mine and did a decent amount to it before it sold, so I'll be happy to be a member of the club and answer questions if some come up I tackled

Glad to finally see a club on this one.

I really enjoy tha artwork and the sound of this pinball.
I'm looking for brand new eprom to fixe mine.

It remind me the great movie "Jeremiah Johnson" with Robert Redford.

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I won't.

That would probably gross out the bear at least.

Rules explained here:

One of the best single ball SS Ballys, IMO. Would love to find a new playfield for mine. If anyone has one they're interested in selling, PM me!

Does anyone have some shop out pictures? I've got a friend who tore down the topside without taking pictures. I took as many pictures as possible of the one at PAPA, but some pictures with the plastics removed would be really helpful.

Thanks!

Does anyone have a set of playfield plastics?

I know that Rick at Planetary has indicated that he has the ability to make sets, and I see a set on ebay.

I am trying to bring a stripped, slightly above average playfield back to life and it has nothing on the topside.

I would like an inexpensive, potentially temporary set of original plastics in any condition along with other topside parts if you guys have any.

Thanks

I am also looking for some good shop out pics. I am trying to determine where all of the top of playfield hardware is located, including plastic post, metal posts and ball guides.

Thanks

This one's on my shortlist. I'd love to hear some strategies..

Never seen one in real life, only played the Future Pinball recreation, but what a great game. I always go for the "shoot again" first, hit the inline drops for the Frontier Bonus multiplier, and collect the Frontier Bonus via the saucer at the top as many times as possible.

Looking for a spinner or a spinner decal if anyone has an actual one or a good scanned image.

Love the crickets! Took 2 machines and 3yrs but plays amazing. Thanks to singlebanana for making the cards and thanks to EEE for printing them and sending them to me.
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My long Frontier story(as short as possible )
Fell in love with a clear coated Frontier at Chicago show in early 2000's.
Found a working game with worn play field.
Found an NOS play field.
Sent it to a pinsider to be cleared.
Put it on the wall to cure for @ 1year.
Decided it was going to be the first pf change over I was going to do.
Spent 3 days with a good friend carefully doing the swap.
Had a party and let the game be played for the first time.
Next day saw the pf with a light behind it revealing the clear coat was separating from the pf with every ball hop.
Took everything off the pf , sent it back.
When it returned, put everything back on and put it in my arcade.
It has been wonderful ever since and many folks love playing it at my business and clear is holding up great after about 2 yrs of hard play.
Great Sound, Great play, Great game!

I also fell in love with this machine....it just happened to be yours.

All time game, no question. I did that rules explanation video with a crappy camera before fixing all the loose inserts. If anyone is curious, here's gameplay vid I did a few months later for the PAPA archive -

Daaaaamn, that playfield looks incredible. I am extremely jealous!

Would like to have one. Never saw/played one but dig the outdoor theme.

Wow - that is abeaut! (Missing post rubber next to the inlines though )

Glad to hear people are still finding those old vids and spreading the Frontier love!

Huh? I'm looked at pics and vid's but can't find anything missing

I think he's talking about the mini post to the right of the first inline target.

Ah! Thanks to both of u. I thought it was like the LOTR post. Just looked on ipdb and now I gotta add a rubber. Damn, that shot is already hard enough!

Robert Redford ? Dan Haggerty ? grizzly Addams ! I got mine last October !! it's a keeper ! dan_haggerty_with_bear_very20small.jpg

I know right? That's what is great about the shots on that game. Tough but satisfying. That mini post rubber gets A LOT of action on mine.

What is the dealio with the rules on this thing anyway? That seems to be the kicker for it lately. Something about the way the bonus works?

Anyone know the story of why this game is listed 2 times in archive?

once as bell
https://pinside.com/pinball/archive/frontier-bellgames

once as bally
https://pinside.com/pinball/archive/frontier

I have only seen the Bally version. What is the story?

There is both a rules video and a gameplay video in the posts above this one.

Bonus collect game. Very similar rule structure to Eight Ball Deluxe, Skateball, Space Invaders etc. Build bonus, multiply bonus, qualify bonus collect, collect bonus.

Didn't Bell only do "kit" games?

Like, here's a playfield overlay, a new translite, and BAM...you've got a new game.

Pinball equivalent of the JAMMA arcade system.

Long story short...I would guess that Bell's Frontier would be very, very different. Maybe a space theme, or something.

Pete

I'm wrong.

Apparently Bell's version of Frontier was identical to the Bally game.

They must have had a deal with Bally in the early 80's. Looks like Bell Games produced other Bally games like Flash Gordon and Fireball II...probably for the European market.

I only knew about the company from the Centaur conversion kit (Fantasy), and Tiger Rag (6 Million Dollar Man kit).

I am fortunate to have found a NOS playfield and NOS backglass early in my pinball collecting activity. Plus I found a really nice restoration candidate with non-hacked wiring harnesses, boards, and great apron, plastics. It all just matched up. Working on it now. Just finished up my 1980 Rolling Stones full up restoration. Cannot wait to add a perfect Frontier to the Bally line up.

interesting about the bell/bally games.

Would love to see some pics of that when you're finished!

Same here. I saw the videos some time ago and they are what really got me into the older Bally SS's. I didn't know it at the time, but I actually played in a group with you at PAPA a few years ago Noah. Great player and really nice guy. I look forward to more videos of these classics in the future.

Sorta OT, but this is perhaps my favorite Noah video:

The 100k @ R9 Mod!

We need to start a rally cry (Bally cry?) to get a repro playfield on this one! I love mine, but it needs a ton of touch up work to be like new again. For now I just play the hell out of it. Who would throw down for a new playfield?! I would.

I would absolutely buy one!

I started a playfield request topic. Lets see how many people get on board. You never know what could happen.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/frontier-playfield-repros-whos-in

I'm in too.