So, I was doing my nightly check on kijiji, and came across a hyperball no pics and $499 so I emaied that I wanted to come by and take a look. Got a phone call back in about 10 mins and was told that if I could pick it up tonite $300.

I went to go take a look and guess what ? Really awesome shape, I mean fantastic shape, barely even a scratch. Playfied and plastics 10/10 cabinet and backglass 9/10. So I now own a Hyperball.

I know its not really a pin but it is a pretty cool novelty to have around the games room. Even if the novelty wears off, at least I can get my money back off it, maybe even make some. Average price around here $700.

I gave it a really good once over when I got it home. 1 brand new display driver board from rottden dog, NEW LED displays, Updated game roms, And new powersupply and cap. SCORE!

It actually only has 50 balls, but shoots 250 per minute. Cool thing is the playfield is convex plexiglass screen printed behind. Plus for a 1981 machine it has opto switches on the 9 back targets, which flip up.

The sounds are from defender and robotron.

Its not a great game, but it is pretty fun and addicting. Today I modded it out with foam padding to reduce how loud the damn thing is. And soon its gonna have LED's through out. Playfield alone has 180 bulbs, major heat especially with a plastic playfield.

Here is just a couple of pics of the foam mod. This is sticker backed foam from a craft shop 12 x 10 sheet $1.50. 2 strips, 1 on each side of ball feeder. Foam on metal ball stop by shooter to stop the loud ping as balls fly all over the place.

I filled the wood tray under the playfield too. Now no super loud hollow thud as balls fall through targets. I also put foam around the ball feeder screw to quiet that too.

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