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Gottlieb Class of 1988

By SeymorGoldfarbJr

1 year ago


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#1 1 year ago
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SeymorGoldfarbJr

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I’m sure I’m in the minority here but there may not be a single year of pinball production by one manufacturer that I’d rather have. I finally managed to collect all five 1988 Gottliebs at once.

TX Sector, Robo War, Excalibur, Diamond Lady and Bad Girls.

My Vitrigraph TX Sector is still in process but the new cabinet decals are done. All other are completely restored.

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#2 1 year ago
 
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mbaumle

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US Gloucester Township, NJ

8y 119K 4,200 18 32

I’ve got a little slice of the class of ‘88 as well:

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Eventually when I have more room, I’d love to add the rest as well.

I love these games. Simple, but loaded with lots of little nuance and strategy, and they have fantastic sound.

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#3 1 year ago
 
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Isochronic_Frost

Saratoga Silverball

7y 221K 9,389 108 1 1

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Quoted from SeymorGoldfarbJr:

I’m sure I’m in the minority here but there may not be a single year of pinball production by one manufacturer that I’d rather have. I finally managed to collect all five 1988 Gottliebs at once.
TX Sector, Robo War, Excalibur, Diamond Lady and Bad Girls.
My Vitrigraph TX Sector is still in process but the new cabinet decals are done. All other are completely restored.
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That is sexy. Wow!
Truly exceptional games, Robo War has such an incredibly soundtrack.

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#4 1 year ago
 
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SonOfaDiddly

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4y 66,300 1,364 36

bad! badbadbadbad! bad!

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#5 1 year ago
 
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Electronmagic

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US Lombard, IL

8y 69,400 762 34 8

I've only played bad girls, but would love to play the others some day if I could find them.

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#6 1 year ago
 
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JodyG

Ramp-O-Matic

6y 143K 4,612 6 21 1

With the exception of Bad Girls, the Gottlieb class of '88 is pretty rare to find for sale anywhere.

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#7 1 year ago
 
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timtim

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9y 89,300 2,958 8 7

Such fun games. Love me some 80b games!

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#8 1 year ago
 
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mjg417

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US Reminderville, OH

9y 62,800 383 2

I met a girl for a date in Ashtabula once and she took me to a arcade in Pennsylvania that had a Excalibur, I was shocked to see it there .

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#9 1 year ago
 
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truemagoo102

Kickback Arcade AirBnB

5y 128K 1,131

Never played a Excalibur. Really really want to though. I have a Countdown and everyone that I show that game to loves it, so I would imagine it's just as fun (or more?)

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#10 1 year ago
 
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transprtr4u

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CA Edmonton, AB

10y 130K 8,398 3 1

All great games ... but some of those translights

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#11 47 days ago
 
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Blackghost4

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CA Ottawa, ON

6y 42,400 134 15

I love these Gottlieb 80B Pins. They have character.

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#12 47 days ago
 
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chuckwurt

Pincinnati

10y 193K 31,343 16 13

My bad girls and diamond lady ain’t ever leaving!

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#13 47 days ago
 
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DK

Pinball Naples

12y 155K 4,864 129 1

I’m at 6 80B pins and want more!

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#14 47 days ago
 
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mbaumle

Pinside member

US Gloucester Township, NJ

8y 119K 4,200 18 32

Quoted from chuckwurt:

My bad girls and diamond lady ain’t ever leaving!

I used to scoff at these games way way back in the day when I started collecting. Now I think they're some of the finest examples of pinball of the era, and I'd love to have them all in my collection. I should've picked them up when they were cheap-as-free!

Side note: I've noticed a lot of the shots in Elwin's more recent games move the ball across the playfield similarly to how these 80B games do. Example: The right "pond attack" spinner on jaws sends the ball on a tight loop that feeds the right upper flipper through the lane, and it feels VERY similar to how the left spinner shot on Diamond Lady sends the ball through a tight loop around that feeds the lower left flipper.

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#15 47 days ago
 
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chuckwurt

Pincinnati

10y 193K 31,343 16 13

Yep. I don’t think that’s a coincidence at all.

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